The Labour party of the United Kingdom has won three by-elections, and lost a fourth one in February 2024, taking three seats from the ruling Conservative party, but losing their seat in Rochdale to George Galloway's Worker's Party of Britain. In the previous year, the Conservatives lost four seats, three to Labour, and one to the Liberal Democrats. A by-election is an election for a seat in the House of Commons which takes place between general elections.
Share of votes won in by-elections in the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024
Characteristic
Labour (LAB)
Conservatives (CON)
Liberal Democrats (LIB)
Scottish National Party (SNP)
Other
Workers Party of Britain (WPB)
LAB gain from CON:Blackpool South (02/05/24)
58.9%
17.5%
2.1%
0%
21.5%
0%
WPB gain from LAB:Rochdale (29/02/2024)
7.7%
12%
7%
0%
33.6%
39.7%
LAB gain from CON:Kingswood (15/02/24)
44.9%
34.9%
3.5%
0%
16.7%
0%
LAB gain from CON:Wellingborough (15/02/24)
45.9%
24.6%
4.7%
0%
24.8%
0%
LAB gain from CON:Tamworth (19/10/23)
45.8%
40.7%
1.6%
0%
11.9%
0%
LAB gain from CON:Mid-Bedfordshire (19/10/23)
34.1%
31.1%
23.1%
0%
11.7%
0%
LAB gain from SNP: Rutherglen and Hamilton West (05/10/23)
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House of Commons. (May 3, 2024). Share of votes won in by-elections in the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419660/uk-by-election-results/
House of Commons. "Share of votes won in by-elections in the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419660/uk-by-election-results/
House of Commons. (2024). Share of votes won in by-elections in the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419660/uk-by-election-results/
House of Commons. "Share of Votes Won in By-elections in The United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419660/uk-by-election-results/
House of Commons, Share of votes won in by-elections in the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419660/uk-by-election-results/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of votes won in by-elections in the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024 [Graph], House of Commons, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419660/uk-by-election-results/
