Pontypridd by-election, 1989

The Pontypridd by-election, 1989 was a by-election held in Wales on 23 February 1989 for the House of Commons constituency of Pontypridd in Mid Glamorgan.

The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Brynmor John on 13 December 1988.

The result was a Labour Party hold, with Dr Kim Howells winning a majority of almost 11,000 votes.

Whilst out canvassing for the Conservative party, neighbouring MP Sir Raymond Gower died, which resulted in the Vale of Glamorgan by-election.

Votes

Pontypridd by-election, 1989^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kim Howells	20,549	53.4	-2.9
	Plaid Cymru	Sydney Morgan	9,775	25.3	+20.0
	Conservative	Nigel Evans	5,212	13.5	-6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Tom Ellis	1,500	3.9	-15.0
	Social Democratic	Terry Thomas	1,199	3.1	-7.2
	Communist	David Richards	239	0.6	N/A
	Independent	David Black	57	0.1	N/A
Majority			10,794	28.0
Turnout			38,511	62.0	-19.3
	Labour hold		Swing

↑ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

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