Vauxhall by-election, 1989

Vauxhall by-election, 1989

A by-election for the United Kingdom House of Commons was held in the constituency of Vauxhall on the 15th June 1989, following the resignation of sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Stuart Holland.

The winner, Kate Hoey, was Minister for Sport in Tony Blair's Labour government from 1999-2001 but has now returned to the backbenches.

The 1989 by-election was caused by Stuart Holland's resignation to take up an academic job in preference to remaining in the Labour Party. Kate Hoey was shortlisted for the seat against the wishes of many left-wing local Labour activists who wanted Nigerian-born Martha Osamor. [Why no black MP for Brixton?http://www.blink.org.uk/pdescription.asp?key=12514&grp=66]

Non-Establishment candidates

The by-election was contested by 14 candidates: one of the longest lists of "serious" candidates at any by-election in the 1980s. Rev. H. Andrew stood as "The People's Candidate", out of protest at the Labour Party's selection process for their candidate. There were two "Green" candidates: H. Bewley (who represented the Green Party officially, and D. Allen (sponsored by a religious cult) who used the title "The Greens". This was the first time the Green Party saved its deposit in a UK Parliamentary election. There were two National Front candidates, from their warring "Official" and "Flag" factions.

Result

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kate Hoey
votes = 15,191
percentage = 52.7
change = 2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Keegan
votes = 5,425
percentage = 18.8
change = -10.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Social and Liberal Democrats
candidate = Mike Tuffrey
votes = 5,043
percentage = 17.5
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Henry Bewley
votes = 1,767
percentage = 6.1
change = +4.3Election box candidate
party = The People's Candidate
candidate = Rev. Hewie Andrew
votes = 302
percentage = 1.1
change = Election box candidate
party = The Greens
candidate = Dominic Allen
votes = 264
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Rudy Narayan
votes = 179
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Revolutionary Communist Party (Furedi)
candidate = Don Milligan
votes = 177
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box candidate
party = Official National Front
candidate = Patrick Harrington
votes = 127
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = "Lord" David Sutch
votes = 106
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box candidate
party = Christian Alliance
candidate = David Black
votes = 86
percentage = 0.3
change = Election box candidate
party = National Front
candidate = Edward Budden
votes = 83
percentage = 0.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Fellowship Party
candidate = Rev. Geoffrey Rolph
votes = 24
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box candidate
party = Leveller Party
candidate = William Scola
votes = 21
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 9,766
percentage = 33.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 28,795
percentage = 44.4
change = -19.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

ee also

*List of United Kingdom by-elections


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