Wimbledon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
Wimbledon is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2] Since 2005, the seat has been held by Stephen Hammond of the Conservative Party.
| Wimbledon | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Wimbledon in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 65,936 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Morden, Motspur Park |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Stephen Hammond (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Mid Surrey (northern half of) |
| During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of: | Mitcham Merton and Morden (later consolidated) |
The area was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and had lay in Mid Surrey that elected two MPs. The constituency covered great bounds, skirting around Croydon to its south to reach Caterham, Warlingham, Chelsham and Farleigh in the North Downs and bearing formal alternate titles of the Wimbledon Division (of Surrey) and the North East Division of Surrey which in all but the most formal legal writing was written as North East Surrey.[2]
An Act reduced the seat in 1918 to create the Mitcham seat in the south-east; another in 1950 created Merton and Morden in the south.[n 3]
Political history
Since 1885 the seat has elected Conservative MPs except from 1945 to 1950 and 1997–2005, when the Labour candidate won the seat during that party's national landslide years. While the 2005 Conservative majority was marginal, the 2010 majority was 24.1% of the vote, so on the percentage of majority measure, but not on the longevity measure, it bore a safe seat hallmark.[n 4]
In elections to the London Borough of Merton, the seat returns all of the council's Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors. Since 1990 the ward of Merton Park has only ever returned councillors for Merton Park Ward Residents Association.[3] Since 1994 the ward of West Barnes, which contains Merton's half of the town of Motspur Park, has swung between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats; the latter presently hold all three seats in the ward.[4][5][6][7] In the local elections in 2018, Liberal Democrat councillors were elected for the wards of Trinity and Dundonald for the first time in the borough's history, with a further first time win for the Liberal Democrats in a by-election in the Cannon Hill ward in 2019.
In 2010, the second-placed candidate was a Liberal Democrat. The national collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote at the 2015 election meant that the Liberal Democrats did not return to 2nd place until 2019, when they did so with a 22.7% upswing in their vote. The seat is now one of the most marginal in the country[8] and a top Liberal Democrat target and Conservative defence for the next general election.
In the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, the London Borough of Merton, of which the constituency is a part, voted to remain by 62.9%, and 70.6% of this constituency itself voted to remain in the European Union.[9] In September 2019 the incumbent, Stephen Hammond lost his party's whip for rebelling on a key Brexit vote. He briefly sat as an Independent and the whip was restored on 29 October 2019, with 9 of 21 other rebels of the same party.
Prominent frontbenchers
- Henry Chaplin was sworn of the Privy Council in 1885 when he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until 1886. He became the first President of the Board of Agriculture as part of the Cabinet (1889-1892). In the Conservative cabinet of 1895 to 1900 he was President of the Local Government Board and was responsible for the Agricultural Rates Act 1896
- Sir Michael Havers reached the highest judicial and legal position in the country for four months in 1987, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain who also acted as Lord Speaker. For eight years previously, Havers was Attorney General for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, having served as the more junior, Solicitor General in the Heath ministry
1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Croydon except so much as is within a district of the Metropolis, the parishes of Caterham, Chelsham, Farley, Warlingham, Merton, and Wimbledon, so much of the Parliamentary Borough of Deptford as is in Surrey, and the area of the Parliamentary Boroughs of Battersea and Clapham, Camberwell, Lambeth, Newington, Southwark, and Wandsworth.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Wimbledon, and the Urban District of Merton and Morden.
1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Wimbledon, and Malden and Coombe.
1955–1974: The Municipal Borough of Wimbledon.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Merton wards of Cannon Hill, Priory, West Barnes, Wimbledon East, Wimbledon North, Wimbledon South, and Wimbledon West.
1983–2010: The London Borough of Merton wards of Abbey, Cannon Hill, Dundonald, Durnsford, Hillside, Merton Park, Raynes Park, Trinity, Village, and West Barnes.
2010–present: As above except Durnsford ward had been replaced by Wimbledon Park ward following a local authority boundary review.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be:
- The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames wards of: Old Malden; St. James.
