Results of Parliamentary Byelections in this Parliament
David Boothroyd
OUTLINE RESULTS OF BYELECTIONS SINCE THE 1992 GENERAL ELECTION
Explanatory Note: The results given are largely self-explanatory, but two
points should be noted. Many of those candidates marked as Independents
contested the byelections on a specific policy theme and not as an
Independent candidate. Frequently candidates who are to all intents and
purposes Independents start a nominal political party of which they are
the only candidate.
With regard to the swing, this is the conventional (Conservative/Labour)
swing counted using votes as a percentage of all votes. A positive swing
is to the Conservatives, negative swings are to Labour.
An asterisk indicates a forfeited deposit (where the candidate fails to
poll one-twentieth of the total vote, ie 5%).
BERKSHIRE, NEWBURY [289] (Death of Sybil Judith Chaplin on 19th February 1993)
Date Electors T'out Candidate Party Votes % Change
1993 81,081 71.3 D.D. Rendel L Dem 37,590 65.1 +27.8
(6/5) J.T. Davidson C 15,535 26.9 -29.0
S. Billcliffe Lab 1,151* 2.0 - 4.0
A. Sked AFL 601* 1.0
A.P.P. Bannon Ind C 561* 1.0
S.G.B. Martin Ind 435* 0.7
L.D. Sutch MRLP 432* 0.7
J.P. Wallis GP 341* 0.6 - 0.2
R.G. Marlar Ind 338* 0.6
J.E.D.D. Browne Ind C 267* 0.5
Miss L. St. Clair Cor P 170* 0.3
W.O. Board Ind 84* 0.1
M.R.S. Grenville NLP 60* 0.1
J.R. Day Ind 49* 0.1
C.R. Palmer 21st CP 40* 0.1
M. Grbin Ind 33* 0.1
A.W. Page SD 33* 0.1
Ms. A.G. Murphy CPGB 32* 0.0
M.S. Stone Ind 21* 0.0
maj. 22,055 38.2
Swing -12.53 L Dem gain from C
DORSET, CHRISTCHURCH [337] (Death of Robert James Adley on 13th May 1993)
1993 71,868 74.2 Mrs. D.M. Maddock L Dem 33,164 62.2 +38.6
(29/7) R.A. Hayward C 16,737 31.4 -32.2
N.J.D. Lickley Lab 1,453* 2.7 - 9.4
A. Sked AFL 878* 1.6
L.D. Sutch MRLP 404* 0.8
A.P.P. Bannon Ind C 357* 0.7
P.G. Newman Ind 80* 0.2
Ms. T. Bardot-Jackson Ind 67* 0.1
P.A. Hollyman Ind 60* 0.1
J.P. Crockard Ind 48* 0.1
M.R.F. Griffiths NLP 45* 0.1 - 0.3
M.D. Belcher Ind 23* 0.0
K. Fitzhugh Ind 18* 0.0
J.R. Walley Rainbow 16* 0.0
maj. 16,427 30.8
Swing -11.37 L Dem gain from C
ROTHERHAM [228] (Death of James Boyce on 25th January 1994)
1994 61,327 43.7 D. MacShane Lab 14,912 55.6 - 8.3
(5/5) D.B. Wildgoose L Dem 7,958 29.7 +17.4
N.J. Gibb C 2,649 9.9 -13.9
L.D. Sutch MRLP 1,114* 4.2
K. Laycock NLP 173* 0.6
maj. 6,954 25.9
Swing -2.77 Lab hold
BARKING AND DAGENHAM, BARKING [1] (Death of Josephine Richardson on 1st
February 1994)
1994 49,635 38.3 Ms. M.E. Hodge Lab 13,704 72.1 +20.5
(9/6) G.L. White L Dem 2,290 12.0 - 2.5
Ms. T.M. May C 1,976 10.4 -23.5
G.A. Needs NF 551* 2.9
G.J. Batten UKIP 406* 2.1
Ms. H.R. Butensky NLP 90* 0.5
maj. 11,414 60.1
Swing -21.96 Lab hold
BARKING AND DAGENHAM, DAGENHAM [2] (Resignation of Bryan Charles Gould on 17th
May 1994)
