By-elections · Thursday 20 October 2016
Witney by-election 2016
Robert Courts (Conservative) won the Witney by-election on 20 October 2016 with a majority of 5,702. Full result, turnout and swing.
- Majority
- 5,70214.8%
- Turnout
- 46.7%73.3% at the previous election
- Electorate
- 82,277
- Swing
- 19.3 ptsCon to LD
- Result
- Con hold
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Courts Elected | Conservative | 17,313 | 45.0% | −15.2 | |
| Elizabeth Leffman | Liberal Democrats | 11,611 | 30.2% | +23.4 | |
| Duncan Enright | Labour | 5,765 | 15.0% | −2.2 | |
| Larry Sanders | Green | 1,363 | 3.5% | −1.5 | |
| Dickie Bird | UK Independence Party | 1,354 | 3.5% | −5.6 | |
| Helen Salisbury | National Health Action Party | 433 | 1.1% | +0.1 | |
| Daniel Skidmore | Independent | 151 | 0.4% | +0.5 | |
| Alasdair de Voil | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 129 | 0.3% | +0.3 | |
| Nicholas Ward | Independent | 93 | 0.2% | ||
| David Bishop | Church of the Militant Elvis Party | 61 | 0.2% | +0.2 | |
| Lord Toby Jug | The Eccentric Party of Great Britain | 59 | 0.2% | +0.2 | |
| Winston McKenzie | English Democrats | 52 | 0.1% | +0.1 | |
| Emilia Rose | One Love Party | 44 | 0.1% | +0.1 | |
| Adam Knight | Independent | 27 | 0.07% | ||
| Valid votes | 38,455 | ||||
| Majority | 5,702 | 14.8% | |||
Change compared with the 2015 general election in Witney.
Writ issued 15 September 2016. 56th Parliament.
Questions and answers
Who won the Witney by-election?
Robert Courts (Conservative) won on 20 October 2016 with 17,313 votes (45.0%), a majority of 5,702.
What was the turnout at the Witney by-election?
46.7% of registered electors cast a valid vote.
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