Kingston-upon-Thames (UK Parliament constituency)
Kingston-upon-Thames | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1885–1965: Surrey 1965–1997: Greater London |
Major settlements | Kingston upon Thames |
1918–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | Kingston & Surbiton Richmond Park |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Mid Surrey |
Replaced by | seat shown above and Richmond (Surrey) |
Kingston or Kingston-upon-Thames was a parliamentary constituency which covered the emerging southwest, outer London suburb of Kingston upon Thames (until 1965 in Surrey) and which existed between 1885 and 1997 and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The Conservative candidate won each election during its 112-year existence.
History
[edit]The seated was created for the 1885 general election as a county division called Kingston equivalent to the northwest corner of the former two-seat Mid Surrey division. It became a borough constituency for the present purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer at the 1918 general election, when it was formally renamed Kingston-upon-Thames.
It was abolished for the 1997 general election. Its territory was then divided between the new constituencies of Kingston and Surbiton and Richmond Park.
The constituency's most high-profile MP was the Conservative Norman Lamont, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 to 1993.
Boundaries
[edit]1950–1955: The boroughs of Kingston upon Thames, and Surbiton.[1]
1955–1983: The boroughs of Kingston upon Thames, and Malden and Coombe.[2]
1983–1997: The London Borough of Kingston upon Thames wards of Burlington, Cambridge, Canbury, Coombe, Grove, Hill, Malden, Manor, Norbiton, Norbiton Park, St James, and Tudor.
The seat since 1950 omitted all southern wards of Kingston upon Thames. These fell into the 1950-established seat of Surbiton, which replicated its own borough that merged with Kingston's borough in 1965.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member [3] | Party [4][5] | Senior Frontbench positions | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1885 | Sir John Ellis | Conservative | none | |
1892 | Sir Richard Temple | Conservative | none | |
1895 | Thomas Skewes-Cox | Conservative | none | |
1906 | George Cave | Conservative | Home Secretary (1916-1919) Later Lord (High) Chancellor | |
1918 | John Campbell | Unionist | none | |
1922 | Sir Frederick Penny | Unionist | none | |
1937 b-e | Sir Percy Royds | Conservative | none | |
1945 | John Boyd-Carpenter | Conservative | Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1962-1964) | |
1972 b-e | Norman Lamont | Conservative | Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1989-1990) Chancellor of the Exchequer (1990-1993) | |
1997 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Whittaker Ellis | 4,915 | 60.5 | ||
Liberal | Charles Duncan Hodgson | 3,206 | 39.5 | ||
Majority | 1,709 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,121 | 73.1 | |||
Registered electors | 11,102 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Whittaker Ellis | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Temple | 5,100 | 53.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles Duncan Hodgson | 4,357 | 46.1 | New | |
Majority | 743 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,457 | 73.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,825 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Skewes-Cox | 5,745 | 61.5 | +7.6 | |
Liberal | Charles Burt | 3,600 | 38.5 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 2,145 | 23.0 | +15.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,345 | 68.6 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 13,631 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Skewes-Cox | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cave | 7,656 | 53.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Robert Whyte | 6,637 | 46.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,019 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,293 | 82.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 17,270 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cave | 10,918 | 65.3 | +11.7 | |
Liberal | Albert George Holzapfel | 5,814 | 34.7 | −11.7 | |
Majority | 5,104 | 30.6 | +23.4 | ||
Turnout | 16,732 | 85.2 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 19,647 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cave | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and, by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected:
- Unionist: George Cave
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Cave | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | John Campbell | 13,596 | 73.8 | N/A |
Labour | Thomas Henry Dumper | 2,502 | 13.6 | New | |
Liberal | Arnold Ellis Ely | 2,325 | 12.6 | New | |
Majority | 11,094 | 60.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18,423 | 51.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 35,656 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Penny | 15,136 | 66.7 | −7.1 | |
Independent Labour | * Harry Day | 7,563 | 33.3 | New | |
Majority | 7,573 | 33.4 | −36.8 | ||
Turnout | 22,699 | 59.3 | +7.6 | ||
Registered electors | 38,265 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −7.1 |
* Day was supported by the local Labour and Liberal parties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Penny | 12,968 | 61.6 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | William Freeman | 8,095 | 38.4 | New | |
Majority | 4,873 | 23.2 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 21,063 | 53.9 | −5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 39,044 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Penny | 19,933 | 70.2 | +8.6 | |
Labour | Arthur Balfour Bishop | 5,640 | 19.8 | New | |
Liberal | William Freeman | 2,850 | 10.0 | −28.4 | |
Majority | 14,293 | 50.4 | +27.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,423 | 71.3 | +17.4 | ||
Registered electors | 39,868 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +18.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Penny | 20,911 | 54.1 | −16.1 | |
