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词条 2012 Corby by-election
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  1. Background

  2. Election campaign

  3. Result

  4. Past result

  5. See also

  6. Notes

  7. References

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| election_name = Corby by-election, 2012
| type = parliamentary
| country = United Kingdom
| seats_for_election = The Corby seat in the House of Commons.
Elected by simple majority using first past the post. Triggered by resignation of incumbent
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United Kingdom general election, 2010
| previous_year = 2010
| next_election = United Kingdom general election, 2015
| next_year = 2015
| election_date = 15 November 2012
| candidate1 = Andy Sawford
| image1 =
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| last_election1 =
| popular_vote1 = 17,267
| percentage1 = 48.4%
| swing1 = {{increase}}9.8%
| posttitle = Subsequent MP
| before_election = Louise Mensch
| before_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| after_election = Andy Sawford
| after_party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate2 = Christine Emmett
| image2 =
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election2 =
| popular_vote2 = 9,476
| percentage2 = 26.6%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}15.6%
| candidate3 = Margot Parker
| image3 =
| party3 = United Kingdom Independence Party
| last_election3 =
| popular_vote3 = 5,108
| percentage3 = 14.3%
| swing3 = New party
| title = MP
| map_image = Corby2007Constituency.svg
| map_size =
| map =
| map_caption = Map showing the Corby Parliamentary constituency within the English county of Northamptonshire.
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The Corby by-election was a by-election held in England on 15 November 2012 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Corby in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.[1] The election was held on the same day as by-elections in Cardiff South and Penarth and Manchester Central, the first direct election for the post of Mayor of Bristol, and the first Police and Crime Commissioner elections.[2] Andy Sawford, the Labour Party candidate, won with 48% of the vote. The Conservatives' and Liberal Democrats' vote dropped significantly and UKIP came third with their highest-ever vote in a parliamentary by-election to that date.

Background

Formed in 1983, the Corby constituency had been held by the Labour Party since 1997, but was captured by the Conservative candidate, author Louise Mensch (elected under her maiden name, Louise Bagshawe), at the 2010 general election. In an email to the Prime Minister David Cameron on 6 August 2012, Mrs Mensch confirmed her intention to move to New York City to spend time with her new husband, Peter Mensch, whose work is there, and their family. Louise Mensch was appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead, thereby resigning her seat in the House of Commons, on 29 August 2012.

All registered Parliamentary electors (i.e. British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens living in the UK and British citizens living overseas) who were aged 18 or over on 15 November 2012 and were on the electoral register for the constituency, were entitled to vote in the by-election. The deadline for voters to register to vote in the by-election was midnight on Wednesday 31 October 2012.{{efn|The deadline for the receipt of electoral registration applications is the eleventh working day before election day.}} However, those who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on Thursday 8 November 2012 to register to vote.{{efn|The deadline for the receipt and determination of anonymous electoral registration applications is the same as the publication date of the notice of alteration to the Electoral Register, i.e. the fifth working day before election day.}}

Election campaign

Ed Miliband launched the Labour campaign in the East Northamptonshire town of Thrapston rather than the traditional Labour stronghold of Corby.[3]

In an interview with the Northamptonshire Telegraph at the campaign launch in Corby, UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage said: “We intend to put together a serious campaign here."[4]

A poll conducted 12–18 October by Lord Ashcroft in the constituency found 54% for Labour, 32% for the Conservatives, 10% for the Liberal Democrats and 8% for other candidates.[5]

James Delingpole, a Daily Telegraph journalist who is sceptical of anthropogenic global warming, stated his intention to run as an independent, on a platform opposing wind farms. Delingpole stated this ambition on 17 September 2012 and met with prospective local voters. However, he never formally applied, pulling out after support from the Conservative energy minister, John Hayes, opposing onshore wind farms, which caused a minor rift between Conservative and Liberal Democrat ministers. Chris Heaton-Harris, (Con, Daventry) and campaign manager for the party at the by-election, was secretly filmed saying he had encouraged Delingpole to run as a "plan" whereby Delingpole would say he would stand, though he would never actually do so, in order to "cause some hassle" and thus promote opposition to wind farms. Lewes councillor, Donna Edmonds (Con) set up Delingpole's wind-farm campaign website. Both Heaton-Harris and Edmonds argued they had not broken any party rules on supporting an opposition candidate on the grounds that Delingpole never formally became a candidate. The news of the secret footage broke before the election in the national press.[6][7]

