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1989 Vauxhall by-election

By-election in the constituency of Vauxhall

By-election in the constituency of Vauxhall

FieldValue
election_name1989 Vauxhall by-election
typeparliamentary
countryUnited Kingdom
seats_for_electionConstituency of Vauxhall
ongoingno
previous_election1987 United Kingdom general election
previous_year1987
election_date15 June 1989
candidate1**Kate Hoey**
image1[[File:Official portrait of Baroness Hoey crop 1.jpgx160px]]
party1Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote1**15,191**
percentage1**52.7%**
swing1**2.5%**
candidate2Michael Keegan
image2**Con**
party2Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote25,425
percentage218.8%
swing210.2%
candidate4Mike Tuffrey
image4[[File:Mike Tuffrey.jpgx160px]]
party4Social and Liberal Democrats
popular_vote45,043
percentage417.5%
swing40.7%
candidate5Henry Bewley
image5**Green**
party5Green Party (UK)
popular_vote51,767
percentage56.1%
swing54.3%
titleMP
posttitleSubsequent MP
before_electionStuart Holland
before_partyLabour Party (UK)
after_electionKate Hoey
after_partyLabour Party (UK)
turnout44.4% ( 19.6%)
next_election1992 United Kingdom general election
next_year1992

A by-election for the United Kingdom House of Commons was held in the constituency of Vauxhall on 15 June 1989, following the resignation of sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Stuart Holland.

The winner, Kate Hoey, was Minister for Sport in Tony Blair's Labour government from 1999 to 2001 before returning to the backbenches.

The 1989 by-election was caused by Stuart Holland's resignation to take up an academic job in preference to remaining in the Labour Party. There was controversy surrounding the Labour candidate selection process. Martha Osamor had the most nominations, with Hoey only having one, but the National Executive Committee declined to shortlist Osamor and imposed a shortlist on the constituency party. When the local party refused to choose from the shortlist, Hoey was imposed by the NEC as the Labour candidate.

Candidates

The by-election was contested by 14 candidates: one of the longest lists of serious candidates at any by-election in the 1980s. Don Milligan stood as the candidate of the Revolutionary Communist Party and made the struggle for gay equality the centrepiece of his campaign. Rev Hewie Andrew stood as "The People's Candidate", out of protest at the Labour Party's selection process for their candidate. There were two "Green" candidates: Henry Bewley (who represented the Green Party officially, and Dominic Allen (sponsored by a religious cult) who used the title "The Greens". This was the first time the Green Party saved its deposit in a UK Parliamentary election. There were two National Front candidates, from their warring "Official" and "Flag" factions.

At close of nominations, there had been 15 contenders, with rival candidates for the 'Social & Liberal Democrats' and 'Continuing Social Democratic Party'. However, the SDP candidate, Tom Edwards, withdrew his candidature before the notice of poll.

Result

|reg. electors = 64,905

References

References

  1. Wintour, Patrick. (18 May 1989). "Labour imposes Vauxhall choice". The Guardian.
  2. [http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/Owen/lists/d7093a7.html] {{Webarchive. link. (27 July 2011 Vauxhall 1989 David Owen Papers University of Liverpool Library)
  3. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament".
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