1991 Neath by-election
British House of Commons by-election
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The 1991 Neath by-election was a by-election held on 4 April 1991 for the House of Commons constituency of Neath in Wales. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Peter Hain.
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4 April 1991
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Constituency of Neath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 64.0% ( 14.8%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the sitting Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Donald Coleman, died on 14 January 1991. Coleman had already announced his intention to stand down at the next election, so Peter Hain had already been selected to contest the seat.
Result
Peter Hain retained Neath easily for Labour, although there was a 14% swing to Plaid Cymru.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Hain | 17,962 | 51.7 | −11.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Dewi Evans | 8,132 | 23.3 | +16.9 | |
| Conservative | Richard Evans | 2,995 | 8.6 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Lloyd | 2,000 | 5.8 | −8.3 | |
| SDP | John Warman | 1,826 | 5.3 | −8.8 | |
| Local Independent Labour | Rhys Jeffreys | 1,253 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 263 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Captain Beany of the Bean Party | Barry Kirk | 262 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,830 | 28.4 | −18.9 | ||
| Turnout | 34,753 | 64.0 | −14.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,482 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Previous result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Donald Coleman | 27,612 | 63.4 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Martin Howe | 7,034 | 16.1 | −1.3 | |
| SDP | John Warman | 6,132 | 14.1 | −7.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Huw John | 2,792 | 6.4 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 20,578 | 47.3 | +15.1 | ||
| Turnout | 43,570 | 78.8 | +2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,261 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||