Vale of Glamorgan by-election, 1989
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A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Vale of Glamorgan on May 4, 1989 following the death of Conservative MP Sir Herbert Gower.
The result was a Labour gain.
| Vale of Glamorgan by-election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Smith | 23,342 | 48.9 | +14.2 | |
| Conservative | R. Richards | 17,314 | 36.3 | -10.5 | |
| Social and Liberal Democrats | F. Leavers | 2,017 | 4.2 | -12.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | A. Dixon | 1,672 | 3.5 | +1.7 | |
| Social Democrat | D. Davies | 1,098 | 2.3 | ||
| Green | M. Wakefield | 971 | 2.0 | ||
| Protect the Health Service | C. Tiarks | 847 | 1.8 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 266 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent Welsh Socialist | E. Roberts | 148 | 0.3 | ||
| Corrective Party | Lindi St Claire | 39 | 0.1 | ||
| Christian Alliance | D. Black | 32 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 6,028 | 12.6 | |||
| Turnout | 70.7 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -12.35 | |||
