Pontypridd by-election, 1989
- Pontypridd by-election, 1989
The Pontypridd by-election, 1989 was a by-election held on 23rd February 1989 for the British House of Commons constituency of Pontypridd in Mid Glamorgan.
The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Brynmor John on 13 December 1988.
The result was a Labour Party hold, with Kim Howells winning a majority of almost 11,000 votes.
Whilst out canvassing for the Conservative party, neighbouring MP Sir Raymond Gower died, which resulted in the Vale of Glamorgan by-election
Votes
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kim Howells
votes = 20,549
percentage = 53.4
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Sydney Morgan
votes = 9,775
percentage = 25.3
change = +20.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Evans
votes = 5,212
percentage = 13.5
change = -6.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Tom Ellis
votes = 1,500
percentage = 3.9
change = -15.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
candidate = Terry Thomas
votes = 1,199
percentage = 3.1
change = -7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = David Richards
votes = 239
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Black
votes = 57
percentage = 0.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,794
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 38,511
percentage = 62.0
change = -19.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
References
* [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:zQl4B0-mj7EJ:www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/m12.pdf+by+elections+in+the+1987-1992+parliament&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1 House of Commons Paper on By Elections in the 1987-1992 Parliament]
See also
* List of United Kingdom by-elections
* Pontypridd constituency
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