Pontypridd by-election, 1989
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The Pontypridd by-election, 1989 was a by-election held on 23rd February 1989 for the British House of Commons constituency of Pontypridd in Mid Glamorgan.
The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Brynmor John on 13 December 1988.
The result was a Labour Party hold, with Kim Howells winning a majority of almost 11,000 votes.
Whilst out canvassing for the Conservative party, neighbouring MP Sir Raymond Gower died, which resulted in the Vale of Glamorgan by-election
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| Pontypridd by-election, 1989 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kim Howells | 20,549 | 53.4 | -2.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Sydney Morgan | 9,775 | 25.3 | +20.0 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Evans | 5,212 | 13.5 | -6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tom Ellis | 1,500 | 3.9 | -15.0 | |
| Social Democrat | Terry Thomas | 1,199 | 3.1 | -7.2 | |
| Communist | David Richards | 239 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | David Black | 57 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,794 | 28.0 | |||
| Turnout | 38,511 | 62.0 | -19.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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