Arundel and Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)

Arundel and Shoreham was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Arundel and Shoreham
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	West Sussex
Major settlements	Littlehampton, Arundel and Shoreham-by-Sea
1950–1974
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Arundel and Shoreham
Created from	Chichester, Horsham and Worthing

It was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was divided to create the constituencies of Arundel and Shoreham.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[1]	Party	Notes
	1950	William Cuthbert	Conservative	Resigned January 1954
	1954 by-election	Henry Kerby	Conservative	Died January 1971
	1971 by-election	Richard Luce	Conservative	Subsequently MP for Shoreham
	Feb 1974	Constituency abolished: see Arundel & Shoreham

Boundaries

• 1950–1970: The Municipal Borough of Arundel; the Urban Districts of Littlehampton, Shoreham-by-Sea, and Southwick; and the Rural Districts of Chanctonbury, and Worthing.
• 1970–1974: The Municipal Borough of Arundel; the Urban Districts of Bognor Regis, and Littlehampton; and parts of the Rural Districts of Chichester, and Worthing.[2]

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Arundel and Shoreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Cuthbert	30,774	58.2
	Labour	T Parsons	15,220	28.8
	Liberal	Howard Stuart Beardmore	6,879	13.0
Majority			15,554	29.4
Turnout			52,873	82.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

General election 1951: Arundel and Shoreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Cuthbert	34,946	67.4	+9.2
	Labour	Margaret Reid	16,923	32.6	+3.8
Majority			18,023	34.8	+5.4
Turnout			51,869	78.0	−4.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1954 Arundel and Shoreham by-election[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	24,857	68.52	+1.1
	Labour	Margaret Reid	11,420	31.48	−1.1
Majority			13,437	37.04	+2.2
Turnout			36,277
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1955: Arundel and Shoreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	35,180	69.9	+2.5
	Labour	Frank W Banfield	15,188	30.2	−2.4
Majority			19,992	30.7	−4.1
Turnout			50,368	73.0	−5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1959: Arundel and Shoreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	37,034	64.0	−5.9
	Labour	Arthur L Bell	12,745	22.0	−8.2
	Liberal	Albert L Ford	8,081	14.0	New
Majority			24,289	41.2	+10.5
Turnout			57,860	76.5	+3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Arundel and Shoreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	36,943	57.5	−6.5
	Labour	Anthony AR Thompson	15,624	24.3	+2.3
	Liberal	Peter M Bulwer	11,671	18.2	+4.2
Majority			21,319	33.2	−8.0
Turnout			64,238	76.5	0.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1966: Arundel and Shoreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	36,913	55.5	−2.0
	Labour	Roger R Kenward	18,817	28.9	+4.6
	Liberal	Peter M Bulwer	10,816	16.3	−1.9
Majority			18,096	26.6	−6.6
Turnout			66,546	75.8	−0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Arundel and Shoreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Kerby	43,907	60.8	+5.3
	Labour	Barry M Lyne	16,531	22.9	−6.0
	Liberal	Peter Bartram	11,769	16.3	0.0
Majority			27,376	37.9	+11.3
Turnout			72,207	71.8	−4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 Arundel and Shoreham by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Luce	34,482	64.1	+3.3
	Labour	Roger R Kenward	11,228	20.9	−2.0
	Liberal	Peter Bartram	7,917	14.7	−1.6
	Independent	George Thomas	191	0.4	New
Majority			23,254	43.2	+5.3
Turnout			53,818
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 3)
2. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
3. The Times House of Commons 1955