Could there be a Eastleigh by-election?

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This has been rattling on for a while about Chris Huhne and all the allegations around speeding and getting his wife to take the fall. Well it goes to trial next Monday. So what of the result of the trial will it mean if the verdict goes the wrong way will Chris Huhne have to fall on his sword? As so many other MPs have had to do in this parliament so far.

Now at the expense of Labour Chris Huhne actually extended his majority in the 2010 general election. Now if there is By-election this year will be a seat that the Tories could win or could Labour nick another one we can see that they had 20% support in 2005 but I think even in the wonderments of By-elections where anything goes that is a long stretch for them to win. It may well be a case of will UKIP stop the Tories from winning? Just how much Lib Dem support will dissolve?

Not that I hope any bad will for Chris Huhne but this would be one juicy By-election mid term which could throw up all sorts of pointers.

Name	Party	Votes	%	+/-
Chris Huhne	Liberal Democrat	24,966	46.5	+8.2
Maria Hutchings	Conservative	21,102	39.3	+2.1
Leo Barraclough	Labour	5,153	9.6	-11.5
Ray Finch	UK Independence Party	1,933	3.6	+0.2
Tony Stephen Pewsey	English Democrats	249	0.5	+0.5
Dave Stone	Independent	154	0.3	+0.3
Keith Low	National Democrats	93	0.2	+0.2
Majority		3,864	7.2
Turnout		53,650	69.4	+5.0