2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election
2021 UK parliament by-election
A by-election was held in the United Kingdom Parliament constituency of Chesham and Amersham on 17 June 2021. This is because the previous Member of Parliament, Dame Cheryl Gillan, had died on 4 April 2021. Gillan had served as MP for the constituency since 1992.[2] The by-election was the third to the 58th Parliament, which was elected in 2019.[3]
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Chesham and Amersham constituency | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Location of Chesham and Amersham within Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Liberal Democrat candidate, Sarah Green, won the by-election with 56.7% of the vote and a swing from the Conservatives of 25.2%. This is the first time a non-Conservative candidate has won this seat since it was formed in 1974.[4]
Results
change| 2021 by-election: Chesham and Amersham[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Green | 21,517 | 56.7 |  30.4
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| Conservative | Peter Fleet | 13,489 | 35.5 |  19.9
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| Green | Carolyne Culver | 1,480 | 3.9 | 1.6
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| Labour | Natasa Pantelic | 622 | 1.6 | 11.2
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| Reform UK | Alex Wilson | 414 | 1.1 | 
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| Breakthrough Party | Carla Gregory | 197 | 0.5 |
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| Freedom Alliance | Adrian Oliver | 134 | 0.4 |
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| Rejoin EU | Brendan Donnelly | 101 | 0.3 |
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| Majority | 8,028 | 21.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 72,828 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,954 | 52.1 | -24.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 25.2 | |||
Previous result
change| General election 2019: Chesham and Amersham[6] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Cheryl Gillan | 30,850 | 55.4 | –5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Gallagher | 14,627 | 26.3 | +13.3 | |
| Labour | Matt Turmaine | 7,166 | 12.9 | –7.7 | |
| Green | Alan Booth | 3,042 | 5.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 16,223 | 29.1 | –11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 55,978 | 76.8 | –0.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –9.3 | |||
References
change- ↑ "Election timetable and notices". Buckinghamshire Council. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ Smith, Mikey (5 April 2021). "Tory MP Dame Cheryl Gillan dies aged 68". Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ "By-elections since the 2019 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ Stewart, Heather; Siddique, Haroon (18 June 2021). "Lib Dems win Chesham and Amersham byelection in stunning upset". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ "Election results for Chesham & Amersham, 17 June 2021". Buckinghamshire Council. Archived from the original on 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ "Chesham & Amersham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2021.