1972 Kingston-upon-Thames by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1972 Kingston-upon-Thames by-election of 4 May 1972 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Boyd-Carpenter was appointed chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. The seat was retained by the Conservatives, with Norman Lamont winning. He held the seat for 25 years until it was abolished in 1997. (Lamont is best known for serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1990–1993, during the Premiership of John Major.) Result Kingston-upon-Thames by-election, 1972http://by-elections.co.uk/72.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034610/http://by-elections.co.uk/72.html 1972 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead 2015-09-08 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Lamont 16,679 52.32 -4.35 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Judge 9,892 31.03 -0.64 Liberal Party (UK) Stephen Wells 3,601 11.30 -0.36 Anti-Common Market Conservative Edgar Scruby 1,705 5.35 New 6,787 21.29 -3.71 31,877 Conservative Party (UK) Previous election General election 1970: Kingston-Upon ThamesResult from previous election Conservative Party (UK) John Boyd-Carpenter 23,426 56.67 Labour Party (UK) RH Crockett 13,090 31.67 Liberal Party (UK) SJ Wells 4,822 11.66 10,336 25.00 41,338 69.13 Conservative Party (UK) References Kingston-upon-Thames by-election Kingston-upon-Thames by-election Kingston-upon-Thames by-election Kingston-upon-Thames by-election Kingston-upon-Thames,1972 Category:Politics of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames