2011 Inverclyde by-election

2011 UK Parliamentary by-election September 2020 August 2012 2011 Inverclyde by-election parliamentary Inverclyde constituency no 2010 United Kingdom general election 2010 2015 United Kingdom general election 2015 30 June 2011 File:Iain McKenzie MP (cropped).jpg Iain McKenzie Scottish Labour Party 15,118 53.8% 2.2 pp Official portrait of Anne McLaughlin MP crop 2.jpg Anne McLaughlin Scottish National Party 9,280 33.0% 15.5 pp Conservative Party (UK) David Wilson Scottish Conservative Party 2,784 9.9% 2.1 pp MP Subsequent MP David Cairns Labour Party (UK) Iain McKenzie Labour Party (UK) A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Inverclyde was held on 30 June 2011, triggered by the death of incumbent Labour Party MP David Cairns. It was won by Labour candidate Iain McKenzie, who retained the seat for the party. Cairns had won the constituency in 2010 with a majority of 38.4%, making it a safe Labour seat. Background David Cairns, the sitting Labour Party MP, died of acute pancreatitis on 9 May 2011.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13347288 Scottish Labour MP David Cairns dies 10 May 2011 10 May 2011 BBC News He had been receiving treatment at the Royal Free Hospital in London since March. Cairns was first elected to the seat in 2001. He previously worked as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Scotland Office, Cairns became Minister of State for Scotland in 2007 but resigned in 2008 in opposition to then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown.http://www.politics.co.uk/news/opinion-former-index/legal-and-constitutional/labour-mp-david-cairns-passes-away-$21388731.htm Labour MP David Cairns passes away 10 May 2011 politics.co.uk 10 May 2011 Cairns was re-elected at the 2010 general election with 56.0% of the popular vote in his constituency. The Scottish National Party (SNP) came second, and would require a swing of 19.25% to take the seat, and the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives held third and fourth place respectively with 12-14% of the vote share between them. Candidates Nominations closed on 16 June 2011, with five candidates. The Labour Party selected Ian McKenzie a local Councillor since 2003, who has led Inverclyde Council since February 2011 and the only candidate not to have run for any other constituency in the Scottish Election 2011. The Scottish National Party selected Anne McLaughlin, who was an MSP for the Glasgow regional list from 2009–2011. The Conservative Party selected David Wilson, a local councillor and deputy provost of Inverclyde. UKIP candidate Mitch Sorbie contested West Dunbartonshire in the 2010 general election. The Liberal Democrats selected Sophie Bridger, the president of Liberal Youth Scotland. Inverclyde by-election candidates https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13699031 BBC News 17 June 2011 8 July 2011 Inverclyde UK Parliament by-election campaign steps up https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13763299 BBC News 14 June 2011 8 July 2011 Result of by-election and previous election By-election, 2011 28,097 45.4 −18.0 5,838 20.8 −17.6 hold −8.9 Labour Party (UK) Scottish National Party Iain McKenzie Labour Party (UK) 15,118 53.8 −2.2 Anne McLaughlin Scottish National Party 9,280 33.0 +15.5 David Wilson Conservative Party (UK) 2,784 9.9 −2.1 Sophie Bridger Liberal Democrats (UK) 627 2.2 −11.1 Mitch Sorbie UK Independence Party 288 1.0 −0.2 General Election 2010 37,512 63.4 +2.5 14,416 38.4 +7.2 hold +2.5 Scottish National Party Labour Party (UK) David Cairns Labour Party (UK) 20,993 56.0 +5.2 Innes Nelson Scottish National Party 6,577 17.5 −2.0 Simon Hutton Liberal Democrats (UK) 5,007 13.3 −3.6 David Wilson Conservative Party (UK) 4,502 12.0 +1.8 Peter Campbell UK Independence Party 433 1.2 New See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election References Inverclyde by-election Inverclyde by-election Category:2010s elections in Scotland Inverclyde by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies Category:Politics of Inverclyde