Erdingley by-election, 2007
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The Erdingley by-election of 2007 took place on May 31, 2007 in the Cachette de Lions Parliamentary constituency of Erdingley following the death of the sitting Conservative MP, Roger Clayton, on May 2, and produced a victory for the Liberal Party against the incumbent Conservatives. The constituency under Clayton was a marginal with all three major parties close together, however Clayton had held it since 1987, even when the national swing suggested it would go to the Liberals in 1999.
Opinion polls
The polling for the by-election was conducted by the Cachette de Lions Statistical Office (CDLSO). The final exit poll results were released at 7:00pm local time, May 31, 2007, and results were as follows:
- CPP - 34.0%
- Liberal - 36.2%
- Social Democrat - 24.7%
- Others - 5.1%
Results
| Erdingley by-election, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Patrick Hayman | 16,227 | 36.1 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | Martha Dunes | 15,328 | 34.1 | -0.6 | |
| Social Democrats | Ralph Hendon | 11,193 | 24.9 | -7.3 | |
| Green | John Gregory | 629 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Classical Liberal | Jules Morgan | 494 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Alistair Appleby | 405 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Taylor-Morris | 360 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Frieda Sjarvold | 315 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 899 | 2.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 44,950 | 62.8 | -18.4 | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.0 | |||
| Parliamentary election 2007: Erdingley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Roger Clayton | 20,168 | 34.7 | -1.4 | |
| Liberal | Erica Jensen | 19,234 | 33.1 | +0.8 | |
| Social Democrats | Ralph Hendon | 18,718 | 32.2 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 934 | 1.6 | -2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 58,120 | 81.2 | -1.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1% | |||
