Dover (UK Parliament constituency)
Dover | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Dover in Kent. | |
Location of Kent within England. | |
County | Kent |
Electorate | 71,993 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Dover and Deal |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1369 |
Member of parliament | Charlie Elphicke (Independent) |
Number of members |
1660 - 1885: Two 1885 - present: One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 2010, the MP has been Charlie Elphicke, elected as a member of the Conservative Party. On 3 November 2017, Elphicke was suspended by the Conservative Party after "serious allegations" were made against him, and now sits as an Independent.[2]
Boundaries
1918-1950: The Boroughs of Dover and Deal, the Urban District of Walmer, and the Rural Districts of Dover and Eastry.
1950-1983: The Boroughs of Dover, Deal, and Sandwich, the Rural District of Dover, and the Rural District of Eastry except the parishes included in the Isle of Thanet constituency.
1983-2010: The District of Dover wards of Aylesham, Barton, Buckland, Capel-le-Ferne, Castle, Cornilo, Eastry, Eythorne, Lower Walmer, Lydden and Temple Ewell, Maxton and Elms Vale, Middle Deal, Mill Hill, Mongeham, Noninstone, North Deal, Pineham, Priory, Ringwould, River, St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, St Radigund's, Shepherdswell with Coldred, Tower Hamlets, Town and Pier, and Upper Walmer.
2010-present: The District of Dover wards of Aylesham, Buckland, Capel-le-Ferne, Castle, Eastry, Eythorne and Shepherdswell, Lydden and Temple Ewell, Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory, Middle Deal and Sholden, Mill Hill, North Deal, Ringwould, River, St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, St Radigund's, Tower Hamlets, Town and Pier, Walmer, and Whitfield.
The seat includes most of Dover District. It comprises the towns of Deal, Dover, Walmer and surrounding villages in a productive chalkland, long-cultivated area adjoining the Strait of Dover. Its scope since 1983 excludes the northern part of the District in and around the historically important (Cinque Port) of Sandwich with its links golfing areas and accessible shingle and mud shore, which has since that date formed part of the South Thanet seat.
Dover has been at most elections since 1945 inclusive a Labour/Conservative swing seat. Most of its rural villages and the two small towns favour in local elections the Conservative Party whereas Dover favours the Labour Party plus a Labour-leaning electorate remains in former mixed mining and agricultural villages in the local coal belt (East Kent coalfield), an example being Aylesham. Labour's MP held on very solidly here in 2005, following which the seat went Conservative in the 2010 election on a swing of 10.4% compared with a 4.9% swing nationally.
Members of Parliament
Cinque Port/Parliamentary Borough 1368–1918
MPs 1368–1660
No parliament called between 1629 and 1640
Parliament | First member | Second member |
---|---|---|
1640 (Apr) | Sir Edward Boys | Sir Peter Heyman |
1640 (Nov) | Sir Edward Boys | Benjamin Weston |
1645 | John Dixwell | Benjamin Weston |
1648 | John Dixwell | Benjamin Weston |
1653 | Dover not represented in Barebones Parliament | |
1654 | William Cullen | one seat only |
1656 | Thomas Kelsey | one seat only |
1658 | John Dixwell | Thomas Kelsey |
1659 | John Dixwell | Benjamin Weston |
MPs 1660–1885
MPs 1885–1918
Year | Member[7] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Alexander George Dickson | Conservative | |
1889 | George Wyndham | Conservative | |
1913 | Vere Ponsonby | Conservative | |
1918 | Constituency abolished – name transferred to county constituency |
County constituency 1918–present
Year | Member[7] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Dover division of Kent | |||
1918 | Vere Ponsonby | Coalition Conservative | |
1921 | Sir Thomas Polson | Independent Parliamentary Group | |
1922 | John Jacob Astor | Conservative | |
1945 | John Thomas | Labour | |
1950 | John Arbuthnot | Conservative | |
1964 | David Ennals | Labour | |
1970 | Peter Rees | Conservative | |
Dover and Deal County Constituency | |||
1974 | Peter Rees | Conservative | |
Dover County Constituency | |||
1983 | Peter Rees | Conservative | |
1987 | David Shaw | Conservative | |
1997 | Gwyn Prosser | Labour | |
2010 | Charlie Elphicke | Conservative | |
2017[2] | Independent |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlie Elphicke | 27,211 | 52.4 | +9.1 | |
Labour | Stacey Blair | 20,774 | 40.0 | +9.2 | |
UKIP | Piers Wauchope | 1,723 | 3.3 | -16.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Simon Dodd | 1,336 | 2.6 | -0.6 | |
Green | Beccy Sawbridge | 923 | 1.8 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 6,437 | 12.4 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 51,966 | 69.7 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.05 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlie Elphicke | 21,737 | 43.3 | -0.7 | |
