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1984 Portsmouth South by-election

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The SDP unexpectedly gained the seat. The Conservative vote fell sharply, while Labour saw only a small increase. None of the other candidates were able to take 1% of the votes cast.
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had been pushed into third place in 1983, taking 22% of the vote. They also re-stood their candidate from the previous year, Sally Thomas, a supporter of unilateral
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Three other candidates had stood in the general election, and two of these stood in the by-election: Gordon Knight of the
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with the slogan "Vote Education: Save Schools & Colleges", and Pete Smith stood for the New National Party.
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for the Conservatives. Pink had held the constituency since the
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Index

1983
1987
Portsmouth South
Mike Hancock
Patrick Rock
SDP
Conservative
Labour
Bonner Pink
Conservative
Mike Hancock
SDP
Bonner Pink
Conservative
MP
Portsmouth South
safe seat
1966 general election
1918
1983 general election
Patrick Rock
Social Democratic Party
Mike Hancock
Hampshire County Council
Labour Party
nuclear disarmament
Royal Navy
far right
National Front
Ecology Party

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