User:Warofdreams/Major party by-elections

England

Major parties outside top three:

• Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924: Lib (4) - behind Constitutionalist
• Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935: Lib (4) - behind Ind Con
• Oldham West by-election, 1968: Lib (4) - behind All Party Alliance
• Southampton Itchen by-election, 1971: Lib (4) - behind National Democratic Party (UK)
• Newham South by-election, 1974: Con (4) - behind Nat Front
• Walsall North by-election, 1976: Lib (5) - behind Ind Sidney Wright and Nat Front
• Birmingham Stechford by-election, 1977: Lib (4) - behind Nat Front
• Birmingham Ladywood by-election, 1977: Lib (4) - behind Nat Front
• Lambeth Central by-election, 1978: Lib (4) - behind Nat Front
• Bermondsey by-election, 1983: Con (4) - behind Ind Lab
• Richmond by-election, 1989: Lab (4) - behind SDP(88)
• Liverpool Walton by-election, 1991: Con (4) - behind Ind Lab
• Hartlepool by-election, 2004: Con (4) - behind UKIP
• Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006: Lab (4) - behind UKIP
• Henley by-election, 2008: Lab (5) - behind Green and BNP
• Barnsley Central by-election, 2011: LibDem (6) - behind UKIP, BNP and Ind Tony Devoy

Scotland and Wales

Major parties outside top four:

• Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1946: Nat Lib (5) - behind Ind; stood against Con; no SNP
• Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948: Lib (6) - behind ILP and United Socialist Movement
• Merthyr Tydfil by-election, 1972: Lib (5) - behind CPGB
• Glasgow Central by-election, 1989: SLD (5) - behind Green
• Hamilton South by-election, 1999: LibDem (6) - behind Ind Mungall [SLP] and SSP
• Falkirk West by-election, 2000: LibDem (5) - behind SSP
• Blaenau Gwent by-election, 2006: Con (5) - behind Ind Dai Davies
• Glasgow North East by-election, 2009: LibDem (6) - behind BNP and Solidarity

Northern Ireland

Conservatives outside top four:

• Upper Bann by-election, 1990: Con (6) - behind UUP, SDLP, SF, Ind, Workers
• North Down by-election, 1995: Con (5) - behind UKUP, UUP, APNI, Ind U

Other

Elections in Britain with no official Liberal, Lib Dem or SDP candidate since 1970:

• Liverpool Scotland by-election, 1971
• Bromsgrove by-election, 1971
• Goole by-election, 1971
• Hayes and Harlington by-election, 1971
• Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971
• Widnes by-election, 1971
• Southwark by-election, 1972
• Lincoln by-election, 1973 (Democratic Labour stood)
• West Bromwich by-election, 1973
• Westhoughton by-election, 1973 (Democratic Socialist stood)
• Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978
• Glasgow Central by-election, 1980 (Ind Lib stood)
• Newham North East by-election, 1994 (nominated as Lib Dem candidate but left party before by-election)

Elections in Scotland with no official SNP candidate since 1960:

• Edinburgh North by-election, 1960
• Paisley by-election, 1961
• Rutherglen by-election, 1964
• Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles by-election, 1967 (Ind Scot Nat stood)

Elections in Wales with no official PC candidate:

• Abertillery by-election, 1950

Elections in Britain with no official Con candidate:

• Hemsworth by-election, 1946
• Ogmore by-election, 1946
• Carmarthen by-election, 1957
• Bristol South East by-election, 1963 (Ind Con and Nat Fellowship "Con" stood)

Elections in Britain with no official Lab candidate:

• City of London by-election, 1945
• Kensington South by-election, 1945
• Combined English Universities by-election, 1946 (Ind Lab stood)

Last by-election with x candidates:

Northern Ireland:

• 1: Armagh by-election, 1954 (UUP)
• 2: Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1982 (Anti H-Block + UUP)

England:

• 1: Hemsworth by-election, 1946 (Lab)
• 2: Widnes by-election, 1971 (Lab + Con)
• 3: Ryedale by-election, 1986 (three major parties)
• 5: Cheadle by-election, 2005 (three major parties + Alliance for Change)

Scotland and Wales:

• 1: Edinburgh West by-election, 1941 (Con)
• 2: Rutherglen by-election, 1964 (Lab + Con)
• 3: Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971 (Con, Lab + SNP)
• 4: Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982 (four major parties)
• 5: Falkirk Central by-election, 2000 (four major parties + SSP)
• 6: Blaenau Gwent by-election, 2006 (four major parties + Ind and OMRLP)

Other minor parties to beat major parties:

• Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948: ILP beat SNP (+ Lib as above)
• Rhondda West by-election, 1967: CPGB beat Con (no Lib)