1990_Knowsley_South_by-election

1990 Knowsley South by-election
Constituency of Knowsley South
Turnout	33.4% (40.7%)
MP before election; Sean Hughes; Labour	Subsequent MP ; Edward O'Hara; Labour

1990 Knowsley South by-election

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The 1990 Knowsley South by-election was a by-election held on 27 September 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Knowsley South in Merseyside.

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The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sean Hughes on 25 June.

The result was a Labour hold, with Edward O'Hara winning a majority of over 11,000 votes.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward O'Hara	14,581	68.8	+4.3
	Conservative	Leslie Byrom	3,241	15.2	-6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Hancox	1,809	8.5	-5.4
	Green	Raymond Georgeson	656	3.1	New
	Liberal	Ian Smith	628	3.0	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	David Sutch	197	0.9	New
	Corrective Party	Lady Whiplash	99	0.5	New
Majority			11,367	53.6	+10.7
Turnout			21,184	33.4	-40.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.4

1990 Knowsley South by-election