2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election

UK parliamentary by-election 2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency no 2010 United Kingdom general election 2010 2015 United Kingdom general election 2015 13 February 2014 28.2% Mike Kane x160px Labour Party (UK) 13,261 55.3% 11.2 pp John Bickley x160px UK Independence Party 4,301 18.0% 14.5 pp Daniel Critchlow Con Conservative Party (UK) 3,479 14.5% 11.0 pp MP Subsequent MP Paul Goggins Labour Party (UK) Mike Kane Labour Party (UK) A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Wythenshawe and Sale East was held on 13 February 2014, following the death of incumbent Labour Party MP Paul Goggins. The election was won by Labour candidate Mike Kane with a greatly increased share of the vote. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) came second with a large increase in vote share, having previously performed underwhelmingly in the seat. Both governing parties performed poorly: the Conservative Party fell to third place, and the Liberal Democrats lost their deposit. Background On 30 December 2013, Goggins became seriously ill after collapsing while running.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/31/labour-mp-paul-goggins-collapse Labour MP Paul Goggins in hospital after collapse Press Association 31 December 2013 The Guardian 8 26 January 2014 He died in hospital on 7 January 2014 following complications from a brain haemorrhage.Labour MP Paul Goggins dies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25652620 8 January 2014 BBC News Online 8 January 2014Linton Deborah Labour MP Paul Goggins, 60, dies in hospital http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/paul-goggins-mp-wythenshawe-sale-6479071 8 January 2014 Manchester Evening News 8 January 2014 Result thumb|John Bickley leaflet Applications to register to vote had to be received by Manchester City Council by 28 January.http://www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/6793/wythenshawe_and_sale_east_by-election_date_announced Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election date announced 21 January 2014 manchester.gov.uk Manchester City Council 26 January 2014 The Statement of Persons Nominated was published at 5 pm on 29 January 2014.Manchester City Council: Statement of Persons Nominated https://web.archive.org/web/20140202094310/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/download/5715/statement_of_persons_nominated-wythenshawe_and_sale_east_constituency 2 February 2014 The result was declared at around 2.30am GMT on Friday, 14 February."Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Labour wins", BBC News, 14 February 2014 By-election 2014 http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/replay-wythenshawe-sale-east-by-election-6708027 Replay: Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election 14 February 2014 14 February 2014 Manchester Evening News 23,961 28.2 –26.1 8,960 37.4 +18.8 hold +1.6 Labour Party (UK) UK Independence Party Mike Kane Labour Party (UK) 13,261 55.3 +11.2 John Bickley UK Independence Party 4,301 18.0 +14.5 Daniel Critchlow Conservative Party (UK) 3,479 14.5 –11.0 Mary di Mauro Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,176 4.9 –17.4 Nigel Woodcock Green Party of England and Wales 748 3.1 New Eddy O'Sullivan British National Party 708 3.0 –0.9 Captain Chaplington-Smythe Official Monster Raving Loony Party 288 1.2 New Mike Kane, a former Manchester councillor and the acting chief executive of Movement for Change, was confirmed as the Labour Party candidate, on 24 January.http://manchestergazette.co.uk/mike-kane-selected-labours-candidate-wythenshawe-sale-east/26525 Mike Kane selected as Labour's candidate for Wythenshawe and Sale East 24 January 2014 Manchester Gazette 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140129231534/http://manchestergazette.co.uk/mike-kane-selected-labours-candidate-wythenshawe-sale-east/26525 29 January 2014 dead dmy-all In a selection process described as "quick-fire",http://labourlist.org/2014/01/labour-launches-quick-fire-selection-process-for-wythenshawe-and-sale-east Labour launches quick-fire selection process for Wythenshawe and Sale East Mark Ferguson 18 January 2014 LabourList 26 January 2014 London interviews on 22 Januaryhttp://www.labour.org.uk/parliamentary-by-election-wythenshawe-and-sale-east Parliamentary By-Election: Wythenshawe and Sale East labour.org.uk Labour Party 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140122132259/http://www.labour.org.uk/parliamentary-by-election-wythenshawe-and-sale-east 22 January 2014 dead produced a short list of five local councillors and ex-councillors: Rosa Battle and Suzannah Reeves of Manchester City Council, Catherine Hynes and Sophie Taylor of Trafford Borough, and Mike Kane.http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/labour-announce-prospective-candidates-wythenshawe-6553149 Labour announce prospective candidates for Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election Jennifer Williams 22 January 2014 Manchester