1990 Mid Staffordshire by-election

1990 Mid Staffordshire by-election

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Constituency of Mid Staffordshire
Turnout77.5% (Decrease 1.9%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Candidate Sylvia Heal Charles Prior Timothy Jones
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 27,649 18,200 6,315
Percentage 49.1% 32.3% 11.2%
Swing Increase 24.4% Decrease 18.3% Decrease 12.0%

MP before election

John Heddle
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Sylvia Heal
Labour

The Mid Staffordshire constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament held a by-election on 22 March 1990. The result was the election of Labour candidate Sylvia Heal to succeed the previous Conservative Member of Parliament John Heddle, who had precipitated the by-election by committing suicide.