Election Name: | 1971 Bromsgrove by-election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Seats For Election: | Constituency of Bromsgrove |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1970 United Kingdom general election |
Previous Year: | 1970 |
Election Date: | 27 May 1971 |
Candidate1: | Terry Davis |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote1: | 29,809 |
Percentage1: | 51.62% |
Swing1: | 10.09% |
Candidate2: | Hal Miller |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Popular Vote2: | 27,941 |
Percentage2: | 48.38% |
Swing2: | 10.09% |
MP | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent MP |
Before Election: | James Dance |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
After Election: | Terry Davis |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Map Size: | 200px |
Next Election: | 1983 United Kingdom general election |
Next Year: | 1983 |
The 1971 Bromsgrove by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 27 May 1971 for the Bromsgrove constituency in Worcestershire. The vacancy was caused by the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) James Dance. The seat was won by the opposition Labour Party in a by-election that saw only the two major parties participating.[1]