User:Warofdreams/Major party by-elections

England
Major parties outside top three:
 * Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924: Lib (4) - behind Constitutionalist
 * Liverpool Wavertree by-election, 1935: Lib (4) - behind Ind Con
 * Oldham West by-election, 1968: Lib (4) - behind All Party Alliance
 * Southampton Itchen by-election, 1971: Lib (4) - behind National Democratic Party (UK)
 * Newham South by-election, 1974: Con (4) - behind Nat Front
 * Walsall North by-election, 1976: Lib (5) - behind Ind Sidney Wright and Nat Front
 * Birmingham Stechford by-election, 1977: Lib (4) - behind Nat Front
 * Birmingham Ladywood by-election, 1977: Lib (4) - behind Nat Front
 * Lambeth Central by-election, 1978: Lib (4) - behind Nat Front
 * Bermondsey by-election, 1983: Con (4) - behind Ind Lab
 * Richmond by-election, 1989: Lab (4) - behind SDP(88)
 * Liverpool Walton by-election, 1991: Con (4) - behind Ind Lab
 * Hartlepool by-election, 2004: Con (4) - behind UKIP
 * Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006: Lab (4) - behind UKIP
 * Henley by-election, 2008: Lab (5) - behind Green and BNP
 * Barnsley Central by-election, 2011: LibDem (6) - behind UKIP, BNP and Ind Tony Devoy

Scotland and Wales
Major parties outside top four:


 * Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1946: Nat Lib (5) - behind Ind; stood against Con; no SNP
 * Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948: Lib (6) - behind ILP and United Socialist Movement
 * Merthyr Tydfil by-election, 1972: Lib (5) - behind CPGB
 * Glasgow Central by-election, 1989: SLD (5) - behind Green
 * Hamilton South by-election, 1999: LibDem (6) - behind Ind Mungall [SLP] and SSP
 * Falkirk West by-election, 2000: LibDem (5) - behind SSP
 * Blaenau Gwent by-election, 2006: Con (5) - behind Ind Dai Davies
 * Glasgow North East by-election, 2009: LibDem (6) - behind BNP and Solidarity

Northern Ireland
Conservatives outside top four:


 * Upper Bann by-election, 1990: Con (6) - behind UUP, SDLP, SF, Ind, Workers
 * North Down by-election, 1995: Con (5) - behind UKUP, UUP, APNI, Ind U

Other
Elections in Britain with no official Liberal, Lib Dem or SDP candidate since 1970:


 * Liverpool Scotland by-election, 1971
 * Bromsgrove by-election, 1971
 * Goole by-election, 1971
 * Hayes and Harlington by-election, 1971
 * Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971
 * Widnes by-election, 1971
 * Southwark by-election, 1972
 * Lincoln by-election, 1973 (Democratic Labour stood)
 * West Bromwich by-election, 1973
 * Westhoughton by-election, 1973 (Democratic Socialist stood)
 * Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978
 * Glasgow Central by-election, 1980 (Ind Lib stood)
 * Newham North East by-election, 1994 (nominated as Lib Dem candidate but left party before by-election)

Elections in Scotland with no official SNP candidate since 1960:
 * Edinburgh North by-election, 1960
 * Paisley by-election, 1961
 * Rutherglen by-election, 1964
 * Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles by-election, 1967 (Ind Scot Nat stood)

Elections in Wales with no official PC candidate:
 * Abertillery by-election, 1950

Elections in Britain with no official Con candidate:
 * Hemsworth by-election, 1946
 * Ogmore by-election, 1946
 * Carmarthen by-election, 1957
 * Bristol South East by-election, 1963 (Ind Con and Nat Fellowship "Con" stood)

Elections in Britain with no official Lab candidate:
 * City of London by-election, 1945
 * Kensington South by-election, 1945
 * Combined English Universities by-election, 1946 (Ind Lab stood)

Last by-election with x candidates:

Northern Ireland:
 * 1: Armagh by-election, 1954 (UUP)
 * 2: Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1982 (Anti H-Block + UUP)

England:
 * 1: Hemsworth by-election, 1946 (Lab)
 * 2: Widnes by-election, 1971 (Lab + Con)
 * 3: Ryedale by-election, 1986 (three major parties)
 * 5: Cheadle by-election, 2005 (three major parties + Alliance for Change)

Scotland and Wales:
 * 1: Edinburgh West by-election, 1941 (Con)
 * 2: Rutherglen by-election, 1964 (Lab + Con)
 * 3: Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971 (Con, Lab + SNP)
 * 4: Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982 (four major parties)
 * 5: Falkirk Central by-election, 2000 (four major parties + SSP)
 * 6: Blaenau Gwent by-election, 2006 (four major parties + Ind and OMRLP)

Other minor parties to beat major parties:
 * Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948: ILP beat SNP (+ Lib as above)
 * Rhondda West by-election, 1967: CPGB beat Con (no Lib)