107:
25:
227:
219:
209:
76:
1236:
379:
1977-1985 and Deputy Leader 1985-1988. Following the formation of the (Social and) Liberal
Democrats in 1988, he contested the party leadership. Beith subsequently became Deputy Leader of the Parliamentary Party, a post he held from 1992 until 2003.
335:, which appointment was made on 1 June 1973. The Stewardship is a notional office of profit under the Crown, appointment to which vacates an MPs seat in Parliament. Lambton, a Conservative, had been MP for the constituency since 1951.
868:
891:
388:
1190:
439:
861:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
887:
705:
1231:
898:
880:
854:
700:
384:
297:
63:
424:
Diary noted that Labour had drafted 13 professionals in to lead their campaign but described Adam as "a charm-free technocrat". Adam saw Labour overtaken by the
1221:
438:
4. T.G. Symonds was an
Independent candidate. Tim Symonds then joined the Liberal Party and became the Liberal Parliamentary candidate in Newcastle East in the
432:
395:
307:
revival. This was the fifth
Liberal gain during the 1970-1974 Parliament. Although largely overshadowed by the Scottish National Party's spectacular victory in
49:
446:
846:
1246:
1241:
414:
1011:
978:
966:
944:
1077:
454:
410:
369:
362:
39:
950:
939:
420:
In August 1973, he was chosen to fight the byelection in
Berwick-upon-Tweed, and decided to focus on the issues of housing and prices.
1200:
1050:
710:
1028:
354:
Five candidates were nominated. The list below is set out in descending order of the number of votes received at the by-election.
1099:
715:
458:
450:
332:
1005:
331:, resigned following a private scandal. To resign from the House of Commons he asked to be appointed to the sinecure office of
1104:
1066:
916:
720:
308:
759:
361:, born on 20 April 1943. He was a lecturer in politics and a local Councillor. Beith had contested the constituency in the
1195:
1071:
988:
922:
462:
293:
1083:
1055:
955:
312:
1016:
972:
1033:
1022:
435:. He was a member of the European Parliament from 1979 until he retired in 2004 (apart from six months in 1999).
1226:
1060:
824:
600:
577:
290:
983:
676:
533:
324:
253:
160:
1088:
960:
1109:
725:
106:
342:
in 1970 but disclaimed that title to remain in the House of
Commons. He was known before 1970 by the
383:
2. The
Conservative candidate was J.D.M. Hardie. He had previously contested the Scottish seats of
669:
653:
501:
425:
304:
268:
155:
554:
402:
165:
760:"United Kingdom Election Results - Smallest majorities at Parliamentary Elections since 1918"
681:
442:. In 1980 he co-founded with Lesley Abdela the all-Party 300 Group for Women in Politics.
368:
Beith won the by-election and retained the seat until his retirement in 2015, and by the
343:
339:
328:
249:
1237:
By-elections to the
Parliament of the United Kingdom in Northumberland constituencies
1215:
637:
346:
of
Viscount Lambton, a style he continued to claim after renouncing his peerage.
763:
559:
406:
286:
145:
428:
who narrowly won the seat; he took comfort that the Labour vote had held firm.
508:
376:
358:
264:
136:
740:, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
445:
5. Robert
Goodall was an Independent candidate. He had previously contested
810:
Ronald Faux, "Berwick result shows
Liberal revival goes on, new MP says",
491:
338:
Antony Lambton (10 July 1922 – 30 December 2006), was briefly the 6th
394:
After losing the by-election, Hardie again contested the seat in the
828:
311:
on the same day, it was the narrowest by-election result since the
850:
744:
Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979
300:. It was one of four UK by-elections held on the same day.
784:"Berwick Liberals' confident attack on Tory stronghold",
746:, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)
1042:
997:
931:
908:
323:The seat had become vacant when the constituency's
69:
60:
409:, a mining engineer (born 28 March 1934). At the
738:British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973
240:
706:List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950–1979)
413:, Adam was the Labour Party candidate for the
862:
431:Adam again contested the constituency in the
372:was the longest serving Liberal Democrat MP.
8:
303:The by-election took place during the 1970s
16:
1232:November 1973 events in the United Kingdom
869:
855:
847:
472:
465:, finishing bottom of the poll each time.
15:
751:
892:45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
652:
636:
478:
474:1973 by-election: Berwick-upon-Tweed
7:
1222:1973 elections in the United Kingdom
357:1. The Liberal Party candidate was
315:in 1928, forty-five years earlier.
