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Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency)

Chislehurst was a parliamentary constituency in what is now the London Borough of Bromley. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Chislehurst
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyKent
1918–1997
Created fromSevenoaks
Replaced byBromley and Chislehurst

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Bromley and Chislehurst constituency. From 1885, most of the area of this constituency had been included in the Sevenoaks seat.

Boundaries edit

Chislehurst in Kent, boundaries used 1955–74

1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Foot's Cray, the Rural District of Bromley, and part of the Rural District of Dartford.

1945–1950: The Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Sidcup, and Swanscombe, and the Rural District of Dartford.[1]

1950–1955: The Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup, and the parishes of Darenth, Stone, Sutton at Hone, and Wilmington in the Rural District of Dartford.[2]

1955–1974: The Urban District of Chislehurst and Sidcup.[3]

1974–1997: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bickley, Chislehurst, Mottingham, Plaistow and Sundridge, and St Paul's Cray.[4][5]

Members of Parliament edit

ElectionMemberParty
1918Sir Alfred SmithersUnionist
1922Robert NesbittUnionist
1924Sir Waldron SmithersConservative
1945George WallaceLabour
1950Patricia Hornsby-SmithConservative
1966Alistair MacdonaldLabour
1970Patricia Hornsby-SmithConservative
Feb 1974Roger SimsConservative
1997constituency abolished

Elections edit

Elections in the 1990s edit

General election 1992: Chislehurst[6][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRoger Sims 24,761 58.4 +0.8
LabourR. Ian Wingfield9,48522.4+3.1
Liberal DemocratsT. William M. Hawthorne6,68315.8−7.2
LiberalI Richmond8492.0New
GreenFrances M. Speed6521.5New
Majority15,27636.0+1.4
Turnout42,43078.9+3.4
Conservative holdSwing−1.1

Elections in the 1980s edit

General election 1987: Chislehurst[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRoger Sims 24,165 57.62 +1.90
LiberalRichard Younger-Ross9,65823.03-2.29
LabourSelwyn Ward8,11519.35+0.90
Majority14,50734.59
Turnout41,93875.52
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1983: Chislehurst[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRoger Sims 22,108 55.72 +1.19
LiberalPhilip Lingard10,04725.32+12.81
LabourAlistair Macdonald7,32018.45-13.18
BNPAlfred Waite2010.51New
Majority12,06130.40
Turnout39,67672.71
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1970s edit

General election 1979: Chislehurst[10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRoger Sims 23,259 54.53 +8.21
LabourChristopher Howes13,49431.64-5.15
LiberalBrian Harry Taylor5,33512.51-4.38
National FrontRaymond Frederick George Hoy5641.32New
Majority9,76522.89
Turnout42,65278.95
Conservative holdSwing+6.68
General election October 1974: Chislehurst[10][12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRoger Sims 18,926 46.32 +0.38
LabourAlistair Macdonald15,03236.79+3.10
LiberalJohn Martin Crowley6,90016.89-3.47
Majority3,8949.53
Turnout40,85876.11
Conservative holdSwing-1.36
General election February 1974: Chislehurst[10][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRoger Sims 20,595 45.95
LabourAlistair Macdonald15,10233.69
LiberalRobert Frank Webster9,12720.36
Majority5,49312.24
Turnout44,82484.31
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1970: Chislehurst[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatricia Hornsby-Smith 24,650 49.10
LabourAlistair Macdonald21,28742.40
LiberalRon Coverson4,2688.50
Majority3,3636.70N/A
Turnout50,20575.43
Conservative gain from LabourSwing

Elections in the 1960s edit

General election 1966: Chislehurst[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAlistair Macdonald 22,757 45.09 +3.85
ConservativePatricia Hornsby-Smith21,94743.49-0.77
LiberalPaul Hayden5,76111.42-3.08
Majority8101.60N/A
Turnout50,46584.26+1.40
Registered electors59,895
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+2.31
General election 1964: Chislehurst[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatricia Hornsby-Smith 22,251 44.26 -6.05
LabourRonald W Huzzard20,73641.24+3.98
LiberalSheilagh M Hobday7,29114.50+2.06
Majority1,5153.02-10.07
Turnout50,27882.86-2.95
Registered electors60,678
Conservative holdSwing-5.02

