1991 Kincardine and Deeside by-election

The Kincardine and Deeside by-election was a parliamentary election held in Kincardine and Deeside, Scotland, on 7 November 1991, caused by the death of the Conservative Member of Parliament, Alick Buchanan-Smith on 29 August 1991.

1991 Kincardine and Deeside by-election
7 November 1991
Constituency of Kincardine and Deeside
Turnout67.0% (Decrease 8.2%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Nicol Stephen J. M. Marcus Humphrey
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Popular vote 20,779 12,955
Percentage 49.0% 30.6%
Swing Increase12.7% Decrease10.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Allan Macartney Malcolm Savidge
Party SNP Labour
Popular vote 4,705 3,271
Percentage 11.1% 7.7%
Swing Increase4.7% Decrease8.2%
MP before election

Alick Buchanan-Smith
Conservative

 Subsequent MP

Nicol Stephen
Liberal Democrats

The result was a Liberal Democrat gain from the Conservatives, with Nicol Stephen elected as the new MP. Stephen held the seat until the 1992 general election when it was regained by the Conservatives. The SNP candidate Allan Macartney went on to be elected as the MEP for North East Scotland (European Parliament constituency) at the 1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, a position he retained until his death in 1998. The Labour candidate, Malcolm Savidge, who finished in fourth place at this by-election, went on to be elected as the MP for Aberdeen North at the 1997 general election. Nicol Stephen was elected as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South in 1999 and became Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats in 2005.

It was held on the same day as a by-election in Langbaurgh, which the Conservatives also lost.

Results
1991 Kincardine and Deeside by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicol Stephen 20,779 49.0 +12.7
Conservative Marcus Humphrey 12,955 30.6 -10.1
SNP Allan Macartney 4,705 11.1 +4.7
Labour Malcolm Savidge 3,271 7.7 -8.2
Scottish Green Stephen Campbell 683 1.6 New
Majority 7,824 18.4 N/A
Turnout 43,587 67.0 -8.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +11.4

Previous result
General election 1987: Kincardine and Deeside[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alick Buchanan-Smith 19,438 40.7 −7.0
Liberal Nicol Stephen 17,375 36.3 +6.9
Labour Jurgen Thomaneck 7,624 15.9 +0.7
SNP Frances Duncan 3,082 6.5 −1.2
Green Louise Perica 299 0.6 New
Majority 2,063 4.4 -13.9
Turnout 47,818 75.2 +3.7
Conservative hold Swing −3.3

References
  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.


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