1990 Knowsley South by-election

1990 Knowsley South by-election

27 September 1990
Constituency of Knowsley South
Turnout	33.4% (40.7%)
First party Second party Third party   Con LD Candidate Edward O'Hara Leslie Byrom Catherin Hancox Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Popular vote 14,581 3,241 1,809 Percentage 68.8% 15.2% 8.5% Swing 4.3% 6.4% 5.4%
MP before election Sean Hughes Labour Subsequent MP Edward O'Hara Labour

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.

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.

Result

Knowsley South by-election, 1990

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

See also

• List of United Kingdom by-elections
• Knowsley South constituency