Penrith and The Border by-election, 1983
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The Penrith and The Border by-election, 1983 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 July 1983 for the British House of Commons constituency of Penrith and The Border in Cumbria.
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[edit] Vacancy
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), William Whitelaw had been elevated to the peerage as Viscount Whitelaw. Whitelaw had had held the seat since the 1955 general election, and had been Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party since 1974, and Deputy Prime Minister since 1979, serving as Home Secretary from 1979 until his ennoblement and appointmement as Leader of the House of Lords.
[edit] Result
The result of the contest was a narrow victory for the Conservative candidate, David Maclean, who won with a majority of 552 over the SDP-Liberal Alliance candidate Michael Young.
[edit] Votes
Penrith and The Border by-election, 28 July 1983 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | David Maclean | 17,530 | 46.0 | −12.8 | |
SDP-Liberal Alliance | Michael Young | 16,978 | 44.6 | +16.7 | |
Labour | Lindsay Williams | 2,834 | 7.4 | −5.8 | |
Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 412 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Retired Naval Officer | Eric Morgan | 150 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Death off Roads: Freight on Rail | Helen Anscomb | 72 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent Socialist | John Connell | 69 | 0.2 | N/A | |
New Britain | Peter Smith | 35 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 552 | 1.4 | −29.5 | ||
Turnout | 38,080 | 55.9 | −17.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −14.8 |
General Election, May 1983: Penrith and The Border | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William Whitelaw | 29,304 | 58.8 | −2.4 | |
SDP-Liberal Alliance | Michael Young | 13,883 | 27.9 | +11.4 | |
Labour | W Williams | 6,612 | 13.3 | −9.1 | |
Majority | 15,421 | 30.1 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 49,799 | 73.1 | −3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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