1986 Ryedale by-election

1986 Ryedale by-election
8 May 1986
Constituency of Ryedale
Turnout67.3% (4.5%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
Candidate Elizabeth Shields Neil Balfour Shirley Haines
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Popular vote 27,612 22,672 4,633
Percentage 50.3% 41.3% 8.4%
Swing 19.8% 17.9% 1.9%
MP before election

John Spence
Conservative

 Subsequent MP

Elizabeth Shields
Liberal

The 1986 Ryedale by-election took place on 8 May 1986. The election was held on the same day as the 1986 local elections and the West Derbyshire by-election

It is the latest by-election to have just three candidates standing.

The seat was regained by the Conservatives the next year at the 1987 general election by John Greenway.

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