2022 Tiverton and Honiton by-election

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Tiverton and Honiton is expected to be held after member of parliament Neil Parish resigned on 4 May 2022,[1] following his admission to accusations that he viewed pornography on his mobile phone in the House of Commons chamber.[2][3]

2022 Tiverton and Honiton by-election
2022
Tiverton and Honiton constituency
Boundary of the Tiverton and Honiton constituency in Devon
Incumbent MP

Neil Parish
Independent


Background

Constituency

Tiverton and Honiton lies in Devon and the constituency is primarily rural, with major settlements in the towns of Tiverton and Honiton. In the 2016 EU referendum, 57.8% of the voters who turned out voted to leave the European Union.[4][5]

The by-election is expected to be the ninth or tenth of the 2019 Parliament. The seat is considered to be a Conservative safe seat,[6] with the party having held the constituency since its creation in 1997 by increasing margins, with its inaugural election in 1997 representing the closest result in the seat, with just 1,653 votes or three percentage points separating the winning Conservative candidate and the Liberal Democrat opponent.[7]

Previous result
General election 2019: Tiverton and Honiton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Parish 35,893 60.2 –1.2
Labour Liz Pole 11,654 19.5 –7.6
Liberal Democrats John Timperley 8,807 14.8 +6.8
Green Colin Reed 2,291 3.8 +0.3
UKIP Margaret Dennis 968 1.6 N/A
Majority 24,239 40.7 +6.4
Turnout 59,613 71.9 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.3

References
  1. Lynch, David (4 May 2022). "Neil Parish formally resigns after admitting watching pornography in the Commons". The Independent. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. Ambrose, Tom (30 April 2022). "Tory Neil Parish to resign as MP after porn 'moment of madness'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. "Manor of Northstead". GOV.uk. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. Hughes, Pascale; Ashdown, Harry (12 May 2017). "Every Leave constituency where the MP voted Remain". i. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. Clarke, Lewis (14 October 2019). "The Brexit Party announce Parliamentary Candidate for Tiverton & Honiton". DevonLive. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. Woodcock, Andrew (30 April 2022). "Lib Dems 'going for it' in hope of repeat by-election upset in Neil Parish's seat". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. Guyoncourt, Sally (30 April 2022). "When will the Tiverton and Honiton by-election be? Parliamentary rules for replacing Neil Parish explained". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. "2019 general election results: Tiverton and Honiton". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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