Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Shoreham County constituency
Created:	1974
Abolished:	1997
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	One

Shoreham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1983.

Before the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the Parliamentary borough of New Shoreham (sometimes referred to as just Shoreham), sent two members to the House of Commons.

Contents 1 Boundaries, Franchise and Boundary Changes 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 External Sources 5 References

[edit] Boundaries, Franchise and Boundary Changes

The twentieth century constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, when the Arundel and Shoreham constituency was divided. It was abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was replaced by the new East Worthing and Shoreham constituency.

The constituency comprised the Urban Districts of Shoreham-by-Sea and Southwick as well as the Rural Districts of Chanctonbury and part of Worthing.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1974	Richard Luce	Conservative
	1992	Michael Stephen	Conservative
1997		constituency abolished: see East Worthing and Shoreham

[edit] Election results

General Election 1992: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	BML Stephen	32,670	56.5
	Liberal Democrat	M King	18,384	31.8
	Labour	P Godwin	6,123	10.6
	Liberal	W Weights	459	0.8
	Natural Law	J Dreben	200	0.4
Majority			14,286	24.7
Turnout			57,836	81.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Luce	33,660	60.9
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	J Ingram	16,590	30.0
	Labour	P Godwin	5,053	9.1
Majority			17,070	30.9
Turnout			55,303	77.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	RC Luce	31,679	61.7
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	J Ingram	15,913	31.0
	Labour	SJ Hurcombe	3,794	7.4
Majority			15,766	30.7
Turnout			51,386	73.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1979: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	RC Luce	34,339	60.9
	Liberal	C Robinson	12,754	22.6
	Labour	GD Shamash	8,867	15.7
	National Front	J Benjafield	406	0.7
Majority			21,585	38.3
Turnout			56,366	78.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	RN Luce	26,170	51.2
	Liberal	PF Bartram	14,797	28.9
	Labour	Q Barry	10,200	19.9
Majority			11,373	22.2
Turnout			51,167	74.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	RN Luce	28,200	51.3
	Liberal	PF Bartram	18,442	33.5
	Labour	Q Barry	8,360	15.2
Majority			9,758	17.7
Turnout			55,002	80.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] External Sources

• [1] Victoria History of the County of Sussex - south part of the Rape of Bramber
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page

[edit] References

• Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
• The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973) out of copyright