The results of the by-election to elect a member of parliament for the Blackpool South constituency held on Thursday 2 May 2024 is as follows:
Details of the results in the Blackpool South by-election
Candidate name | Description | Total number of votes | Percentage of votes | Status |
Stephen Justin (commonly known as Stephen) Black |
Independent |
163 |
0.89 |
N/A |
Mark Anthony Butcher |
Reform UK |
3,101 |
16.88 |
N/A |
Andrew Kevin Cregan |
Liberal Democrats |
387 |
2.11 |
N/A |
Alan Hope (commonly known as Howling Laud Hope) |
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
121 |
0.66 |
N/A |
David Jones |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
3,218 |
17.51 |
N/A |
Kim Sherrie Knight |
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom |
147 |
0.8 |
N/A |
Damon Lee Sharp |
New Open Non-Political Organised Leadership |
45 |
0.24 |
N/A |
Benjamin Scott (commonly known as Ben) Thomas |
Green Party |
368 |
2.0 |
N/A |
Christopher Paul (commonly known as Chris) Webb |
Labour Party |
10,825 |
58.91 |
Elected |
Rejected ballot paper statement
The number of ballot paper rejected is as follows:
Did not bear the official mark - 0
Voting for more than one candidate - 16
Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified - 0
Unmarked or void for uncertainty - 57
Turnout
Electorate - 56,696
Verified ballot papers - 18,448
Turnout - 32.54%