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2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election

Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election

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Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency
Turnout48%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Debbie Abrahams Elwyn Watkins
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 14,718 11,160
Percentage 42.1% 31.9%
Swing Increase10.2% Increase0.3%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Con
Candidate Kashif Ali Paul Nuttall
Party Conservative UKIP
Popular vote 4,481 2,029
Percentage 12.8% 5.8%
Swing Decrease13.6% Increase1.9%

MP before election

Phil Woolas
Labour

Subsequent MP

Debbie Abrahams
Labour

On 13 January 2011, a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth.[1] Labour Party candidate Debbie Abrahams held the seat for her party with an increased majority over the Liberal Democrats, succeeding Phil Woolas, whose victory in the 2010 general election had been declared void because he had knowingly made false statements attacking his Liberal Democrat opponent's personal character.

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