Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Northampton | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Northamptonshire |
Major settlements | Northampton |
1295–1918 | |
Seats | 2 |
1918–1974 | |
Type of constituency | borough constituency |
Replaced by | Northampton North and Northampton South |
Northampton was a parliamentary constituency (centred on the town of Northampton), which existed until 1974.
It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England until 1707, the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800 and to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election. The constituency was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was replaced by the new constituencies of Northampton North and Northampton South.
A former MP of note for the constituency was Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated.
Members of Parliament
[edit]MPs 1295–1640
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- 1295: constituency established, electing two MPs
MPs 1640–1918
[edit]MPs 1918–1974
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Charles McCurdy | Coalition Liberal | |
1922 | National Liberal | ||
1923 | Margaret Bondfield | Labour | |
1924 | Sir Arthur Holland | Conservative | |
1928 by-election | Cecil Malone | Labour | |
1931 | Sir Mervyn Manningham-Buller | Conservative | |
1940 by-election | Spencer Summers | Conservative | |
1945 | Reginald Paget | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1830s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Whig | ![]() |
1,376 | 42.2 | ||
Tory | ![]() |
1,315 | 40.4 | ||
Whig | Raikes Currie | 566 | 17.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,919 | c. 80.0 | |||
Registered electors | c. 2,400 | ||||
Majority | 61 | 1.8 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | −0.2 | |||
Majority | 749 | 23.0 | N/A | ||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing | +8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
1,686 | 37.5 | −4.7 | |
Whig | ![]() |
1,383 | 30.7 | +13.3 | |
Tory | Sir Robert Gunning, 3rd Baronet | 1,241 | 27.6 | +7.4 | |
Tory | James Lyon | 191 | 4.2 | −16.0 | |
Majority | 142 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,404 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing |
- After the election, a 13-day scrutiny was approved by the Mayor and tallies were revised to 1,570 for Robinson, 1,279 for Vernon Smith, 1,157 for Gunning, and 185 for Lyon. 188 votes were rejected.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
1,321 | 27.8 | −2.9 | |
Tory | ![]() |
1,275 | 26.9 | −0.7 | |
Whig | George Bainbridge[19] | 1,191 | 25.1 | −12.4 | |
Tory | Henry FitzRoy | 958 | 20.2 | +16.0 | |
Turnout | 2,406 | 96.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,497 | ||||
Majority | 46 | 0.9 | −2.2 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
Majority | 84 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing | −3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
1,119 | 35.2 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | ![]() |
1,111 | 34.9 | −12.2 | |
Whig | Charles Hill[20] | 951 | 29.9 | +4.8 | |
Turnout | c. 1,591 | c. 73.0 | c. −23.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,178 | ||||
Majority | 8 | 0.3 | −0.6 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
Majority | 160 | 5.0 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −12.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
1,095 | 35.9 | −29.2 | |
Radical | ![]() |
1,033 | 33.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Ross | 925 | 30.3 | −4.6 | |
Turnout | 1,922 | 92.4 | c. +19.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,079 | ||||
Majority | 62 | 2.1 | +1.8 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −13.5 | |||
Majority | 108 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Radical gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1840s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
990 | 32.6 | −3.3 | |
Radical | ![]() |
970 | 32.0 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Henry Willoughby | 897 | 29.6 | −0.7 | |
Chartist | Peter Murray McDouall | 176 | 5.8 | New | |
Turnout | 1,517 (est) | 75.9 (est) | c. −16.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,997 | ||||
Majority | 20 | 0.6 | −1.5 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −0.8 | |||
Majority | 73 | 2.4 | −1.1 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | ![]() |
897 | 28.6 | −3.4 | |
Whig | ![]() |
841 | 26.8 | −5.8 | |
Conservative | Lebbeus Charles Humfrey | 652 | 20.8 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Augustus Frederick Bayford | 607 | 19.3 | +4.5 | |
Chartist | John Epps | 141 | 4.5 | −1.3 | |
Turnout | 1,569 (est) | 84.0 (est) | +8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,867 | ||||
Majority | 56 | 1.8 | −0.6 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | −4.3 | |||
Majority | 189 | 6.0 | +5.4 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −5.5 |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]Vernon Smith was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
823 | 63.2 | +36.4 | |
Conservative | Christopher Markham[22][23] | 480 | 36.8 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 343 | 26.4 | +20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,303 | 57.6 | −26.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,263 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +16.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
855 | 33.8 | +7.0 | |
Radical | ![]() |
825 | 32.6 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | George Ward Hunt | 745 | 29.4 | −10.7 | |
