Petition · past parliament
Have a local election after Christian Wakeford Bury South MP switched parties
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Christian Wakeford Bury South MP left the Conservative party for Labour.
The local area voted for Conservative not Labour, its makes a mockery of the voting system.
The people spoke, if you leave a party it must go back to the public vote.
The local area voted for Conservative not Labour, its makes a mockery of the voting system.
The people spoke, if you leave a party it must go back to the public vote.
Give the vote back to the people, its pointless voting when MP's just switch mid term.
Why it was rejected
It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.
We can't accept petitions about honours or appointments, which includes calling for Ministers or MPs to be sacked, resign, or to be subject to a recall vote or a vote of no confidence.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip: Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip: Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip
Timeline
| 20 Jan 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jan 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Jan 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.