from others who would normally have voted for candidates from other parties were often cited. On his departure from the Commons, the Conservative candidate Barry Field was elected and held onto the seat for two terms until 1997 when the seat was temporarily regained for one term by the successors to the Liberals, the Liberal Democrats. References External links 1926 births 1993 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Ross of Newport UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 Councillors in the Isle of Wight People educated at Bedford School Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers Members of Parliament for the Isle of Wight