Crewe & Nantwich Parliamentary By-election

The by-election followed the death of Gwyneth Dunwoody on 17th April 2008.

[E] Conservative gain

Edward Timpson	Conservative	20,539	49.49%
Tamsin Dunwoody	Labour	12,679	30.55%
Elizabeth Shenton	Liberal Democrat	6,040	14.55%
Mike Nattrass	UKIP	922	2.22%
Robert Smith	Green	359	0.87%
David Roberts	English Democrats	275	0.66%
The Flying Brick	Official Monster Raving Loony Party	236	0.57%
Mark Walklate	Independent	217	0.52%
Paul Thorogood	Cut Tax on Petrol and Diesel	118	0.28%
Gemma Garrett	Independent	113	0.27%

Total valid votes: 41,498; 67 rejected ballot papers

Electorate: 71,963; Turnout: 57.67% (valid votes as % of electorate);
Majority: 7,860 (18.94%); swing from Lab to Cons: 17.6%