Eastleigh by-election, 1994

The Eastleigh by-election, 1994 was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 June 1994 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire. The seat had fallen vacant because of the death of Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen Milligan on 7 February.^[1]

The result of the election was a gain for the Liberal Democrats on a large swing. A disastrous result for the Conservative Party saw them fall to third place.^[2] The election was also the first election that the newly formed UK Independence Party (UKIP) stood in, with Nigel Farage as the candidate; Farage went on to become the leader of UKIP in 2006.

Votes

Eastleigh by-election, 1994^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	David Chidgey	24,473	44.3	+16.3
	Labour	Marilyn Birks	15,234	27.6	+6.8
	Conservative	Stephen Reid	13,675	24.7	-26.5
	UKIP	Nigel Farage	952	1.7	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	David Sutch	783	1.4	N/A
	Natural Law	Peter Warburton	145	0.3	N/A
Majority			9,239	16.7
Turnout			55,262	58.7	-24.2
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	−16.8

General Election 1992: Eastleigh^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Milligan	38,998	51.3
	Liberal Democrat	David Chidgey	21,296	28.0
	Labour	Jo Sugrue	15,768	20.7
Majority			17,702	23.3
Turnout			76,062	82.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• Eastleigh by-election, 2013
• Eastleigh constituency
• The town of Eastleigh

References

1. The Independent | Lib Dems win over disenchanted Tories: Conservative defections in Eastleigh are unlikely to benefit Labour's high-profile campaign.
2. Guardian | Eastleigh election results
3. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

External links

• Campaign literature from the by-election