Copeland by-election 2017: result
The Copeland by-election was held on 23 February 2017. Trudy Harrison (Conservative) won with 13,748 votes, 44.3% of the valid vote, a majority of 2,147 over Gillian Troughton (Labour).
The House of Commons Library describes the result as: “Conservative gain from Labour by Trudy Harrison with a majority of 2,147”.
At the general election of 7 May 2015, Jamie Reed (Labour) won the seat with 42.3% of the vote; at the by-election Labour received 37.3%.
Turnout was 51.3% of the 60,602 electorate, lower than the 63.8% at that general election.
The largest change in a party's share since the general election was for UK Independence Party, down 9.0 percentage points.
By-election result, 23 February 2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trudy Harrison | Conservative | 13,748 | 44.3% | +8.5 |
| Gillian Troughton | Labour | 11,601 | 37.3% | −4.9 |
| Rebecca Hanson | Liberal Democrat | 2,252 | 7.3% | +3.8 |
| Fiona Mills | UK Independence Party | 2,025 | 6.5% | −9.0 |
| Michael Guest | Independent | 811 | 2.6% | |
| Jack Lenox | Green Party | 515 | 1.7% | −1.3 |
| Roy Ivinson | Independent | 116 | 0.4% |
Electorate 60,602; valid votes 31,068; rejected ballots 40. Change is in percentage points against the previous general election, by party.
Previous general election in Copeland, 7 May 2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Reed | Labour | 16,750 | 42.3% | −3.8 |
| Stephen Haraldsen | Conservative | 14,186 | 35.8% | −1.3 |
| Michael Pye | UK Independence Party | 6,148 | 15.5% | +13.2 |
| Danny Gallagher | Liberal Democrat | 1,368 | 3.5% | −6.8 |
| Allan Todd | Green Party | 1,179 | 3.0% | +2.1 |
Electorate 62,087; valid votes 39,631; majority 2,564. The Commons Library describes it as: “Labour hold by Jamie Reed with a majority of 2,564”.
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Sources
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