List of United Kingdom by-elections (1979–2010)

45th Parliament (1970 - February 1974)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party
Merthyr Tydfil	1972	Stephen Owen Davies	Independent Labour	Edward Rowlands	Labour
Kingston-upon-Thames	1972	John Boyd-Carpenter	Conservative	Norman Lamont	Conservative
Southwark	1972	Ray Gunter	Labour	Henry Lamborn	Labour
Rochdale	1972	John McCann	Labour	Cyril Smith	Liberal
Sutton & Cheam	1972	Richard Sharples	Conservative	Graham Tope	Liberal
Uxbridge	1972	Charles Curran	Conservative	Michael Shersby	Conservative
Chester-le-Street	1973	Norman Pentland	Labour	Giles Radice	Labour
Dundee East	1973	George Thomson	Labour	George Machin	Labour
Lincoln	1973	Dick Taverne	Labour	Dick Taverne	Democratic Labour
West Bromwich	1973	Maurice Foley	Labour	Betty Boothroyd	Labour
Westhoughton	1973	Tom Price	Labour	Roger Scott	Labour
Manchester Exchange	1973	William Griffiths	Labour	Frank Hatton	Labour
Isle of Ely	1973	Harry Legge-Bourke	Conservative	Clement Freud	Liberal Party
Ripon	1973	Malcolm Stoddart-Scott	Conservative	David Austick	Liberal
Berwick-upon-Tweed	1973	Lord Lambton	Conservative	Alan Beith	Liberal
Edinburgh North	1973	Earl of Dalkeith	Conservative	Alexander Fletcher	Conservative
Glasgow Govan	1973	John Rankin	Labour	Margo MacDonald	Scottish Nationalist Party
Hove	1973	Martin Maddan	Conservative	Timothy Sainsbury	Conservative

46th Parliament (February - October 1974)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party
Newham South	1974	Elwyn Jones	Labour	Nigel Spearing	Labour

47th Parliament (October 1974 - 1979)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party
Woolwich West	1975	William Hamling	Conservative	Peter Bottomley	Conservative
Coventry North West	1976	Maurice Edelman	Labour	Geoffrey Robinson	Labour
Carshalton	1976	Robert Carr	Conservative	Nigel Foreman	Conservative
Wirral	1976	Selwyn Lloyd	Speaker	David Hunt	Conservative
Rotherham	1976	Brian O'Malley	Labour	Stanley Crowther	Labour
Thurrock	1976	Hugh Delargy	Labour	Oonagh McDonald	Labour
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central	1976	Edward Short	Labour	Harry Cowans	Labour
Walsall North	1976	John Stonehouse	English National Party	Robin Hodgson	Conservative
Workington	1976	Frederick Peart	Labour	Richard Page	Conservative
Cambridge	1976	David Lane	Conservative	Robert Rhodes James	Conservative
City of London and Westminster South	1977	Christopher Tugendhat	Conservative	Peter Brooke	Conservative
Birmingham Stechford	1977	Roy Jenkins	Labour	Andrew MacKay	Conservative
Ashfield	1977	David Marquand	Labour	Tim Smith	Conservative
Grimsby	1977	Anthony Crosland	Labour	Austin Mitchell	Labour
Saffron Walden	1977	Peter Kirk	Conservative	Alan Haselhurst	Conservative
Birmingham Ladywood	1977	Brian Walden	Labour	John Sever	Labour
Bournemouth East	1977	John Cordle	Conservative	David Atkinson	Conservative
Ilford North	1978	Millie Miller	Labour	Vivian Bendall	Conservative
Glasgow Garscadden	1978	William Small	Labour	Donald Dewar	Labour
Lambeth Central	1978	Marcus Lipton	Labour	John Tilley	Labour
Epsom & Ewell	1978	Peter Rawlinson	Conservative	Archibald Hamilton	Conservative
Wycombe	1978	John Hall	Conservative	Raymond Whitney	Conservative
Hamilton	1978	Alexander Wilson	Labour	George Robertson	Labour
Manchester Moss Side	1978	Frank Hatton	Labour	George Morton	Labour
Penistone	1978	John Mendelson	Labour	Allan McKay	Labour
Berwick and East Lothian	1978	John Mackintosh	Labour	John Home Robertson	Labour
Pontefract and Castleford	1978	Joseph Harper	Labour	Geoffrey Lofthouse	Labour
Clitheroe	1979	David Walder	Conservative	David Waddington	Conservative
Knutsford	1979	John Davies	Conservative	Jock Bruce-Gardyne	Conservative
Liverpool Edge Hill	1979	Arthur Irvine	Labour	David Alton	Liberal

