Arundel and Shoreham | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Sussex |
Major settlements | Littlehampton, Arundel and Shoreham-by-Sea |
1950–1974 | |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Chichester, Horsham and Worthing |
Replaced by | Arundel and Shoreham |
Arundel and Shoreham was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was divided to create the constituencies of Arundel and Shoreham.
Election | Member [1] | Party | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | William Cuthbert | Conservative | Resigned January 1954 | |
1954 by-election | Henry Kerby | Conservative | Died January 1971 | |
1971 by-election | Richard Luce | Conservative | Subsequently, MP for Shoreham | |
Feb 1974 | Constituency abolished: see Arundel & Shoreham |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Cuthbert | 30,774 | 58.2 | ||
Labour | T Parsons | 15,220 | 28.8 | ||
Liberal | Howard Stuart Beardmore | 6,879 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 15,554 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 52,873 | 82.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Cuthbert | 34,946 | 67.4 | +9.2 | |
Labour | Margaret Reid | 16,923 | 32.6 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 18,023 | 34.8 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 51,869 | 78.0 | −4.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Kerby | 24,857 | 68.52 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Margaret Reid | 11,420 | 31.48 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 13,437 | 37.04 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,277 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Kerby | 35,180 | 69.9 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Frank W Banfield | 15,188 | 30.2 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 19,992 | 30.7 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,368 | 73.0 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Kerby | 37,034 | 64.0 | −5.9 | |
Labour | Arthur L Bell | 12,745 | 22.0 | −8.2 | |
Liberal | Albert L Ford | 8,081 | 14.0 | New | |
Majority | 24,289 | 41.2 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 57,860 | 76.5 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Kerby | 36,943 | 57.5 | −6.5 | |
Labour | Anthony AR Thompson | 15,624 | 24.3 | +2.3 | |
Liberal | Peter M Bulwer | 11,671 | 18.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 21,319 | 33.2 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 64,238 | 76.5 | 0.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Kerby | 36,913 | 55.5 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Roger R Kenward | 18,817 | 28.9 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | Peter M Bulwer | 10,816 | 16.3 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 18,096 | 26.6 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 66,546 | 75.8 | −0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Kerby | 43,907 | 60.8 | +5.3 | |
Labour | Barry M Lyne | 16,531 | 22.9 | −6.0 | |
Liberal | Peter Bartram | 11,769 | 16.3 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 27,376 | 37.9 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 72,207 | 71.8 | −4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Luce | 34,482 | 64.1 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Roger R Kenward | 11,228 | 20.9 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | Peter Bartram | 7,917 | 14.7 | −1.6 | |
Independent | George Thomas | 191 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 23,254 | 43.2 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 53,818 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |