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*[http://by-elections.co.uk/hemsworth.html Campaign literature from the by-election] |
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Revision as of 11:38, 24 July 2009
A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth on 1 February 1996 following the death of Labour MP Derek Enright.
The result was a Labour hold.
The election saw the first contest by the Socialist Labour Party, ahead of the party's official formation. Based in nearby Barnsley, the organisation just saved its deposit, with 5.4% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon Trickett | 15,817 | 71.9 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | N. Hazell | 1,942 | 8.8 | −9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Ridgeway | 1,516 | 6.9 | −3.7 | |
| Socialist Labour | B. Nixon | 1,193 | 5.4 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 652 | 3.0 | ||
| UKIP | P. Davis | 455 | 2.1 | ||
| Green | Peg Alexander | 157 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | Mark Thomas | 122 | 0.6 | ||
| National Democrats | M. Cooper | 111 | 0.5 | ||
| Natural Law | D. Leighton | 28 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 13,875 | 63.1 | |||
| Turnout | 39.5 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.43 | |||
See also
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- Hemsworth by-election, 1934
- Hemsworth by-election, 1946
- Hemsworth by-election, 1991