| 词条 | 1991 Monmouth by-election |
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The Monmouth by-election, 1991 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Monmouth in Wales on 16 May 1991. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Huw Edwards. VacancyThe seat had become vacant when the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir John Stradling Thomas had died at the age of 65 on 29 March 1991. He had held the seat since the 1970 general election. CandidatesThe Conservative candidate was 44-year-old Roger Evans. The Labour Party candidate was 38-year-old Huw Edwards. ResultThe result was a victory for the Labour candidate, Huw Edwards, who took the seat on a swing of 12.6%. However, he was unseated at the 1992 general election by his defeated Conservative opponent Roger Evans, who held the seat until Edwards regained it in the Labour landslide at the 1997 general election . Votes{{Election box begin|title=Monmouth by-election, 1991[1]}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Huw Edwards |votes = 17,733 |percentage = 39.3 |change = +11.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Roger Evans |votes = 15,327 |percentage = 34.0 |change = −13.5 }}{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Frances David |votes = 11,164 |percentage = 24.8 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party |candidate = Screaming Lord Sutch |votes = 314 |percentage = 0.7 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate for alliance |party = Plaid Cymru |side = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Melvin Witherden |votes = 277 |percentage = 0.6 |change = -0.2 }}{{Election box candidate |party = Unitax Independent |candidate = Peter Carpenter |votes = 164 |percentage = 0.4 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate |party = Corrective Party |candidate = Lindi St Clair |votes = 121 |percentage = 0.3 |change = N/A }}{{Election box majority |votes = 2,406 |percentage = 5.3 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout |votes = 45,100 |percentage = 75.8 |change = -5.0 }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 59,460 }}{{Election box gain with party link |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = -12.6 }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | |title=General Election 1987: Monmouth[2] }}{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = John Thomas |votes = 22,387 |percentage = 47.5 |change = −1.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Katrina Gass |votes = 13,037 |percentage = 27.7 |change = +6.0 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Social Democratic Party (UK) |candidate = Clive Lindley |votes = 11,313 |percentage = 24.0 |change = −4.0 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Plaid Cymru |candidate = Sian Meredudd |votes = 363 |percentage = 0.8 |change = −0.3 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 9,530 |percentage = 19.9 |change = −1.2 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 47,100 |percentage = 80.8 |change = +1.93 }}{{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 58,468 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = −2.2 }}{{Election box end}} See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1987.html|title=Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament|last=Boothroyd|first=David|access-date=2015-10-01|website=United Kingdom Election Results}} {{By-elections to the 50th UK Parliament}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987 |url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt |publisher=Electoral Calculus |accessdate=18 October 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt |archivedate=15 October 2011 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 6 : By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies|1991 in Wales|1991 elections in the United Kingdom|Elections in Monmouthshire|History of Monmouth, Wales|20th century in Monmouthshire |
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