1989 Vauxhall by-election

1989 Vauxhall by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Vauxhall no 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 15 June 1989 Kate Hoey x160px Labour Party (UK) 15,191 52.7% 2.5% Michael Keegan Con Conservative Party (UK) 5,425 18.8% 10.2% Mike Tuffrey x160px Social and Liberal Democrats 5,043 17.5% 0.7% Henry Bewley Green Green Party (UK) 1,767 6.1% 4.3% MP Subsequent MP Stuart Holland Labour Party (UK) Kate Hoey Labour Party (UK) 44.4% ( 19.6%) 1992 United Kingdom general election 1992 By-election in the constituency of Vauxhall December 2020 August 2015 January 2008 A by-election for the United Kingdom House of Commons was held in the constituency of Vauxhall on 15 June 1989, following the resignation of sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Stuart Holland. The winner, Kate Hoey, was Minister for Sport in Tony Blair's Labour government from 1999 to 2001 before returning to the backbenches. The 1989 by-election was caused by Stuart Holland's resignation to take up an academic job in preference to remaining in the Labour Party. There was controversy surrounding the Labour candidate selection process. Martha Osamor had the most nominations, with Hoey only having one, but the National Executive Committee declined to shortlist Osamor and imposed a shortlist on the constituency party. When the local party refused to choose from the shortlist, Hoey was imposed by the NEC as the Labour candidate.Wintour Patrick Bowcott Owen Labour imposes Vauxhall choice The Guardian 18 May 1989 24 Candidates The by-election was contested by 14 candidates: one of the longest lists of serious candidates at any by-election in the 1980s. Don Milligan stood as the candidate of the Revolutionary Communist Party and made the struggle for gay equality the centrepiece of his campaign. Rev Hewie Andrew stood as "The People's Candidate", out of protest at the Labour Party's selection process for their candidate. There were two "Green" candidates: Henry Bewley (who represented the Green Party officially, and Dominic Allen (sponsored by a religious cult) who used the title "The Greens". This was the first time the Green Party saved its deposit in a UK Parliamentary election. There were two National Front candidates, from their warring "Official" and "Flag" factions. At close of nominations, there had been 15 contenders, with rival candidates for the 'Social & Liberal Democrats' and 'Continuing Social Democratic Party'. However, the SDP candidate, Tom Edwards, withdrew his candidature before the notice of poll. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727213633/http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/Owen/lists/d7093a7.html 27 July 2011 Vauxhall 1989 David Owen Papers University of Liverpool Library Result Vauxhall by-election, 1989http://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) Kate Hoey 15,191 52.7 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Keegan 5,425 18.8 -10.2 Social and Liberal Democrats Mike Tuffrey 5,043 17.5 −0.7 Green Party (UK) Henry Bewley 1,767 6.1 +4.3 The People's Candidate Hewie Andrew 302 1.1 New The Greens Dominic Allen 264 0.9 New Independent politician Rudy Narayan 179 0.6 New Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978) Don Milligan 177 0.6 New Official National Front Patrick Harrington 127 0.4 New Official Monster Raving Loony Party Screaming Lord Sutch 106 0.4 New Christian Alliance David Black 86 0.3 New National Front (UK) Ted Budden 83 0.3 New Fellowship Party Geoffrey Rolph 24 0.1 New Leveller Party William Scola 21 0.1 New 9,766 33.9 +12.7 28,795 44.4 -19.6 64,905 Labour Party (UK) See also Lists of United Kingdom by-elections References Vauxhall by-election Vauxhall by-election Vauxhall,1989 Vauxhall,1989 Vauxhall by-election