Result

The total ballots issued were 35,775, and there were 110 spoilt ballots. The result was the second largest numerical majority ever in the Corby constituency (for any party) since its creation in 1983 (only 1997 was higher). In percentage terms, the Labour majority is only slightly lower than that in 1997 (21.8% compared to 22.0%). The result also represented the highest ever vote and share for UKIP at a parliamentary by-election at the time (the highest share record was broken at Rotherham two weeks later, and the record for largest number of UKIP votes polled in a by-election was broken at Eastleigh in February 2013). Corby was also the fourth by-election (out of nine in Great Britain up to that time) of the 2010 parliament at which the Liberal Democrats lost their deposit.

This was the first seat gained by Labour in a by-election since the Wirral South by-election in 1997, and it is the most recent by-election which resulted in a Labour gain.

A recount delayed the declaration of the result, called by the agent of the Liberal Democrat candidate, Jill Hope, who came 13 votes short of holding her deposit.

{{Compact election box begin}}{{Compact election box
| election_title = Corby by-election, 2012
| election_note = Resignation of Louise Mensch
| election_ref =
| electorate =
| turnout_votes = 35,665
| turnout_percent = 44.8
| turnout_change = −24.4
| majority_votes = 7,791
| majority_percent = 21.8
| result = gain
|loser_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| swing = 12.7
| swing_from = Conservative Party (UK)
| swing_to = Labour Party (UK)
| winner = Andy Sawford
| winner_party = Labour Party (UK)
| winner_votes = 17,267
| winner_percent = 48.4
| winner_change = +9.8
| candidate2 = Christine Emmett
| candidate2_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate2_votes = 9,476
| candidate2_percent = 26.6
| candidate2_change = −15.6
| candidate3 = Margot Parker
| candidate3_party = UK Independence Party
| candidate3_votes = 5,108
| candidate3_percent = 14.3
| candidate3_change = N/A
| candidate4 = Jill Hope
| candidate4_party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate4_votes = 1,770
| candidate4_percent = 5.0
| candidate4_change = −9.5
| candidate5 = Gordon Riddell
| candidate5_party = British National Party
| candidate5_votes = 614
| candidate5_percent = 1.7
| candidate5_change = −3.0
| candidate6 = David Wickham
| candidate6_party = English Democrats
| candidate6_votes = 432
| candidate6_percent = 1.2
| candidate6_change = N/A
| candidate7 = Jonathan Hornett
| candidate7_party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate7_votes = 378
| candidate7_percent = 1.1
| candidate7_change = N/A
| candidate8 = Ian Gillman
| candidate8_party = Independent (politician)
| candidate8_votes = 212
| candidate8_percent = 0.6
| candidate8_change = N/A
| candidate9 = Peter Reynolds
| candidate9_party = Cannabis Law Reform
| candidate9_votes = 137
| candidate9_percent = 0.4
| candidate9_change = N/A
| candidate10 = David Bishop
| candidate10_party = Church of the Militant Elvis Party
| candidate10_votes = 99
| candidate10_percent = 0.3
| candidate10_change = N/A
| candidate11 = Mr Mozzarella
| candidate11_party_unlinked = Independent
| candidate11_votes = 73
| candidate11_percent = 0.2
| candidate11_change = N/A
| candidate12 = Rohen Kapur
| candidate12_party = Young People's Party UK
| candidate12_votes = 39
| candidate12_percent = 0.1
| candidate12_change = N/A
| candidate13 = Adam Lotun
| candidate13_party_unlinked = Democracy 2015
| candidate13_votes = 35
| candidate13_percent = 0.1
| candidate13_change = N/A
| candidate14 = Christopher Scotton
| candidate14_party_unlinked = United People's Party
| candidate14_votes = 25
| candidate14_percent = 0.1
| candidate14_change = N/A
}}{{Compact election box end}}
  • The Labour Party candidate Andy Sawford was chosen in 2011.[3] He is the chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit[8] and is the son of the former Kettering MP Phil Sawford.[9][10] Sawford said he is a "Northamptonshire lad" who can trace his roots "at least eight generations".[11]