- The London Borough of Merton wards of: Abbey; Hillside; Merton Park; Raynes Park; Village; Wandle; West Barnes; Wimbledon Park; Wimbledon Town & Dundonald.[10]
The Merton Borough wards reflect the local authority boundary review which became effective on 4 May 2022, with the Cannon Hill ward being moved to Mitcham and Morden. The wards of Old Malden and St. James (as they existed on 1 December 2020) will be transferred from Kingston and Surbiton. [11]
A local government boundary review becoming effective in May 2022 was also carried out in Kingston upon Thames,[12] but the Electoral Changes Order was not passed until 1 April 2021.[13] Consequently, the parts in Kingston upon Thames will now comprise the Hotspur Park & Old Malden East ward, nearly all of the Old Malden ward, and parts of the Green Lane & St James, and New Malden Village wards.[14]
According to analysis by the New Statesman the Liberal Democrats, rather than the Conservatives, would have won the seat if the 2019 election had been held on the new boundaries. [15]
The seat has a commuter-sustained suburban economy with an imposing shopping centre, overwhelmingly privately built and owned or rented homes and a range of open green spaces, ranging in value from elevated Wimbledon Village - sandwiched between Wimbledon Common and Wimbledon Park[n 5] - where a large tranche of homes exceed £1,000,000 - to Merton Abbey ruins and South Wimbledon, with more social housing in its wards.
Wimbledon station is a southern terminus of the District line, as well as a station on the South West main line. It is also the western terminus of the Croydon Tramlink. South Wimbledon is a station on the Northern line branch to Morden.
Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[16]
Wards in this area often see a minority of Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors. Voters have quite high median and mean incomes, with an above-average public sector workforce which together means the seat resembles similar Tory-strong seats for London with other party traditions also followed: Richmond Park, Kingston and Surbiton and Putney. As widely touted in opinion polls the runner-up of the 2019 election became the Liberal Democrat.
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Rachel Brooks[18] | ||||
| Conservative | Danielle Dunfield-Prayero[19] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kohler[20] | ||||
| Labour | Eleanor Stringer[21] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 20,373 | 38.4 | –8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kohler | 19,745 | 37.2 | +22.7 | |
| Labour | Jackie Schneider | 12,543 | 23.7 | –11.9 | |
| Independent | Graham Hadley | 366 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 628 | 1.2 | –9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 53,027 | 77.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 68,232 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –15.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 23,946 | 46.5 | –5.6 | |
| Labour | Imran Uddin[n 6] | 18,324 | 35.6 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Quilliam | 7,472 | 14.5 | +1.8 | |
| Green | Charles Barraball | 1,231 | 2.4 | –1.7 | |
| UKIP | Strachan McDonald | 553 | 1.1 | –4.0 | |
| Majority | 5,622 | 10.9 | –15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,526 | 77.2 | +3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 66,780 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –7.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 25,225 | 52.1 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Andrew Judge | 12,606 | 26.0 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shas Sheehan | 6,129 | 12.7 | –12.3 | |
| UKIP | Peter Bucklitsch | 2,476 | 5.1 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Charles Barraball | 1,986 | 4.1 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 12,619 | 26.1 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 48,422 | 73.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,853 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 23,257 | 49.1 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shas Sheehan | 11,849 | 25.0 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | Andrew Judge | 10,550 | 22.3 | –13.4 | |
| UKIP | Mark McAleer | 914 | 1.9 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Rajeev Thacker | 590 | 1.2 | –1.9 | |
| Christian | David Martin | 235 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 11,408 | 24.1 | +18.8 | ||
| Turnout | 47,395 | 73.0 | +5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,723 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 17,886 | 41.2 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Roger Casale | 15,585 | 35.9 | –9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen M. Gee | 7,868 | 18.1 | +5.1 | |
| Green | Giles T. Barrow | 1,374 | 3.2 | +0.8 | |
| UKIP | Andrew T. Mills | 408 | 0.9 | –0.1 | |
| Independent | Christopher J. Coverdale | 211 | 0.5 | New | |
| Tiger's Eye - the Party for Kids | Alastair P. Wilson | 50 | 0.1 | New | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | George Weiss | 22 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 2,301 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,404 | 68.1 | +3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,696 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roger Casale | 18,806 | 45.7 | +2.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 15,062 | 36.6 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin D. Pierce | 5,341 | 13.0 | –3.6 | |
| Green | Rajeev K. Thacker | 1,007 | 2.4 | +1.4 | |
| CPA | Roger E. Glencross | 479 | 1.2 | New | |
