1991 Hemsworth by-election

The Hemsworth by-election, 1991 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 7 November 1991 for the House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire. The seat had become vacant on the death of the Labour Member of Parliament George Buckley (British politician), who had held the seat since the 1987 general election.

The Labour candidate, Derek Enright, held the seat for his party.

Hemsworth by-election, 1991^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Enright	15,895	66.3	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Valerie Megson	4,808	20.1	+4.3
	Conservative	Garnett Harrison	2,512	10.5	-6.7
	Independent Labour	Paul Ablett	648	2.7	N/A
	Corrective Party	Timothy Smith	108	0.5	N/A
Majority			11,097	46.2	-3.6
Turnout			23,971
	Labour hold		Swing

References[]

^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

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