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1972 Kingston-upon-Thames by-election

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The 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.

Results

Kingston-upon-Thames, 1972[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Lamont 16,679 52.32 −4.25
Labour Anthony Judge 9,892 31.03 −0.64
Liberal Stephen Wells 3,601 11.3 −0.36
Anti-Common Market Conservative Edgar Scruby 1,705 5.35 N/A
Majority 6,787 21.29 −3.71
Turnout 31,877
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Kingston-Upon Thames[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Boyd-Carpenter 23,426 56.67
Labour RH Crockett 13,090 31.67
Liberal SJ Wells 4,822 11.66
Majority 10,336 25.0
Turnout 41,338 69.13
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "1972 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Result from previous election
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