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Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)

Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the Parliament of England until 1707, Parliament of Great Britain before 1801 and the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partially replaced by the new Hastings and Rye constituency.

Hastings
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1366–1983
Seatsone
Replaced byHastings and Rye

Boundaries edit

1918–1950: The County Borough of Hastings.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Hastings, the Municipal Borough of Rye, and the Rural District of Battle (except the parishes of Burwash, Etchingham and Ticehurst).[1]

1955–1983: The County Borough of Hastings.[2]

Members of Parliament edit

MPs 1366–1640 edit

ParliamentFirst memberSecond member
1386John ClyvessendEdward Martham[3]
1378John Salerne
1382 (May)John Salerne
1383 (Feb)John Salerne
1383 (Oct)John Salerne
1388 (Feb)John ClyvessendEdward Martham[3]
1388 (Sep)Richard BannokJohn Scott[3]
1390 (Jan)John ClyvessendRichard Wybard[3]
1390 (Nov)
1391John ClyvessendRichard Bannok[3]
1393John ScottJohn Sharp[3]
1394
1395Edward MarthamJohn Hokere[3]
1397 (Jan)John ClyvessendJohn Hokere[3]
1397 (Sep)
1399Edward MarthamHenry Mordant[3]
1401
1402John SharpRobert Burgrove[3]
1404 (Jan)
1404 (Oct)
1406Henry MordantJohn Bexle[3]
1407Robert BurgroveThomas Wybard[3]
1410Edward MarthamJohn Harry[3]
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May)Henry MordantRichard Huntingdon[3]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov)Jihn SharpThomas Julyan[3]
1415
1416 (Mar)
1416 (Oct)
1417John LyvettRichard Huntingdon[3]
1419Simon LymberghJohn Martham[3]
1420Simon LymberghWilliam Courthope[3]
1421 (May)John ParkerWilliam Courthope[3]
1421 (Dec)Richard HuntingdonWilliam Courthope[3]
1510No names known[4]
1512Robert HallHenry Benever[4]
1515?
1523Edmund Jacklin alias BocherEdmund Franke[4]
1529Richard CalveleyThomas Shoyswell[4]
by 1534John DurrantJohn Taylor[4]
1536?John Durrant?John Taylor[4]
1539?
1542John FrankeRichard Bishop[4]
1545?
1547Sir William StaffordJohn Isted[4]
1553 (Mar)John Isted?
1553 (Oct)Thomas RhodesJohn Peyton[4]
1554 (Apr)John FrankeJohn Isted[4]
1554 (Nov)Thomas RhodesJohn Peyton[4]
1555Thomas RhodesRoger Manwood[4]
1558Thomas BrettHenry Tennant[4]
1559John FrankeJames Hobson[5]
1562/3Sir William Damsell[6]Richard Lyffe[5]
1571Richard LyffeJames Bryan[5]
1572Richard LyffeThomas Lake[5]
1584Thomas LakeThomas Phillips[5]
1586Thomas LakeThomas Phillips[5]
1588/9Richard LyffeJohn Parker[5]
1593Richard LyffeHenry Apsley[5]
1597Richard LyffeEdmund Pelham[5]
1601Sir Thomas ShirleyRichard Lyffe[5]
1604–1611Richard Lyffe died and
replaced by James Lasher		Sir George Carew ennobled and
replaced 1605 by Sir Edward Hales[7]
1614Sir Edward HalesJames Lasher
1621Samuel MooreJames Lasher
1624Nicholas EversfieldSamuel Moore
1625Nicholas EversfieldSackville Crowe
1626Sir Dudley Carleton
replaced by Sir Thomas Parker		Nicholas Eversfield
1628John AshburnhamNicholas Eversfield

MPs 1640–1885 edit

Election1st Member1st Party2nd Member2nd Party
April 1640Sir John BakerRobert Reed
November 1640John AshburnhamRoyalist(Sir) Thomas EversfieldRoyalist
February 1644Ashburnham and Eversfield disabled from sitting – both seats vacant
1645John PelhamRoger Gratwick
December 1648Pelham excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant
1653Hastings was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate
January 1659Samuel GottNicholas Delves
May 1659Not represented in the restored Rump
April 1660Sir Denny AshburnhamNicholas Delves
1661Edmund Waller
1679Sir Robert ParkerJohn Ashburnham
1681Thomas Mun
1685Sir Denny AshburnhamJohn Ashburnham
Jan 1689Thomas Mun
Aug 1689John Beaumont
1690Peter Gott
1695John PulteneyRobert Austen
1698Peter Gott
1701John Mounsher
1702Hon. William Ashburnham
Feb 1710John AshburnhamTory
Oct 1710Sir William AshburnhamSir Joseph Martin
1713Archibald Hutcheson
1715Henry Pelham
1722Sir William Ashburnham
1727Thomas Townshend[8]
1728Thomas Pelham
1741James PelhamAndrew StoneWhig
1761Hon. James BrudenellWilliam Ashburnham
1768Samuel Martin
1774Henry TempleCharles Jenkinson
1780John Ord
1784John DawesJohn StanleyTory[9]
1790Sir Richard Pepper ArdenTory[9]
1794Robert DundasTory[9]
1796Sir James SandersonTory[9]Nicholas VansittartTory[9]
1798William SturgesTory[9]
1802Sylvester DouglasTory[9]George GunningTory[9]
1806Sir John NichollSir William Fowle MiddletonTory[9]
1807George CanningTory[9]Sir Abraham HumeTory[9]
1812James DawkinsTory[9]
1818George Peter HolfordTory[9]
1820William ScottTory[9]
June 1826Sir William Curtis, Bt.Tory[9]Sir Charles WetherellTory[9]
December 1826Evelyn DenisonWhig[9]James LushingtonTory[9]
1827Joseph PlantaTory[9]
1830Sir Henry FaneTory[9]
1831John Ashley WarreWhig[10][11][12][9]Frederick NorthWhig[13][10][14][9]
1835Howard ElphinstoneRadical[12][15][16][17][18]
1837Joseph PlantaConservative[9]Robert HollondRadical[19][20][21]
1844Musgrave BriscoConservative[9]
1852Patrick Francis RobertsonConservative
1854Frederick NorthWhig[13][10][14]
1859LiberalLord Harry VaneLiberal
1864Hon. George Waldegrave-LeslieLiberal
1865Patrick Francis RobertsonConservative
1868Thomas BrasseyLiberalFrederick NorthLiberal
1869Ughtred Kay-ShuttleworthLiberal
1880Charles James MurrayConservative
1883Henry Bret InceLiberal
1885Redistribution of Seats Act: representation reduced to one member

MPs 1885–1983 edit

ElectionMemberParty
1885Thomas BrasseyLiberal
1886Wilson NobleConservative
1895William Lucas-ShadwellConservative
1900Freeman Freeman-ThomasLiberal
1906Harvey du CrosConservative
1908 by-electionSir Arthur du CrosConservative
1918Laurance LyonCoalition Conservative
1921 by-electionLord Eustace PercyCoalition Conservative
1937 by-electionMaurice Hely-HutchinsonConservative
1945Sir Neill Cooper-KeyConservative
1970Kenneth WarrenConservative
1983constituency abolished: see Hastings and Rye

Elections edit

Elections in the 1830s edit

General election 1830: Hastings[9][22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryHenry Fane 17 4.1
ToryJoseph Planta 17 4.1
WhigJohn Ashley Warre17441.5
WhigRobert Otway-Cave15737.5
WhigWilliam Taddy5412.9
Majority−157−37.5
Turnoutc. 210c. 840.0
Registered electorsc. 25
Tory hold
Tory hold

The votes for Warre, Cave and Taddy were rejected by the mayor.

General election 1831: Hastings[9][22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigJohn Ashley WarreUnopposed
WhigFrederick NorthUnopposed
Registered electorsc. 25
Whig gain from Tory
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1832: Hastings[9][23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigFrederick North 356 44.1
WhigJohn Ashley Warre 239 29.6
RadicalHoward Elphinstone21226.3
Majority273.3
Turnout47282.2
Registered electors574
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1835: Hastings[9][23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigFrederick North 374 38.1 −35.6
RadicalHoward Elphinstone 291 29.7 +3.4
ConservativeJoseph Planta15916.2New
ConservativeMusgrave Brisco15716.0New
Turnout55882.9+0.7
Registered electors673
Majority838.4+5.1
Whig holdSwing−19.5
Majority13213.5N/A
Radical gain from WhigSwing+19.5
General election 1837: Hastings[9][23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJoseph Planta 401 36.6 +20.4
RadicalRobert Hollond 382 34.9 +5.2
ConservativeMusgrave Brisco31228.5+12.5
Turnout77684.0+1.1
Registered electors924
Majority191.7N/A
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+8.9
Majority706.4−7.1
Radical holdSwing−5.6

Elections in the 1840s edit

General election 1841: Hastings [23][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RadicalRobert HollondUnopposed
ConservativeJoseph PlantaUnopposed
Registered electors952
Radical hold
Conservative hold

Planta resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 30 March 1844: Hastings [23][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMusgrave Brisco 513 74.7 N/A
RadicalRobert Ross Rowan Moore17425.3N/A
Majority33949.4N/A
Turnout68779.9N/A
Registered electors860
Conservative holdSwingN/A
General election 1847: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RadicalRobert Hollond 423 27.0 N/A
ConservativeMusgrave Brisco 407 26.0 N/A
WhigJohn Ashley Warre38724.7N/A
ConservativePatrick Francis Robertson34822.2N/A
Independent LiberalWilliam Downing Bruce[24]00.0New
Turnout783 (est)86.1 (est)N/A
Registered electors909
Majority161.0N/A
Radical holdSwingN/A
Majority201.3N/A
Conservative holdSwingN/A

Elections in the 1850s edit

General election 1852: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatrick Francis Robertson 501 27.1 +4.9
ConservativeMusgrave Brisco 487 26.3 +0.3
WhigJohn Ashley Warre47725.8+1.1
RadicalJohn Locke[25][26]38620.9−6.1
Majority100.5−0.8
Turnout926 (est)84.9 (est)−1.2
Registered electors1,090
Conservative holdSwing+4.0
Conservative gain from RadicalSwing+1.7

Brisco resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

By-election, 10 May 1854: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigFrederick NorthUnopposed
Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1857: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigFrederick NorthUnopposed
ConservativePatrick Francis RobertsonUnopposed
Registered electors1,199
Whig gain from Conservative
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalFrederick North 613 33.5 N/A
LiberalHarry Vane 557 30.5 N/A
ConservativePatrick Francis Robertson42923.5N/A
ConservativeWilliam Drew Lucas-Shadwell[27]23012.6N/A
Majority1287.0N/A
Turnout915 (est)74.0 (est)N/A
Registered electors1,235
Liberal holdSwingN/A
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwingN/A

Elections in the 1860s edit

Powlett succeeded to the peerage, becoming Duke of Cleveland, and causing a by-election.

By-election, 6 October 1864: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGeorge Waldegrave-Leslie 645 51.1 −12.9
ConservativePatrick Francis Robertson61648.9+12.8
Majority292.2−4.8
Turnout1,26178.2+4.2
Registered electors1,613
Liberal holdSwing−12.9
General election 1865: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGeorge Waldegrave-Leslie 746 26.6 −3.9
ConservativePatrick Francis Robertson 737 26.3 +2.8
LiberalFrederick North72826.0−7.5
ConservativeJohn Eldon Gorst59121.1+8.5
Turnout1,401 (est)74.9 (est)+0.9
Registered electors1,871
Majority90.3−6.7
Liberal holdSwing−4.8
Majority90.3N/A
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+4.3
Brassey
General election 1868: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalThomas Brassey 1,508 31.5 +4.9
LiberalFrederick North 1,446 30.2 +4.2
ConservativeSomerset Gough-Calthorpe[28]96720.2−6.1
ConservativeClement Arthur Thurston87318.2−2.9
Majority47910.0+9.7
Turnout2,397 (est)85.6 (est)+10.7
Registered electors2,801
Liberal holdSwing+3.9
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+5.2

