1989 Pontypridd by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2021 March 2022 1989 Pontypridd by-election parliamentary Wales Constituency of Pontypridd no 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 1992 United Kingdom general election 1992 23 February 1989 Kim Howells x160px Welsh Labour 20,549 53.4% 2.9% Syd Morgan PC Plaid Cymru 9,775 25.3% 20.0% Nigel Evans x160px Welsh Conservatives 5,212 13.5% 6.0% MP Subsequent MP Brynmor John Welsh Labour Kim Howells Welsh Labour 62.0% ( 19.3%) The 1989 Pontypridd by-election was a by-election held in Wales on 23 February 1989 for the UK House of Commons constituency of Pontypridd in Mid Glamorgan. The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Brynmor John on 13 December 1988. The result was a Labour Party hold, with Dr Kim Howells winning a majority of almost 11,000 votes. Whilst out canvassing for the Conservative party, neighbouring MP Sir Raymond Gower died, which resulted in the Vale of Glamorgan by-election. Result 1989 Pontypridd by-electionhttp://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1987.html Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament Boothroyd David 1 October 2015 United Kingdom Election Results https://web.archive.org/web/20151120002350/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1987.html 20 November 2015 Welsh Labour Kim Howells 20,549 53.4 −2.9 Plaid Cymru Syd Morgan 9,775 25.3 +20.0 Welsh Conservatives Nigel Evans 5,212 13.5 −6.0 Social and Liberal Democrats Tom Ellis 1,500 3.9 −15.0 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Terry Thomas 1,199 3.1 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain David Richards 239 0.6 N/A Independent (politician) David Black 57 0.1 N/A 10,794 28.1 −8.7 38,511 62.0 −14.6 61,193 Welsh Labour −11.5 References House of Commons Paper on By Elections in the 1987-1992 Parliament See also List of United Kingdom by-elections Pontypridd constituency Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Pontypridd by-election Category:1980s elections in Wales Pontypridd by-election Pontypridd by-election Category:Pontypridd Category:Mid Glamorgan