1971 Southampton Itchen by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 The 1971 Southampton Itchen by-election of 27 May 1971 was held after the Speaker of the House of Commons and Member of Parliament (MP) Horace King retired. The seat was gained by the Labour Party (although King had initially sat as a Labour MP). The by-election was noted for the strong performance of the far right National Democratic Party, who had developed a following in the constituency.Martin Walker, The National Front, Glasgow: Fontana Collins, 1977, p. 100 Result Southampton Itchen 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 Labour Party (UK) Bob Mitchell 22,575 55.36 N/A Conservative Party (UK) James Spicer 12,900 31.63 New National Democratic Party (UK, 1966) Edwin Bray 3,090 7.58 -14.32 Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Cherryson 2,214 5.43 New 9,675 23.73 N/A 40,779 Labour Party (UK) Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) Previous result General election 1970: Southampton Itchen Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) Horace King 29,417 67.2 -18.2 National Democratic Party (UK, 1966) Edwin Bray 9,581 21.9 New Independent politician B. H. Phillips 4,794 11.0 New 19,836 45.3 -25.5 43,792 54.1 +5.1 Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) References Southampton Itchen by-election Southampton Itchen by-election Southampton Itchen by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Hampshire constituencies Category:Elections in Southampton Category:1970s in Southampton