Northampton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974
Northampton was a parliamentary constituency (centred on the town of Northampton), which existed until 1974.
Quick Facts County, Major settlements ...
| Northampton | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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.
MPs 1295–1640
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- 1295: constituency established, electing two MPs
More information Parliament, First member ...
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1377 | Sir Gerard de Braybooke of Castle Ashby[citation needed] | |
| 1377 | Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton[citation needed] | |
| 1378 | Sir John Seton | |
| 1379 | Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton | |
| 1380 | Sir Thomas Preston of Gretton | |
| 1382 | Giles St John of Plumpton | |
| 1386 | William Spriggy | William Ringwood[1] |
| 1388 (Feb) | Thomas Pirie | John Stotesbury[1] |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Honybourne | John Besford[1] |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Colingtree | John Sywell[1] |
| 1390 (Nov) | ||
| 1391 | William Begworth | John Stotesbury[1] |
| 1393 | William Spriggy | Stephen Wappenham[1] |
| 1394 | ||
| 1395 | Nicholas Horncastle | John Woodward[1] |
| 1397 (Jan) | Richard Stormsworth | Thomas Overton[1] |
| 1397 (Sep) | ||
| 1399 | John Loudham | John Spring[1] |
| 1401 | ||
| 1406 | Henry Empingham | Thomas Wintringham[1] |
| 1407 | John Rivell | John Temple[1] |
| 1410 | Simon Dunstall | John Lincoln[1] |
| 1411 | Richard Wems | William Rushden[1] |
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Roger Maltman | Alexander Deyster[1] |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | Geoffrey Balde | John Hethersett[1] |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | John Hendley | John Buckingham[1] |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | William Clerk | Thomas Colley[1] |
| 1419 | Thomas Stotesbury | Ralph Passenham[1] |
| 1420 | William Maltman | William Harpole[1] |
| 1421 (May) | John Bernhill | John Colden[1] |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Spriggy | Stephen Kynnesman[1] |
| 1427 | Thomas Compworth | |
| 1477–1478 | Robert Pemberton | |
| 1510–1515 | No names known [2] | |
| 1523 | John Parvyn | Thomas Doddington[2] |
| 1529 | Lawrence Manley | Nicholas Rand[2] |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | ? | |
| 1545 | ? | |
| 1547 | Richard Wenman | Anthony Bryan[2] |
| 1553 (Mar) | George Tresham | William Chauncy[2] |
| 1553 (Oct) | Francis Morgan | Lawrence Manley[2] |
| 1554 (Apr) | Francis Morgan | John Horpool[2] |
| 1554 (Nov) | Henry Clerke | Ralph Freeman[2] |
| 1555 | Nicholas Rand | John Balgye[2] |
| 1558 | Thomas Colles | Edward Manley[2] |
| 1559 (Jan) | William Carvell | Edmund (or Edward) Kinwelmersh[3] |
| 1562–3 | Lewis Montgomery | Ralph Lane[3] |
| 1571 | Christopher Yelverton | William Lane[3]|- [3] |
| 1572 (Apr) | Christopher Yelverton | John Spencer[3] |
| 1584 (Nov) | Sir Richard Knightley | Thomas Catesby[3] |
| 1586 (Sep) | Sir Richard Knightley | Peter Wentworth[3] |
| 1588 (Oct) | Peter Wentworth | Richard Knollys[3] |
| 1593 | Valentine Knightley | Peter Wentworth[3] |
| 1597 (Oct) | Christopher Yelverton | Henry Yelverton[3] |
| 1601 | Henry Hickman | Francis Tate[3] |
| 1604 | Henry Yelverton | Edward Mercer |
| 1614 | Henry Yelverton | Francis Beale |
| 1621–1622 | Richard Spencer | Thomas Crewe |
| 1624 | Richard Spencer | Christopher Sherland |
| 1625 | Richard Spencer | Christopher Sherland |
| 1626 | Richard Spencer | Christopher Sherland |
| 1628 | Richard Spencer | Christopher Sherland |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments convened | |
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MPs 1640–1918
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MPs 1918–1974
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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Elections in the 1830s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig |  Y George Robinson |
1,376 | 42.2 | ||
| Tory | Y Sir Robert Gunning, 3rd Baronet |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y George Robinson |
1,686 | 37.5 | −4.7 | |
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon Smith |
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 | ||||
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- 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.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon Smith |
1,321 | 27.8 | −2.9 | |
| Tory | Y Charles Ross |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon Smith |
1,119 | 35.2 | +7.4 | |
| Conservative | Y Charles Ross |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon Smith |
1,095 | 35.9 | −29.2 | |
| Radical | Y Raikes Currie |
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 | ||||
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Elections in the 1840s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon |
990 | 32.6 | −3.3 | |
| Radical | Y Raikes Currie |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Y Raikes Currie |
897 | 28.6 | −3.4 | |
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon |
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 | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
Vernon Smith was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon |
855 | 33.8 | +7.0 | |
