Arundel and Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Arundel and Shoreham Borough constituency
Created:	1950
Abolished:	1974
Type:	House of Commons

Arundel and Shoreham was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to February 1974, when it was replaced by the two constituencies of Arundel and Shoreham.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1950	William Nicolson Cuthbert	Conservative
	1954	Henry Kerby	Conservative
	1971	Richard Luce	Conservative
1974		constituency abolished: see Arundel and Shoreham

[edit] Election Results

Arundel and Shoreham by-election, 1971
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Luce	34,482	64.1
	Labour	Roger Kenward	11,228	20.9
	Liberal	P Bartram	7,917	14.7
	Independent	George Thomas	191	0.4
Majority			23,254	43.2
Turnout			53,818
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Arundel and Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	43,907	60.8
	Labour	BM Lyne	16,531	22.9
	Liberal	P Bartram	11,769	16.3
Majority			27,376	37.9
Turnout			72,207	71.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Arundel and Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	36,913	55.5
	Labour	RR Kenward	18,817	28.9
	Liberal	PM Bulwer	10,816	16.3
Majority			18,096	27.2
Turnout			66,546	75.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Arundel and Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	36,943	57.5
	Labour	AAR Thompson	15,624	24.3
	Liberal	PM Bulwer	11,671	18.2
Majority			21,319	33.2
Turnout			64,238	76.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1959: Arundel and Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	37,034	64.0
	Labour	AL Bell	12,745	22.0
	Liberal	AL Ford	8,081	14.0
Majority			24,289	41.2
Turnout			57,860	76.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Arundel and Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	35,180	69.9
	Labour	FW Banfield	15,188	30.2
Majority			91,992	30.7
Turnout			50,368	73.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Arundel and Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	WN Cuthbert	34,946	67.4
	Labour	M Reid	16,923	32.6
Majority			18,023	34.8
Turnout			51,869	78.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Arundel and Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	WN Cuthbert	30,774	58.2
	Labour	T Parsons	15,220	28.8
	Liberal	HS Beardmore	6,879	13.0
Majority			15,554	29.4
Turnout			52,873	82.9
	Conservative hold		Swing