1971 Arundel and Shoreham by-election

1971 Arundel and Shoreham by-election

1 April 1971
Constituency of Arundel and Shoreham
First party Second party Third party   Lab Lib Candidate Richard Luce Roger R. Kenward Peter Bartram Party Conservative Labour Liberal Popular vote 34,482 11,228 7,917 Percentage 64.1% 20.9% 14.7% Swing 3.3% 2.0% 1.6%
MP before election Henry Kerby Conservative Subsequent MP Richard Luce Conservative

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, 1971

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General election 1970: Arundel and Shoreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	43,907	60.8	+5.3
	Labour	Barry M Lyne	16,531	22.9	−6.0
	Liberal	Peter Bartram	11,769	16.3	0.0
Majority			27,376	37.9	+11.3
Turnout			72,207	71.8	−4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

See also

• Arundel and Shoreham constituency
• Lists of United Kingdom by-elections
• List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950-1979)