2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election

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A by-election was held in the UK parliament constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst in London, following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament Eric Forth on 17 May 2006.[1] The writ for the electing of a new member was issued on 6 June for a polling day of 29 June 2006, the same day as the Blaenau Gwent by-elections.[2] The Conservatives held the seat but with their majority much reduced by the Liberal Democrats.

Labour, who stood future Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, was pushed into fourth place by Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party. This was only the second time Labour had fallen to fourth place in an English by-election since World War II, the 1989 Richmond (Yorks) by-election being the other occasion. Labour would later drop to fifth place at the 2008 Henley by-election.

Candidates

Template:Nigel Farage sidebar Template:Rachel Reeves sidebar On 3 June 2006, the local Conservative Association selected Bob Neill, the London Assembly Member for Bexley and Bromley and leader of the Conservative group in the Assembly.[2] The Liberal Democrats selected London Borough of Bromley councillor Ben Abbotts. He was the Liberal Democrat environment spokesman on Bromley Council.[3] Labour chose Rachel Reeves, runner-up in 2005, to stand once again.[2] The Green Party selected Ann Garrett as its candidate. Garrett stood as a Green Party candidate in the 2005 general election and the 2004 London Assembly elections.[4] The UK Independence Party selected Nigel Farage MEP, who represents South East England in the European Parliament. [5] The Official Monster Raving Loony Party selected John Cartwright. [6]

Two independent candidates were validly nominated: John Hemming-Clark and Nick Hadziannis. The English Democrats selected Steven Uncles[7] and candidates from the Money Reform Party and the National Front also ran. The Money Reform Party was a minor political party.

As per the Senior Electoral Officer of Bromley Council, the electorate for this by-election was 72,206, an increase of 1.50% from the 2005 election.

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Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006[8]
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Majority 633 2.2 Script error: No such module "String".
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2005 general election result

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General election 2005: Bromley and Chislehurst[9][10]
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Majority 13,342 28.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,137 64.8 Script error: No such module "String".
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See also

References

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External links

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