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1996 South East Staffordshire by-election

Special election in South East Staffordshire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of South East Staffordshire on 11 April 1996, following the death the previous December of the sitting Conservative MP Sir David Lightbown.

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The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives with a large swing.[1]

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Results

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Notes on candidates

News Bunny was a character on the cable channel Live TV. The candidate was an employee of the channel who changed his name for the purposes of the election.

The ballot paper description of the candidate N Samuelson was "Daily Loonylugs Earing Up the World".[2]

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