2019 Peterborough by-election

2019 Peterborough by-election
6 June 2019
Peterborough constituency
Turnout48.43%
  First party Second party
 
Lab
Bre
Candidate Lisa Forbes Mike Greene
Party Labour Brexit Party
Last election 48.1% New party
Popular vote 10,484 9,801
Percentage 30.9% 28.9%
Swing 17.2% New party
  Third party Fourth party
 
Lib
Candidate Paul Bristow Beki Sellick
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 46.8% 3.3%
Popular vote 7,243 4,159
Percentage 21.4% 12.3%
Swing 25.5% 8.9%
MP before election

Fiona Onasanya
Independent

 Elected MP

Lisa Forbes
Labour

A by-election took place in the Parliamentary constituency of Peterborough on 6 June 2019. It was won by Lisa Forbes of the Labour Party. Mike Greene of the Brexit Party took second place.

The seat was vacant following the removal of the former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya by means of a recall petition triggered by her conviction for perverting the course of justice.

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