North's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 18 November 1869: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalUghtred Kay-Shuttleworth 1,218 52.9 −8.8
ConservativePatrick Francis Robertson1,08447.1+8.7
Majority1345.8−4.2
Turnout2,30282.2−3.4
Registered electors2,801
Liberal holdSwing−8.8

Elections in the 1870s edit

General election 1874: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalThomas Brassey 1,721 31.8 +0.3
LiberalUghtred Kay-Shuttleworth 1,495 27.7 −2.5
ConservativePatrick Francis Robertson1,24423.0+2.8
ConservativeRichard Nicholson[29]94517.5−0.7
Majority2514.7−5.3
Turnout2,703 (est)87.7 (est)+2.1
Registered electors3,082
Liberal holdSwing+0.5
Liberal holdSwing−2.7

Elections in the 1880s edit

General election 1880: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCharles James Murray 1,873 34.6 −5.9
LiberalThomas Brassey 1,838 34.0 +2.2
LiberalUghtred Kay-Shuttleworth1,70231.4+3.7
Majority350.6N/A
Turnout3,711 (est)95.0 (est)+7.3
Registered electors3,905
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing−3.3
Liberal holdSwing+2.6

Brassey was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 10 May 1880: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalThomas BrasseyUnopposed
Liberal hold

Murray resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 2 July 1883: Hastings [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalHenry Bret Ince 2,138 50.4 −15.0
ConservativeJohn Henry Boyer Warner[30]2,10149.6+15.0
Majority370.8N/A
Turnout4,23989.4−5.6 (est)
Registered electors4,743
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing
General election 1885: Hastings [31][32][33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalThomas Brassey 2,712 51.5 −13.9
ConservativeWilson Noble2,55048.5+13.9
Majority1623.0N/A
Turnout5,26292.8−2.2 (est)
Registered electors5,672
Liberal holdSwing−13.9
General election 1886: Hastings [31][32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilson Noble 2,765 55.4 +6.9
LiberalThomas Seymour Brand2,23044.6-6.9
Majority53510.8N/A
Turnout4,99588.1-4.7
Registered electors5,672
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+6.9

Elections in the 1890s edit

Hemphill
General election 1892: Hastings [31][32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilson Noble 3,077 53.9 −1.5
LiberalCharles Hemphill2,62846.1+1.5
Majority4497.8−3.0
Turnout5,70586.8−1.3
Registered electors6,576
Conservative holdSwing+1.5
Lucas-Shadwell
General election 1895: Hastings [31][32][34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Lucas-Shadwell 3,205 52.8 -1.1
LiberalCecil Henry Blundell Ince2,86347.2+1.1
Majority3425.6-2.2
Turnout6,06883.2−3.6
Registered electors7,292
Conservative holdSwing-1.1

Elections in the 1900s edit

Thomas
General election 1900: Hastings [31][32][34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalFreeman Freeman-Thomas 3,399 51.6 +4.4
ConservativeEdward Boyle3,19148.4−4.4
Majority2083.2N/A
Turnout6,59080.9−2.3
Registered electors8,142
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+4.4
General election 1906: Hastings [31][32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHarvey du Cros 4,348 52.5 +4.1
LiberalFreeman Freeman-Thomas3,93547.5−4.1
Majority4135.0N/A
Turnout8,28394.6+13.7
Registered electors8,758
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+4.1
Du Cros
1908 Hastings by-election[32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Du Cros 4,495 56.4 +3.9
LiberalRobert Harcourt3,47743.6−3.9
Majority1,01812.8+7.8
Turnout7,97291.6−3.0
Registered electors8,707
Conservative holdSwing+3.9

