1971 Bromsgrove by-election

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1971 Bromsgrove by-election
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  1970 27 May 1971 1983  

Constituency of Bromsgrove
 First partySecond party
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Con
Candidate Terry Davis Hal Miller
Party Labour Conservative
Popular vote29,80927,941
Percentage51.62%48.38%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.09%Decrease2.svg 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]

Results

Bromsgrove by-Election, 1971 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Davis 29,80951.62+10.09
Conservative Hal Miller 27,94148.38−10.09
Majority1,8683.24N/A
Turnout 57,750
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1970: Bromsgrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Dance 37,54458.47
Labour Terry Davis 26,67041.53
Majority10,87416.94
Turnout 64,21476.51
Conservative hold Swing

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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.