Knowsley South by-election, 1990
- Knowsley South by-election, 1990
The Knowsley South by-election, 1990 was a by-election held on 27th 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.
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edward O'Hara
votes = 14,581
percentage = 68.8
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Byrom
votes = 3,241
percentage = 15.2
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Catherine Hancox
votes = 1,809
percentage = 8.5
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Raymond Georgeson
votes = 656
percentage = 3.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Ian Smith
votes = 628
percentage = 3.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = David Sutch
votes = 197
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Corrective Party
candidate = Lady Whiplash
votes = 99
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,367
percentage = 53.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 21,184
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -5.41
References
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1987.html RESULTS OF BYELECTIONS IN THE 1987-92 PARLIAMENT]
See also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* Knowsley South constituency
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