Labour | Clair Hawkins | 15,443 | 30.7 | -2.8 | |
UKIP | David Little | 10,177 | 20.3 | +16.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sarah Smith | 1,572 | 3.1 | -12.7 | |
Green | Jolyon Trimingham[24] | 1,295 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,294 | 12.5 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 50,224 | 68.9 | -1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.05 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlie Elphicke | 22,174 | 44.0 | +9.1 | |
Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 16,900 | 33.5 | −11.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Brigden | 7,962 | 15.8 | +0.0 | |
UKIP | Victor Matcham | 1,747 | 3.5 | +0.8 | |
BNP | Dennis Whiting | 1,104 | 2.2 | N/A | |
English Democrat | Mike Walters | 216 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Christian Peoples | David Clark | 200 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Independent | George Lee-Delisle | 82 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,274 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 50,385 | 70.1 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10.45 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 21,680 | 45.3 | -3.5 | |
Conservative | Paul Watkins | 16,739 | 35.0 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Antony Hook | 7,607 | 15.9 | +4.5 | |
UKIP | Mike Wiltshire | 1,252 | 2.6 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Victor Matcham | 606 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 4,941 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 47,884 | 67.6 | 2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 21,943 | 48.8 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Paul Watkins | 16,744 | 37.2 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Antony Hook | 5,131 | 11.4 | +3.5 | |
UKIP | Lee Speakman | 1,142 | 2.5 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 5,199 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 44,960 | 65.1 | -13.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 29,535 | 54.5 | ||
Conservative | David Shaw | 17,796 | 32.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mark B. Corney | 4,302 | 7.9 | ||
Referendum | Susan L. Anderson | 2,124 | 3.9 | ||
UKIP | C. Hyde | 443 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 11,739 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 54,200 | 78.9 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Shaw | 25,395 | 44.1 | −1.9 | |
Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 24,562 | 42.6 | +8.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | M. J. Sole | 6,212 | 10.8 | −9.1 | |
Green | A. C. W. Sullivan | 637 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | P. W. Sherred | 407 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | B. J. Philp | 250 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Natural Law | C. F. Percy | 127 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 833 | 1.4 | −10.4 | ||
Turnout | 57,590 | 83.5 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.2 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Shaw | 25,343 | 46.01 | ||
Labour | Stephen Love | 18,802 | 34.13 | ||
Social Democratic | Geoffrey Nice | 10,942 | 19.86 | ||
Majority | 6,541 | 11.87 | |||
Turnout | 79.84 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rees | 25,454 | 48.31 | ||
Labour | Stephen Love | 16,234 | 30.81 | ||
Social Democratic | Geoffrey Nice | 10,601 | 20.12 | ||
Ecology | M. Potter | 404 | 0.77 | ||
Majority | 9,220 | 17.50 | |||
Turnout | 77.58 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rees | 30,606 | 50.01 | ||
Labour | Jane Chapman | 22,664 | 37.04 | ||
Liberal | J. Cohen | 6,906 | 11.29 | ||
Silly Party | J. Fox | 642 | 1.05 | ||
National Front | P. Johnson | 378 | 0.62 | ||
Majority | 7,942 | 12.98 | |||
Turnout | 80.65 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rees | 25,647 | 43.63 | ||
Labour | L. J. A. Bishop | 23,353 | 39.74 | ||
Liberal | R. S. Young | 9,767 | 16.63 | ||
Majority | 2,294 | 3.90 | |||
Turnout | 78.67 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rees | 27,033 | 43.11 | ||
Labour | L. J. A. Bishop | 22,183 | 35.37 | ||
Liberal | R. S. Young | 12,832 | 20.46 | ||
Independent Social Democrat | W. Stone | 661 | 1.05 | ||
Majority | 4,850 | 7.73 | |||
Turnout | 84.69 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Rees | 30,103 | 51.41 | ||
Labour | David Ennals | 28,454 | 48.59 | ||
Majority | 1,649 | 2.82 | |||
Turnout | 80.58 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Ennals | 27,256 | 49.31 | ||
Conservative | Thomas C. G. Stacey | 24,040 | 43.49 | ||
Liberal | Bernard Budd | 3,981 | 7.20 | ||
