Liberal Democrats candidate · stood 2011
Watkins, Elwyn.
Stood for Liberal Democrats in Oldham East and Saddleworth at the 2011-01-13 Oldham East and Saddleworth By-election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 2nd of 9 with 11,160 votes (32.1%).
The result in full · 2011-01-13 Oldham East and Saddleworth By-election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrahams, Debbie✓ elected | Lab | 14,718 | 42.3% |
| Watkins, Elwyn | LD | 11,160 | 32.1% |
| Ali, Kashif | Con | 4,481 | 12.9% |
| Nuttall, Paul | — | 2,029 | 5.8% |
| Adams, Derek | — | 1,560 | 4.5% |
| Allen, Peter | Green | 530 | 1.5% |
| Brick, The Flying | — | 145 | 0.4% |
| Saul, Stephen | — | 96 | 0.3% |
| Bishop, Dave | — | 67 | 0.2% |
Majority 3,558 · 34,786 votes cast.
The seat now
Oldham East and Saddleworth is represented by Abrahams, Debbie (Lab), who won this contest.
See their full voting record, speeches & finances → · Explore Oldham East and Saddleworth →
Liberal Democrats in 2011
Watkins, Elwyn was one of 1 Liberal Democrats candidates at the 2011-01-13 Oldham East and Saddleworth By-election — 0 won their seats, 1 did not. See the Liberal Democrats →