1971 Bromsgrove by-election
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The Bromsgrove by-election, 1971 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 27 May 1971 for the Bromsgrove constituency in Worcestershire. The vacancy was caused by the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) James Dance. The seat was won by the opposition Labour Party in a by-election that saw only the two major parties participating.[1]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Terry Davis | 29,809 | 51.62 | +10.09 | |
Conservative | Hal Miller | 27,941 | 48.38 | -10.09 | |
Majority | 1,868 | 3.24 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,750 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Dance | 37,544 | 58.47 | ||
Labour | Terry Davis | 26,670 | 41.53 | ||
Majority | 10,874 | 16.94 | |||
Turnout | 64,214 | 76.51 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Result from previous election". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
Categories:
- 1971 in England
- 1971 elections in the United Kingdom
- May 1971 events in the United Kingdom
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Worcestershire constituencies
- Bromsgrove
- By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in English constituency stubs