City of Chester Parliamentary by-election

An election was held on 1 December 2022 to elect a Member of Parliament for the City of Chester constituency.

Results

Elected: Dixon, Samantha Kate (Labour)

Candidates	Party	Votes
BARTON, Jeanette Rochelle Bassford (Commonly known as: Jeanie Barton)	Reform UK	773
BOWERS, Paul Richard	Green Party	987
DIXON, Samantha Kate	Labour Party	17,309 (E)
GRIFFITHS, Cain Steven	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	179
HERD, Robert Charles (Commonly known as: Rob Herd)	Liberal Democrats	2,368
HEWISON, Richard John Howard	Rejoin EU	277
HOPE, Alan (Commonly known as: Howling Laud Hope)	The Official Monster Raving Loony Party	156
QUARTERMAINE, Christopher Mark (Commonly known as: Chris Quartermaine)	Freedom Alliance. The Real Alternative	91
WARDLAW, Elizabeth (Commonly known as: Liz Wardlaw)	The Conservative Party Candidate	6,335

There was a minor mistake in speech at the declaration where the number of votes for Paul Richard Bowers, Green Party, was misstated.

Turnout

41.2 per cent (28,541 votes)

Rejected ballots

Documents

Declaration of Result - City of Chester Constituency
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Notice of Returned Expenses

I, the undersigned, being the Acting Returning Officer for the above constituencies hereby give notice that I have received the returns and declarations as to election expenses of the under mentioned candidates and election agents at City of Chester Parliamentary By-Election held on 1 December 2022.

Candidate: Jeanie Barton

Election Agent: John Kelly

Candidate: Paul Richard Bowers

Election Agent: Sue Beesley

Candidate: Samantha Kate Dixon

Election Agent: Liam Didsbury

Candidate: Cain Steven Griffiths

Election Agent: Own

Candidate: Rob Herd

Election Agent: Paul Trollope

Candidate: Richard John Howard Hewison

Election Agent: John Falch

Candidate: Howling Lord Hope

Election Agent: Nick Delves

Candidate: Chris Quartermaine

Election Agent: Jonathan Tilt

Candidate: Liz Wardlaw

Election Agent: Matthew Littler

These returns and declarations (including the accompanying documents) can be inspected at the Democratic Services Office, Ellesmere Port Library, 1st Floor, Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BG between the hours of 9am - 4pm Monday to Friday by prior appointment (01244 977084) during the two years after receipt.

The fee payable for a copy of any such return, declaration or document shall be at the rate of 20p for each side of each page.

Andrew Lewis
Acting Returning Officer

Dated: 17 January 2023