1991 Hemsworth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election 1991 Hemsworth by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Hemsworth no 1987 United Kingdom 1987 7 November 1991 Derek Enright Labour Party (UK) 15,895 66.3% 0.7% Valerie Megson Liberal Democrats (UK) 4,808 20.1% 4.3% Garnett Harrison Conservative Party (UK) 2,512 10.5% 6.7% MP Subsequent MP George Buckley Labour Party (UK) Derek Enright Labour Party (UK) 42.6% ( 33.1%) 1992 United Kingdom general election 1992 November 2019 The 1991 Hemsworth by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 7 November 1991 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire. The seat had become vacant upon the death on 14 September of the Labour Member of Parliament George Buckley, who had held the seat since the 1987 general election. The Labour candidate, Derek Enright, held the seat for his party. Result Hemsworth by-election, 1991http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1987.html Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament Boothroyd David 2015-10-01 United Kingdom Election Results Labour Party (UK) Derek Enright 15,895 66.3 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Megson 4,808 20.1 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) 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 11,097 46.2 -3.6 23,971 Labour Party (UK) +3.0 Previous result General election 1987: HemsworthElection Data 1987 http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt Electoral Calculus 18 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt 15 October 2011 Labour Party (UK) George Buckley 27,859 67.0 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Garnier 7,159 17.2 −2.4 Liberal Party (UK) John Wooffindin 6,568 15.8 −5.4 20,700 49.8 +11.7 41,586 75.7 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) See also 1934 Hemsworth by-election 1946 Hemsworth by-election 1996 Hemsworth by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections References External links Campaign literature from the by-election Hemsworth by-election Hemsworth by-election Hemsworth by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Yorkshire constituencies Category:Elections in Wakefield Hemsworth by-election, 1991 Category:Hemsworth