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]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Henry Briton Kerby	24,857	68.52	+1.1
	Labour	Mrs. Margaret Reid	11,420	31.48	-1.1
Majority			13,437	37.04	+2.2
Turnout			36,277

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

↑ The Times House of Commons 1955
↑ "1954 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2015-08-14.

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