Langbaurgh by-election, 1991

Langbaurgh by-election, 1991

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.

Votes

Election box begin
title=Langbaurgh by-election, 1991
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ashok Kumar
votes = 22,442
percentage = 42.9
change = +4.5
Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Bates
votes = 20,467
percentage = 39.1
change = −2.6
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Peter Allen
votes = 8,421
percentage = 16.1
change = −3.7
Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Gerald Parr
votes = 456
percentage = 0.9
change =
Election box candidate
party = Yorkshire Party
candidate = Roland Holt
votes = 216
percentage = 0.4
change =
Election box candidate
party = Corrective Party
candidate = Lindi St Clair
votes = 198
percentage = 0.4
change =
Election box candidate
party = Football Supporters
candidate = Nigel Downing
votes = 163
percentage = 0.3
change =
Election box majority
votes = 1,975
percentage = 3.8
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 52,363
percentage =
change =
Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = 9.1

See also

* Langbaurgh (UK Parliament constituency)
* List of United Kingdom by-elections

References

* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/langbaurgh91.html British Parliamentary by-elections: Langbaurgh]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk UK General Elections since 1832]
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