1991 Neath by-election

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1991 Neath by-election
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  1987 4 April 1991 1992  

Constituency of Neath
Turnout64.0% (Decrease2.svg 14.8%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Peter Hain Ministerial portrait (3x4 crop).jpg
PC
Con
Candidate Peter Hain Dewi EvansRichard Evans
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative
Popular vote17,9628,1322,995
Percentage51.7%23.3%8.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.7%Increase2.svg 16.9%Decrease2.svg 7.5%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LD
SDP
CandidateDavid LloydJohn Warman
Party Liberal Democrats SDP
Popular vote2,0001,826
Percentage5.8%5.3%
SwingN/ADecrease2.svg 8.8%

MP before election

Donald Coleman
Labour

Subsequent MP

Peter Hain
Labour

The 1991 Neath by-election was a by-election held on 4 April 1991 for the 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, died on 14 January 1991. Coleman had already announced his intention to stand down at the next election, so Peter Hain had already been selected to contest the seat.

Result

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

1991 Neath by-election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Hain 17,962 51.7 −11.7
Plaid Cymru Dewi Evans8,13223.3+16.9
Conservative Richard Evans2,9958.6−7.5
Liberal Democrats David Lloyd2,0005.8−8.3
SDP John Warman1,8265.3−8.8
Local Independent LabourRhys Jeffreys1,2533.6N/A
Monster Raving Loony David Sutch 2630.8N/A
Captain Beany of the Bean Party Barry Kirk 2620.7N/A
Majority 9,83028.4−18.9
Turnout 34,75364.0−14.8
Registered electors 54,482
Labour hold Swing +2.0

Previous result

General election 1987: Neath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Coleman 27,612 63.4 +9.8
Conservative Martin Howe7,03416.1−1.3
SDP John Warman6,13214.1−7.3
Plaid Cymru Huw John2,7926.4−0.8
Majority 20,57847.3+15.1
Turnout 43,57078.8+2.3
Registered electors 55,261
Labour hold Swing

See also

Sources

  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992