1971 Arundel and Shoreham by-election
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A by-election for the United Kingdom House of Commons was held in the constituency of Arundel and Shoreham on 1 April 1971, following the death of sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Henry Kerby.
It was successfully held by the new Conservative candidate, Richard Napier Luce.
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Luce | 34,482 | 64.1 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Roger R Kenward | 11,228 | 20.9 | -2.0 | |
Liberal | Peter Bartram | 7,917 | 14.7 | -1.6 | |
Independent | George Thomas | 191 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 23,254 | 43.2 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 53,818 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Previous result[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Kerby | 43,907 | 60.8 | ||
Labour | Barry M Lyne | 16,531 | 22.9 | ||
Liberal | Peter Bartram | 11,769 | 16.3 | ||
Majority | 27,376 | 37.9 | |||
Turnout | 72,207 | 71.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also[]
- Arundel and Shoreham constituency
- Lists of United Kingdom by-elections
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950-1979)
References[]
- ^ "1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
Categories:
- 1971 elections in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Sussex constituencies
- 1971 in England
- 20th century in Sussex
- Arundel
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- April 1971 events in Europe