Elections in the 1950s edit

General election 1959: Chislehurst[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatricia Hornsby-Smith 25,748 50.31 +0.56
LabourMargaret Reid19,06937.26-4.63
LiberalDavid C Blackburn6,36612.44+4.08
Majority6,67913.05+5.20
Turnout51,18385.81+0.94
Registered electors59,646
Conservative holdSwing+2.60
General election 1955: Chislehurst[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatricia Hornsby-Smith 24,514 49.75 -1.04
LabourGeorge Wallace20,64441.89-7.32
LiberalDavid C Blackburn4,1208.36N/A
Majority3,8707.88+6.28
Turnout49,27884.87-3.10
Registered electors58,063
Conservative holdSwing+3.14
General election 1951: Chislehurst[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatricia Hornsby-Smith 31,679 50.79 +6.00
LabourGeorge Wallace30,69949.21+4.72
Majority9801.58+1.28
Turnout62,37887.97+1.66
Registered electors70,906
Conservative holdSwing+0.64
General election 1950: Chislehurst[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatricia Hornsby-Smith 25,215 44.79 +7.49
LabourGeorge Wallace25,04844.49-4.98
LiberalDavid A Hughes6,03910.73-2.50
Majority1670.30N/A
Turnout56,30286.31+13.90
Registered electors65,231
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+6.24

Elections in the 1940s edit

General election 1945: Chislehurst[21][22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGeorge Wallace 25,522 49.47 +27.67
ConservativeNigel Fisher19,24337.30-31.61
LiberalErnest Charles Gendall Hawkins6,82413.23+3.90
Majority6,27912.17N/A
Turnout51,58972.41+6.35
Registered electors71,246
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+29.64

Elections in the 1930s edit

General election 1935: Chislehurst[21][23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWaldron Smithers 38,705 68.91 -16.05
LabourTom Colyer12,22721.77+6.73
LiberalJ. Alun Williams5,2389.33New
Majority26,47847.14-22.78
Turnout56,17066.06-3.74
Registered electors85,024
Conservative holdSwing-11.39
General election 1931: Chislehurst[21][24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWaldron Smithers 32,371 84.96 +31.20
LabourTom Colyer5,73115.04-2.36
Majority26,64069.92+44.92
Turnout38,10269.80+0.20
Registered electors54,589
Conservative holdSwing+16.8

Elections in the 1920s edit

General election 1929: Chislehurst[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistWaldron Smithers 16,909 53.8 −12.3
LiberalJames Douglas Bateman9,02528.8+12.1
LabourJames Lamb Thomson5,44517.4+0.2
Majority7,88425.0−23.9
Turnout31,37969.6−3.1
Registered electors45,116
Unionist holdSwing−12.2
General election 1924: Chislehurst[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistWaldron Smithers 14,440 66.1 +10.6
LabourJohn Lamb Thomson3,75717.2New
LiberalRobert Charles Reginald Nevill3,64716.7−27.8
Majority10,68348.9+37.9
Turnout21,84472.7+12.2
Registered electors30,020
Unionist holdSwing+19.2
David Mason
General election 1923: Chislehurst[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRobert Chancellor Nesbitt 9,725 55.5 −9.9
LiberalRobert Charles Reginald Nevill7,80644.5+9.9
Majority1,91911.0−19.8
Turnout17,53160.5−3.2
Registered electors28,961
Unionist holdSwing−9.9
General election 1922: Chislehurst[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRobert Chancellor Nesbitt 11,801 65.4 −11.4
LiberalDavid Marshall Mason6,25634.6New
Majority5,54530.8−22.8
Turnout18,05763.7+23.3
Registered electors28,336
Unionist holdSwing

Elections in the 1910s edit

General election 1918: Chislehurst[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CUnionistAlfred Smithers8,31476.8
NationalAlfred Edmunds2,50723.2
Majority5,80753.6
Turnout10,82140.4
Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Order 1945. SI 1945/701". Statutory Rules and Orders 1945. Vol. I. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1946. pp. 682–698.
  2. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (North Kent) Order 1955. SI 1955/13". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2155–2156.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (London Borough of Bromley) Order 1971. SI 1971/2112". Statutory Instruments 1971. Part III Section 2. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. pp. 6228–6230.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1983/417, retrieved 5 March 2023
  6. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  10. ^ a b c "'Chislehurst', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWebProject. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  11. ^ "UK General Election results May 1979". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  12. ^ "UK General Election results October 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  13. ^ "UK General Election results February 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  14. ^ "UK General Election results 1970". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  15. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  16. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  17. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  18. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  19. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  20. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  22. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1945". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  23. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1935". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  24. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1931". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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