48th Parliament (1979-1983)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party
Manchester Central	1979	Harold Lever	Labour	Robert Litherland	Labour
South West Hertfordshire	1979	Geoffrey Dodsworth	Conservative	Richard Page	Conservative
Southend East	1980	Stephen McAdden	Conservative	Teddy Taylor	Conservative
Glasgow Central	1980	Thomas McMillan	Labour	Robert McTaggart	Labour
Fermanagh & South Tyrone	1981	Frank Maguire	Independent	Bobby Sands	Anti H-Block
Warrington	1981	Thomas Williams	Labour	Douglas Hoyle	Labour
Fermanagh & South Tyrone	1981	Bobby Sands	Anti H-Block	Owen Carron	Anti H-Block
Croydon North West	1981	Robert Taylor	Conservative	Bill Pitt	Liberal
Crosby	1981	Graham Page	Conservative	Shirley Williams	SDP
Belfast South	1982	Robert Bradford	UUP	Martin Smyth	UUP
Glasgow Hillhead	1982	Thomas Galbraith	Conservative	Roy Jenkins	SDP
Beaconsfield	1982	Ronald Bell	Conservative	Tim Smith	Conservative
Merton, Mitcham and Morden	1982	Bruce Douglas-Mann	Ind SDP	Angela Rumbold	Conservative
Coatbridge and Airdrie	1982	James Dempsey	Labour	Thomas Clarke	Labour
Gower	1982	Ifor Davies	Labour	Gareth Wardell	Labour
Birmingham Northfield	1982	Jocelyn Cadbury	Conservative	John Spellar	Labour
Southwark Peckham	1982	Harry Lamborne	Labour	Harriet Harman	Labour
Glasgow Queens Park	1982	Frank McElhone	Labour	Helen McElhone	Labour
Bermondsey	1983	Robert Mellish	Labour	Simon Hughes	Liberal
Darlington	1983	Edward Fletcher	Labour	Oswald O'Brien	Labour

49th Parliament (1983-1987)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Retained
Penrith and the Border	1983	William Whitelaw	Conservative	David Maclean	Conservative
Chesterfield	1984	Eric Varley	Labour	Tony Benn	Labour
Cynon Valley	1984	Ioan Evans	Labour	Ann Clwyd	Labour
Stafford	1984	Hugh Fraser	Conservative	Bill Cash	Conservative
South West Surrey	1984	Maurice Macmillan	Conservative	Virginia Bottomley	Conservative
Portsmouth South	1984	Bonner Pink	Conservative	Michael Hancock	SDP	no
Enfield Southgate	1984	Anthony Berry	Conservative	Michael Portillo	Conservative
Brecon and Radnor	1985	Tom Hooson	Conservative	Richard Livsey	Liberal	yes
Tyne Bridge	1985	Harry Cowans	Labour	David Clelland	Labour
North Antrim	1986	Ian Paisley	DUP	Ian Paisley	DUP
East Antrim	1986	Roy Beggs	UUP	Roy Beggs	UUP
South Antrim	1986	Clifford Forsythe	UUP	Clifford Forsythe	UUP
North Belfast	1986	Cecil Walker	UUP	Cecil Walker	UUP
East Belfast	1986	Peter Robinson	DUP	Peter Robinson	DUP
South Belfast	1986	Martin Smyth	UUP	Martin Smyth	UUP
North Down	1986	James Kilfedder	UPUP	James Kilfedder	UPUP
South Down	1986	Enoch Powell	UUP	Enoch Powell	UUP
Fermanagh & South Tyrone	1986	Ken Maginnis	UUP	Ken Maginnis	UUP
Lagan Valley	1986	James Molyneaux	UUP	James Molyneaux	UUP
East Londonderry	1986	William Ross	UUP	William Ross	UUP
Mid Ulster	1986	William McCrea	DUP	William McCrea	DUP
Newry & Armagh	1995	James Nicholson	UUP	Seamus Mallon	SDLP	yes
Strangford	1986	John Taylor	UUP	John Taylor	[UUP
Upper Bann	1986	Harold McCusker	UUP	Harold McCusker	UUP
Fulham	1986	Martin Stevens	Conservative	Nick Raynsford	Labour	no
West Derbyshire	1986	Matthew Parris	Conservative	Patrick McLoughlin	Conservative
Ryedale	1986	John Spence	Conservative	Elizabeth Shields	Liberal	no
Newcastle-under-Lyme	1986	John Golding	Labour Party	Llinos Golding	Labour
Knowsley North	1986	Robert Kilroy-Silk	Labour	George Howarth	Labour
Greenwich	1987	Guy Barnett	Labour	Rosemary Barnes	SDP	yes
Truro	1987	David Penhaligon	Liberal	Matthew Taylor	Liberal

