British By-Elections 1769–2025
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British By-Elections 1769–2025

The 88 By-Election Campaigns That Shaped Our Politics

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British By-Elections 1769–2025

The 88 By-Election Campaigns That Shaped Our Politics

About this book

A parliamentary by-election happens when a seat in the House of Commons becomes vacant between general elections, whether because the sitting MP dies, resigns, goes bankrupt, is convicted of a crime or is subject to a recall petition. By-elections can often appear to break the mould of British politics, signify the seemingly terminal decline of a particular political party or indicate the end of a premiership. Some take on iconic status or attract celebrity candidates and are remembered several decades after they take place. Others quickly disappear into the depths of our memories. As these pages will testify, however, there's rarely a dull contest.

In this latest anthology, Iain Dale picks the most consequential by-elections of the modern era and presents a series of thoroughly researched and absorbing essays by some of our finest political writers, including Sir Vernon Bogdanor, Sir John Curtice, Simon Heffer, Julia Langdon, Lord Lexden, Andrew Marr, Tim Shipman and many others.

This remarkable book uncovers unique stories of political tragedy, triumph, success and failure, set against the backdrop of some of the most dramatic moments in British parliamentary history.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Epigraph
  4. Contents
  5. Preface – Iain Dale
  6. 1: Middlesex, 1769 – Robin Eagles
  7. 2: County Clare, 1828 – Richard A. Gaunt
  8. 3: Preston, 1830 – Gordon Pentland
  9. 4: Manchester, 1867 – Peter Kellner
  10. 5: Colchester, 1870 – Luke Blaxill
  11. 6: Northampton, 1884 – Simon Barrow
  12. 7: Mid-Lanark, 1888 – Baroness Bryan
  13. 8: Oldham, 1899 – Alex Puffette
  14. 9: Barnard Castle, 1903 – David Laws
  15. 10: Norwich, 1904 – Duncan Brack
  16. 11: Colne Valley, 1907 – Gerard Hetherington
  17. 12: Manchester North West, 1908 – Pippa Catterall
  18. 13: North East Derbyshire, 1914 – Gordon Marsden
  19. 14: Merthyr Tydfil, 1915 – Sir Vernon Bogdanor
  20. 15: East Clare, 1917 – Richard S. Grayson
  21. 16: Spen Valley, 1919 – Roger Gough
  22. 17: Paisley, 1920 – Hugh Gault
  23. 18: Woolwich East, 1921 – Nan Sloane
  24. 19: Cardiganshire, 1921 – Russell Deacon
  25. 20: Newport, 1922 – Stephen Williams
  26. 21: Mitcham, 1923 – Lewis Baston
  27. 22: Westminster Abbey, 1924 – Lord Lexden
  28. 23: Smethwick, 1926 – James Bird
  29. 24: Westminster St George’s, 1931 – Sir Robert Buckland
  30. 25: Fulham East, 1933 – T. G. Otte
  31. 26: Oxford, 1938 – Simon Heffer
  32. 27: Bridgwater, 1938 – Alun Evans
  33. 28: Kinross & Western Perthshire, 1938 – Amy Gray
  34. 29: Maldon, 1942 – Will Timmins
  35. 30: West Derbyshire, 1944 – James Heale
  36. 31: Motherwell & Wishaw, 1945 – Richard Finlay
  37. 32: Bournemouth, 1945 – David Hencke
  38. 33: Carmarthen, 1957 – Roger Awan-Scully
  39. 34: Torrington, 1958 – Michael McManus
  40. 35: Orpington, 1962 – Lord Norton
  41. 36: Stratford, 1963 – Scarlett Maguire and Patrick J. Maguire
  42. 37: Bristol South East, 1963 – Lee Evans
  43. 38: Kinross & Western Perthshire, 1963 – Andrew Holt
  44. 39: Leyton, 1965 – Richard Johnson
  45. 40: Roxburgh, Selkirk & Peebles, 1965 – Sir Peter Riddell
  46. 41: Kingston upon Hull North, 1966 – Nick Thomas-Symonds
  47. 42: Carmarthen, 1966 – Sam Blaxland
  48. 43: Hamilton, 1967 – Michael Russell
  49. 44: Rochdale, 1972 – Alistair Burt
  50. 45: Sutton & Cheam, 1972 – Connor Hand
  51. 46: Lincoln, 1973 – Julia Langdon
  52. 47: Glasgow Govan, 1973 – Gerry Hassan
  53. 48: Woolwich West, 1975 – Amber Whapshott
  54. 49: Walsall North, 1976 – John Barnes
  55. 50: Workington, 1976 – Michael Mullaney
  56. 51: Ashfield, 1977 – Robert Waller
  57. 52: Great Grimsby, 1977 – John Bowers
  58. 53: Glasgow Garscadden, 1978 – Mark Peel
  59. 54: Liverpool Edge Hill, 1979 – Lord Rennard
  60. 55a: Fermanagh & South Tyrone, 1981 (April) – Toby Harnden
  61. 55b: Fermanagh & South Tyrone, 1981 (August) – Toby Harnden
  62. 56: Warrington, 1981 – Paul Linford
  63. 57: Crosby, 1981 – Matthew Cole
  64. 58: Glasgow Hillhead, 1982 – Andrew Marr
  65. 59: Bermondsey, 1983 – Sir John Curtice
  66. 60: Darlington, 1983 – Francis Beckett
  67. 61: Chesterfield, 1984 – Greg Rosen
  68. 62: Greenwich, 1987 – Nigel Fletcher
  69. 63: Glasgow Govan, 1988 – Gerry Hassan
  70. 64: Eastbourne, 1990 – Tim Bale
  71. 65: Newbury, 1993 – Elinor Goodman
  72. 66: Christchurch, 1993 – Michael Crick
  73. 67: Eastleigh, 1994 – Mark Garnett
  74. 68: Dudley West, 1994 – Lucia Henwood
  75. 69: Winchester, 1997 – Jack Brown
  76. 70: South Antrim, 2000 – Richard Bullick
  77. 71: Brent East, 2003 – Joe Pike
  78. 72: Crewe & Nantwich, 2008 – Lord Parkinson
  79. 73: Haltemprice & Howden, 2008 – Robert Evans
  80. 74: Glasgow East, 2008 – Lesley Orr
  81. 75: Clacton, 2014 – Tim Shipman
  82. 76: Batley & Spen, 2016 – Mathew Hulbert
  83. 77: Richmond Park, 2016 – Aggie Chambré
  84. 78: Copeland, 2017 – Christopher Whiteside
  85. 79: Hartlepool, 2021 – Alia Middleton
  86. 80: Chesham & Amersham, 2021 – Rosie Campbell
  87. 81: Batley & Spen, 2021 – Emma Burnell
  88. 82: North Shropshire, 2021 – Corey Froggatt
  89. 83: Southend West, 2022 – Iain Dale
  90. 84: Selby & Ainsty, 2023 – Edward Young
  91. 85: Rutherglen & Hamilton West, 2023 – Mark McGeoghegan
  92. 86: Mid Bedfordshire, 2023 – Henry Riley
  93. 87: Rochdale, 2024 – Sunder Katwala
  94. 88: Runcorn & Helsby, 2025 – Harry Horton
  95. By-Election Statistics Since 1945
  96. Also by Iain Dale
  97. Copyright