Ceiling light not working

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Hi folks,

I have a ceiling light in my pantry, but it stopped working a few years ago after I had an electrician round to do some work in my adjoining kitchen.

I kept meaning to get him back, but then never got round to it and years went by. I assume something he did has caused the light not to work, but I guess it could be coincidence.

Anyway, I tried the bulb in another socket, and that works fine, so it's not the bulb.

I then bought a circuit tester gadget - and that lights up like a Christmas tree when placed near the light socket and the switch (see pics) so there's power there.

Sooooo, any ideas what I can do next? Could it be a faulty switch, or faulty socket maybe?

Any advice gratefully received!
 

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I will guess no neutral, we call it a circuit, as it goes both in and out, it needs both lives that line and neutral to work, you clearly have line so likely neutral missing.

This shows how lighting circuits work it can be seen the neutral goes from ceiling rose to ceiling rose
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likely where electrician was working a neutral has been left disconnected, likely nothing to do with the light which is not working.
 
I would check (with the power off) that the contacts are good and springy.

What was the spark working on?
 
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Thanks everyone. I shall check the contacts. Not sure what you mean about a spark, Securespark.
 
Oh right! I've heard them called sparkies - but never sparks. It was wiring in the kitchen - he fitted some new sockets. Didn't change the lighting in there, though.
 
Oh right! I've heard them called sparkies - but never sparks. It was wiring in the kitchen - he fitted some new sockets. Didn't change the lighting in there, though.
Based on that, logic would suggest the light was somehow connected to the sockets, and a cable was left disconnected or a wire broken off.

It could 100 different things in reality.
 

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