| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | 2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election - Result |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Conservative | David Davis | 17,113 | 71.6 | 24.1 |
| 5 | - | Green | Shan Oakes | 1,758 | 7.4 | N/A |
| 6 | - | English Democrat | Joanne Robinson | 1,714 | 7.2 | N/A |
| 7 | - | National Front | Tess Culnane | 544 | 2.3 | N/A |
| 8 | - | Miss Great Britain Party | Gemma Garrett | 521 | 2.2 | N/A |
| 9 | - | Independent | Jill Saward | 492 | 2.1 | N/A |
| 10 | - | Monster Raving Loony | Mad Cow-Girl | 412 | 1.7 | N/A |
| 11 | - | Independent | Walter Sweeney | 238 | 1.0 | N/A |
| 12 | - | Independent | John Nicholson | 162 | 0.7 | N/A |
| 13 | - | Independent | David Craig | 135 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 14 | - | New Party | David Pinder | 135 | 0.6 | N/A |
| 15 | - | No description | David Icke | 110 | 0.5 | N/A |
| 16 | - | Freedom 4 Choice | Hamish Howitt | 91 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 17 | - | Socialist Equality | Chris Talbot | 84 | 0.4 | N/A |
| 18 | - | Independent | Grace Astley | 77 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 19 | - | Christian | George Hargreaves | 76 | 0.3 | N/A |
| 20 | - | Church of the Militant Elvis | David Bishop | 44 | 0.2 | N/A |
| 21 | - | Independent | John Upex | 38 | 0.2 | N/A |
| 22 | - | Independent | Greg Wood | 32 | 0.1 | N/A |
| 23 | - | Independent | Eamonn Fitzpatrick | 31 | 0.1 | N/A |
| 24 | - | Make Politicians History | Ronnie Carroll | 29 | 0.1 | N/A |
| 25 | - | Independent | Thomas Darwood | 25 | 0.1 | N/A |
| 26 | - | Independent | Christopher Foren | 23 | 0.1 | N/A |
| 27 | - | Independent | Herbert Crossman | 11 | 0.0 | N/A |
| 28 | - | Independent | Tony Farnon | 8 | 0.0 | N/A |
| 29 | - | Independent | Norman Scarth | 8 | 0.0 | N/A |
| 30 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,355 | 64.2 | 53.5 |
| 31 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,911 | 34.03 | 35.7 |
| 32 | - | 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.