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1990 Knowsley South by-election

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The Knowsley South by-election, 1990 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.

Votes

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 New
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
Labour hold Swing -5.41

References

  1. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

See also