283:1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election
86:
17:1973 Berwick-upon-Tweed by-election
711:United Kingdom by-election records
14:
716:1973 Edinburgh North by-election
596:
573:
550:
529:
496:
333:Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds
289:held on 8 November 1973 for the
226:
225:
218:
217:
208:
207:
105:
75:
74:
23:
701:Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency
1247:20th century in Northumberland
721:1973 Glasgow Govan by-election
433:February 1974 general election
396:February 1974 general election
329:Antony Claud Frederick Lambton
1:
1242:History of Berwick-upon-Tweed
463:1971 Macclesfield by-election
389:Berwickshire and East Lothian
375:Beith was the Liberal Party
327:Member of Parliament (MP),
1263:
825:"1973 By Election Results"
440:late-1974 general election
1118:
814:, 10 November 1973, p. 2.
801:, 6 November 1973, p. 20.
668:
620:
490:
487:
484:
481:
238:
83:
33:
21:
1122:Lists of UK by-elections
788:, 18 August 1973, p. 2.
407:Dr Gordon Johnston Adam
313:Carmarthen by-election
726:1973 Hove by-election
411:1966 general election
363:1970 general election
285:was a parliamentary
1012:Kingston-upon-Thames
979:Stirling and Falkirk
967:Hayes and Harlington
945:Arundel and Shoreham
1078:Manchester Exchange
797:"The Times Diary",
654:Registered electors
475:
405:was represented by
365:, finishing third.
18:
1095:Berwick-upon-Tweed
951:Southampton Itchen
940:Liverpool Scotland
473:
385:West Stirlingshire
298:Berwick-upon-Tweed
245:MP before election
172:Popular vote
64:Berwick-upon-Tweed
1209:
1208:
1051:Chester-le-Street
692:
691:
279:
278:
275:
274:
234:
233:
56:
55:
1254:
1201:Hereditary peers
1196:Northern Ireland
1029:Sutton and Cheam
903:
894:
885:
871:
864:
857:
848:
841:
840:
838:
836:
831:on 14 March 2012
827:. Archived from
821:
815:
808:
802:
795:
789:
782:
776:
775:
773:
771:
762:. Archived from
756:
493:
476:
469:Result and Votes
359:Alan James Beith
291:House of Commons
241:
229:
228:
221:
220:
211:
210:
126:
117:
109:
85:
84:
78:
77:
62:Constituency of
35:
34:
28:
27:
26:
19:
1262:
1261:
1257:
1256:
1255:
1253:
1252:
1251:
1227:1973 in England
1212:
1211:
1210:
1205:
1114:
1100:Edinburgh North
1038:
993:
927:
904:
899:46th Parliament
895:
886:
881:44th Parliament
877:
875:
845:
844:
834:
832:
823:
822:
818:
809:
805:
796:
792:
783:
779:
769:
767:
758:
757:
753:
734:
697:
471:
447:West Derbyshire
352:
321:
267:
262:
252:
247:
239:
127:
122:
118:
113:
61:
45:8 November 1973
29:
24:
22:
12:
11:
5:
1260:
1258:
1250:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1214:
1213:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1091:
1086:
1080:
1074:
1069:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1031:
1025:
1019:
1014:
1008:
1006:Merthyr Tydfil
1001:
999:
995:
994:
992:
991:
986:
981:
975:
969:
963:
958:
953:
947:
942:
935:
933:
929:
928:
926:
925:
919:
912:
910:
906:
905:
876:
874:
873:
866:
859:
851:
843:
842:
816:
803:
790:
777:
766:on 11 May 2008
750:
749:
748:
747:
741:
733:
730:
729:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
696:
693:
690:
689:
687:
684:
679:
667:
664:
663:
661:
659:
656:
650:
649:
646:
643:
640:
634:
633:
628:
625:
622:
618:
617:
612:
609:
606:
603:
598:
595:
594:
589:
586:
583:
580:
575:
572:
571:
568:
565:
562:
557:
552:
549:
548:
545:
542:
539:
538:J.D.M. Hardie
536:
531:
528:
527:
522:
517:
512:
505:
498:
495:
494:
489:
486:
483:
480:
470:
467:
417:constituency.