Chartist | John Ingram Lockhart | 106 | 4.2 | −0.3 | |
Turnout | 1,585 (est) | 70.0 (est) | −14.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,263 | ||||
Majority | 30 | 1.2 | −4.8 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Majority | 80 | 3.2 | +1.4 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Vernon Smith was appointed President of the Board of Control, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | ![]() |
1,079 | 37.1 | +3.3 | |
Radical | ![]() |
1,011 | 34.8 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | George Ward Hunt | 815 | 28.1 | −1.3 | |
Turnout | 1,860 (est) | 78.3 (est) | +8.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,375 | ||||
Majority | 68 | 2.3 | +1.1 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Majority | 196 | 6.7 | +3.5 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
1,151 | 36.5 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
1,143 | 36.3 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | James Thomas Mackenzie | 832 | 26.4 | −1.7 | |
Chartist | Richard Hart | 27 | 0.9 | New | |
Majority | 311 | 9.9 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,979 (est) | 78.3 (est) | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,526 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Vernon Smith was raised to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Lyveden, and causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
1,269 | 28.2 | −8.1 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
1,250 | 27.8 | −8.7 | |
Conservative | George Frederick Holroyd[24] | 1,029 | 22.9 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Sackville Stopford[25] | 950 | 21.1 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 221 | 4.9 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,249 (est) | 85.8 (est) | +7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,620 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −8.5 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
2,691 | 28.5 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
2,154 | 22.8 | −5.4 | |
Conservative | Charles Merewether | 1,634 | 17.3 | −5.6 | |
Conservative | William Edmonstone Lendrick[26] | 1,396 | 14.8 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | Charles Bradlaugh | 1,086 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Frederick Richard Lees[27] | 492 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 520 | 5.5 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,727 (est) | 71.4 (est) | −14.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,621 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
2,690 | 25.3 | +10.5 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
2,310 | 21.7 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Charles Merewether | 2,175 | 20.5 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Anthony Henley | 1,796 | 16.9 | −5.9 | |
Liberal | Charles Bradlaugh | 1,653 | 15.6 | +4.1 | |
Turnout | 5,312 (est) | 77.8 (est) | +6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,829 | ||||
Majority | 894 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.7 | |||
Majority | 135 | 1.2 | −4.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.8 |
Gilpin's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ![]() |
2,171 | 37.6 | −8.2 | |
Liberal | William Fowler[28] | 1,836 | 31.8 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | Charles Bradlaugh | 1,766 | 30.6 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 335 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,773 | 84.5 | +6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,829 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −4.5 |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
4,158 | 29.8 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
3,827 | 27.4 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Pickering Phipps | 3,152 | 22.6 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | Charles Merewether[29] | 2,826 | 20.2 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 675 | 4.8 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,982 (est) | 85.3 (est) | +7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,189 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.5 |
Bradlaugh was unseated after voting in the Commons before taking the Oath of Allegiance, causing a by-election.[18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
3,437 | 51.0 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Edward Corbett | 3,305 | 49.0 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 132 | 2.0 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,742 | 82.4 | −2.9 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 8,185 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.2 |
Bradlaugh was expelled from the House of Commons due to his continuing prevention from taking the Oath, causing a by-election.[30][18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
3,796 | 50.7 | −6.5 | |
Conservative | Edward Corbett | 3,688 | 49.3 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 108 | 1.4 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,484 | 89.5 | +4.2 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 8,361 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.5 |
Bradlaugh resigned and sought election once more, after a resolution to exclude him from the precincts of the House of Commons was sought.[18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
