1971 Arundel and Shoreham by-election

UK parliamentary by-election 1971 Arundel and Shoreham by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Arundel and Shoreham no 1970 United Kingdom general election 1970 1 April 1971 Richard Luce x160px Conservative Party (UK) 34,482 64.1% 3.3% Roger R. Kenward Lab Labour Party (UK) 11,228 20.9% 2.0% Peter Bartram Lib Liberal Party (UK) 7,917 14.7% 1.6% MP Subsequent MP Henry Kerby Conservative Party (UK) Richard Luce Conservative Party (UK) December 2020 January 2015 A 1971 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. Result Arundel and Shoreham by-election, 1971http://by-elections.co.uk/71.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120329040730/http://by-elections.co.uk/71.html 1970 -71 By Election Results 2012-03-29 dead 2015-09-08 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Luce 34,482 64.1 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Roger R Kenward 11,228 20.9 -2.0 Liberal Party (UK) Peter Bartram 7,917 14.7 -1.6 Independent (politician) George Thomas 191 0.4 New 23,254 43.2 +5.3 53,818 Conservative Party (UK) Previous result General election 1970: Arundel and Shoreham Conservative Party (UK) Henry Kerby 43,907 60.8 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) Barry M Lyne 16,531 22.9 -6.0 Liberal Party (UK) Peter Bartram 11,769 16.3 0.0 27,376 37.9 +11.3 72,207 71.8 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) See also Arundel and Shoreham constituency Lists of United Kingdom by-elections List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950-1979) References Arundel and Shoreham by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Sussex constituencies Arundel and Shoreham by-election Category:20th century in Sussex Category:Arundel Category:Shoreham-by-Sea Arundel and Shoreham by-election