1991 Neath by-election

The Neath by-election, 1991 was a by-election held on 4 April 1991 for the British House of Commons constituency of Neath in Wales. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Peter Hain.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Donald Coleman, died on 14 January 1991. Coleman had already announced his intention to stand down at the next election, so Peter Hain had already been selected to contest the seat.

Result

Peter Hain retained Neath easily for Labour, although there was a 14% swing to Plaid Cymru.

1991 Neath by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Hain 17,962 51.7 −11.7
Plaid Cymru Dewi Evans 8,132 23.3 +16.9
Conservative Richard Evans 2,995 8.6 −7.5
Liberal Democrats David Lloyd 2,000 5.8 N/A
SDP John Warman 1,826 5.3 −8.8
Local Independent Labour Rhys Jeffreys 1,253 3.6 N/A
Monster Raving Loony David Sutch 263 0.8 N/A
Captain Beany of the Bean Party Barry Kirk 262 0.7 N/A
Majority 9,830 28.6 −18.4
Turnout 34,753 64.0 −14.8
Registered electors 54,482
Labour hold Swing +2.0

See also

Sources
  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

Times Guide to the House of Commons 1992

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