2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election

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2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election
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Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency
Incumbent MP

Boris Johnson
Conservative



A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip will occur on 20 July 2023, following the resignation of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a member of Parliament on 12 June.

Background

Uxbridge and South Ruislip is a seat in West London, part of the suburban sprawl of Greater London.[1] Suburbs in the constituency include Uxbridge, South Ruislip, Eastcote, Hillingdon and Yiewsley.

Johnson was first elected as an MP in 2001 for the seat of Henley. After leaving Parliament to focus on being Mayor of London, an office to which he was elected in 2008, he was elected as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in 2015. In 2019, he became leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister when he won the leadership election triggered by the resignation of Theresa May.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a series of events at 10 Downing Street and elsewhere, some involving Johnson, occurred that were in breach of public health restrictions, which became known as Partygate. When news of these emerged in December 2021, they contributed to Johnson's downfall as Prime Minister in July 2022.

Johnson had, on several occasions, told the House of Commons that there were no breaches of COVID-19 regulations. He subsequently acknowledged that these statements were not true. An investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee was launched into whether Johnson had knowingly misled Parliament.

This investigation sent a draft report to Johnson on 8 June 2023. Reports speculated that it concluded that he had misled Parliament and recommended a suspension of more than 10 days. This would then have been voted on by the whole Commons. If passed by the Commons, this would have led to a recall petition, which, if successful, would have led to a by-election, in which Johnson could have stood.

On 9 June Johnson's resignation honours list was published after incumbent Prime Minister Rishi Sunak approved it.[2][3] Later the same day, Johnson announced his pending resignation from Parliament, in response to the Privileges Committee report. He was highly critical of the report.[4] His resignation became effective on 12 June. The writs for the by-election were moved, in Parliament, by Chief Whip Simon Hart on 14 June. The by-election must take place between 21 and 27 working days from the issuing of the writs, ergo between 13 and 21 July.[5] The Hillingdon Council later confirmed that the by-election would be taking place on 20 July.[6]

Candidates

On 15 June 2023, local councillor Steve Tuckwell was announced as the Conservative candidate in the by-election.[7] He is a member of Hillingdon London Borough Council for South Ruislip ward.[8]

Danny Beales, Camden Council's Cabinet Member for New Homes, Jobs and Community Investment,[9] and Labour's PPC for the constituency, will stand as the Labour candidate.[10][11]

Blaise Baquiche, a former civil servant, was the Liberal Democrats' prospective parliamentary candidate for the constituency,[12] and will stand as their candidate for seat in the by-election.[13]

Reclaim Party leader Laurence Fox has announced his intention to contest the seat.[14]

Steve Gardner will be the Social Democratic Party candidate for the seat in the by-election.[15]

Rebecca Jane, the deputy leader of UKIP, is also standing as a candidate.[16][better source needed]

Count Binface has also expressed intrest in standing as a candidate.

Campaign

Labour began campaigning the day after Johnson's resignation was announced, with Beales joined by Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth and Labour's campaign co-ordinator Shabana Mahmood,[17] speaking to press with assembled supporters before canvassing.[18] On 13 June, Labour Party National Campaign Coordinator Shabana Mahmood ruled out a Lib–Lab pact.[19] Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey had done the same on 10 June.[20]

Polling

One poll of the constituency was conducted in the days shortly before Boris Johnson's resignation by Lord Ashcroft Polls. The poll has been criticised by a journalist in The New Statesman for sampling issues, and allegedly under-representing the young.[21]

This section is transcluded from Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election. (edit | history)


Previous result

General election 2019: Uxbridge and South Ruislip[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Boris Johnson 25,351 52.6 Increase1.8
Labour Ali Milani 18,141 37.6 Decrease2.4
Liberal Democrats Joanne Humphreys 3,026 6.3 Increase2.4
Green Mark Keir 1,090 2.2 Increase0.3
UKIP Geoffrey Courtenay 283 0.6 Decrease2.8
Monster Raving Loony Lord Buckethead 125 0.3 New
Independent Count Binface 69 0.1 New
Independent Alfie Utting 44 0.1 New
[a] Yace "Interplanetary Time Lord" Yogenstein 23 0.0 New
Independent Norma Burke 22 0.0 New
[a] Bobby Smith 8 0.0 New
[a] William Tobin[24] 5 0.0 New
Majority 7,210 15.0 Increase4.2
Turnout 48,187 68.5 Increase1.7
Registered electors 70,369
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.1

Notes

  1. ^ a b c This independent candidate left the optional Description field blank on the "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). London Borough of Hillingdon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2019.

References

  1. ^ "BBC NEWS - VOTE 2001 - RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES - Uxbridge". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ Daly, Patrick (9 June 2023). "Senior aides implicated in partygate nominated for honours by Boris Johnson". Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ Rogers, Alexandra (9 June 2023). "Partygate aides among those named in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list but others miss out". Sky News. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Boris Johnson resigns: Ex-PM quits Parliament over Partygate report". BBC News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ^ Rufo, Yasmin (14 June 2023). "Boris Johnson: By-election confirmed for former constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. ^ Salisbury, Josh (15 June 2023). "By-election date confirmed for Boris Johnson's London constituency". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Sunak set for two by-election tests on July 20". uk.style.yahoo.com. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Steve Tuckwell". Hillingdon Borough Council. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Committee details | Cabinet". Camden Borough Council.
  10. ^ "'Thanks a f***ing bunch Boris': Johnson's resignation threatens Tory civil war". i. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  11. ^ Topping, Alexandra (12 June 2023). "Labour's candidate in Uxbridge 'not taking anything for granted'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Parliamentary candidates". Hillingdon Liberal Democrats. p. 1. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  13. ^ Bryant, Miranda (10 June 2023). "'He's ruined the place': relief in Uxbridge at Boris Johnson's resignation". The Guardian. Uxbridge. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  14. ^ Heren, Kit (12 June 2023). "Laurence Fox to run for MP in Boris Johnson's former constituency". LBC. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. ^ Lynch, Ben (16 June 2023). "Uxbridge and South Ruislip: Who is running in the by-election for Boris Johnson's old seat?". London World. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Rebecca Jane on Twitter". 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. ^ Patrick, Holly (10 June 2023). "Labour candidate begins campaign for Boris Johnson's seat after ex-PM resigns as MP". The Independent. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  18. ^ Topping, Alexandra (12 June 2023). "Labour's candidate in Uxbridge 'not taking anything for granted'". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  19. ^ Gye, Chloe Chaplain, Hugo (13 June 2023). "Labour rules out Lib Dem pact and aims to win three by-elections - including Dorries's old seat". The Independent. Retrieved 15 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Adu, Aletha (10 June 2023). "Lib Dems rule out tactical voting pact with Labour in byelections". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  21. ^ Walker, Ben (8 June 2023). "Will Boris Johnson really win in Uxbridge?". State of the Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Uxbridge & Ruislip South parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  23. ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  24. ^ "I'm Standing!" (PDF). April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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