2023 Tamworth by-election

2023 Tamworth by-election
19 October 2023
Tamworth constituency
Turnout35.9% (28.4 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Ref
Candidate Sarah Edwards Andrew Cooper Ian Cooper
Party Labour Conservative Reform UK
Popular vote 11,719 10,403 1,376
Percentage 45.8% 40.7% 5.4%
Swing 22.1 pp 25.6 pp New
Boundary of the Tamworth constituency in Staffordshire
MP before election

Chris Pincher
Independent

 Elected MP

Sarah Edwards
Labour

The 2023 Tamworth by-election was held on 19 October 2023 for the UK parliamentary constituency of Tamworth, due to the resignation of former Conservative MP Chris Pincher. Pincher had announced his resignation following a sexual misconduct scandal, and his recommended suspension from the House of Commons for eight weeks. The Tamworth by-election was held on the same day as the 2023 Mid Bedfordshire by-election.

Sarah Edwards, the Labour candidate, won the Tamworth seat with a 23.9% swing, the second-biggest from Conservative to Labour since the 1945 national election. The turnout of the by-election was 35.9%.

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