Evening News 26 January 2014 The Wythenshawe branch of the Conservative Party chose Daniel Critchlow, a Trafford-based vicar, on 23 January 2014.http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/91771/conservatives_daniel_critchlow_selected_as_conservative_candidate_for_wythenshawe_and_sale_east.html Conservatives: Daniel Critchlow selected as Conservative candidate for Wythenshawe and Sale East Press Release 23 January 2014 PoliticsHome 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115449/http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/91771/conservatives_daniel_critchlow_selected_as_conservative_candidate_for_wythenshawe_and_sale_east.html 2 February 2014 dead The Liberal Democrats chose a Manchester City councillor, Mary di Mauro, on 26 January 2014.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-25907608 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Lib Dems choose candidate 26 January 2014 BBC News Online 26 January 2014 On 24 January 2014, the British National Party announced Eddy O'Sullivan as its candidate.https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBritishNationalParty/posts/542694202492933?stream_ref=10 Kick 'em in the ballots 24 January 2014 Facebook British National Party British National Party 28 January 2014 O'Sullivan had been a candidate in Salford local electionshttp://www.salford.gov.uk/byelection2009.htm By-election results: 19 March 2009 22 October 2009 salford.gov.uk Salford City Council 28 January 2014 and stood for the BNP at the 2012 Manchester Central by-election, where his party's share of the vote was reduced.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-20346068 Labour's Lucy Powell wins Manchester Central election 16 November 2012 BBC News Online 28 January 2014 The UK Independence Party selected John Bickley, 60, a former Labour supporterhttp://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/455358/Ukip-pick-former-Labour-supporter-as-candidate-in-constituency-of-late-Paul-Goggins Ukip pick former Labour supporter as candidate in constituency of late Paul Goggins Owen Bennett 22 January 2014 Daily Express 28 January 2014 who grew up in Wythenshawe.http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3982624.ece https://archive.today/20200226051530/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article3982624.ece dead 26 February 2020 UKIP picks former Labour supporter to fight by-election Lucy Fisher 22 January 2014 The Times 28 January 2014 Bickley, who runs a mobile app firm, told The Guardian that he felt Parliament needed to "take responsibility" having "outsourced running of the country to the EU". Bickley added that he felt "Labour had let down the working class" and that Labour's behaviour would mean his former trade unionist father would be "turning in his grave".https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/23/ukip-byelection-candidate-refuses-to-condemn-gay-marriage-flood-councillor Ukip byelection candidate refuses to criticise 'gay marriage flood' councillor Leila Haddou 23 January 2014 theguardian.com 28 January 2014 The Green Party selected Nigel Woodcock, a further education lecturer at The Manchester College.http://www.manchestergreenparty.org.uk/news/2014-01-28-nigel-woodcock-wythenshawe-sale-east.html Trafford Teacher Nigel Woodcock Selected as Green Party Candidate for Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election 28 January 2014 manchestergreenparty.org.uk Manchester Green Party 29 January 2014 The Official Monster Raving Loony Party put forward Captain Chaplington-Smythe as its candidate on 25 January 2014.http://www.loonyparty.com/0917/2999/all-hail-captain-chaplington-smythe/ All hail Captain Chaplington-Smythe 25 January 2014 loonyparty.com Official Monster Raving Loony Party 28 January 2014 Polling Date(s)conductedPolling organisation/client Sample size Lab UKIP Con LD Others Lead13 Feb 2014 Wythenshawe by-election Result 23,961 55.3% 18.0% 14.5% 4.9% 7.3% 37.3% 3–5 Feb 2014 Lord Ashcroft 1,009 61% 15% 14% 5% 4% 46% 6 May 2010 General Election Results 40,751 44.1% 3.4% 25.6% 22.3% 4.6% 18.6% Previous result General election 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/f35.stm Wythenshawe & Sale East 7 May 2010 BBC News 40,751 54.3 +3.1 7,575 18.6 hold -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Goggins Labour Party (UK) 17,987 44.1 –8.0 Janet Clowes Conservative Party (UK) 10,412 25.6 +3.3 Martin Eakins Liberal Democrats (UK) 9,107 22.3 +0.9 Bernard Todd British National Party 1,572 3.9 New Christopher Cassidy UK Independence Party 1,405 3.4 +0.4 Lynn Worthington Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 268 0.7 –0.31 1This is compared to Worthington's performance as the Socialist Alternative candidate at the prior election. See also Politics United Kingdom Greater Manchester List of United Kingdom by-elections References External links January 2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election Wythenshawe and Sale East 2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East 2014 Category:2010s in Greater Manchester