1990 Knowsley South by-election

1990 Knowsley South by-election
27 September 1990
Constituency of Knowsley South
Turnout33.4% (40.7%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Candidate Edward O'Hara Leslie Byrom Catherin Hancox
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 14,581 3,241 1,809
Percentage 68.8% 15.2% 8.5%
Swing 4.3% 6.4% 5.4%
MP before election

Sean Hughes
Labour

 Subsequent MP

Edward O'Hara
Labour

The 1990 Knowsley South by-election was a by-election held on 27 September 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Knowsley South in Merseyside.

The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sean Hughes on 25 June.

The result was a Labour hold, with Edward O'Hara winning a majority of over 11,000 votes.

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