4,032 | 52.4 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Henry Charles Richards | 3,664 | 47.6 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 368 | 4.8 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,696 | 86.6 | +1.3 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 8,886 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
4,845 | 37.1 | +7.3 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
4,315 | 33.1 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Henry Charles Richards | 3,890 | 29.8 | −13.0 | |
Majority | 425 | 3.3 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 8,561 | 89.3 | +4.0 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 9,582 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
4,570 | 28.2 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
4,353 | 26.8 | −6.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Richard Turner[32] | 3,850 | 23.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Orde Hastings Lees[33] | 3,456 | 21.3 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 503 | 3.1 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,343 | 87.1 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,582 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Bradlaugh's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
5,436 | 59.4 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Robert Arthur Germaine[34] | 3,723 | 40.6 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 1,713 | 18.8 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 9,159 | 84.1 | −3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,895 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
5,439 | 31.1 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
5,164 | 29.5 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Henry Charles Richards | 3,651 | 20.9 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | Adolphus Drucker | 3,235 | 18.5 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 1,513 | 8.6 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 9,078 (est) | 81.2 | −5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,180 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
4,884 | 27.0 | −4.1 | |
Conservative | ![]() |
3,820 | 21.0 | +2.5 | |
Lib-Lab | Edward Harford | 3,703 | 20.4 | −9.1 | |
Conservative | Jacob Jacobs | 3,394 | 18.7 | −2.2 | |
Social Democratic Federation | Frederick George Jones | 1,216 | 6.7 | New | |
Independent Liberal | J. M. Robertson | 1,131 | 6.2 | New | |
Turnout | 9,554 (est) | 83.5 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,442 | ||||
Majority | 1,490 | 8.3 | −0.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.3 | |||
Majority | 117 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.8 |
Elections in the 1900s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
5,437 | 28.2 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
5,281 | 27.3 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Rouse Boughton Orlebar | 4,480 | 23.2 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | H E Randall | 4,124 | 21.3 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | 19,322 | 83.1 | −0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 12,180 | ||||
Majority | 957 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.0 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
4,479 | 20.7 | −6.6 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
4,244 | 19.5 | −8.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Rouse Boughton Orlebar | 4,078 | 18.8 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Frederic Gorell Barnes | 4,000 | 18.4 | −2.9 | |
Social Democratic Federation | Jack Williams | 2,544 | 11.7 | New | |
Social Democratic Federation | James Gribble | 2,366 | 10.9 | New | |
Turnout | 21,711 | 92.0 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,954 | ||||
Majority | 166 | 0.7 | −4.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.2 |
Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
5,398 | 23.3 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
5,289 | 22.9 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Richard Rouse Boughton Orlebar | 4,569 | 19.8 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Frederic Gorell Barnes | 4,464 | 19.3 | +0.9 | |
Social Democratic Federation | James Gribble | 1,792 | 7.7 | −4.0 | |
Social Democratic Federation | Harry Quelch | 1,617 | 7.0 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 720 | 3.1 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 23,129 | 92.7 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | ![]() |
6,179 | 28.6 | +5.7 | |
Liberal | ![]() |
6,025 | 27.8 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | F. C. Parker | 4,885 | 22.6 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | J. V. Collier | 4,550 | 21.0 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 1,140 | 5.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 21,639 | 87.7 | −5.0 | ||
Liberal hold | |||||
Liberal hold |
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
- British Socialist Party: Ben Tillett[35]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Charles McCurdy | 18,010 | 62.7 | +16.5 |
Labour | Walter Halls | 10,735 | 37.3 | New | |
Majority | 7,275 | 25.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,745 | 62.5 | −30.2 | ||
Registered electors | 46,007 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Charles McCurdy | 16,650 | 55.6 | −7.1 |
Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 13,279 | 44.4 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 3,371 | 11.2 | −14.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,929 | 67.1 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 44,573 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Charles McCurdy | 19,974 | 52.3 | −10.4 | |
Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 14,498 | 37.9 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Henry Vivian | 3,753 | 9.8 | −52.9 | |
Majority | 5,476 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,225 | 85.5 | +23.0 | ||
Registered electors | 44,722 | ||||
National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 15,556 | 40.5 | +2.6 | |
Unionist | John Veasy Collier | 11,520 | 30.0 | New | |
Liberal | Charles McCurdy | 11,342 | 29.5 | +19.7 | |
Majority | 4,036 | 10.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,418 | 84.3 | −1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 45,599 | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Arthur Holland | 16,017 | 39.5 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Margaret Bondfield | 15,046 | 37.2 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | James Manfield | 9,436 | 23.3 | −6.2 | |
Majority | 971 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,499 | 87.0 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 46,543 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cecil Malone | 15,173 | 37.5 | +0.3 | |
Unionist | Alexander Renton | 14,616 | 36.1 | −3.4 | |
Liberal | Sydney Morgan | 9,584 | 23.7 | +0.4 | |
Ind. Unionist | E.A. Hailwood | 1,093 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 557 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,466 | 84.2 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 48,048 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cecil Malone | 22,356 | 41.7 | +4.5 | |
Unionist | Alexander Renton | 20,177 | 37.7 | −1.8 | |
Liberal | Helen Schilizzi | 11,054 | 20.6 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 2,179 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,587 | 87.5 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 61,222 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.2 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mervyn Manningham-Buller | 34,817 | 63.6 | +25.9 | |
Labour | Cecil Malone | 19,898 | 36.4 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 14,919 | 27.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,715 | 87.4 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mervyn Manningham-Buller | 25,438 | 51.5 | −12.1 | |
Labour | Reginald Paget | 23,983 | 48.5 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 1,455 | 3.0 | −24.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,421 | 79.6 | −7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative:
- Labour: Reginald Paget[39]
- British Union: Norah Elam
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Spencer Summers | 16,587 | 93.4 | +41.9 | |
Christian Pacifist | William Stanley Seamark | 1,167 | 6.6 | New | |
Majority | 15,420 | 86.8 | +83.8 | ||
Turnout | 17,754 | 30.0 | −49.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Paget | 27,681 | 56.36 | +7.86 | |
Conservative | Spencer Summers | 20,684 | 42.11 | −9.39 | |
Independent Labour | James Edward Bugby | 749 | 1.53 | New | |
Majority | 6,997 | 14.25 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,114 | 75.52 | −4.08 | ||
Registered electors | 65,038 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.63 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Paget | 31,946 | 48.98 | −7.38 | |
Conservative | R.L. Agnew | 24,664 | 37.81 | −4.30 | |
Liberal | Sydney Husbands Alloway | 8,619 | 13.21 | New | |
Majority | 7,282 | 11.17 | −3.08 | ||
Turnout | 65,229 | 87.55 | +12.03 | ||
Registered electors | 74,502 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.54 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Paget | 35,038 | 53.67 | +4.69 | |
Conservative | John Veasey Collier | 30,244 | 46.33 | +8.52 | |
Majority | 4,794 | 7.34 | −3.83 | ||
Turnout | 65,282 | 86.41 | −1.14 | ||
Registered electors | 75,551 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.92 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Paget | 32,119 | 52.75 | −0.92 | |
Conservative | William Clark | 28,771 | 47.25 | +0.92 | |
Majority | 3,348 | 5.50 | −1.84 | ||
Turnout | 60,890 | 82.60 | −3.81 | ||
Registered electors | 73,713 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.92 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Paget | 27,823 | 46.30 | −6.45 | |
Conservative | Jill Knight | 25,106 | 41.77 | −5.48 | |
Liberal | Anthony Smith | 7,170 | 11.93 | New | |
Majority | 2,717 | 4.53 | −0.97 | ||
Turnout | 60,099 | 82.87 | +0.27 | ||
Registered electors | 72,521 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.49 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Paget | 28,568 | 49.04 | +2.74 | |
Conservative | Jill Knight | 24,128 | 41.42 | −0.35 | |
Liberal | Irene Watson | 5,557 | 9.54 | −2.39 | |
Majority | 4,440 | 7.62 | +3.09 | ||
Turnout | 58,253 | 79.66 | −3.21 | ||
Registered electors | 73,129 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.55 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Paget | 31,541 | 56.74 | +7.70 | |
Conservative | Oliver Wright | 24,052 | 43.26 | +1.84 | |
Majority | 7,489 | 13.48 | +5.86 | ||
Turnout | 55,593 | 76.38 | −3.28 | ||
Registered electors | 72,781 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.93 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reginald Paget | 27,424 | 51.16 | −5.58 | |
Conservative | Cecil Parkinson | 26,183 | 48.84 | +5.58 | |
Majority | 1,241 | 2.32 | −11.16 | ||
Turnout | 53,607 | 71.87 | −4.51 | ||
Registered electors | 74.590 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.58 |
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