Greenwich | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
1832–1885 | |
Seats | Two |
Created from | Kent, Surrey |
Replaced by | Greenwich (see below) Woolwich Deptford |
1885–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Greenwich and small corner of West Kent |
Replaced by | Greenwich & Woolwich |
Greenwich was a constituency in south-east London, which returned at first two, then (from 1885) one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It existed from 1832 to 1997. Elections used the first past the post system; when this elects more than one member, it is sometimes called plurality-at-large voting.
History
From 1832 until 1885 it was a two-member constituency. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 associated with the Reform Act 1884, its area was reduced overall (although it gained Kidbrooke) and it was reduced to one seat. For the 1997 general election, it was merged with part of the former Woolwich constituency to form the Greenwich and Woolwich seat.
Its history is dominated by the area's strong maritime tradition. Its most prominent claim to fame was as the seat of William Ewart Gladstone between 1868 and 1880, and it also achieved prominence in the 1987 Greenwich by-election, when the SDP won a surprise victory.
Boundaries
1832–1885: the parishes of Greenwich; Deptford St Nicholas and Deptford St Paul; and the most populous parts of Charlton and Woolwich.[1][2] detailed as: "From the Point at which the Royal Arsenal Canal at Woolwich joins the Thames, along the said Canal to the southern extremity thereof; thence in a straight Line to the south-western corner of the Ordnance Storekeeper's House; thence in a straight Line, in the Direction of a Stile in the footpath from Woolwich to Plumstead Common, over Sand Hill, to the Boundary of the Parish of Woolwich; thence, southward, along the boundary of the parish of Woolwich to the point at which the same meets the Boundary of the parish of Charlton; thence westward along the Boundary of the parish of Charlton to the point at which the same turns southward near the Dovor Road; thence along the Dovor Road to the nearest point of the boundary of the parish of Greenwich; thence Westward, along the boundary of the parish of Greenwich to the point at which the same turns abruptly to the south, close by the Dovor Road, thence in a straight line, in a westerly direction, to the nearest point of the boundary of the parish of Greenwich, thence westward along the boundary of the parish of Greenwich to the point at which the same meets the boundary of the parish of Saint Paul Deptford; thence southward along the boundary of the parish of Saint Paul Deptford to the point at which the same meets the Thames; thence along the Thames to the point first described."[3] The boundaries were thus in the schedules of the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832.[4]
1885–1918: The parishes of Greenwich, St Nicholas Deptford, Charlton, and Kidbrooke.[5]
1918–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Blackheath, Charlton, Eastcombe, Hornfair, Kidbrooke, Marsh, Park, Trafalgar, Vanbrugh, and West.
1983–1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Blackheath, Charlton, Ferrier, Hornfair, Kidbrooke, Rectory Field, St Alfege, Trafalgar, Vanbrugh, and West.
Between 1983 and 1997, the constituency formed the western part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1832–1885
Election | 1st Member | 1st Party | 2nd Member | 2nd Party | ||
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1832 | James Whitley Deans Dundas | Whig[6][7] | Edward George Barnard | Radical[8][9] | ||
1835 | John Angerstein | Whig[7][10] | ||||
1837 | Matthias Wolverley Attwood | Conservative[7] | ||||
1841 | James Whitley Deans Dundas | Whig[6][7] | ||||
1851 by-election | David Salomons | Radical[11] | ||||
1852 by-election | Houston Stewart | Whig[12] | ||||
1852 | Peter Rolt | Conservative | Montague Chambers | Radical[11] | ||
Feb 1857 by-election | Sir William Codrington | Whig | ||||
Mar. 1857 | John Townsend | Radical[11] | ||||
Feb. 1859 by-election | David Salomons | Radical[11] | ||||
1859 | William Angerstein | Liberal | Liberal | |||
1865 | Sir Charles Tilston Bright | Liberal | ||||
1868 | William Ewart Gladstone | Liberal | ||||
1873 by-election | Sir Thomas Boord | Conservative | ||||
1880 | Baron Henry de Worms | Conservative | ||||
1885 | Representation reduced to one member |
MPs since 1885
Election results
Elections in the 1830s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Whitley Deans Dundas | 1,633 | 39.6 | ||
Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,442 | 35.0 | ||
Whig | John Angerstein | 1,033 | 25.1 | ||
Radical | Frederick George Hammond[14] | 15 | 0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,391 | 88.1 | |||
Registered electors | 2,714 | ||||
Majority | 191 | 4.6 | |||
Whig win (new seat) | |||||
