1972 Kingston-upon-Thames by-election

The Kingston-upon-Thames by-election of 4 May 1972 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Boyd-Carpenter was appointed chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. The seat was retained by the Conservatives, with Norman Lamont winning. He held the seat for 25 years until it was abolished in 1997. (Lamont is best known for serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1990-93, during the Premiership of John Major.)

Results
Kingston-upon-Thames, 1972[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Norman Lamont 16,679 52.32 -4.25
Labour Anthony Judge 9,892 31.03 -0.64
Liberal Stephen Wells 3,601 11.3 -0.36
Anti-Common Market Conservative Edgar Scruby 1,705 5.35 N/A
Majority 6,787 21.29 -3.71
Turnout 31,877
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Kingston-Upon Thames[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Boyd-Carpenter 23,426 56.67
Labour RH Crockett 13,090 31.67
Liberal SJ Wells 4,822 11.66
Majority 10,336 25.0
Turnout 41,338 69.13
Conservative hold Swing
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References
  1. "1972 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  2. Result from previous election
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