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The Sutton and Cheam by-election of 7 December 1972 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Sharples was appointed Governor of Bermuda. In a defeat for Edward Heath's government the seat was taken by the Liberals. This was the second Liberal gain during the 1970-1974 Parliament, during which they gained five seats overall.
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Sutton and Cheam by-election, 1972 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA