By-election for the constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth on 13 January 2011
A by-election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Oldham East and Saddleworth.
Labour hold by Debbie Abrahams with a majority of 3,558 - 10.2% - on a turnout of 48.0%.
An electorate of 72,788, having a valid vote count of 34,930 and an invalid vote count of 57.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAMS, Debbie | Lab | 14,718 | 42.1% | 10.2% |
| WATKINS, Elwyn | LD | 11,160 | 31.9% | 0.3% |
| ALI, Kashif | Con | 4,481 | 12.8% | -13.6% |
| NUTTAL, Paul | UKIP | 2,029 | 5.8% | 1.9% |
| ADAMS, Derek | BNP | 1,560 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| ALLEN, Peter | Green | 530 | 1.5% | - |
| DELVES, Nick The Flying Brick | MRLP | 145 | 0.4% | - |
| MORRIS, Stephen | ED | 144 | 0.4% | - |
| KAYE, Loz | Prte | 96 | 0.3% | - |
| BISHOP, David | Elvis | 67 | 0.2% | - |
The writ for this by-election was issued on 16 December 2010.
Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.