1990 Knowsley South by-election
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Constituency of Knowsley South |
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Turnout | 33.4% (40.7%) |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | Con | LD | Candidate | Edward O'Hara | Leslie Byrom | Catherin Hancox | Party | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Popular vote | 14,581 | 3,241 | 1,809 | Percentage | 68.8% | 15.2% | 8.5% | Swing | 4.3% | 6.4% | 5.4% | |
MP before election Sean Hughes Labour | Subsequent MP Edward O'Hara Labour | |
The 1990 Knowsley South by-election was a by-election held on 27 September 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Knowsley South in Merseyside.
The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sean Hughes on 25 June.
The result was a Labour hold, with Edward O'Hara winning a majority of over 11,000 votes.
Result
Knowsley South by-election, 1990[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edward O'Hara | 14,581 | 68.8 | +4.3 |
| Conservative | Leslie Byrom | 3,241 | 15.2 | −6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hancox | 1,809 | 8.5 | −5.4 |
| Green | Raymond Georgeson | 656 | 3.1 | New |
| Liberal | Ian Smith | 628 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 197 | 0.9 | New |
| Corrective Party | Lady Whiplash | 99 | 0.5 | New |
Majority | 11,367 | 53.6 | +10.7 |
Turnout | 21,184 | 33.4 | −40.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
References
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
See also
1988 | - July: Kensington
- November: Glasgow Govan
- December: Epping Forest
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