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Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1997

For the 1295 to 1885 constituency, seeNew Shoreham.

Shoreham
Formercounty constituency for theHouse of Commons
County	West Sussex
February 1974–1997
Seats	One
Created from	Arundel and Shoreham
Replaced by	East Worthing and Shoreham,Worthing West,Arundel and South Downs

Shoreham was aparliamentary constituency centred on the town ofShoreham-by-Sea inWest Sussex. It returned oneMember of Parliament (MP) to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1997.

Before the1885 general election, theParliamentary borough ofNew Shoreham, also known simply asShoreham, returned two members to the House of Commons.

History

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This was a safeConservative seat throughout its existence.

Boundaries

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1974-1983: The Urban Districts of Shoreham and Southwick, the Rural District of Chanctonbury, and in the Rural District of Worthing the parishes of Coombes, Findon, Houghton, Lancing, and Sompting.

1983-1997: The District of Adur, and the District of Arun wards of Angmering, East Preston and Kingston, Ferring, Findon, Rustington East, and Rustington West.

The constituency was created for theFebruary 1974 general election, when theArundel and Shoreham constituency was divided. It was abolished for the1997 general election, when it was largely replaced by the newEast Worthing and Shoreham constituency.

Members of Parliament

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	Member^[1]	Party
Feb 1974	Richard Luce	Conservative
1992	Michael Stephen	Conservative
1997	constituency abolished: seeEast Worthing and Shoreham, Worthing West,Arundel and South Downs

Elections

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Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Shoreham^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Stephen	32,670	56.5	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Martin King	18,384	31.8	+1.8
	Labour	P Godwin	6,123	10.6	+1.5
	Liberal	W Weights	459	0.8	New
	Natural Law	JI Dreben	200	0.3	New
Majority			14,286	24.7	−6.2
Turnout			57,836	81.2	+3.5
	Conservativehold		Swing	−3.1

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Shoreham^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Luce	33,660	60.9	−0.8
	Alliance	Julian Ingram	16,590	30.0	−1.0
	Labour	Paul Godwin	5,053	9.1	+1.7
Majority			17,070	30.9	+0.2
Turnout			55,303	77.5	+3.8
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election 1983: Shoreham^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Luce	31,679	61.7	+0.8
	Alliance	Julian Ingram	15,913	31.0	+8.4
	Labour	Sylvia Hurcombe	3,794	7.4	−8.3
Majority			15,766	30.7	−7.6
Turnout			51,386	73.7	−4.3
	Conservativehold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Luce	34,339	60.9	+9.7
	Liberal	C Robinson	12,754	22.6	−6.3
	Labour	GD Shamash	8,867	15.7	−4.2
	National Front	J Benjafield	406	0.7	New
Majority			21,585	38.3	+16.0
Turnout			56,366	78.0	+3.3
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election October 1974: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Luce	26,170	51.2	−0.1
	Liberal	Peter F Bartram	14,797	28.9	−4.6
	Labour	Q Barry	10,200	19.9	+4.7
Majority			11,373	22.3	+4.5
Turnout			51,167	74.7	−5.4
	Conservativehold		Swing

General election February 1974: Shoreham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Luce	28,200	51.3
	Liberal	Peter F Bartram	18,442	33.5
	Labour	Q Barry	8,360	15.2
Majority			9,758	17.8
Turnout			55,002	80.1
	Conservativewin (new seat)

Notes and references

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^Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 3)
^"Election Data 1992".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017.
^"Politics Resources".Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved6 December 2010.
^"Election Data 1987".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017.
^"Election Data 1983".Electoral Calculus. Archived fromthe original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved28 June 2017.

Sources

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Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)out of copyright
Victoria History of the County of Sussex - south part of the Rape of Bramber