Kingston-upon-Thames by-election, 1972

The Kingston-upon-Thames by-election of 4 May 1972 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Boyd-Carpenter was appointed chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority. The seat was retained by the Conservatives.

Results

Kingston-upon-Thames, 1972[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Lamont	16,679	52.32	-4.25
	Labour	Anthony Judge	9,892	31.03	-0.64
	Liberal	Stephen Wells	3,601	11.3	-0.36
	Anti-Common Market Conservative	Edgar Scruby	1,705	5.35	N/A
Turnout			31,877
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Kingston-Upon Thames[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Boyd-Carpenter	23,426	56.67
	Labour	RH Crockett	13,090	31.67
	Liberal	SJ Wells	4,822	11.66
Majority			10,336	25.0
Turnout			41,338	69.13
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "1972 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
2. Result from previous election