2014 Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election

Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election

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Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency
Turnout	28.2%
First party Second party Third party   Con Candidate Mike Kane John Bickley Rev. Daniel Critchlow Party Labour UKIP Conservative Popular vote 13,261 4,301 3,479 Percentage 55.3% 18.0% 14.5% Swing 11.2% 14.5% 11.0%
MP before election Paul Goggins Labour Subsequent MP Mike Kane Labour

On 13 February 2014,^[1] a by-election was held for the UK parliamentary constituency of Wythenshawe and Sale East, following the death of the former MP, Paul Goggins.^[2]

The election was won by Mike Kane of the Labour Party^[3] with a greatly increased share of the vote compared with the 2010 general election. UKIP, which had previously performed poorly, came second, beating the Conservative Party into third place. The Liberal Democrats lost their deposit. The turnout was 28.2%, compared with 54.3% for the 2010 general election.