Southampton Itchen by-election, 1971
- Southampton Itchen by-election, 1971
The Southampton Itchen by-election of May 27,1971 was held after the Speaker of the British House of Commons and Member of Parliament (MP) Horace King retired. The seat was gained by the Labour Party (although King had initially sat as a Labour MP). The by-election was noted for the strong performance of the far right National Democratic Party, who had developed a following in the constituency.
Results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bob Mitchell
votes = 22,575
percentage = 55.36
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Spicer
votes = 12,900
percentage = 31.63
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democratic Party (UK, 1966)
candidate = Edwin Bray
votes = 3,090
percentage = 7.58
change = -14.32Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Joseph Cherryson
votes = 2,214
percentage = 5.43
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 9,675
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 40,779
percentage =
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Speaker of the British House of Commons
swing =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Speaker of the British House of Commons
candidate = Horace King
votes = 29,417
percentage = 67.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democratic Party (UK, 1966)
candidate = Edwin Bray
votes = 9,581
percentage = 21.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = B. H. Phillips
votes = 4,794
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 19,836
percentage = 45.3
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 54.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Speaker of the British House of Commons
swing =
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