Majority | 3,216 | 5.82 | |||
Turnout | 84.18 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Ennals | 24,115 | 44.94 | ||
Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 23,697 | 44.17 | ||
Liberal | Bernard Budd | 5,843 | 10.89 | ||
Majority | 418 | 0.78 | |||
Turnout | 82.70 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 27,939 | 53.08 | ||
Labour | Horace W. Lee | 24,698 | 46.92 | ||
Majority | 3,241 | 6.16 | |||
Turnout | 82.88 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 27,316 | 52.92 | ||
Labour | Horace W. Lee | 24,298 | 47.08 | ||
Majority | 3,018 | 5.85 | |||
Turnout | 81.84 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 28,511 | 53.29 | ||
Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 24,995 | 46.71 | ||
Majority | 3,516 | 6.57 | |||
Turnout | 85.74 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 25,640 | 49.01 | ||
Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 23,331 | 44.59 | ||
Liberal | Basil Goldstone | 2,873 | 5.49 | ||
Communist | R. Morrison | 474 | 0.91 | ||
Majority | 2,309 | 4.41 | |||
Turnout | 85.77 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Thomas | 17,373 | 52.54 | ||
Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 15,691 | 47.46 | ||
Majority | 1,682 | 5.09 | |||
Turnout | 73.29 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Jacob Astor | 25,884 | 63.96 | ||
Labour | W. H. Bennett | 14,588 | 36.04 | ||
Majority | 11,296 | 27.91 | |||
Turnout | 69.56 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Jacob Astor | 29,743 | 75.25 | ||
Labour | W. Moore | 9,781 | 24.75 | ||
Liberal | Herbert Baxter | withdrew | n/a | n/a | |
Majority | 19,962 | 50.51 | |||
Turnout | 73.05 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
- withdrew on 16 October
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Jacob Astor | 20,572 | 54.7 | −18.8 | |
Labour | Ernest Lionel McKeag | 8,864 | 23.6 | −2.9 | |
Liberal | Herbert Baxter | 8,180 | 21.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,708 | 31.1 | −15.9 | ||
Turnout | 37,616 | 74.4 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 50,586 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Jacob Astor | 21,186 | 73.5 | N/A | |
Labour | A. F. George | 7,627 | 26.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,559 | 47.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,813 | 74.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 38,580 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Jacob Astor | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Jacob Astor | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Jacob Astor | 18,151 | 62.2 | −6.5 | |
Independent Parliamentary Group | Thomas Andrew Polson | 8,054 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Leonard Stein | 2,985 | 10.2 | −21.1 | |
Majority | 10,097 | 34.6 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 29,190 | 77.6 | +31.1 | ||
Registered electors | 37,610 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Parliamentary Group | Thomas Andrew Polson | 13,947 | 56.3 | N/A | |
Coalition Unionist | John Jacob Astor | 10,817 | 43.7 | −25.0 | |
Majority | 3,130 | 12.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,764 | 71.0 | +24.5 | ||
Registered electors | 34,890 | ||||
Independent Parliamentary Group gain from Unionist | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Vere Ponsonby | 11,249 | 68.7 | |
Liberal | Alexander Livingstone | 5,121 | 31.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,128 | 37.4 | |||
Turnout | 16,370 | 46.5 | |||
Registered electors | 35,170 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Vere Ponsonby | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Wyndham | 3,330 | 67.9 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | A. M. Bradley | 1,572 | 32.1 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 1,758 | 35.8 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,902 | 78.5 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 6,247 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Wyndham | 3,269 | 65.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | R. J. Bryce | 1,705 | 34.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,564 | 31.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,974 | 75.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,493 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Wyndham | 2,231 | 69.5 | N/A | |
Lib-Lab | Eustace G Edwards[43] | 978 | 30.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,253 | 39.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,209 | 62.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,156 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
