Liberal Democrats Win Cheadle By-election

20 Jul 2005

The Liberal Democrats have held Cheadle in last weeks parliamentary by-election. Liberal Democrat Mark Hunter held the seat with 19,953 votes, a 3,657 majority over Tory candidate, the Labour Party lost their deposit after crashing to just 4.6% of the vote.

The election was triggered by the death of Lib Dem MP Patsy Calton from cancer shortly after May's general election.

The full result was as follows:

Liberal Democrat Mark Hunter - 19,593 votes, 52.2% +3.3%

Conservative - 15,936 votes, 42.2% +2%

Labour - 1,739, 4.6% - 4.2%

Veritas - 218, 0.6%

Alliance for Change - Suffering Little Children - 81, 0.2%

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