1971 Arundel and Shoreham by-election explained

Election Name:1971 Arundel and Shoreham by-election
Type:parliamentary
Country:United Kingdom
Seats For Election:Constituency of Arundel and Shoreham
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1970 United Kingdom general election
Previous Year:1970
Election Date:1 April 1971
Candidate1:Richard Luce
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:34,482
Percentage1:64.1%
Swing1:3.3%
Candidate2:Roger R. Kenward
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:11,228
Percentage2:20.9%
Swing2:2.0%
Candidate3:Peter Bartram
Image3: Lib
Party3:Liberal Party (UK)
Popular Vote3:7,917
Percentage3:14.7%
Swing3:1.6%
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:Henry Kerby
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Election:Richard Luce
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

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.

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