2014 Newark by-election
Result
The Conservatives retained the seat with a majority of over 7,000 which was described by the BBC as 'a relatively comfortable victory'.

2014 Newark by-election

Section Title: Result
Table Section Text: The Conservatives retained the seat with a majority of over 7,000 which was described by the BBC as 'a relatively comfortable victory'.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Conservative	Robert Jenrick	17,431	45.0	8.9

UKIP	Roger Helmer	10,028	25.9	+22.1

Labour	Michael Payne	6,842	17.7	4.7

Independent	Paul Baggaley	1,891	4.9	N/A

Green	David Kirwan	1,057	2.7	N/A

Liberal Democrat	David Watts	1,004	2.6	17.4

Monster Raving Loony	Nick The Flying Brick	168	0.4	N/A

Independent	Andy Hayes	117	0.3	N/A

Bus-Pass Elvis	David Bishop	87	0.2	N/A

Common Good	Dick Rodgers	64	0.2	N/A

Patriotic Socialist Party	Lee Woods	18	0.0	N/A

Majority	7,403	19.1	12.4

Turnout	38,707	52.79	19.61

Conservative hold	Swing	15.5

Sentence(s)

Conservative Robert Jenrick won with a majority of 7,403.

final_sentence: Conservative Robert Jenrick won with a majority of 7,403.