Elections in the 1910s edit

General election January 1910: Hastings [31][35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Du Cros 4,634 54.7 +1.7
LiberalRobert Tweedy-Smith3,83345.3-1.7
Majority8019.4-3.4
Turnout8,46793.8+2.2
Conservative holdSwing-1.7
General election December 1910: Hastings [31][35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeArthur Du Cros 4,397 55.6 +0.9
LiberalArthur Frederick William Johnson3,51544.4-0.9
Majority88211.2+1.8
Turnout7,91287.6-6.2
Conservative holdSwing

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1918: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CUnionistLaurance Lyon11,21075.9+20.3
LabourJoseph George Butler3,55624.1New
Majority7,65451.8+40.6
Turnout14,76659.2−28.4
Registered electors24,958
Unionist holdSwing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s edit

Lord Percy
1921 Hastings by-election[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Coalition UnionistEustace Percy 11,685 54.7 −21.2
LabourRichard Davies5,43725.5+1.4
LiberalArthur Blackman4,24019.8New
Majority6,24829.2−22.6
Turnout21,36278.0+18.8
Registered electors27,386
Unionist holdSwing−11.3
General election 1922: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistEustace Percy 13,991 68.3 −7.6
LabourRichard Davies6,49231.7+7.6
Majority7,49936.6−15.2
Turnout20,48371.2+12.0
Registered electors28,785
Unionist holdSwing−7.6
Maria Gordon
1923 UK general election: Hastings [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistEustace Percy 11,914 52.6 −15.7
LiberalMaria Gordon5,87625.9New
LabourRichard Davies4,85921.5−10.2
Majority6,03826.7−9.9
Turnout22,64976.4+5.2
Registered electors29,662
Unionist holdSwing−2.8
General election 1924: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistEustace Percy 15,217 71.4 +18.8
LabourMuriel Matters6,08228.6+7.1
Majority9,13542.8+16.1
Turnout21,29970.5−5.9
Registered electors30,195
Unionist holdSwing+5.9
General election 1929: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistEustace Percy 15,928 52.3 −19.1
LiberalThomas Austen Edwin Spearing8,00426.3New
LabourBasil Noble6,51621.4−7.2
Majority7,92426.0−16.8
Turnout30,44873.4+2.9
Registered electors41,503
Unionist holdSwing−6.0

Elections in the 1930s edit

General election 1931: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEustace Percy 22,640 70.3 +18.0
LabourIrene Goddard4,98315.5-5.9
LiberalThomas Austen Edwin Spearing4,56114.2-12.1
Majority17,65754.8+28.8
Turnout32,18473.8+0.4
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1935: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEustace Percy 20,905 69.0 -1.3
LabourWilliam Wate Wood9,40431.0+15.5
Majority11,50138.0-16.8
Turnout30,30966.5-7.3
Conservative holdSwing
1937 Hastings by-election[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMaurice Hely-Hutchinson 18,428 62.1 -6.9
LabourWilliam Wate Wood11,24437.9+6.9
Majority7,18424.2-13.8
Turnout29,67265.3-1.2
Conservative holdSwing

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;

Elections in the 1940s edit

General election 1945: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNeill Cooper-Key 14,105 51.8 -17.2
LabourLewis Gassman10,58038.8+7.8
Independent ProgressiveSydney Muller Parkman2,5649.4New
Majority3,52513.0-25.0
Turnout27,24974.9+8.4
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1950s edit

