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1991 Hemsworth by-election

UK parliamentary by-election

Field	Value
election_name	1991 Hemsworth by-election
type	parliamentary
country	United Kingdom
seats_for_election	Constituency of Hemsworth
ongoing	no
previous_election	1987 United Kingdom
previous_year	1987
election_date	7 November 1991
candidate1	Derek Enright
party1	Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote1	15,895
percentage1	66.3%
swing1	0.7%
candidate2	Valerie Megson
party2	Liberal Democrats (UK)
popular_vote2	4,808
percentage2	20.1%
swing2	4.3%
candidate3	Garnett Harrison
party3	Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote3	2,512
percentage3	10.5%
swing3	6.7%
title	MP
posttitle	Subsequent MP
before_election	George Buckley
before_party	Labour Party (UK)
after_election	Derek Enright
after_party	Labour Party (UK)
turnout	42.6% ( 33.1%)
next_election	1992 United Kingdom general election
next_year	1992

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

Previous result

References

Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament".
"Election Data 1987". [[Electoral Calculus]].

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