  • On 1 September 2012, the Conservative Party confirmed the choice of the Rutland county councillor Christine Emmett as their defending candidate.[12][13] Emmett was a member of William Hague's "Northern Transport Commission" and has been involved in NHS and transport infrastructure projects.[14][15] She believes that it is important for people to "train for the jobs we have".[11]
  • The UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate was Margot Parker, who stood for Libertas in the 2009 European Parliament elections in the East Midlands.[16][17] She stood against the "government's need to micro-manage every aspect" of people's lives.[11]
  • Jill Hope, the Liberal Democrat candidate, said she was standing to deal with unemployment in the constituency as "here the issue is isolation and lack of access to work".[11]
  • Gordon Riddell, the British National Party candidate, stood on a platform of finding jobs and housing for local people.[11]
  • On 30 August 2012, David Wickham was confirmed as the English Democrats' candidate through an affiliated blog.[18] Wickham is a father of four who wants to reverse the decline in manufacturing, the establishment of an English parliament, ending mass uncontrolled immigration and removing the UK from the EU.[11]
  • On 6 October, the Green Party announced that Jonathan Hornett had been selected as its candidate following a ballot of local members. He stated, "The Green Party is the only alternative to cuts, climate change and social injustice. Locally we want more wind farms and public services; and no more housing developments, roads, warehouses or nuclear waste."[19]
  • Independent candidate Ian Gillman stood as the UK Independence Party candidate in Corby at the 2001 general election.[20]
  • It was announced on 3 September that Peter Reynolds, leader of Cannabis Law Reform (formerly the Legal Cannabis Alliance) would stand as a candidate.[21] He argues that the cannabis issue shows how the main parties "refuse to listen to public opinion".[11]
  • David Bishop stood as candidate for the Elvis Loves Pets party, the latest incarnation of the Church of the Militant Elvis Party.
  • 'Mr Mozzarella' was a character appearing in advertisements for Just-Eat, a company which helps people order from takeaway restaurants, who set up the 'Don't Cook Party'. The head of brand marketing for Just Eat, Richard Murfitt, was the election agent for Mozzarella.[22]
  • On 2 September, the Young People's Party announced that they would stand Dr Rohen Kapur,[23] previously an independent candidate in the Hornsey and Wood Green seat in the 2010 general election.[24] Dr Kapur would abolish income tax and VAT.[11]
  • On 30 August, it was announced that Adam Lotun was to stand as an Independent candidate[25] with the backing of Democracy 2015.[26] Lotun stood on a platform of a living wage and renationalisation of public transport.[11] The party was first publicly mooted on 4 September 2012, and this was the first election in which it was involved.
  • Christopher Scotton, East Midlands organiser, was confirmed as the candidate for the newly formed United People's Party.[27] He describes the UPP as "non-xenophobic" which promotes international co-operation.[11]

Past result

{{Compact election box begin}}{{Compact election box
| election_title = General election 2010
| election_note = New boundaries
| election_ref =
| electorate =
| turnout_votes = 54,180
| turnout_percent = 69.2
| turnout_change = +3.6
| majority_votes = 1,951
| majority_percent = 3.6
| result = gain
|loser_party = Labour Party (UK)
| swing = 3.4
| swing_from = Labour Party (UK)
| swing_to = Conservative Party (UK)
| winner = Louise Bagshawe
| winner_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| winner_votes = 22,886
| winner_percent = 42.2
| winner_change = +2.3
| candidate2 = Phil Hope
| candidate2_party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate2_votes = 20,935
| candidate2_percent = 38.6
| candidate2_change = −4.5
| candidate3 = Portia Wilson
| candidate3_party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate3_votes = 7,834
| candidate3_percent = 14.5
| candidate3_change = +1.7
| candidate4 = Roy Davies
| candidate4_party = British National Party
| candidate4_votes = 2,525
| candidate4_percent = 4.7
| candidate4_change = N/A
}}{{Compact election box end}}

