2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election

Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election

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Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency
Turnout	48% (13.2 pp)
First party Second party   Candidate Debbie Abrahams Elwyn Watkins Party Labour Liberal Democrats Popular vote 14,718 11,160 Percentage 42.1% 31.9% Swing 10.2% 0.3%   Third party Fourth party   Con Candidate Kashif Ali Paul Nuttall Party Conservative UKIP Popular vote 4,481 2,029 Percentage 12.8% 5.8% Swing 13.6% 1.9%
MP before election Phil Woolas Labour Subsequent MP Debbie Abrahams Labour

On 13 January 2011, a by-election was held for the UK House of Commons constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth.^[1] Labour Party candidate Debbie Abrahams held the seat for her party with an increased majority over the Liberal Democrats, succeeding Phil Woolas, whose victory in the 2010 general election had been declared void because he had knowingly made false statements attacking his Liberal Democrat opponent's personal character.