1991 Monmouth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2021 May 2022 1991 Monmouth by-election parliamentary Wales Constituency of Monmouth no 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 16 May 1991 Huw Edwards x160px Welsh Labour 17,733 39.3% 11.6% Roger Evans Con Welsh Conservatives 15,327 34.0% 13.5% Frances David LD Welsh Liberal Democrats 11,164 24.8% 0.8%Liberal Democrat results are compared to the vote for the Social Democratic Party in the 1987 election. MP Subsequent MP John Stradling Thomas Welsh Conservatives Huw Edwards Welsh Labour 75.8% ( 5.0%) 1992 United Kingdom general election 1992 200px The 1991 Monmouth by-election was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 16 May 1991. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Huw Edwards. Vacancy The seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir John Stradling Thomas had died at the age of 65 on 29 March 1991. He had held the seat since the 1970 general election. Electoral history General election 1987: MonmouthElection 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 dead Welsh Conservatives John Stradling Thomas 22,387 47.5 −1.6 Welsh Labour Katrina Gass 13,037 27.7 +6.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) Clive Lindley 11,313 24.0 −4.0 Plaid Cymru Sian Meredudd 363 0.8 −0.3 9,530 19.8 −1.2 47,100 80.8 +2.0 58,468 Welsh Conservatives −2.2 Candidates The Conservative candidate was 44-year-old Roger Evans. The Labour Party candidate was 38-year-old Huw Edwards. Result The result was a victory for the Labour candidate, Huw Edwards, who took the seat on a swing of 12.6%. However, he was unseated at the 1992 general election by his defeated Conservative opponent Roger Evans, who held the seat until Edwards regained it in the Labour landslide at the 1997 general election. 1991 Monmouth by-electionhttp://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1987.html Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament Boothroyd David 2015-10-01 United Kingdom Election Results Welsh Labour Huw Edwards 17,733 39.3 +11.6 Welsh Conservatives Roger Evans 15,327 34.0 −13.5 Welsh Liberal Democrats Frances David 11,164 24.8 N/A Official Monster Raving Loony Party Screaming Lord Sutch 314 0.7 N/A Plaid Cymru Green Party of England and Wales Melvin Witherden 277 0.6 -0.2 Unitax Independent Peter Carpenter 164 0.4 N/A Corrective Party Lindi St Clair 121 0.3 N/A 2,406 5.3 N/A 45,100 75.8 -5.0 59,460 Welsh Labour Welsh Conservatives -12.6 See also Monmouth 1934 Monmouth by-election 1939 Monmouth by-election 1945 Monmouth by-election Lists of United Kingdom by-elections Notes References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:1991 in Wales Category:1990s elections in Wales Category:1991 elections in the United Kingdom Category:Elections in Monmouthshire Category:History of Monmouth, Wales Category:20th century in Monmouthshire