Hemsworth by-election, 1996

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A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth on February 1, 1996 following the death of Labour MP Derek Enright.

The result was a Labour hold.

The election saw the first contest by the Socialist Labour Party, ahead of the party's official formation. Based in nearby Barnsley, the organisation just saved its deposit, with 5.4% of the vote.

Hemsworth by-election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jon Trickett	15,817	71.9	+1.1
	Conservative	N. Hazell	1,942	8.8	-9.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ridgeway	1,516	6.9	-3.7
	Socialist Labour	B. Nixon	1,193	5.4
	Monster Raving Loony	David Sutch	652	3.0
	UKIP	P. Davis	455	2.1
	Green	P. Alexander	157	0.7
	Independent	Mark Thomas	122	0.6
	National Democrats	M. Cooper	111	0.5
	Natural Law	D. Leighton	28	0.1
Majority			13,875	63.1
Turnout				39.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.43