Labour | John William Fawcett | 8,903 | 23.1 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Frank John Powell | 8,796 | 22.8 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 12,008 | 31.0 | −19.4 | ||
Turnout | 38,610 | 68.9 | −2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 56,004 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −9.7 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Penny | 35,925 | 82.5 | +28.4 | |
Labour | John William Fawcett | 7,613 | 17.5 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 28,312 | 65.0 | +34.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,538 | 69.2 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Penny | 32,953 | 67.5 | −15.0 | |
Labour | George Henry Loman | 10,014 | 20.5 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | Frank John Powell | 5,832 | 12.0 | New | |
Majority | 22,939 | 47.0 | −18.0 | ||
Turnout | 48,799 | 65.5 | −3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Percy Royds | 19,887 | 66.6 | −0.9 | |
Labour | George Henry Loman | 9,972 | 33.4 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 9,915 | 33.2 | −13.8 | ||
Turnout | 29,859 | 38.1 | −27.4 | ||
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: Percy Royds
- Labour: Dennis Gordon[12]
- Liberal: Henry Cecil Banting[13]
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Boyd-Carpenter | 37,085 | 56.5 | −10.1 | |
Labour | George Elvin | 28,516 | 43.5 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 8,569 | 13.0 | −20.2 | ||
Turnout | 65,601 | 74.0 | +35.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Boyd-Carpenter | 36,886 | 58.98 | ||
Labour | Nora M Johns | 21,229 | 33.94 | ||
Liberal | Donald George Maskrey | 4,429 | 7.08 | New | |
Majority | 15,657 | 25.04 | |||
Turnout | 62,544 | 85.24 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Boyd-Carpenter | 38,516 | 63.52 | ||
Labour | Ray Hesketh | 22,117 | 36.48 | ||
Majority | 16,399 | 27.04 | |||
Turnout | 60,633 | 81.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Boyd-Carpenter | 31,069 | 65.86 | ||
Labour | George Henry Loman | 16,104 | 34.14 | ||
Majority | 14,965 | 31.72 | |||
Turnout | 47,173 | 76.38 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Boyd-Carpenter | 31,649 | 67.26 | ||
Labour | Tom Braddock | 15,408 | 32.74 | ||
Majority | 16,241 | 34.52 | |||
Turnout | 47,057 | 77.91 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Boyd-Carpenter | 23,973 | 52.79 | ||
Labour | Tom Braddock | 13,611 | 29.97 | ||
Liberal | Stanley Rundle | 7,827 | 17.24 | ||
Majority | 10,362 | 22.82 | |||
Turnout | 45,411 | 77.12 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Boyd-Carpenter | 22,781 | 51.29 | ||
Labour | James Stewart Cook | 14,915 | 33.58 | ||
Liberal | Michael F Burns | 6,722 | 15.13 | ||
Majority | 7,866 | 17.71 | |||
Turnout | 44,418 | 76.97 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Boyd-Carpenter | 23,426 | 56.67 | ||
Labour | Robin H Crockett | 13,090 | 31.67 | ||
Liberal | Stephen J. Wells | 4,822 | 11.66 | ||
Majority | 10,336 | 25.00 | |||
Turnout | 41,338 | 69.13 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Lamont | 16,679 | 52.32 | −4.35 | |
Labour | Anthony Judge | 9,892 | 31.03 | −0.64 | |
Liberal | Stephen J. Wells | 3,601 | 11.30 | −0.36 | |
Anti-Common Market Conservative | Edgar Scruby | 1,705 | 5.35 | New | |
Majority | 6,787 | 21.29 | −3.71 | ||
Turnout | 31,877 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Lamont | 23,006 | 48.57 | ||
Liberal | Stephen J. Wells | 12,699 | 28.81 | ||
Labour | Chris Mullin | 11,369 | 24.00 | ||
Anti-Common Market Conservative | M.J. Christie | 288 | 0.61 | ||
Majority | 10,307 | 21.76 | |||
Turnout | 47,362 | 80.53 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Lamont | 20,680 | 48.63 | ||
Labour | A. Quick | 12,266 | 28.84 | ||
Liberal | Stephen J. Wells | 9,580 | 22.53 | ||
Majority | 8,414 | 19.79 | |||
Turnout | 42,526 | 71.77 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Lamont | 24,944 | 57.85 | ||
Labour | John A. Torode | 11,400 | 26.44 | ||
Liberal | Declan Terry | 6,771 | 15.70 | ||
Majority | 13,544 | 31.41 | |||
Turnout | 43,115 | 74.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Lamont | 22,094 | 54.1 | ||
Liberal | Roger Hayes | 13,222 | 32.4 | ||
Labour | Peter J. Smith | 4,977 | 12.2 | ||
Ecology | Alexandra Presant-Collins | 290 | 0.7 | New | |
Loony Society | Peter Dodd | 259 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,872 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 40,842 | 71.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Lamont | 24,198 | 56.2 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Roger Hayes | 13,012 | 30.2 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Robert Markless | 5,676 | 13.2 | +1.0 | |
CPWSML | Jack Baker | 175 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 11,186 | 26.0 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,061 | 78.5 | +6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Lamont | 20,675 | 51.6 | −4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Osbourne | 10,522 | 26.3 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Robert Markless | 7,748 | 19.3 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | Adrian Amer | 771 | 1.9 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | David Beaupré | 212 | 0.5 | New | |
Natural Law | Graham Woollcoombe | 81 | 0.2 | New | |
Anti-Federalist League | Anthony Scholefield | 42 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 10,153 | 25.3 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,051 | 78.4 | −0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Kingston upon Thames, Surbiton and Wimbledon) Order 1955. SI 1955/175". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2140–2141.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 366. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 399. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ a b c d The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ a b c d British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ "Parliamentary candidates' protest", The Times, 6 April 1939
- ^ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.