Hemsworth by-election, 1996
- Hemsworth by-election, 1996
A by-election was held for the British House of Commons constituency of Hemsworth on February 1 1996 following the death of Labour MP Derek Enright.
The result was a Labour hold.
The election saw the first contest by the Socialist Labour Party, ahead of the party's official formation. Based in nearby Barnsley, the organisation just saved its deposit, with 5.4% of the vote.
Election box begin
title=Hemsworth by-election, 1996Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jon Trickett
votes = 15,817
percentage = 71.9
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = N. Hazell
votes = 1,942
percentage = 8.8
change = -9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J. Ridgeway
votes = 1,516
percentage = 6.9
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = B. Nixon
votes = 1,193
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = David Sutch
votes = 652
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = P. Davis
votes = 455
percentage = 2.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = P. Alexander
votes = 157
percentage = 0.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mark Thomas
votes = 122
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democrats (UK)
candidate = M. Cooper
votes = 111
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = D. Leighton
votes = 28
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 13,875
percentage = 63.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 39.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -5.43
ee also
*List of United Kingdom by-elections
*Hemsworth by-election, 1934
*Hemsworth by-election, 1946
*Hemsworth by-election, 1991
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