2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/2025-runcorn-and-helsby-by-election

Write what each word means, using the article.

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1. What is the constituency name?Runcorn and Helsby
2. What is the date of by-election?1 May 2025
3. Why did the 2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election happen?The MP, Mike Amesbury, resigned after being sentenced for assault, which left the seat empty and required a new election.
4. Who won the by-election and by how many votes?Sarah Pochin from Reform UK won, and she beat the next candidate by just six votes.

By-election: A special election held to fill a vacancy in the House of Commons between general elections.
Constituency: A geographical area represented by a Member of Parliament (MP) in the UK Parliament.
Recall Petition: A mechanism allowing constituents to trigger a by-election if their MP is convicted of certain offenses or suspended.
First Past the Post: The electoral system used in UK general elections, where the candidate with the most votes wins, regardless of majority.