| Radical | Y Raikes Currie |
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 | |||
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Vernon Smith was appointed President of the Board of Control, requiring a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon |
Unopposed | |||
| Whig hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Y Robert Vernon |
1,079 | 37.1 | +3.3 | |
| Radical | Y Charles Gilpin |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Charles Gilpin |
1,151 | 36.5 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal | Y Robert Vernon |
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 | |||
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Vernon Smith was raised to the peerage, becoming 1st Baron Lyveden, and causing a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Anthony Henley |
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| Liberal hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1860s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Anthony Henley |
1,269 | 28.2 | −8.1 | |
| Liberal | Y Charles Gilpin |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Charles Gilpin |
2,691 | 28.5 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal | Y Anthony Henley |
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 | |||
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Elections in the 1870s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Y Pickering Phipps |
2,690 | 25.3 | +10.5 | |
| Liberal | Y Charles Gilpin |
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 | |||
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Gilpin's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Y Charles Merewether |
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 | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Henry Labouchère |
4,158 | 29.8 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal | Y Charles Bradlaugh |
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 | |||
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Bradlaugh was unseated after voting in the Commons before taking the Oath of Allegiance, causing a by-election.[18]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Charles Bradlaugh |
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 | |||
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Bradlaugh was expelled from the House of Commons due to his continuing prevention from taking the Oath, causing a by-election.[30][18]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Charles Bradlaugh |
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 | |||
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Bradlaugh resigned and sought election once more, after a resolution to exclude him from the precincts of the House of Commons was sought.[18]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Charles Bradlaugh |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Henry Labouchère |
4,845 | 37.1 | +7.3 | |
| Liberal | Y Charles Bradlaugh |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Henry Labouchère |
4,570 | 28.2 | −8.9 | |
| Liberal | Y Charles Bradlaugh |
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 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
Bradlaugh's death caused a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Philip Manfield |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Henry Labouchère |
5,439 | 31.1 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal | Y Philip Manfield |
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 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Henry Labouchère |
4,884 | 27.0 | −4.1 | |
| Conservative | Y Adolphus Drucker |
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 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y John Shipman |
5,437 | 28.2 | +7.8 | |
| Liberal | Y Henry Labouchère |
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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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Y Herbert Paul |
4,479 | 20.7 | −6.6 | |
| Liberal | YJohn Shipman |
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 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | YHastings Lees-Smith |
5,398 | 23.3 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal | YCharles McCurdy |
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 | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | YCharles McCurdy |
6,179 | 28.6 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal | YHastings Lees-Smith |
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 | |||||
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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. | |||||
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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. | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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Elections in the 1950s
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Elections in the 1960s
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
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| 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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| Vacant since 1806 Title last held by Cambridge University |
Constituency represented by the prime minister 1809–1812 |
Vacant until 1827 Title next held by Seaford |
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