- Caused by Dickson's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 2,066 | 59.3 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Robert Murray Lawes[44] | 1,418 | 40.7 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 648 | 18.6 | +17.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,484 | 71.3 | −5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,885 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Freshfield | 1,734 | 26.5 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 1,701 | 26.0 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | Philip Stanhope[46] | 1,607 | 24.5 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Charles Clement Walker[47] | 1,506 | 23.0 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 94 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,274 (est) | 77.2 (est) | |||
Registered electors | 4,239 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0 |
Elections in the 1870s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Freshfield | 1,595 | 31.3 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 1,316 | 25.8 | −8.0 | |
Liberal | Christopher Weguelin[48] | 1,118 | 22.0 | −11.2 | |
Liberal | Frederick Andrew Inderwick | 1,062 | 20.9 | +20.1 | |
Majority | 198 | 3.9 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,546 (est) | 68.5 (est) | −15.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,714 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −14.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward William Barnett | 1,415 | 56.5 | −9.4 | |
Liberal | James Staats Forbes[49] | 1,089 | 43.5 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 326 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,504 | 70.3 | −14.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,563 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −9.5 | |||
- Caused by Jessel's appointment as Master of the Rolls.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Jessel | 1,235 | 51.9 | +17.9 | |
Conservative | Edward William Barnett | 1,144 | 48.1 | −17.8 | |
Majority | 91 | 3.8 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,379 | 69.1 | −15.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,443 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +17.9 |
- Caused by Jessel's appointment as Solicitor-General for England and Wales
Elections in the 1860s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 1,461 | 33.8 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | George Jessel | 1,435 | 33.2 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Charles Freshfield | 1,387 | 32.1 | +5.7 | |
Liberal | Israel Abrahams[50] | 35 | 0.8 | −22.5 | |
Turnout | 2,859 (est) | 84.3 (est) | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,392 | ||||
Majority | 26 | 0.6 | −2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +14.8 | |||
Majority | 48 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 1,026 | 26.8 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Charles Freshfield | 1,012 | 26.4 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | William Keppel | 903 | 23.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | Thomas Eustace Smith | 892 | 23.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 109 | 2.8 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,917 (est) | 82.7 (est) | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,318 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Elections in the 1850s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry John Leeke | 931 | 27.6 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | William Nicol | 902 | 26.7 | +8.9 | |
Liberal | William Russell | 788 | 23.4 | −6.4 | |
Liberal | Ralph Bernal Osborne | 752 | 22.3 | −8.5 | |
Majority | 114 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,687 (est) | 82.8 (est) | +3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,038 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Ralph Bernal Osborne | 989 | 30.8 | N/A | |
Whig | William Russell | 958 | 29.8 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | George Clerk | 695 | 21.6 | −6.5 | |
Conservative | George William Hope[51] | 574 | 17.8 | −21.7 | |
Turnout | 1,608 (est) | 79.4 (est) | −9.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,024 | ||||
Majority | 31 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 263 | 8.2 | +4.0 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Cadogan | 1,097 | 39.5 | ||
Whig | Edward Royd Rice | 898 | 32.3 | ||
Conservative | George Clerk | 781 | 28.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,837 (est) | 89.0 (est) | |||
Registered electors | 2,064 | ||||
Majority | 199 | 7.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Majority | 117 | 4.2 | |||
Whig hold | Swing |
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- 1 2 Khan, Shehab (3 November 2017). "Charlie Elphicke: Tory MP suspended and reported to police over 'serious' allegations". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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