# Shoreham (UK Parliament constituency)

Shoreham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1997.
Before the 1885 general election, the Parliamentary borough of New Shoreham, also known simply as Shoreham, returned two members to the House of Commons.

## History

This was a safe Conservative seat throughout its existence.

## Boundaries

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 the February 1974 general election, when the Arundel and Shoreham constituency was divided. It was abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new East Worthing and Shoreham constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| Feb 1974 | Richard Luce | Conservative |
| 1992 | Michael Stephen | Conservative |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see East Worthing and Shoreham, Worthing West, Arundel and South Downs | constituency abolished: see East Worthing and Shoreham, Worthing West, Arundel and South Downs |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Shoreham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 14,286 | 24.7 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,836 | 81.2 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Shoreham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 17,070 | 30.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,303 | 77.5 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Shoreham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15,766 | 30.7 | −7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,386 | 73.7 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Shoreham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 21,585 | 38.3 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,366 | 78.0 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Shoreham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,373 | 22.3 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,167 | 74.7 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Shoreham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,758 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,002 | 80.1 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |