1991 Hemsworth by-election

The 1991 Hemsworth by-election 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 upon the death on 14 September of the Labour Member of Parliament George Buckley, who had held the seat since the 1987 general election.

1991 Hemsworth by-election
7 November 1991
Constituency of Hemsworth
Turnout42.6% (Decrease 33.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Derek Enright Valerie Megson Garnett Harrison
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Popular vote 15,895 4,808 2,512
Percentage 66.3% 20.1% 10.5%
Swing Decrease 0.7% Increase 4.3% Decrease 6.7%
MP before election

George Buckley
Labour

 Subsequent MP

Derek Enright
Labour

The Labour candidate, Derek Enright, held the seat for his party.

Results
Hemsworth by-election, 1991[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Enright 15,895 66.3 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Valerie Megson 4,808 20.1 +4.3
Conservative Garnett Harrison 2,512 10.5 -6.7
Independent Labour Paul Ablett 648 2.7 N/A
Corrective Party Timothy Smith 108 0.5 N/A
Majority 11,097 46.2 -3.6
Turnout 23,971
Labour hold Swing

Previous results
General election 1987: Hemsworth[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Buckley 27,859 67.0 +7.7
Conservative Edward Garnier 7,159 17.2 −2.4
Liberal John Wooffindin 6,568 15.8 −5.4
Majority 20,700 49.8 +11.7
Turnout 41,586 75.7 +7.1
Labour hold Swing

See also

References
  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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