Neath by-election, 1991
The Neath by-election, 1991 was a by-election held on 4 April 1991 for the British House of Commons constituency of Neath in Wales. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Peter Hain.
Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Donald Coleman had died on 14 January 1991.
Result
Peter Hain retained Neath easily for Labour, although there was a 14% swing to Plaid Cymru.
Votes
| Neath by-election, 1991[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Hain | 17,962 | 51.7 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Dewi Evans | 8,132 | 23.3 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Evans | 2,995 | 8.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | David Lloyd | 2,000 | 5.8 | ||
| Social Democratic | John Warman | 1,826 | 5.3 | ||
| Local Independent Labour | Rhys Jeffreys | 1,253 | 3.6 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 263 | 0.8 | ||
| Captain Beany of the Bean Party | Barry Kirk | 262 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 9,830 | 28.7 | |||
| Turnout | 34,753 | 64.0 | |||
See also
Sources
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992
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