Majority | 409 | 9.9 | |||
Radical win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Angerstein | 1,826 | 45.8 | −18.8 | |
Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,102 | 27.6 | −7.8 | |
Conservative | Matthias Wolverley Attwood | 1,063 | 26.6 | New | |
Turnout | 2,210 | 87.8 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,516 | ||||
Majority | 724 | 18.2 | +13.6 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −7.5 | |||
Majority | 39 | 1.0 | −8.9 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthias Wolverley Attwood | 1,368 | 36.8 | +10.2 | |
Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,194 | 32.1 | +4.5 | |
Radical | Charles Napier | 1,158 | 31.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,434 | 78.3 | −9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,107 | ||||
Majority | 174 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Majority | 36 | 1.0 | ±0.0 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
Elections in the 1840s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Whitley Deans Dundas | 1,747 | 37.9 | New | |
Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,592 | 34.5 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | George Cockburn[15] | 1,274 | 27.6 | −9.2 | |
Turnout | 2,848 | 74.7 | −3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,811 | ||||
Majority | 155 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 318 | 6.9 | +5.9 | ||
Radical hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
Dundas was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Whitley Deans Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Whitley Deans Dundas | 2,409 | 46.7 | +8.8 | |
Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,511 | 29.3 | −5.2 | |
Radical | David Salomons | 1,236 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,578 (est) | 49.7 (est) | −25.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,187 | ||||
Majority | 1,173 | 22.7 | +19.3 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
Radical hold | Swing | −7.0 | |||
Elections in the 1850s
Barnard's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | David Salomons | 2,165 | 62.9 | +38.9 | |
Radical | David Williams Wire[16][11] | 1,278 | 37.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 887 | 25.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,443 | 57.2 | +7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,022 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Dundas resigned after being appointed Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Houston Stewart | 2,956 | 70.9 | +24.2 | |
Radical | Montague Chambers | 1,211 | 29.1 | −24.2 | |
Majority | 1,745 | 41.8 | +19.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,167 | 66.1 | +16.4 | ||
Registered electors | 6,308 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +24.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rolt | 2,415 | 30.6 | New | |
Radical | Montague Chambers | 2,360 | 29.9 | +0.6 | |
Whig | Houston Stewart | 2,026 | 25.6 | −41.1 | |
Radical | David Salomons | 1,102 | 13.9 | −10.1 | |
Turnout | 5,159 (est) | 81.8 (est) | +32.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,308 | ||||
Majority | 55 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 334 | 4.3 | N/A | ||
Radical hold | Swing | +10.6 | |||
Rolt resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Codrington | 2,975 | 65.8 | +30.2 | |
Radical | Arthur B. Sleigh[18] | 1,543 | 34.2 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 1,432 | 31.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,518 | 57.3 | −24.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,888 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Codrington | 2,985 | 38.1 | +12.5 | |
Radical | John Townsend | 2,784 | 35.5 | +21.6 | |
Radical | Montague Chambers | 2,065 | 26.4 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 719 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,917 (est) | 49.7 (est) | −32.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,888 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Radical hold | Swing | +4.6 | |||
Townsend resigned after becoming a bankrupt, also leading to his suspension from the House of Commons.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | David Salomons | 3,444 | 57.7 | −4.2 | |
Whig | William Angerstein[11] | 2,523 | 42.3 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 921 | 15.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,967 | 75.1 | +25.4 | ||
Registered electors | 7,942 | ||||
Radical hold | Swing | −4.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Salomons | 3,873 | 38.2 | New | |
Liberal | William Angerstein | 3,520 | 34.7 | New | |
Liberal | Montague Chambers | 1,718 | 16.9 | −9.5 | |