See also

  • List of United Kingdom by-elections
  • Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

1. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19146805 Louise Mensch to quit as an MP triggering Corby by-election] BBC News
2. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9455344/Louise-Mensch-MP-quits-to-care-for-young-family.html Louise Mensch MP quits to care for young family] Daily Telegraph
3. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/aug/09/ed-miliband-corby-byelection-campaign?INTCMP=SRCH|title=Labour off to a flyer in Corby byelection campaign|author=Juliette Jowit|work=The Guardian|date=9 August 2012|accessdate=19 August 2012|location=London}}
4. ^Margot and Jim make a bid to impress voters Northamptonshire Telegraph
5. ^Corby By-Election: Tories Face Major Defeat, Sky News, 23 October 2012
6. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/nov/13/tory-mp-corby-anti-windfarm-film Tory MP running Corby campaign 'backed rival in anti-windfarm plot'], by Paul Lewis and Rob Evans, The Guardian, Tuesday 13 November 2012
7. ^Metro: Tory MP denies plot to back anti-wind farm candidate in Corby by-election
8. ^http://www.lgiu.org.uk/lgiu-staff/
9. ^As Louise Mensch resigns - Introducing Labour's candidate for Corby LabourList
10. ^Andy Sawford for Corby and East Northants {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413155213/http://iwc2.labouronline.org/172037/andy-sawford-for-corby--east-northants |date=13 April 2012 }} Labour Online
11. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite news|title=Corby by-election: Candidates' profiles|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-19635837|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=22 September 2012}}
12. ^Ketton ward councillors Rutland County Council
13. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-19430110 Conservatives pick Christine Emmett as Corby candidate] BBC News
14. ^Why small businesses need the Conservatives - and what we must be offering them ConservativeHome
15. ^About Christine Emmett Personal website
16. ^Margot Parker {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820000142/http://ukip.org/page/margot-parker |date=20 August 2012 }} UKIP
17. ^Margot Parker, Libertas East Midlands
18. ^English Democrats select David Whickham for the Corby By-Election{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} English Passport
19. ^{{cite web|title=Corby and East Northamptonshire Parliamentary By-Election Candidate Selected|url=http://northants.greenparty.org.uk/news/corby-by-election-candidate-selected.html|accessdate=6 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112221322/http://northants.greenparty.org.uk/news/corby-by-election-candidate-selected.html#|archive-date=12 November 2012|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
20. ^Candidates for 2001 Election Demon
21. ^{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Peter|title=CLEAR To Contest The Corby By-Election|url=http://www.clear-uk.org/press-release-clear-to-contest-the-corby-by-election/|accessdate=3 September 2012}}
22. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/rss/1157806/Just-Eat-enters-ad-character-by-election/ |title=Just Eat enters ad character in by-election |last=Farey-Jones |first=Daniel |work=Marketing Magazine |date=1 November 2012 |accessdate=17 November 2012}}
23. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/local/parties-reveal-candidates-for-corby-and-east-northants-by-election-1-4218630 }}
24. ^Profile {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130210100317/http://www.yournextmp.com/candidates/rohen_kapur |date=10 February 2013 }} Your Next MP
25. ^{{cite news|last=Lotun |first=Adam |title=Adam Lotun to Contest The Corby By-Election |url=http://poultonblog.dailymail.co.uk/2012/08/the-paralympics-celebrate-the-strength-of-disabled-people-and-so-do-all-the-protests--1.html |accessdate=3 September 2012 |location=London |deadurl=yes |work=Daily Mail |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925044332/http://poultonblog.dailymail.co.uk/2012/08/the-paralympics-celebrate-the-strength-of-disabled-people-and-so-do-all-the-protests--1.html |archivedate=25 September 2012 }}
26. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/democracy2015/a-dramatic-step-forward-for-democracy-2015-adam-lotun-to-stand-in-corby-byelection-on-november-15-8203302.html "A dramatic step forward for Democracy 2015: Adam Lotun to stand in Corby by-election on November 15" The Independent 9 October 2012]
27. ^United People's Party {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819134113/http://www.unitedpeoplesparty.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=41 |date=19 August 2012 }}
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