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UK Parliament - Littleborough and Saddleworth - By-Election

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Office

Type

By-election

Filing Deadline

July 01, 1995 - 04:00pm

Polls Open

July 27, 1995 - 01:00am

Polls Close

July 27, 1995 - 04:00pm

Term Start

July 28, 1995 - 12:00pm

Term End

May 01, 1997 - 12:00pm

Contributor

RBH

Last Modified

RBH December 09, 2019 04:04pm

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Description

Douglas sought election as a candidate of the 'Conversative Party'. He was attempting to cause confusion and to attract the votes of electors intending to vote for the official Conservative candidate. His candidature was prompted by the situation in the Devon and East Plymouth constituency at the 1994 European Parliamentary Elections where a candidate seeking election as a 'Literal Democrat' polled more votes than the Conservative majority over the Liberal Democrat candidate.

Blobby had changed his name by deed poll from John McLagan to that of a Television character. He was a 34-year-old London businessman, and advocated a four-day week, the bricking-up of the Channel Tunnel and action on wobbly tables in restaurants.

McLaren sought election as an 'Old Labour' candidate. He was opposed to the selection of Woolas as the official Labour candidate, which he regarded as an imposition by the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party. He had been expelled from the Labour Party in 1993.