General election 1950: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNeill Cooper-Key 30,035 52.92
LabourLewis Cohen17,60331.01
LiberalPeter Leslie Martin Hurd9,12216.07New
Majority12,43221.91
Turnout56,76082.14
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1951: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNeill Cooper-Key 34,495 63.74
LabourCatherine Williamson19,62136.26
Majority14,87427.48
Turnout54,11677.36
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1955: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNeill Cooper-Key 20,469 55.77
LabourReginald George White11,93332.51
LiberalJohn Montgomerie4,30311.72New
Majority8,53623.26
Turnout36,70575.69
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1959: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNeill Cooper-Key 22,458 62.32
LabourJames Paterson Bryant13,57637.68
Majority8,88224.64
Turnout36,03474.19
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1960s edit

General election 1964: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNeill Cooper-Key 16,902 44.55
LabourHarry Arthur Fountain11,32429.85
LiberalJeremy John Arnold9,71625.61New
Majority5,57814.70
Turnout37,94276.34
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1966: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNeill Cooper-Key 15,324 40.27
LabourCyril Bernard Kissen12,98434.12
LiberalJeremy John Arnold9,74425.61
Majority2,3406.15
Turnout38,05276.41
Conservative holdSwing

Elections in the 1970s edit

General election 1970: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKenneth Warren 20,364 50.61
LabourCyril Bernard Kissen13,54933.67
LiberalPamela Maud Shields6,32415.72
Majority6,81516.94
Turnout40,50772.77
Conservative holdSwing
General election February 1974: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKenneth Warren 20,075 44.85
LabourMichael Foster12,99229.02
LiberalMG Cass11,69026.12
Majority7,08315.83
Turnout44,75779.06
Conservative holdSwing
General election October 1974: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKenneth Warren 18,337 44.93
LabourMichael Foster13,68533.53
LiberalA Leggett8,79321.54
Majority4,65211.40
Turnout40,81571.58
Conservative holdSwing
General election 1979: Hastings[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeKenneth Warren 21,311 51.53
LabourMichael Foster12,39229.96
LiberalA Leggett6,47415.65
IndependentGL McNally8392.03New
National FrontHJ Anderson3440.83New
Majority8,91921.56
Turnout41,36071.68
Conservative holdSwing

References edit

  1. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Sussex) Order 1955. SI 1955/175". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2171–2174.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  6. ^ Stanley T. Bindoff, The House of Commons: 1509–1558, vol. 4, p. 9
  7. ^ Cobbett's Parliamentary History records the second member for Hastings in the 1604 Parliament as being James Lasher, but this seems to be an error; Lasher is mentioned only in the Commons Journal from 1621 while Carew was certainly a member in 1604, and other sources name his constituency as Hastings
  8. ^ Townshend was also elected for Cambridge University, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Hastings
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  11. ^ Jenkins, Terry. "WARRE, John Ashley (1787–1860), of West Newton Manor, nr. Taunton, Som.; West Cliff House, Ramsgate, Kent and 71 Belgrave Square, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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  13. ^ a b "About Marianne North". Botanical Art & Artists. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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  15. ^ "Arguments for the Ballot". The Examiner. 23 December 1832. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ Fisher, David R. (2009). "Hastings". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  17. ^ "The Approaching Revolution". The Royal lady's magazine, and archives of the court of St. James's. Horticultural Journal. 1831. p. 283. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  18. ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (1847). Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Volume 15. Dod's Parliamentary Companion. p. 176. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Elections in Kent". Kentish Gazette. 1 August 1837. p. 2. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. ^ "Hastings". Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser. 15 July 1837. p. 8. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. ^ "Morning Post". 5 July 1837. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ^ a b Fisher, David R. "Hastings". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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  24. ^ "Electioneering Intelligence". Leicester Journal. 16 July 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. ^ "Hastings". Brighton Gazette. 15 July 1852. p. 6. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  26. ^ Hamilton, John Andrew (1893). "Locke, John (1805–1880)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 34. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  27. ^ "East Sussex Election". Sussex Agricultural Express. 23 April 1859. p. 4. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  28. ^ "Lieutenant General The Honourable Somerset Gough Calthorpe". Birmingham Images. Library of Birmingham. 1897. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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  30. ^ "Election News". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 28 June 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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  32. ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  33. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
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  35. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  36. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
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