Conservative | John Heron-Maxwell | 1,031 | 10.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,802 | 17.8 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,587 (est) | 70.3 (est) | +20.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,942 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Salomons | 4,499 | 41.6 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Charles Tilston Bright | 3,691 | 34.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Heron-Maxwell | 2,328 | 21.5 | +16.4 | |
Radical Liberal | Baxter Langley | 190 | 1.8 | New | |
Conservative | Douglas Harris[19] | 116 | 1.1 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 1,363 | 12.6 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,518 (est) | 66.5 (est) | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,805 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Salomons | 6,684 | 30.2 | −11.4 | |
Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | 6,386 | 28.8 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | Henry Parker[20] | 4,704 | 21.2 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | Arthur Stanhope | 4,372 | 19.7 | +18.6 | |
Majority | 1,682 | 7.6 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,073 (est) | 71.0 (est) | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 15,588 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −15.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |||
Gladstone's appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
Salomons' death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Boord | 4,525 | 54.2 | +13.3 | |
Radical Liberal | Baxter Langley[22] | 2,379 | 28.5 | New | |
Liberal | William Angerstein | 1,064 | 12.7 | −46.3 | |
Radical Liberal | John Bennett[23][24] | 324 | 3.9 | New | |
Liberal-Conservative | Robert Coningsby[25] | 27 | 0.3 | New | |
Ind. Conservative | Henry Pook[26] | 27 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 2,146 | 25.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,346 | 52.2 | −18.8 | ||
Registered electors | 15,990 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +29.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Boord | 6,193 | 27.0 | +5.8 | |
Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | 5,968 | 26.0 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | John Evelyn Liardet[27] | 5,561 | 24.2 | +4.5 | |
Liberal | Baxter Langley | 5,255 | 22.9 | −7.3 | |
Turnout | 11,489 (est) | 65.3 (est) | −5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 17,599 | ||||
Majority | 225 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.6 | |||
Majority | 407 | 1.8 | −5.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 | |||
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Boord | 9,243 | 26.6 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Henry de Worms | 9,240 | 26.6 | +2.4 | |
Liberal | James Ebenezer Saunders[28] | 8,152 | 23.4 | −2.6 | |
Liberal | William Henry Stone[29] | 8,141 | 23.4 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1,088 | 3.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 17,388 (est) | 78.5 (est) | +13.2 | ||
Registered electors | 22,161 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Boord | 3,317 | 52.8 | −0.4 | |
Liberal | Herbert Watney | 2,961 | 47.2 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 356 | 5.6 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,278 | 72.7 | −5.8 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 8,632 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Boord | 3,240 | 55.9 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | George Crispe Whiteley | 2,551 | 44.1 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 689 | 11.8 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,791 | 67.1 | -5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,632 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Boord | 4,200 | 52.0 | -3.9 | |
Liberal | George Crispe Whiteley | 3,877 | 48.0 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 323 | 4.0 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,077 | 78.8 | +11.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,256 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Cecil | 4,802 | 57.4 | +5.4 | |
Liberal | George Crispe Whiteley | 3,564 | 42.6 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 1,238 | 14.8 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,366 | 76.8 | -2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,899 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Cecil | 5,454 | 61.0 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Richard Jackson | 3,484 | 39.0 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 1,970 | 22.0 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,938 | 73.0 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,247 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Jackson | 4,906 | 45.3 | +6.3 | |
Ind. Conservative | Ion Hamilton Benn | 3,565 | 32.9 | New | |
Conservative | Hugh Cecil | 2,356 | 21.8 | −39.2 | |
