2000 West Bromwich West by-election
# 2000 West Bromwich West by-election

The 2000 West Bromwich West by-election was a by-election held on 23 November 2000 for the British House of Commons constituency of West Bromwich West.

The constituency's Member of Parliament (MP) was the Rt. Hon. Betty Boothroyd, the Speaker. She resigned from the House of Commons as an MP and as Speaker on 23 October 2000, triggering a writ to move the by-election.

In 1997 the major parties had observed a recent tradition by not opposing the Speaker seeking re-election. On its return to partisan politics the seat reverted to Labour, in a similar result to that seen in 1992.

## Results

2000 West Bromwich West by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Adrian Bailey | 9,460 | 50.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Karen Bissell | 6,408 | 34.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadie Smith | 1,791 | 9.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | Nick Griffin | 794 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Oakton | 246 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,052 | 16.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,699 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Speaker | Labour gain from Speaker | Swing | | |

## General election result, 1997

General election 1997: West Bromwich West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Speaker | Betty Boothroyd | 23,969 | 65.3 |
| | Independent Labour | Richard Silvester | 8,546 | 23.3 |
| | National Democrats | Steve Edwards | 4,181 | 11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,423 | 40.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,696 | |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Swing | |
