Hemsworth by-election, 1991
The Hemsworth by-election, 1991 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 7 November 1991 for the House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament George Buckley (British politician), who had held the seat since the 1987 general election.
The Labour candidate, Derek Enright, held the seat for his party.
| Hemsworth by-election, 1991[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Enright | 15,895 | 66.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Valerie Megson | 4,808 | 20.1 | ||
| Conservative | Garnett Harrison | 2,512 | 10.5 | ||
| Independent Labour | Paul Ablett | 648 | 2.7 | ||
| Corrective Party | Timothy John Smith | 108 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 11,097 | 46.3 | |||
| Turnout | 23,971 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
See also
- Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
- Hemsworth by-election, 1934
- Hemsworth by-election, 1946
- Hemsworth by-election, 1996
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
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