| UKIP | Mariana Bell | 414 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 3,744 | 9.1 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 41,109 | 64.3 | –11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,930 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roger Casale | 20,674 | 42.8 | +19.5 | |
| Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 17,684 | 36.6 | –16.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison L. Willott | 8,014 | 16.6 | +4.7 | |
| Referendum | Abid Hameed | 993 | 2.1 | New | |
| Green | Rajeev K. Thacker | 474 | 1.0 | –0.7 | |
| ProLife Alliance | Sophie A.H. Davies | 346 | 0.7 | New | |
| Mongolian Barbeque Great Place to Party | Matthew G. Kirby | 112 | 0.2 | New | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Graham L. Stacey | 47 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 2,990 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 48,344 | 75.4 | –2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,113 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | –17.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 26,331 | 53.0 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | Kingsley J. Abrams | 11,570 | 23.3 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison L. Willott | 10,569 | 21.3 | –6.2 | |
| Green | Vaughan H. Flood | 860 | 1.7 | New | |
| Natural Law | Hugh R.A. Godfrey | 181 | 0.4 | New | |
| Independent | Graham W. Hadley | 170 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 14,761 | 29.7 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 49,681 | 80.2 | +4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,917 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 24,538 | 50.9 | –1.3 | |
| Liberal | Adrian Slade | 13,237 | 27.5 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | Christine Bickerstaff | 10,428 | 21.6 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 11,301 | 23.4 | –1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 48,203 | 76.1 | +3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,353 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Havers | 24,169 | 52.1 | –3.0 | |
| Liberal | David J. Twigg | 12,623 | 27.2 | +12.0 | |
| Labour | Rock Tansey | 8,806 | 19.0 | –9.5 | |
| Ecology | Antony Jones | 717 | 1.5 | New | |
| Party of Associates with Licensees | E.J. Weakner | 114 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 11,546 | 24.9 | –1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,429 | 72.4 | –4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,132 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Havers | 27,567 | 55.10 | +6.57 | |
| Labour | Rock Tansey[35] | 14,252 | 28.48 | –2.64 | |
| Liberal | David J. Twigg | 7,604 | 15.20 | –5.63 | |
| National Front | Anthony Bailey[35] | 612 | 1.22 | New | |
| Majority | 13,315 | 26.62 | +8.73 | ||
| Turnout | 50,035 | 76.42 | +7.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,471 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Havers | 23,615 | 48.53 | –0.09 | |
| Labour | K. Bill | 14,909 | 30.64 | +2.39 | |
| Liberal | K. Searby | 10,133 | 20.83 | –3.86 | |
| Majority | 8,706 | 17.89 | –4.48 | ||
| Turnout | 48,657 | 68.80 | –8.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,726 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Havers | 26,542 | 48.62 | –4.85 | |
| Labour | K. Bill | 14,329 | 26.25 | –3.67 | |
| Liberal | K. Searby | 13,478 | 24.69 | +8.08 | |
| Independent | Bill Boaks | 240 | 0.44 | New | |
| Majority | 12,213 | 22.37 | –1.18 | ||
| Turnout | 54,589 | 77.75 | +11.92 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,210 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Havers | 15,285 | 53.47 | +3.14 | |
| Labour | Ralph C. Holmes | 8,554 | 29.92 | –1.61 | |
| Liberal | John Reginald MacDonald | 4,749 | 16.61 | –2.19 | |
| Majority | 6,731 | 23.55 | +4.75 | ||
| Turnout | 28,588 | 66.83 | –8.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,774 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cyril Black | 15,191 | 50.33 | –1.70 | |
| Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,517 | 31.53 | +2.53 | |
| Liberal | John Reginald MacDonald | 5,475 | 18.14 | –0.83 | |
| Majority | 5,674 | 18.80 | –4.22 | ||
| Turnout | 30,183 | 74.99 | +0.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,248 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cyril Black | 15,952 | 52.03 | –14.83 | |
| Labour | John R. Daly | 8,891 | 29.00 | –4.15 | |
| Liberal | George Scott | 5,817 | 18.97 | New | |
| Majority | 7,061 | 23.02 | –10.69 | ||
| Turnout | 30,660 | 74.88 | –3.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,947 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cyril Black | 21,538 | 66.86 | +1.31 | |
| Labour | Lawrence M. Kershaw | 10,678 | 33.15 | –1.31 | |
| Majority | 10,860 | 33.71 | +2.61 | ||
| Turnout | 32,216 | 78.43 | +0.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,151 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cyril Black | 22,112 | 65.55 | –0.98 | |
| Labour | Greville Janner | 11,622 | 34.45 | +0.98 | |
| Majority | 10,490 | 31.10 | –1.96 | ||
| Turnout | 33,734 | 78.27 | –4.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,099 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cyril Black | 42,218 | 66.53 | +5.20 | |
| Labour | Charles Ford | 21,242 | 33.47 | +2.61 | |
| Majority | 20,976 | 33.06 | +2.59 | ||
| Turnout | 63,460 | 82.34 | –3.38 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,067 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cyril Black | 40,339 | 61.33 | +18.94 | |
| Labour | George Leonard Deacon | 20,296 | 30.86 | –13.55 | |
| Liberal | Ian Forester Gibson | 5,136 | 7.81 | –1.75 | |
