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 Democrat	Tessa 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	Peter Leech	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 Democrat	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

[edit] External links

• British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election

[edit] See also

• List of United Kingdom by-elections

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