Majority | 1,341 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,827 | 83.0 | +10.0 | ||
Registered electors | 13,049 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.8 | |||
- Cecil was a free-trader and Benn was a supporter of tariff reform
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ion Hamilton Benn | 6,284 | 55.3 | +33.5 | |
Liberal | Richard Jackson | 5,083 | 44.7 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 1,201 | 10.6 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,153 | 86.4 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ion Hamilton Benn | 5,697 | 57.9 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | John William Harris | 4146 | 42.1 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 1,551 | 15.8 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,153 | 74.8 | -11.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Ion Hamilton Benn | 14,576 | 69.3 | +11.4 |
Labour | James Bermingham | 6,471 | 30.7 | New | |
Majority | 8,105 | 38.6 | +22.8 | ||
Turnout | 21,047 | 48.1 | −26.7 | ||
Registered electors | 43,756 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Hume | 16,934 | 60.9 | −8.4 | |
Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 10,860 | 39.1 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 6,074 | 21.8 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 27,794 | 60.4 | +12.3 | ||
Registered electors | 46,005 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −8.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 12,314 | 42.7 | +3.6 | |
Unionist | George Hume | 10,746 | 37.2 | −23.7 | |
Liberal | Charles Garfield Lott Du Cann | 5,806 | 20.1 | new | |
Majority | 1,568 | 5.5 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 28,866 | 61.8 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 46,741 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Hume | 18,473 | 51.5 | +14.3 | |
Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 17,409 | 48.5 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 1,064 | 3.0 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 35,882 | 75.2 | +13.4 | ||
Registered electors | 47,716 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 20,328 | 46.3 | −2.2 | |
Unionist | George Hume | 16,710 | 38.1 | −13.4 | |
Liberal | William Primrose Campbell | 6,870 | 15.6 | new | |
Majority | 3,618 | 8.2 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 43,908 | 70.4 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 62,342 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Hume | 29,278 | 65.0 | +26.9 | |
Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 13,722 | 30.5 | -15.8 | |
Communist | Kath Duncan | 2,024 | 4.5 | New | |
Majority | 15,556 | 34.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,024 | 71.0 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 63,385 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +21.35 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Hume | 22,526 | 52.43 | -12.60 | |
Labour Co-op | Joseph Reeves | 20,436 | 47.57 | +17.09 | |
Majority | 2,090 | 4.86 | -29.7 | ||
Turnout | 49,213 | 67.79 | -3.24 | ||
Registered electors | 72,599 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.85 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Reeves | 22,078 | 65.60 | +18.03 | |
Conservative | Augustus Agar | 11,580 | 34.40 | -18.03 | |
Majority | 10,498 | 31.20 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,658 | 70.08 | +2.20 | ||
Registered electors | 48,025 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.03 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Reeves | 29,379 | 57.85 | -7.75 | |
Conservative | Ronald Gilbey | 18,255 | 35.95 | +1.55 | |
Liberal | Leslie Maurice Dale | 3,148 | 6.20 | New | |
Majority | 11,124 | 21.90 | -9.30 | ||
Turnout | 50,782 | 82.73 | +12.65 | ||
Registered electors | 62,132 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.65 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Reeves | 30,326 | 60.38 | +2.53 | |
Conservative | William H Bishop | 19,898 | 39.62 | +3.67 | |
Majority | 10,428 | 20.76 | -1.14 | ||
Turnout | 50,224 | 80.95 | -2.03 | ||
Registered electors | 62,042 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.57 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Reeves | 26,423 | 58.84 | -1.54 | |
Conservative | William F Rhodes | 18,484 | 41.16 | +1.54 | |
Majority | 7,939 | 17.68 | -3.08 | ||
Turnout | 44,907 | 73.24 | -7.71 | ||
Registered electors | 61,314 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.54 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Marsh | 25,204 | 56.15 | -2.69 | |
Conservative | J Rodney Holmes | 19,679 | 43.85 | +2.69 | |
Majority | 5,525 | 12.30 | -5.38 | ||
Turnout | 44,883 | 74.11 | +0.87 | ||
Registered electors | 60,561 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.69 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Marsh | 22,814 | 56.18 | +0.03 | |