1994 58,123 37.0 Ms. J.A. Church Lab 15,474 72.0 +19.7
(9/6) J.P.J. Fairrie C 2,130 9.9 -26.4
P.G. Dunphy L Dem 1,804 8.4 - 3.1
J.H. Tyndall BNP 1,511 7.0
P. Compobassi UKIP 457* 2.1
M.C. Leighton NLP 116* 0.5
maj. 13,344 62.1
Swing -23.06 Lab hold
NEWHAM, NEWHAM NORTH EAST [64] (Death of Ronald Leighton on 2nd March 1994)
1994 56,228 34.8 S.C. Timms Lab 14,668 74.9 +16.6
(9/6) P. Hammond C 2,850 14.6 -16.0
A.J. Kellaway Ind L Dem 821* 4.2
A.J.E. Scholefield UKIP 509* 2.6
Ms. J. Homeless Ind 342* 1.7
R. Archer NLP 228* 1.2
Ms. V. Garman Ind 155* 0.8
maj. 11,818 60.3
Swing -16.30 Lab hold
BRADFORD, SOUTH [116] (Death of George Robert Cryer on 13th April 1994)
1994 69,521 44.2 G. Sutcliffe Lab 17,014 55.3 + 7.7
(9/6) Ms. H. Wright L Dem 7,350 23.9 +10.2
R.M. Farley C 5,475 17.8 -20.6
L.D. Sutch MRLP 727* 2.4
K. Laycock NLP 187* 0.6
maj. 9,664 31.4
Swing -14.12 Lab hold
EASTLEIGH [150] (Death of Stephen David Wyatt Milligan on 6th February 1994)
1994 94,116 58.7 D.W.G. Chidgey L Dem 24,473 44.3 +16.3
(9/6) Ms. M.P. Birks Lab 15,234 27.6 + 6.8
S.H. Reid C 13,675 24.7 -26.5
N.P. Farage UKIP 952* 1.7
L.D. Sutch MRLP 783* 1.4
P.N. Warburton NLP 145* 0.3
maj. 9,239 16.7
Swing -16.68 L Dem gain from C
MONKLANDS, EAST [587] (Death of Rt. Hon. John Smith on 12th May 1994)
1994 48,724 70.0 Mrs. H.L. Liddell Lab 16,960 49.8 -11.5
(30/6) Mrs. K.M. Ullrich SNP 15,320 44.9 +26.9
S. Gallagher L Dem 878* 2.6 - 2.0
Mrs. G.S. Bell C 799* 2.3 -13.7
Ms. A. Bremner Ind 69* 0.2
D.J. Patterson NLP 58* 0.2
maj. 1,640 4.9
Swing -1.09 Lab hold
DUDLEY, WEST [148] (Death of Dr. John Graham Blackburn on 12th October 1994)
1994 87,972 47.0 I.P. Pearson Lab 28,400 68.8 +28.0
(15/12) G.E. Postles C 7,706 18.7 -30.2
M.P.J. Hadley L Dem 3,154 7.6 - 2.8
M.R. Floyd UKIP 590* 1.4
A. Carmichael NF 561* 1.4
M.S. Hyde L 548* 1.3
M.H. Nattrass NB 146* 0.3
Mrs. M.D. Nicholson Ind 77* 0.2
J.D. Oldbury NLP 70* 0.2
C.R. Palmer 21st CP 55* 0.1
maj. 20,694 50.1
Swing -29.12 Lab gain from C
GWENT, ISLWYN [553] (Resignation of Rt. Hon. Neil Gordon Kinnock on 19th
January 1995, on appointment as a Commissioner of the European Union)
1995 50,971 45.4 J.D. Touhig Lab 16,030 69.2 - 5.1
(16/2) Ms. J. Davies PC 2,933 12.7 + 8.8
J.G. Bushell L Dem 2,448 10.6 + 4.9
R.J. Buckland C 913* 3.9 -10.9
L.D. Sutch MRLP 506* 2.2 + 0.9
H. Moelwyn Hughes UKIP 289* 1.2
T.P. Rees NLP 47* 0.2
maj. 13,097 56.5
Swing -2.90 Lab hold
TAYSIDE, PERTH AND KINROSS [634] (Death of Sir Nicholas Hardwick Fairbairn
on 19th February 1995)
1995 67,983 61.7 Ms. R. Cunningham SNP 16,931 40.4 + 4.4
(25/5) D.G. Alexander Lab 9,620 23.0 +10.5
J.P. Godfrey C 8,990 21.4 -18.7
Mrs. V. Linklater L Dem 4,952 11.8 + 0.4
L.D. Sutch MRLP 586* 1.4
Ms. V.T. Linacre UKIP 504* 1.2
R.C.L. Harper GP 223* 0.5
M.A. Halford Ind C 88* 0.2
G.D. Black NLP 54* 0.1
maj. 7,311 17.4
