2000 West Bromwich West by-election

The 2000 West Bromwich West by-election was a by-election held on 23 November 2000 for the British House of Commons constituency of West Bromwich West.

2000 West Bromwich West by-election
23 November 2000
Turnout27.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Adrian Bailey Karen Bissell Sadie Smith
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 9,460 6,408 1,791
Percentage 50.6% 34.3% 9.6%
MP before election

Betty Boothroyd
Speaker

 Elected MP

Adrian Bailey
Labour

The constituency's Member of Parliament (MP) was the Rt. Hon. Betty Boothroyd, the Speaker. She resigned from the House of Commons as an MP and as Speaker on 23 October 2000, triggering a writ to move the by-election.

In 1997 the major parties had observed a recent tradition by not opposing the Speaker seeking re-election. On its return to partisan politics the seat reverted to Labour, in a similar result to that seen in 1992.

Results
2000 West Bromwich West by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adrian Bailey 9,460 50.6 N/A
Conservative Karen Bissell 6,408 34.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sadie Smith 1,791 9.6 N/A
BNP Nick Griffin[2] 794 4.2 N/A
UKIP Jonathan Oakton 246 1.3 N/A
Majority 3,052 16.3 N/A
Turnout 18,699 27.3
Labour gain from Speaker Swing

General election result, 1997
General election 1997: West Bromwich West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Speaker Betty Boothroyd 23,969 65.3
Independent Labour Richard Silvester 8,546 23.3
National Democrats Steve Edwards 4,181 11.4
Majority 15,423 40.0
Turnout 36,696
Speaker hold Swing

References
  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. "WEST BROMWICH WEST (23rd November 2000) - British National Party - Nicholas Griffin". by-elections.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012.
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