February by-elections: Everything you need to know about the three seats up for grabs
Three by-elections are happening in February
Last updated 12th Feb 2024
There are three by-elections taking place in February this month, here's everything you need to know about where they are, when they're taking place and who is standing.
There are elections in Kingswood in Gloucester, Wellingborough in Northamptonshire and Rochdale in Greater Manchester.
Two of the seats are currently held by Conservatives while Labour are defending Rochdale.
When are the February by-elections taking place?
The elections in Kingswood and Wellingborough will take place on Thursday 15th February.
The Rochdale byelection will be on the last day of the month - 29th February.
Wellingborough by-election
Former Tory MP for Wellingborough Peter Bone was handed a six-week suspension from the Commons after an inquiry found he had subjected a staff member to bullying and sexual misconduct.
More than 10% of voters in Wellingborough then voted to recall him, paving the way for a by-election.
Candidates for Wellingborough
- Nick the Flying Brick, Monster Raving Loony
- Ana Gunn, Liberal Democrats
- Ben Habib, Reform UK
- Helen Harrison, Conservative
- Ankit Love Jknpp Jay Mala Post-Mortem, Independent
- Gen Kitchen, Labour
- Alex Merola, Britain First
- Will Morris, Green
- Andre Pyne-Bailey, Independent
- Marion Turner-Hawes, Independent
- Kev Watts, Independent
Wellingborough's 2019 General Election result
In 2019, the Tories secured a majority of 18,540 in Wellingborough with 62.2% of the vote.
- Peter Bone, Conservative: 32,277 votes, 62.2%
- Andrea Watts, Labour: 13,737 votes, 26.5%
- Suzanna Austin, Liberal Democrats: 4,078 votes, 7.9%
- Marion Turner-Hawes, Green: 1,821 votes, 3.5%
Kingswood by-election
Chris Skidmore resigned as Conservative MP for Kingswood, Gloucestershire, in protest at the Government’s plans to boost oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.
Candidates for Kingswood
- Sam Bromiley, Conservative
- Andrew Brown, Liberal Democrats
- Damien Egan, Labour
- Lorraine Francis, Green
- Rupert Lowe, Reform UK
- Nicholas Wood, UKIP
Kingswood's 2019 General Election result
In 2019, the Tories won by a majority of 11,220 in Kingswood.
- Chris Skidmore, Conservative: 27,712 votes, 56.2%
- Nicola Bowden-Jones, Labour: 16,492 votes, 33.4%
- Dine Romero, Liberal Democrats: 3,421 votes, 6.9%
- Joseph Evans, Green: 1,200 votes, 2.4%
- Angelika Cowell, Animal Welfare, 489 votes, 1%
Rochdale by-election
The by-election in Rochdale was triggered by the death of Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd in January.
This election will take place on the 29th February, two weeks after the other byelections taking place this month.
Candidates for Rochdale
- Azhar Ali, Labour
- Mark Coleman, Independent
- Simon Danczuk, Reform UK
- Iain Donaldson, Liberal Democrats
- Paul Ellison, Conservative
- George Galloway, Workers Party
- Michael Howarth, Independent
- William Howarth, Independent
- Guy Otten, Green
- Ravin Rodent Subortna, Monster Raving Loony
- David Tully, Independent
Rochdale's 2019 General Election result
In the 2019 General Election, Labour won by a majority of 9,668 in Rochdale.
- Tony Lloyd, Labour: 24,475 votes, 51.6%
- Atifa Shah, Conservative: 14,807 votes, 31.2%
- Chris Green, Brexit Party: 3,867 votes, 8.2%
- Andy Kelly, Liberal Democrats: 3,312 votes, 7%
- Sarah Croke, Green: 986 votes, 2.1%