UK Parliamentary by-election
1971 Bromsgrove by-election
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Constituency of Bromsgrove |
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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] | 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 | | |
General election 1970: Bromsgrove | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Dance | 37,544 | 58.47 | |
| | Labour | Terry Davis | 26,670 | 41.53 | |
| Majority | 10,874 | 16.94 | |
| Turnout | 64,214 | 76.51 | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Result from previous election". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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