| Majority | 20,043 | 30.47 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 65,771 | 85.72 | +7.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,728 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Substantial loss of territory to create Mitcham and Morden
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Arthur Palmer | 30,188 | 44.41 | +12.25 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts[36] | 28,820 | 42.39 | –25.45 | |
| Liberal | Alick Dudley Kay | 6,501 | 9.56 | New | |
| Common Wealth | K. Horne | 2,472 | 3.64 | New | |
| Majority | 1,368 | 2.02 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 67,981 | 78.07 | +10.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 89,363 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Power | 36,816 | 67.84 | –12.54 | |
| Labour | Tom Braddock | 17,452 | 32.16 | +12.54 | |
| Majority | 19,364 | 35.68 | –25.08 | ||
| Turnout | 54,268 | 67.60 | –3.35 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,283 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Power | 39,643 | 80.38 | +26.98 | |
| Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,674 | 19.62 | –4.58 | |
| Majority | 29,969 | 60.76 | +41.56 | ||
| Turnout | 49,317 | 70.95 | +2.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,508 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | John Power | 21,902 | 53.4 | –20.8 | |
| Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,924 | 24.2 | –1.6 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Peters | 9,202 | 22.4 | New | |
| Majority | 11,978 | 29.2 | –19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,028 | 68.8 | –3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,654 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | –9.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | John Power | 21,209 | 74.2 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Mark Starr | 7,386 | 25.8 | –4.4 | |
| Majority | 13,823 | 48.4 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 28,595 | 72.2 | +14.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,604 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Joseph Hood | 15,495 | 69.8 | –1.9 | |
| Labour | Mark Starr | 6,717 | 30.2 | New | |
| Majority | 8,778 | 39.6 | –3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 22,212 | 57.3 | –4.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,793 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | –1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Joseph Hood | 16,751 | 71.7 | –9.9 | |
| Liberal | Robert Oswald Moon | 6,627 | 28.3 | New | |
| Majority | 10,124 | 43.4 | –19.8 | ||
| Turnout | 23,378 | 62.0 | +15.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,677 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | –9.9 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Joseph Hood | 13,652 | 81.6 | N/A |
| Independent | G.M. Edwardes Jones | 3,079 | 18.4 | New | |
| Majority | 10,573 | 63.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16,731 | 46.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 36,258 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Coats | 8,970 | 55.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kennedy Jones | 7,159 | 44.4 | New | |
| Majority | 1,811 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16,129 | 46.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 34,719 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 27,810 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 14,445 | 61.8 | +5.6 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Holland | 8,930 | 38.2 | –5.6 | |
| Majority | 5,515 | 23.6 | +11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 23,375 | 84.1 | +6.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,810 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 10,263 | 75.7 | +19.5 | |
| Independent Liberal | Bertrand Russell | 3,299 | 24.3 | New | |
| Majority | 6,694 | 51.4 | +39.0 | ||
| Turnout | 13,562 | 57.2 | –20.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,702 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eric Hambro | 9,523 | 56.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | St. George Lane Fox-Pitt | 7,409 | 43.8 | New | |
| Majority | 2,114 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16,932 | 77.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 21,899 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eric Hambro | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | 7,397 | 74.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Thomas Arthur Meates | 2,602 | 26.0 | New | |
| Majority | 4,795 | 48.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,999 | 64.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 15,582 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | 6,189 | 62.3 | ||
| Liberal | John Cooper[39] | 3,745 | 37.7 | ||
| Majority | 2,444 | 24.6 | |||
| Turnout | 9,934 | 70.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,086 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer).
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- Later these merged to form Mitcham and Morden
- This is where the All-England lawn tennis club and the croquet club where The Championships are held in June each year.
- The day before the vote Cllr Uddin (Labour) and his solicitors' business co-owner had their practising certificates suspended by their professional regulator, who seized the business' files and took control of its accounts. Crescent Law, the firm, specialises in personal injury. An investigation was opened into possible misconduct or unethical practices; it was set to report within weeks. Cllr Uddin remained on the ballot paper and his local Party took no action given the early stage of the intervention.[25]
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