351:
348:
344:courtesy title
340:Earl of Durham
320:
317:
277:
276:
273:
272:
257:
250:Antony Lambton
236:
235:
232:
231:
223:
215:
205:
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197:
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189:
185:
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173:
169:
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163:
158:
153:
149:
148:
143:
142:J.D.M. Hardie
140:
133:
129:
128:
121:
119:
112:
110:
103:
99:
98:
95:
92:
89:
81:
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58:
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53:
47:
42:
31:
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13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1259:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
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1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1117:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1105:Glasgow Govan
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1081:
1079:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1067:West Bromwich
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1041:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1026:
1024:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1007:
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1002:
1000:
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990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
976:
974:
970:
968:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
948:
946:
943:
941:
937:
936:
934:
930:
924:
920:
918:
917:St Marylebone
914:
913:
911:
907:
901:
900:
893:
889:
883:
882:
872:
867:
865:
860:
858:
853:
852:
849:
830:
826:
820:
817:
813:
807:
804:
800:
794:
791:
787:
781:
778:
765:
761:
755:
752:
745:
742:
739:
736:
735:
731:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
698:
694:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
674:
671:
666:
665:
662:
660:
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655:
651:
647:
644:
641:
639:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
619:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
593:
590:
587:
584:
582:T.G. Symonds
581:
579:
576:
574:
569:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
546:
543:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
510:
506:
504:
503:
499:
497:
477:
468:
466:
464:
460:
456:
452:
448:
443:
441:
436:
434:
429:
427:
426:Liberal Party
423:
418:
416:
412:
408:
404:
399:
397:
392:
390:
386:
381:
378:
373:
371:
370:2010 election
366:
364:
360:
355:
349:
347:
345:
341:
336:
334:
330:
326:
318:
316:
314:
310:
309:Glasgow Govan
306:
305:Liberal Party
301:
299:
295:
292:
288:
284:
271:
270:
266:
261:
260:Subsequent MP
258:
256:
255:
251:
246:
243:
242:
237:
224:
216:
214:
206:
203:
202:
198:
195:
193:
190:
187:
186:
182:
179:
177:
174:
171:
170:
167:
164:
162:
159:
157:
154:
151:
150:
147:
144:
141:
139:
138:
134:
131:
130:
125:
120:
116:
111:
108:
104:
101:
100:
96:
94:Second party
93:
90:
87:
82:
72:
68:
65:
59:
52: →
51:
48:
46:
43:
41:
38:←
37:
36:
32:
20:
1191:2010–present
1094:
1072:Westhoughton
989:Macclesfield
923:Enfield West
897:
888:By-elections
879:
835:17 September
833:. Retrieved
829:the original
819:
811:
806:
798:
793:
785:
780:
768:. Retrieved
764:the original
754:
743:
737:
677:Conservative
672:
630:
614:
591:
534:Conservative
524:
519:
514:
507:
500:
444:
437:
430:
421:
419:
403:Labour Party
400:
393:
387:in 1966 and
382:
374:
367:
356:
353:
337:
325:Conservative
322:
302:
294:constituency
282:
280:
263:
259:
254:Conservative
248:
244:
212:
191:
175:
161:Conservative
135:
123:
114:
97:Third party
91:First party
44:
1084:Isle of Ely
1056:Dundee East
977:September:
770:19 December
605:R. Goodall
601:Independent
578:Independent
560:Gordon Adam
319:Previous MP
287:by-election
188:Percentage
146:Gordon Adam
1216:Categories
1093:November:
1027:December:
956:Bromsgrove
921:November:
732:References
509:Alan Beith
482:Candidate
461:, and the
377:Chief Whip
350:Candidates
265:Alan Beith
137:Alan Beith
132:Candidate
1186:1979–2010
1181:1950–1979
1176:1931–1950
1171:1918–1931
1166:1900–1918
1161:1885–1900
1156:1868–1885
1151:1857–1868
1146:1847–1857
1141:1832–1847
1136:1818–1832
1131:1806–1818
1126:1801–1806
1021:October:
1017:Southwark
973:Greenwich
915:October:
812:The Times
799:The Times
786:The Times
621:Majority
422:The Times
415:Tynemouth
391:in 1970.
50:Feb. 1974
1034:Uxbridge
1023:Rochdale
695:See also
1061:Lincoln
1049:March:
1004:April:
938:April:
896:»
890:to the
878:«
670:Liberal
658:41,721
642:31,297
638:Turnout
541:12,432
515:12,489
502:Liberal
401:3. The
269:Liberal
180:12,432
156:Liberal
102:
88:
73:75.0% (
70:Turnout
1082:July:
1076:June:
984:Widnes
971:July:
965:June:
902:»
884:«
686:+14.5
564:6,178
555:Labour
547:−11.0
525:+18.0
485:Votes
479:Party
222:11.0%
204:Swing
199:19.8%
196:39.7%
183:6,178
176:12,489
166:Labour
152:Party
1089:Ripon
1065:May:
1010:May:
961:Goole
949:May:
682:Swing
675:from
648:+1.4
645:75.0
570:−7.6
567:19.8
544:39.7
520:39.9
230:7.6%
213:18.0%
192:39.9%
79:1.3%)
1110:Hove
1043:1973
998:1972
932:1971
909:1970
837:2015
772:2008
673:gain
627:0.2
611:0.2
588:0.4
585:126
459:1967
457:and
455:1945
451:1944
281:The
40:1970
631:N/A
624:57
615:New
608:72
592:New
449:in
296:of
124:Lab
115:Con
1218::
492:±%
488:%
453:,
398:.
870:e
863:t
856:v
839:.
774:.
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