Eastbourne by-election, 1990
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The Eastbourne by-election, 1990 was a by-election held on 18 October 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne in East Sussex.
The by-election was caused by the death of the town's Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Ian Gow, who was killed on 30 July 1990 by a bomb placed under his car by the Provisional IRA.
The result was a victory for the Liberal Democrat candidate David Bellotti, who defeated the former Conservative MP Richard Hickmet by a majority of 4,550 votes.
[edit] Votes
| By-election 1990: Eastbourne | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Bellotti | 23,415 | 50.8 | +21.1 | |
| Conservative | Richard Hickmet | 18,865 | 41.0 | −18.9 | |
| Labour | Charlotte Atkins | 2,308 | 5.0 | −3.8 | |
| Green | David Aherne | 553 | 1.2 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal | Theresia Williamson | 526 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Corrective Party | Lady Whiplash | 216 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| National Front | John McAuley | 154 | 0.3 | ||
| Ironside Party | Eric Page | 35 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 4,550 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 46,072 | 60.7 | −14.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | 20.0 | |||
[edit] References
- British Parliamentary by-elections:Eastbourne 1990
- UK General Election results June 1987: Eastbourne
[edit] See also
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- Eastbourne constituency
- Eastbourne by-election, 1925
- Eastbourne by-election, 1932
- Eastbourne by-election, 1935
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