Hemsworth by-election, 1991
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A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth on 7 November 1991. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament George Buckley (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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Enright | 15,895 | 66.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | V. Megson | 4,808 | 20.1 | ||
| Conservative | G. Harrison | 2,512 | 10.5 | ||
| Independent Labour | P. Ablett | 648 | 2.7 | ||
| Corrective Party | T. Smith | 108 | 0.45 | ||
| Majority | 11,097 | 46.3 | |||
| Turnout | 23,971 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 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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| 1988 |
July: Kensington | November: Glasgow Govan | December: Epping Forest |
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| 1989 |
February: Pontypridd | Richmond | May: Vale of Glamorgan | June: Glasgow Central | Vauxhall |
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| 1990 |
March: Mid Staffordshire | May: Bootle | Upper Bann | September: Knowsley South | October: Eastbourne | November: Bootle | Bradford North | Paisley North | Paisley South |
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| 1991 |
March: Ribble Valley | April: Neath | May: Monmouth | July: Liverpool Walton | November: Hemsworth | Kincardine and Deeside | Langbaurgh |
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