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  UK Parliament - South East Staffordshire - By-Election
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > West Midlands > West Midlands > Staffordshire South East
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type By-election
Filing Deadline April 01, 1996 - 04:00pm Central
Polls Open April 11, 1996 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close April 11, 1996 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start April 12, 1996 - 12:00am
Term End May 01, 1997 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH November 17, 2021 11:13pm
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Description Tucker described himself as a 'Churchill Conservative'.

Bunny was an employee of, and sponsored by, Live Television. He had changed his name to that of a television character in order to contest the election.

Samuelson sought election as a 'Daily Loonylugs Earing Up the World' candidate. He was sponsored by a group of people who produced a newspaper printed on cardboard cartoon ears.

Sandy sought election as an 'Action against Crime' candidate. He advocated that the sentence passed by a Judge ought to be the actual sentence served, with no remission.

Wood advocated reintroduction of capital punishment.

Candidate ballot labels
News Bunny: "LIVE TV"
Samuelson: "Daily Loonylugs Earring Up the World"
Sandy: "Action Against Crime"
Tucker: "Churchill Conservative"
Wood: "Restoration of Death Penalty"
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyConservative Won04/09/1992
NameDavid Lightbown Votes29,180 (50.66%)
Term04/10/1992 - 12/12/1995 Margin7,192 (+12.49%)
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CANDIDATES
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Name Brian Jenkins Timothy D.R. James Jennette Davy Andrew Smith Screaming Lord Sutch Sharron Edwards Steven J. Mountford
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Democrats UK Independence Official Monster Raving Loony National Democrats Liberal
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Certified Votes 26,155 (60.13%) 12,393 (28.49%) 2,042 (4.70%) 1,272 (2.92%) 506 (1.16%) 358 (0.82%) 332 (0.76%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -13,762 (-31.64%) -24,113 (-55.44%) -24,883 (-57.21%) -25,649 (-58.97%) -25,797 (-59.31%) -25,823 (-59.37%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Entry Date 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Leslie Tucker News Bunny Anthony "Tony" Samuelson Frederick Sandy David Lucas Alan Wood  
PartyIndependent Independent Independent Independent Natural Law Independent  
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Certified Votes 123 (0.28%) 85 (0.20%) 80 (0.18%) 53 (0.12%) 53 (0.12%) 45 (0.10%)  
Margin-26,032 (-59.85%) -26,070 (-59.94%) -26,075 (-59.95%) -26,102 (-60.01%) -26,102 (-60.01%) -26,110 (-60.03%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996 04/01/1996  
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