Neath by-election, 1991

Neath by-election, 1991

The Neath by-election, 1991 was a by-election held on 4 April 1991 for the British House of Commons constituency of Neath in Wales. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Peter Hain.

Contents

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Donald Coleman had died on 14 January 1991.

Result

Peter Hain retained Neath easily for Labour, although there was a 14% swing to Plaid Cymru.

Votes

Neath by-election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Hain 17,962 51.7
Plaid Cymru Dewi Evans 8,132 23.3
Conservative Richard Evans 2,995 8.6
Liberal Democrat David Lloyd 2,000 5.8
Social Democrat John Warman 1,826 5.3
Local Independent Labour Rhys Jeffreys 1,253 3.6
Monster Raving Loony David Sutch 263 0.8
Captain Beany of the Bean Party Barry Kirk 262 0.7
Majority 9,830 28.7
Turnout 34,753 64.0

See also

Sources

Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992


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