2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election

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The 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election was a UK parliamentary contest held to fill the House of Commons seat for the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency following the death of its sitting Conservative MP, James Brokenshire.

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2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK parliamentary by-election ⓘ
campaignIssues COVID-19 pandemic policy ⓘ
local services in Old Bexley and Sidcup ⓘ
national leadership of the Conservative government ⓘ
constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup ⓘ
constituencyCreatedIn 1983 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
date 2 December 2021 ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting ⓘ
electorate registered voters of the Old Bexley and Sidcup constituency ⓘ
hasElectorateType Westminster parliamentary constituency ⓘ
heldDuringParliament 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
heldUnder Representation of the People Act (UK electoral law) ⓘ
incumbentPartyAfter Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
incumbentPartyBefore Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
isFollowedBy 2021 North Shropshire by-election ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location London Borough of Bexley ⓘ
mediaCoverageBy BBC News ⓘ
ITV News ⓘ
Sky News ⓘ
The Guardian ⓘ
The Times ⓘ
notableFor occurring shortly after the death of cabinet minister James Brokenshire ⓘ
retention of a traditionally safe Conservative seat ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
partOf UK parliamentary by-elections in the 2019–present Parliament ⓘ
precededBy tenure of James Brokenshire as MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup ⓘ
previousMP James Brokenshire ⓘ
previousMPParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
reasonForElection death of incumbent MP James Brokenshire ⓘ
region London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
secondPlaceCandidate Daniel Francis ⓘ
secondPlaceParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
successorMP Louie French ⓘ
successorMPParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
thirdPlaceCandidate Richard Tice ⓘ
thirdPlaceParty Reform UK ⓘ
linked to: Brexit Party
triggerEvent death of James Brokenshire ⓘ
triggerEventDate 7 October 2021 ⓘ
turnout low compared with previous general election in the constituency ⓘ
typeOfContest single-member constituency election ⓘ
winner Louie French ⓘ
winnerParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
winningCandidate Louie French ⓘ
winningParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
year 2021 ⓘ

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Old Bexley and Sidcup → hasByElection → 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election ⓘ
Louie French → electedIn → 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election ⓘ