Arundel_and_Shoreham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Arundel and Shoreham
Arundel and Shoreham
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 (UK Parliament constituency)

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Arundel and Shoreham was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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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 results

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	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

Arundel and Shoreham
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	West Sussex
Major settlements	Littlehampton, Arundel and Shoreham-by-Sea
1950–1974 (1974)
Seats	1
Created from	Chichester, Horsham and Worthing
Replaced by	Arundel and Shoreham

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