Tories romp home in Crewe and Nantwich

1.04.38pm BST (GMT +0100) Fri 23rd May 2008

The result in the Crewe & Nantwich by-election was:

Conservative 20,539 (49.5%, +16.9%)

Labour 12,679 (30.6%, -18.2%)

Liberal Democrat 6,040 (14.6%, -4.0%)

UKIP 922 (2.2%)

Green 359 (0.9%)

English Democrats 275 (0.7%)

Monster Raving Loony Party 236 (0.6%)

Mark Walklake 217 (0.5%)

Cut Tax on Petrol and Diesel 118 (0.3%)

Gemma Garrett 113 (0.3%)

58.2% turnout

17.6% swing Labour to Conservative

7.1% swing Labour to Liberal Democrats