50th Parliament (1987-1992)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Retained
Kensington	1988	Brandon Rhys Williams	Conservative	Dudley Fishburn	Conservative
Glasgow Govan	1988	Bruce Millan	Labour	Jim Sillars	SNP	no
Epping Forest	1988	John Biggs-Davison	Conservative	Steven Norris	Conservative
Pontypridd	1989	Brynmor John	Labour	Kim Howells	Labour
Richmond	1989	Leon Brittan	Conservative	William Hague	Conservative
Vale of Glamorgan	1989	Raymond Gower	Conservative	John Smith	Labour	no
Vauxhall	1989	Stuart Holland	Labour	Kate Hoey	Labour
Mid Staffordshire	1990	John Heddle	Conservative	Sylvia Heal	Labour	no
Upper Bann	1990	Harold McCusker	UUP	David Trimble	UUP
Bootle (May)	1990	Allan Roberts	Labour	Mike Carr	Labour
Knowsley South	1990	Sean Hughes	Labour	Edward O'Hara	Labour
Eastbourne	1990	Ian Gow	Conservative	David Bellotti	Lib Dem	no
Bootle (Nov)	1990	Mike Carr	Labour	Joseph Benton	Labour
Bradford North	1990	Pat Wall	Labour	Terry Rooney	Labour
Paisley North	1990	Allen Adams	Labour	Irene Adams	Labour
Paisley South	1990	Norman Buchan	Labour	Gordon McMaster	Labour
Ribble Valley	1991	David Waddington	Conservative	Michael Carr	Lib Dem	no
Neath	1991	Donald Coleman	Labour	Peter Hain	Labour
Monmouth	1991	John Stradling Thomas	Conservative	Huw Edwards	Labour	no
Liverpool Walton	1991	John Heffer	Labour	Peter Kilfoyle	Labour
Hemsworth	1991	George Buckley	Labour	Derek Enright	Labour
Kincardine and Deeside	1991	Alick Buchanan-Smith	Conservative	Nicol Stephen	Lib Dem	no
Langbaurgh	1991	Richard Holt	Conservative	Ashok Kumar	Labour	no

51st Parliament (1992-1997)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Retained
Newbury	1993	Judith Chaplin	Conservative	David Rendel	Lib Dem	yes
Christchurch	1993	Robert Adley	Conservative	Diana Maddock	Lib Dem	no
Rotherham	1994	Jimmy Boyce	Labour	Denis MacShane	Labour
Barking	1994	Jo Richardson	Labour	Margaret Hodge	Labour
Bradford South	1994	Bob Cryer	Labour	Gerry Sutcliffe	Labour
Dagenham	1994	Bryan Gould	Labour	Judith Church	Labour
Eastleigh	1994	Stephen Milligan	Conservative	David Chidgey	Lib Dem	yes
Newham North East	1994	Ron Leighton	Labour	Stephen Timms	Labour
Monklands East	1994	John Smith	Labour	Helen Liddell	Labour
Dudley West	1994	John Blackburn	Conservative	Ian Pearson	Labour	yes
Islwyn	1995	Neil Kinnock	Labour	Don Touhig	Labour
Perth and Kinross	1995	Nicholas Fairbairn	Conservative	Roseanna Cunningham	SNP	yes
North Down	1995	James Kilfedder	UPUP	Robert McCartney	UKUP	yes
Littleborough and Saddleworth	1995	Geoffrey Dickens	Conservative	Chris Davies	Lib Dem	no
Hemsworth	1996	Derek Enright	Labour	Jon Trickett	Labour
South East Staffordshire	1996	David Lightbown	Conservative	Brian Jenkins	Labour	yes
Barnsley East	1996	Terry Patchett	Labour	Jeff Ennis	Labour
Wirral South	1997	Barry Porter	Conservative	Ben Chapman	Labour	yes

52nd Parliament (1997-2001)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Retained
Uxbridge	1997	Sir Michael Shersby	Conservative	Alexander Randall	Conservative
Paisley South	1997	Gordon McMaster	Labour	Douglas Alexander	Labour
Beckenham	1997	Piers Merchant	Conservative	Jacqui Lait	Conservative
Winchester	1997	Mark Oaten, void election	Lib Dem	Mark Oaten	Lib Dem
Leeds Central	1999	Derek Fatchett	Labour	Hilary Benn	Labour
Eddisbury	1999	Alastair Goodlad	Conservative	Stephen O'Brien	Conservative
Hamilton South	1999	George Robertson	Labour	William Tynan	Labour
Wigan	1999	Roger Stott	Labour	Neil Turner	Labour
Kensington and Chelsea	1999	Alan Clark	Conservative	Michael Portillo	Conservative
Ceredigion	2000	Cynog Dafis	Plaid Cymru	Simon Thomas	Plaid Cymru
Romsey	2000	Michael Colvin	Conservative	Sandra Gidley	Lib Dem	yes
Tottenham	2000	Bernie Grant	Labour	David Lammy	Labour
South Antrim	2000	Clifford Forsythe	UUp	William McCrea	DUP	no
Glasgow Anniesland	2000	Donald Dewar	Labour	John Robertson	Labour
Preston	2000	Audrey Wise	Labour	Mark Hendrick	Labour
West Bromwich West	2000	Betty Boothroyd	The Speaker	Adrian Bailey	Labour
Falkirk West	2000	Dennis Canavan	Labour	Eric Joyce	Labour

53rd Parliament (2001-)

By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party
Ipswich	2001	Jamie Cann	Labour	Chris Mole	Labour
Ogmore	2002	Sir Raymond Powell	Labour	Huw Irranca-Davies	Labour
Brent East	2003	Paul Daisley	Labour	Sarah Teather	Lib Dem
Leicester South	2004	Jim Marshall	Labour	Parmjit Singh Gill	Lib Dem
Birmingham Hodge Hill	2004	Terry Davis	Labour	Liam Byrne	Labour
Hartlepool	2004	Peter Mandelson	Labour	Iain Wright	Labour

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