Swing -14.60 SNP gain from C
NORTH DOWN [648] (Death of Sir James Alexander Kilfedder on 20th March 1995)
1995 70,872 38.6 R.L. McCartney Ind UU 10,124 37.0
(15/6) R.A. McFarland UU 7,232 26.4
Sir O.J. Napier APNI 6,970 25.4 +10.7
A.A. Chambers Ind UU 2,170 7.9
S.E. Sexton C 583* 2.1 -29.8
M.A.B. Brooks Ind 108* 0.4
C.C. Carter Ind 101* 0.4
J.M. Anderson NLP 100* 0.4 - 0.2
maj. 2,892 10.6
Ind UU gain from UPUP
GREATER MANCHESTER, LITTLEBOROUGH AND SADDLEWORTH [364] (Death of Geoffrey
Kenneth Dickens on 17th May 1995)
1995 66,279 63.6 C. Davies L Dem 16,231 38.5 + 2.7
(27/7) P.J. Woolas Lab 14,238 33.8 +13.9
J. Hudson C 9,934 23.6 -20.7
L.D. Sutch MRLP 782* 1.8
J. Whittaker UKIP 549* 1.3
P.A. Douglas Ind C 193* 0.5
M. Blobby Ind 105* 0.2
A.R. Pitts SPGB 46* 0.1
L.D. McLaren Ind Lab 33* 0.1
C.R. Palmer 21st CP 25* 0.1
maj. 1,993 4.7
Swing -17.28 L Dem gain from C
WEST YORKSHIRE, HEMSWORTH [521] (Death of Derek Anthony Enright on 31st
October 1995)
[Death]
1996 55,678? 39.5 J.H. Trickett Lab 15,817 71.9 + 1.1
(1/2) N.J. Hazell C 1,942 8.8 - 9.8
J.A.D. Ridgeway L Dem 1,516 6.9 - 3.7
Mrs. B.D. Nixon S Lab P 1,193 5.4
L.D. Sutch MRLP 652* 3.0
P. Davis UKIP 455* 2.1
Ms. P. Alexander GP 157* 0.7
M.C. Thomas Ind 122* 0.6
M.P. Cooper N Dem 111* 0.5
Ms. D.J. Leighton NLP 28* 0.1
maj. 13,875 63.1
Swing -5.43 Lab hold
STAFFORDSHIRE, SOUTH EAST STAFFORDSHIRE [471] (Death of Sir David Lincoln
Lightbown on 12th December 1995)
Seat vacant (C)
TOTAL VOTES CAST AT BYELECTIONS 1993-95
Electorate: 990,378
Turnout: 52.11%
Party Votes % Change Candidates Seats
Lab 194,675 37.7 + 1.7 14 9
L Dem 143,808 27.9 +10.9 13 4
C 91,894 17.8 -21.5 15 -
SNP 32,251 6.2 2 1
Ind UU 12,294 2.4 2 1
UU 7,232 1.4 1 -
APNI 6,970 1.4 1 -
AFL/UKIP 6,190 1.2 11 -
MRLP 5,986 1.2 9 -
PC 2,933 0.6 1 -
Ind 2,335 0.5 20 -
BNP 1,511 0.3 1 -
Ind C 1,466 0.3 5 -
NLP 1,401 0.3 14 -
NF/N Dem 1,223 0.2 3 -
S Lab P 1,193 0.2 1 -
Ind L Dem 821 0.2 1 -
GP 721 0.1 3 -
L 548 0.1 1 -
Cor P 170 0.0 1 -
NB 146 0.0 1 -
21st CP 120 0.0 3 -
SPGB 46 0.0 1 -
Ind Lab 33 0.0 1 -
SD 33 0.0 1 -
CPGB 32 0.0 1 -
Rainbow 16 0.0 1 -
Total 516,048 100.0 128 15
1992 General Election in the same seats:
C 294,486 39.2 15 6
Lab 270,022 36.0 14 8
L Dem 127,119 16.9 14 -
SNP 24,655 3.3 2 -
UPUP 19,305 2.6 1 1
APNI 6,611 0.9 1 -
UDUP 4,414 0.6 1 -
PC/GP 1,606 0.2 1 -
MRLP 547 0.1 1 -
GP 539 0.1 1 -
NLP 498 0.1 2 -
Ind 175 0.0 1 -
IPB 156 0.0 1 -
Total 750,133 100.0 50 14
Average Swing -11.59
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\/ David "electionibo" Boothroyd (Associate Editor PMS Parliamentary Companion)
I wish I was in North Dakota. * http://nyx10.cs.du.edu:8001/~dboothro/home.html
The House of Commons now : C 325, Lab 271, L Dem 25, UU 9, PC 4, SDLP 4, SNP 4,
UDUP 3, Ind UU 1, Vac 1, Spkrs 4. Government majority is now 4. Tel. Tate 6125.