Monmouth by-election, 1991
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The Monmouth by-election, 1991 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in South Wales on 16 May 1991. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Huw Edwards.
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[edit] Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir John Stradling Thomas had died at the age of 66 on 29 March 1991. He had held the seat since the 1970 general election.
[edit] Candidates
The Conservative candidate was 44-year-old Roger Evans. The Labour Party candidate was 38-year-old Huw Edwards.
[edit] Result
The result was a victory for the Labour candidate, Huw Edwards, who took the seat on a swing of 12.6%.
However, he was unseated at the 1992 general election by his defeated Conservative opponent Roger Evans, who held the seat until Edwards regained it in the Labour landslide at the 1997 general election .
[edit] Votes
Monmouth by-election, 1991 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Huw Edwards | 17,733 | 39.3 | +11.6 | |
Conservative | Roger Evans | 15,327 | 34.0 | −13.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Frances David | 11,164 | 24.8 | +0.8 | |
Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 314 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Green Party & Plaid Cymru | Melvin Witherden | 277 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Unitax independent | Peter Carpenter | 164 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Corrective Party | Lindi St Clair | 121 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,406 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 45,100 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.6 |
General Election 1987: Monmouth | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Stradling Thomas | 22,387 | 47.5 | +1.6 | |
Labour | K. Gass | 13,037 | 27.7 | +6.0 | |
Social Democrat | C. D. Lindley | 11,313 | 24.0 | −4.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | S. Meredudd | 363 | 0.77 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 9,530 | 19.9 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,100 | 80.6 | +1.73 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 |
[edit] See also
- Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
- Monmouth
- Monmouth by-election, 1934
- Monmouth by-election, 1939
- Monmouth by-election, 1945
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
[edit] References
- British Parliamentary by-elections: Monmouth 1991
- 1987 general election results at Richard Kimber's political science resources
- 1983 general election results at Richard Kimber's political science resources
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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