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  UK Parliament - Chesterfield - By-election
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > East Midlands > East Midlands > Chesterfield
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type By-election
Filing Deadline 00, 1984 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open March 01, 1984 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close March 01, 1984 - 01:00pm Central
Term Start March 02, 1984 - 12:00pm
Term End June 11, 1987 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH November 26, 2019 05:44pm
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Description Bentley sought election as a 'Four-Wheel Drive Hatchback Road Safety' candidate.

Davey opposed increased charges for National Health Service dental work.

Layton was the candidate of the 'Spare the Earth Ecology Party', which he had formed.

Anscomb advocated that freight transport should be by rail instead of roads, because of the improvement in safety for road users that would result.

Bardwaj sought election as a 'Yoga and Meditation' candidate.

Butler owned a furniture shop in Thame, Oxfordshire, and campaigned under the slogan 'A Chesterfield for Chesterfield'.

Nicholls-Jones described himself as an 'Independent (The Welshman)' candidate.

Shaw owned a shop in London selling Elvis Presley goods called 'Elvisly Yours'. He was the candidate of the 'Elvisly Yours Elvis Presley Party', which he had formed.

Hill sought election as a 'Prisoner: I am not a number' candidate. This was a reference to the ITC Television series 'The Prisoner'.

Piccaro was the candidate of the 'Acne Party', which he had formed..

Cahill advocated that 'The Sun' newspaper be reclassified as a comic.

Connell sought election as a 'Peace Candidate'.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won06/09/1983
NameEric Varley Votes23,881 (48.05%)
Term06/10/1983 - 01/10/1984 Margin7,763 (+15.62%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won06/11/1987
NameTony Benn Votes24,532 (45.46%)
Term06/12/1987 - 04/09/1992 Margin8,577 (+15.90%)
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Name MP Tony Benn Max Payne Nicholas Bourne Bill Maynard Screaming Lord Sutch David Bentley John Davey
PartyLabour Liberal Conservative Independent Labour Official Monster Raving Loony Independent Independent
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Uncertified Votes 24,633 (46.48%) 18,369 (34.66%) 8,028 (15.15%) 1,355 (2.56%) 178 (0.34%) 116 (0.22%) 83 (0.16%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -6,264 (-11.82%) -16,605 (-31.33%) -23,278 (-43.93%) -24,455 (-46.15%) -24,517 (-46.27%) -24,550 (-46.33%)
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Name Thomas Layton Helen Anscomb Jitendra Bardwaj Donald Butler Paul Nicholls-Jones Sid Shaw Christopher Hill
PartySpare the Earth Freight on Rails Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
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Uncertified Votes 46 (0.09%) 34 (0.06%) 33 (0.06%) 24 (0.05%) 22 (0.04%) 20 (0.04%) 17 (0.03%)
Margin-24,587 (-46.40%) -24,599 (-46.42%) -24,600 (-46.42%) -24,609 (-46.44%) -24,611 (-46.44%) -24,613 (-46.45%) -24,616 (-46.45%)
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