Ipswich by-election, 2001
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The member of Parliament for Ipswich in Suffolk, Jamie Cann, of the Labour Party died on October 15, 2001.
The by-election to fill his seat was held on November 22. With Labour still basking in the glow of their general election victory just five months earlier, no opposition party was able to mount an effective challenge. The Liberal Democrats improved their position somewhat but remained in third place, and Labour candidate Chris Mole was returned with a majority of over 4,000.
| By-election 22 November 2001: Ipswich | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris Mole | 11,881 | 43.4 | -8.0 | |
| Conservative | Paul West | 7,794 | 28.4 | -2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Teresa Munt | 6,146 | 22.4 | +7.2 | |
| Christian Peoples | David Coope | 581 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Jonathan Wright | 276 | 1.0 | -0.6 | |
| Green | Tony Slade | 255 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Legalise Cannabis | John Ramirez | 236 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | John Ramirez | 152 | 0.6 | -0.2 | |
| English Independence | Nicolas Winskill | 84 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,087 | 14.9 | -5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 27,405 | 40.2 | -16.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] June 2001 result
(June 2001 was a general election)
| General Election 2001: Ipswich | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jamie Cann | 19,952 | 51.3 | -1.4 | |
| Conservative | Edward Wild | 11,871 | 30.5 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Terence Gilbert | 5,904 | 15.2 | +3.0 | |
| UK Independence | William Vinyard | 624 | 1.6 | +1.2 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Peter Leach | 305 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Shaun Gratton | 217 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,081 | 20.8 | |||
| Turnout | 38,873 | 57.0 | -15.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
