West Bromwich West by-election, 2000
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The Member of Parliament for West Bromwich, West, the Rt. Hon. Betty Boothroyd, (the Speaker) resigned from the House of Commons on September 2, 2000.
A by-election to fill the seat was held on November 23. In 1997 the major parties had observed an old tradition by not opposing the Speaker seeking re-election. On its return to partisan politics the seat reverted to Labour, much where it been in 1992.
Results
The turnout was 27.3%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| Adrian Bailey | Labour/Co-op | 9,460 | 50.6% |
| Karen Bissell | Conservative | 6,408 | 34.3% |
| Sadie Smith | Liberal Democrat | 1,791 | 9.6% |
| Nick Griffin | British National Party | 794 | 4.2% |
| Jonathan Oakton | UK Independence Party | 246 | 1.3% |
General Election result, 1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| Betty Boothroyd | (Spkr) | 23,969 | 65.3% |
| Richard Silvester | (Ind Lab) | 8,546 | 23.3% |
| Steve Edwards | (N Dem) | 4,181 | 11.4% |