Arundel and Shoreham by-election, 1954

The 1954 Arundel and Shoreham by-election was held on 9 March 1954. It was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP, William Cuthbert. It was retained by the Conservative candidate, Henry Kerby.

Results

Arundel and Shoreham by-election, 1954^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Briton Kerby	24,857
	Labour	Mrs. Margaret Reid	11,420
Majority			13,437
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Previous result

General Election 1951: Arundel and Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Nicolson Cuthbert	34,946	67.4
	Labour	Mrs. Margaret Reid	16,923	32.6
Majority			18,023	34.8
Turnout			51,869	78.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ The Times House of Commons 1955

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1952	February: Bournemouth East and Christchurch Southport Leeds South East July: Dundee East October: Cleveland Antrim North November: Belfast South Wycombe Birmingham Small Heath Farnworth

1953	February: Canterbury March: Isle of Thanet Barnsley Stoke-on-Trent North April: Hayes and Harlington Down North Sunderland South June: Abingdon July: Birmingham Edgbaston September: Broxtowe November: Crosby Ormskirk Holborn and St Pancras South December: Paddington North

1954	February: Ilford North Haltemprice Harwich Bournemouth West March: Arundel and Shoreham Harrogate April: Edinburgh East Motherwell September: Croydon East October: Shoreditch and Finsbury Wakefield Aberdare Aldershot November: Morpeth Sutton and Cheam Liverpool West Derby Armagh December: Inverness

1955	January: South Norfolk Orpington Twickenham Edinburgh North February: Stockport South March: Wrexham

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