2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election
Result

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Conservative
David Davis
17,113
71.6
24.1
-
Green
Shan Oakes
1,758
7.4
N/A
-
English Democrat
Joanne Robinson
1,714
7.2
N/A
-
National Front
Tess Culnane
544
2.3
N/A
-
Miss Great Britain Party
Gemma Garrett
521
2.2
N/A
-
Independent
Jill Saward
492
2.1
N/A
-
Monster Raving Loony
Mad Cow-Girl
412
1.7
N/A
-
Independent
Walter Sweeney
238
1.0
N/A
-
Independent
John Nicholson
162
0.7
N/A
-
Independent
David Craig
135
0.6
N/A
-
New Party
David Pinder
135
0.6
N/A
-
No description
David Icke
110
0.5
N/A
-
Freedom 4 Choice
Hamish Howitt
91
0.4
N/A
-
Socialist Equality
Chris Talbot
84
0.4
N/A
-
Independent
Grace Astley
77
0.3
N/A
-
Christian
George Hargreaves
76
0.3
N/A
-
Church of the Militant Elvis
David Bishop
44
0.2
N/A
-
Independent
John Upex
38
0.2
N/A
-
Independent
Greg Wood
32
0.1
N/A
-
Independent
Eamonn Fitzpatrick
31
0.1
N/A
-
Make Politicians History
Ronnie Carroll
29
0.1
N/A
-
Independent
Thomas Darwood
25
0.1
N/A
-
Independent
Christopher Foren
23
0.1
N/A
-
Independent
Herbert Crossman
11
0.0
N/A
-
Independent
Tony Farnon
8
0.0
N/A
-
Independent
Norman Scarth
8
0.0
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
15,355
64.2
53.5
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
23,911
34.03
35.7
-
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Swing
N/A
-

Question: Who won the 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election and who came close?
Answer: Davis received 17,113 votes, with the closest challenge coming from the Green Party and English Democrats with 1,758 and 1,714 votes respectively.