Rovley and Lemmington by-election, 1982
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The Rovley and Lemmington by-election of 1982 took place on 21 Nov, 1982 following the appointment of the sitting Conservative MP Roger Godrey to the UN Ambassador position, and produced a shock win for the Liberals in a former Conservative safe seat.
Results
| Rovley and Lemmington by-election, 1982 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Louise Maynard | 20,869 | 31.2 | +8.8 | |
| Conservative | Peter Knight | 19,670 | 29.4 | -18.4 | |
| Social Democrats | John Dempsey | 12,377 | 18.5 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Lenny Kershaw | 8,121 | 12.1 | +4.8 | |
| Independent | Mary Cartwright | 1,785 | 2.6 | -2.1 | |
| Independent | Vincent Quest | 1,712 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Opal Prudence | 1,254 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Classical Liberal | Laura Boden | 929 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Communist | Rémy Sachelle | 184 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,199 | 1.8 | -23.6 | ||
| Turnout | 66,901 | 95.3 | +2.5 | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.6% | |||
| Parliamentary election 1979: Rovley and Lemmington | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Roger Godrey | 31,129 | 47.8 | -2.8 | |
| Liberal | Enid Shalton | 14,603 | 22.4 | -0.4 | |
| Social Democrats | John Dempsey | 11,472 | 17.6 | -3.7 | |
| Green | Lenny Kershaw | 4,810 | 7.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mary Cartwright | 3,114 | 4.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,256 | 25.4 | -2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 65,128 | 92.7 | +4.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6% | |||
