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Parliamentary by-election Blackpool South

The parliamentary by-election for the Blackpool South constituency will take place on Thursday 2 May 2024. 

Results

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%

Notices

Registering to vote

The deadline to register to vote for this by-election was 11.59pm Tuesday 16 April 2024. You can register to vote online. Check your registration by telephone 01253 477490 or 01253 477161.

Postal vote

The deadline to apply for a postal vote for this election was 5.00pm Wednesday 17 April 2024. You can apply for a postal vote online.

Proxy vote

Applications to vote by proxy at this election closed at 5.00pm Wednesday 24 April 2024. The deadline to apply for an emergency proxy vote is 5.00pm on Thursday 2 May 2024.

Voter ID

The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections. More information on voter ID requirements

The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if you don't already have an acceptable form of ID to vote at this election was 5.00pm Wednesday 24 April 2024.

Media accreditation

Requests from accredited media organisations to attend the count on Thursday 2 May have now closed.