1991 Neath by-election

The 1991 Neath by-election was a by-election held on 4 April 1991 for the British House of Commons constituency of Neath in Wales. It was won by the Labour Party candidate Peter Hain.

1991 Neath by-election

4 April 1991

Constituency of Neath
Turnout64.0% ( 14.8%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Con
Candidate Peter Hain Dewi Evans Richard Evans
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative
Popular vote 17,962 8,132 2,995
Percentage 51.7 23.3 8.6
Swing 11.7% 16.9% 7.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
LD
SDP
Candidate David Lloyd John Warman
Party Liberal Democrats SDP
Popular vote 2,000 1,826
Percentage 5.8 5.3
Swing N/A 8.8%

MP before election

Donald Coleman
Labour

Subsequent MP

Peter Hain
Labour

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