1996 Hemsworth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2020 April 2012 1996 Hemsworth by-election United Kingdom parliamentary no 1992 United Kingdom general election 1992 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 1 February 1996 39.5% ( 36.4 pp) Jon Trickett 150x150px Labour Party (UK) 15,817 71.9% 1.1pp Norman Hazell Conservative Party (UK) 1,942 8.8% 9.8pp John Ridgeway Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,516 6.9% 3.7pp Brenda Nixon Socialist Labour Party (UK) 1,193 5.4% New MP Derek Enright Jon Trickett Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Hemsworth was held on 1 February 1996 following the death of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Derek Enright. Jon Trickett held the seat for Labour. Enright, who was previously Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Leeds from 1979 to 1984, had held the seat since a by-election in 1991. The election saw the first contest by the Socialist Labour Party, ahead of the party's official formation. Based in nearby Barnsley, the organisation saved its deposit, with 5.4% of the vote. Hemsworth by-election, 1996http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament Boothroyd David 2015-10-01 United Kingdom Election Results 20 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170720031954/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html dead Labour Party (UK) Jon Trickett 15,817 71.9 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Hazell 1,942 8.8 –9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ridgeway 1,516 6.9 –3.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Brenda Nixon 1,193 5.4 New Official Monster Raving Loony Party David Sutch 652 3.0 New UK Independence Party Peter Davies 455 2.1 New Green Party of England and Wales Peg Alexander 157 0.7 New Independent politician Mark Thomas 122 0.6 New National Democrats (United Kingdom) Mike Cooper 111 0.5 New Natural Law Party Diane Leighton 28 0.1 New 13,875 63.1 +10.9 21,993 39.5 -36.4 Labour Party (UK) +5.43 See also Lists of United Kingdom by-elections 1934 Hemsworth by-election 1946 Hemsworth by-election 1991 Hemsworth by-election References External links Campaign literature from the 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, 1996 Hemsworth by-election Category:Hemsworth