Change UK election results

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This article lists the election results of Change UK in UK parliamentary elections and in elections to the European Parliament.

2019 European elections

Main article: 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom

Change UK stood in the 2019 European Parliament elections in every regional constituency except Northern Ireland as a member of the EPP but failed to win a single seat.[1][2] Candidates included high-profile public figures and celebrities like Robin Bextor, the father of singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, incumbent Conservative MEP Richard Ashworth, writer Rachel Johnson (sister of then Conservative MPs Jo and Boris Johnson); former BBC journalist Gavin Esler;[3] former Conservative MPs Stephen Dorrell and Neil Carmichael; former Labour MEP Carole Tongue; former Labour MPs Roger Casale and Jon Owen Jones; former Liberal Democrat MEP Diana Wallis;[4] and the former deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Jacek Rostowski.[5]

2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom: Great Britain
Year Leader Number of votes Share of votes Seats Change Position
2019 Heidi Allen 571,846 3.3%
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By constituency

Constituency Votes % Position
East Midlands 41,117 3.47 7th
East of England 58,274 3.65 6th
London 117,635 5.25 6th
North East England 24,968 4.00 7th
North West England 47,237 2.72 7th
South East England 105,832 4.17 6th
South West England 46,612 2.80 7th
West Midlands 45,673 3.39 7th
Yorkshire and the Humber 30,162 2.30 8th
Scotland 30,004 1.9 7th
Wales 24,332 2.9 8th

2019 general election

Anna Soubry lead the party into the 2019 general election.

Change UK was part of the Unite to Remain electoral pact in the snap 2019 general election. The party only stood in three constituencies, and all three candidates were incumbent Members of Parliament: Anna Soubry, Mike Gapes and Chris Leslie.

The only constituencies with Change UK candidates were Broxtowe, Ilford South and Nottingham East.[6][7] Ann Coffey and Joan Ryan did not stand for re-election.[8][9] The Liberal Democrats announced that they would not stand against Anna Soubry in Broxtowe.[10] Only Leslie lost his deposit.

In the election on 12 December 2019, all three of the party's candidates lost their seats: Soubry and Gapes came third in their seats, while Leslie was fourth. Soubry had the highest vote share at 8.5%. Of its six former members, Heidi Allen did not stand in the election, Gavin Shuker stood as an independent candidate and the other four stood for the Liberal Democrats. All lost their seats, with Luciana Berger performing best, coming second with 31.9%, standing in a different constituency, Finchley and Golders Green in North London.[11]

Constituency County Winning party in 2017 Winning party in 2019 Candidate Elected MP Votes % Position
Broxtowe Nottinghamshire Conservative Conservative Anna Soubry Darren Henry 4,668[12] 8.5 3rd
Ilford South Greater London Labour Labour Mike Gapes Sam Tarry 3,891[13] 7.3 3rd
Nottingham East Nottinghamshire Labour Labour Chris Leslie Nadia Whittome 1,447[14] 3.6 4th

References

  1. ^ Curtice, John (27 May 2019). "European Elections: What they tell us about support for Brexit". BBC News. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ Morris, James (28 May 2019). "Where did it all go wrong for Change UK? - an expert's view". Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Join the Remain alliance, urges Change UK at Euro election launch". BBC News. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ Sparrow, Andrew (23 April 2019). "Brexit: No 10 accuses Labour of dragging its feet in talks on withdrawal agreement compromise – live news". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. ^ Shah, Shakhil (23 April 2019). "Former Polish deputy PM to stand for European parliament for Change UK". Emerging Europe. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  6. ^ "The Independent Group for Change Main Page". 12 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ^ Gye, Hugo. "High profile MPs are standing as independents – but will they be re-elected?". inews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ^ Blosse, Benjamin (30 October 2019). "Ann Coffey announces she is standing down as Stockport MP". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. ^ Sugarman, Daniel (17 September 2019). "Labour Friends of Israel honorary president Joan Ryan announces she will stand down at next election". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. ^ Sandeman, Kit (7 November 2019). "Lib Dems will not stand in Broxtowe against Anna Soubry, party confirms". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. ^ "UK results: Conservatives win majority". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Broxtowe parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Ilford South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Nottingham East parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". Retrieved 20 December 2020.