Liberal Democrats 29% and Conservatives 15%, representing percentage changes since May 2010 of −11% for the Conservatives, +14% for Labour and −3% for the Liberal Democrats. A telephone poll by Survation reported voting intention figures of Labour 31%, Liberal Democrats 30%, Conservatives 6% and undecided 23% (note the ICM and Populus poll figures exclude undecideds), on a sample size of 293 (excluding those who refused to respond). Result Having only narrowly retained the seat at the general election eight months earlier, Labour retained it once again but this time with a vastly increased majority, with the Liberal Democrats finishing second. See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election Notes References External links Oldham Council – Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election Oldham East and Saddleworth By-Election Declaration – YouTube Candidate websites Debbie Abrahams – Labour Party candidate Kashif Ali – Conservative Party candidate Peter Allen – Green Party candidate Loz Kaye – Pirate Party candidate Stephen Morris – English Democrats candidate Paul Nuttall – UKIP candidate Elwyn Watkins – Liberal Democrats candidate Oldham East and Saddleworth Oldham East and Saddleworth Oldham East and Saddleworth 2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth 2011 2010s in Greater Manchester