1971 Bromsgrove by-election

1971 Bromsgrove by-election

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Constituency of Bromsgrove
First party Second party   Con Candidate Terry Davis Hal Miller Party Labour Conservative Popular vote 29,809 27,941 Percentage 51.62% 48.38% Swing 10.09% 10.09%
MP before election James Dance Conservative Subsequent MP Terry Davis Labour

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]

Result

Bromsgrove by-Election, 1971 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Davis	29,809	51.62	+10.09
	Conservative	Hal Miller	27,941	48.38	−10.09
Majority			1,868	3.24	N/A
Turnout			57,750
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+10.09

Previous election

General election 1970: Bromsgrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Dance	37,544	58.47	+5.45
	Labour	Terry Davis	26,670	41.53	−5.45
Majority			10,874	16.94	+10.90
Turnout			64,214	76.51	−3.39
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.35

References

1. "Result from previous election". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
2. "1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.