During the Sandiacre South By-Election on May 21, 2002, the Liberal Democrats (who would later have promoted further environmental protections and opposed some UK military ventures like the Iraq War) got 34.1% vote higher than the Conservative Party ( which sits on the center-right of the British political spectrum), making the Liberal Democrats winner of the election.
Sandiacre South By-Election 10 August 2000 Sandiacre South By-Election 21 May 1998 
