Langbaurgh by-election, 1991
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The Langbaurgh by-election, 1991 was a by-election held on 7 November 1991 for the British House of Commons constituency of Langbaurgh, in the former county of Cleveland in North East England.
The seat had become vacant on the death of the Conservative Member of Parliament Richard Holt on 20 September 1991. Holt had held the seat since the 1983 general election.
The by-election was won by the Labour candidate, Ashok Kumar.
[edit] Votes
| Langbaurgh by-election, 1991 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ashok Kumar | 22,442 | 42.9 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael Bates | 20,467 | 39.1 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Allen | 8,421 | 16.1 | −3.7 | |
| Green | Gerald Parr | 456 | 0.9 | ||
| Yorkshire Party | Roland Holt | 216 | 0.4 | ||
| Corrective Party | Lindi St Clair | 198 | 0.4 | ||
| Football Supporters | Nigel Downing | 163 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,975 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 52,363 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- British Parliamentary by-elections: Langbaurgh
- UK General Elections since 1832
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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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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