Conservative | John Gummer | 12,592 | 31.01 | -12.84 | |
Liberal | Michael PD Ellman | 5,205 | 12.82 | New | |
Majority | 10,222 | 25.17 | +13.14 | ||
Turnout | 40,611 | 71.57 | -2.54 | ||
Registered electors | 56,742 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.44 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Marsh | 24,359 | 64.86 | +8.68 | |
Conservative | John Gummer | 13,200 | 35.14 | +4.13 | |
Majority | 11,159 | 29.72 | +4.55 | ||
Turnout | 37,559 | 67.70 | -3.87 | ||
Registered electors | 55,477 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.41 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Marsh | 20,804 | 55.75 | ||
Conservative | J Stuart Thom | 13,195 | 35.36 | ||
Liberal | Pamela Wylan | 3,319 | 8.89 | ||
Majority | 7,609 | 20.39 | |||
Turnout | 37,318 | 65.66 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guy Barnett | 14,671 | 66.73 | +10.98 | |
Conservative | J Stuart Thom | 6,150 | 27.97 | -7.39 | |
Fellowship | Ronald Stephen Mallone | 792 | 3.60 | New | |
Ind. Conservative | Reginald Simmerson | 285 | 1.30 | New | |
Independent | David Davies | 89 | 0.40 | New | |
Majority | 8,521 | 38.76 | +18.37 | ||
Turnout | 21,987 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guy Barnett | 20.164 | 51.29 | ||
Conservative | Suzette Mary Tremlett Harold | 11,294 | 28.73 | ||
Liberal | Alastair James Drysdale Wilson | 7,855 | 19.98 | ||
Majority | 8,870 | 22.56 | |||
Turnout | 39,313 | 75.01 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guy Barnett | 19,155 | 55.53 | +4.24 | |
Conservative | Suzette Mary Tremlett Harold | 9,249 | 26.81 | -1.92 | |
Liberal | Alastair James Drysdale Wilson | 5,838 | 16.92 | -3.06 | |
Independent | David Green | 254 | 0.74 | ||
Majority | 9,906 | 28.72 | |||
Turnout | 34,496 | 65.29 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.08 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guy Barnett | 18,975 | 52.1 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | Narindar Singh Saroop | 12,133 | 33.3 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Graham Howard Knight | 3,870 | 10.6 | -6.3 | |
National Front | Helena Mary Steven | 951 | 2.6 | New | |
Fellowship | Ronald Stephen Mallone | 460 | 1.3 | New | |
Majority | 6,842 | 18.8 | -9.9 | ||
Turnout | 36,389 | 70.6 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guy Barnett | 13,361 | 38.2 | −13.9 | |
Conservative | Arthur Rolfe | 12,150 | 34.8 | +1.5 | |
SDP | Timothy Ford | 8,783 | 25.1 | New | |
BNP | Ian Dell | 259 | 0.7 | New | |
Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 242 | 0.7 | −0.6 | |
Communist | F. Hook | 149 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,211 | 3.4 | −15.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,194 | 67.7 | −2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | Rosie Barnes | 18,287 | 53.0 | +27.9 | |
Labour | Deirdre Wood | 11,676 | 33.8 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | John Antcliffe | 3,852 | 11.2 | −23.6 | |
Green | Graham Bell | 264 | 0.8 | New | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket | Malcolm Hardee | 124 | 0.3 | New | |
BNP | Ian Dell | 116 | 0.3 | −0.4 | |
National Front | Joe Pearce | 103 | 0.3 | New | |
Revolutionary Communist | Kate Marshall | 91 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 6,611 | 19.2 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 34,513 | 68.2 | -4.5 | ||
SDP gain from Labour | Swing | +16.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | Rosie Barnes | 15,149 | 40.6 | +15.5 | |
Labour | Deirdre Wood | 13,008 | 34.9 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | John Antcliffe | 8,695 | 23.3 | −11.5 | |
Green | Jacqueline Thomas | 346 | 0.9 | New | |
Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 59 | 0.2 | −0.5 | |
Communist | Patricia Clinton | 58 | 0.2 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 2,141 | 5.7 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 37,315 | 73.4 | +5.7 | ||
SDP gain from Labour | Swing | +9.4 | |||
- swings relative to 1983 election, not 1987 by-election
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nick Raynsford | 14,630 | 41.0 | +6.1 | |
Independent Social Democrat | Rosie Barnes | 13,273 | 37.2 | -3.4 | |
Conservative | Alison McNair | 6,960 | 19.5 | −3.8 | |
Green | Robert H.J. McCracken | 483 | 1.4 | +0.5 | |
Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 147 | 0.4 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Malcolm Hardee | 103 | 0.3 | New | |
Natural Law | John D. Small | 70 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,357 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,666 | 74.6 | +1.2 | ||
Labour gain from SDP | Swing | +4.8 | |||
- The swing for Rosie Barnes is relative to her performance in the 1987 general election.
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