1972 Kingston-upon-Thames by-election

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The 1972 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, with Norman Lamont winning. He held the seat for 25 years until it was abolished in 1997. (Lamont is best known for serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1990–1993, during the Premiership of John Major.)

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Result and votes

Kingston-upon-Thames by-election, 1972 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Lamont 16,679 52.32 −4.35
Labour Anthony Judge9,89231.03−0.64
Liberal Stephen Wells3,60111.30−0.36
Anti-Common Market ConservativeEdgar Scruby1,7055.35New
Majority6,78721.29−3.71
Turnout 31,877
Conservative hold Swing

Previous election

General election 1970: Kingston-Upon Thames [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Boyd-Carpenter 23,426 56.67
Labour RH Crockett13,09031.67
Liberal SJ Wells4,82211.66
Majority10,33625.00
Turnout 41,33869.13
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "1972 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. Result from previous election