1971 Bromsgrove by-election

The Bromsgrove by-election, 1971 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, 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
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 16.93
Turnout 64,214 76.51
Conservative hold Swing
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References

  1. "Result from previous election". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. "1970 -71 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.


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