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1990 Knowsley South by-election

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1990 Knowsley South by-election

← 1987 27 September 1990 1992 →

Constituency of Knowsley South
Turnout33.4% (Decrease40.7%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Candidate Edward O'Hara Leslie Byrom Catherin Hancox
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 14,581 3,241 1,809
Percentage 68.8% 15.2% 8.5%
Swing Increase4.3% Decrease6.4% Decrease5.4%

MP before election

Sean Hughes
Labour

Subsequent MP

Edward O'Hara
Labour

The 1990 Knowsley South by-election was a by-election held on 27 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.

Result

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Knowsley South by-election, 1990[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward O'Hara 14,581 68.8 +4.3
Conservative Leslie Byrom 3,241 15.2 −6.4
Liberal Democrats Catherine Hancox 1,809 8.5 −5.4
Green Raymond Georgeson 656 3.1 New
Liberal Ian Smith 628 3.0 N/A
Monster Raving Loony David Sutch 197 0.9 New
Corrective Party Lady Whiplash 99 0.5 New
Majority 11,367 53.6 +10.7
Turnout 21,184 33.4 −40.7
Labour hold Swing -5.4

References

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

See also

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