Cheltenham (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832 onwards
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Cheltenham (/ˈtʃɛltənəm/ CHELT-ən-əm) is a constituency[n 1] in Gloucestershire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1832. As with all constituencies, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. Since 2024, its MP has been Max Wilkinson of the Liberal Democrats.
| Cheltenham | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of Cheltenham in South West England | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Population | 104,867 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 75,292 (2023)[2] |
| Major settlements | Cheltenham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1832 |
| Member of Parliament | Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Gloucestershire |
Boundaries and boundary changes
The constituency is based on the town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, covering a different, slightly smaller area than the borough of the same name. It is bordered by the Tewkesbury and North Cotswolds seats.
1885–1918: The existing parliamentary borough, and so much of the parish of Charlton Kings as lay to the north of the railway from Cheltenham to Banbury.[3]
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Cheltenham and the Urban District of Charlton Kings.[4]
1950–1983: As 1918 but with redrawn boundaries.
1983–1997: The Borough of Cheltenham, and the Borough of Tewkesbury wards of Leckhampton with Up Hatherley, Prestbury St Mary's, and Prestbury St Nicolas.
- Leckhampton, Up Hatherley and Prestbury were added to the seat from the Cirencester and Tewkesbury constituency; they had previously been in the abolished Cheltenham Rural District.
1997–2010: The Borough of Cheltenham wards of All Saints, Charlton Kings, College, Hatherley and The Reddings, Hesters Way, Lansdown, Park, Pittville, St Mark's, St Paul's, and St Peter's.
- Leckhampton, Up Hatherley and Prestbury were transferred to the new Tewkesbury constituency; they had been incorporated into the redrawn Borough of Cheltenham in 1991.
2010–2024: The Borough of Cheltenham wards of All Saints, Battledown, Benhall and The Reddings1, Charlton Kings, Charlton Park, College, Hesters Way, Lansdown, Leckhampton, Oakley, Park, Pittville, St Mark's, St Paul's, St Peter's, Springbank, Up Hatherley, and Warden Hill.
- Leckhampton and Up Hatherley were transferred back from the Tewkesbury constituency.
2024–present: As above minus Springbank ward.[5]
1 Renamed Benhall, The Reddings & Fiddler's Green by a local government boundary review which became effective in May 2024.[6]
- Reduced to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the Springbank ward to the Tewkesbury constituency.
History
Cheltenham borough constituency was created in the Great Reform Act 1832 and has returned ten Liberals (or Liberal Democrats) and ten Conservatives to Parliament since that time, along with one independent.
A Conservative served the constituency from 1950 until 1992. The Conservatives' campaign in the 1992 general election following the Poll Tax riots saw a local party member make racist remarks about their own candidate, John Taylor, who was of Afro-Caribbean descent. Taylor lost the election to Nigel Jones of the Liberal Democrats.
In 2000, Jones was nearly murdered in a horrific incident at one of his MP's surgeries; a man attacked him and an assistant with a samurai sword. His colleague Andrew Pennington was killed in the attack. Jones was made a life peer in 2005.
The Liberal Democrats held Cheltenham in the 2005 election when Martin Horwood won the election, and again in 2010, but lost when Conservative Alex Chalk retook the seat in 2015. Chalk held on to the seat in 2017 and 2019, albeit with small majorities, but lost to Max Wilkinson when the Liberal Democrats regained the seat at the 2024 general election.
Constituency profile
The constituency is located in Gloucestershire and covers most of the large town of Cheltenham. Cheltenham is a historic spa town and popular tourist location; it is known for its Regency architecture, its location at the edge of the Cotswolds and its regular cultural events including the literature, jazz and horse racing festivals. GCHQ, the United Kingdom's intelligence agency, is headquartered in the town, and GE Aerospace is also a large employer, meaning the town has a high proportion of skilled professionals.[7][8] The town contains some deprivation and council housing in Whaddon and Hesters Way, however large parts of the town fall within the 10% least-deprived areas in England.[9]
Compared to national averages, residents are wealthy and well-educated. White people make up 91% of the population.[8] At the local council level (district and county), almost all of the town's seats are represented by Liberal Democrats. Voters in Cheltenham showed strong support for remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, an estimated 58% voted to remain compared to 48% nationally.[8]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Max Wilkinson | 25,076 | 50.6 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Alex Chalk | 17,866 | 36.1 | –12.4 | |
| Green | Daniel Wilson | 3,160 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Lara Chaplin | 2,665 | 5.4 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Daud McDonald | 775 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,210 | 14.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 49,542 | 65.1 | –10.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,143 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  8.5 |
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[20] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,563 | 48.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 26,142 | 46.0 | |
| Labour | 2,733 | 4.8 | |
| Others | 445 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | 56,883 | 75.5 | |
| Electorate | 75,292 | ||
In 2019, Cheltenham was one of five English constituencies, the others being Esher and Walton, Westmorland and Lonsdale, Winchester and East Devon, where Labour failed to obtain over 5% of the vote and lost their deposit.[21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alex Chalk | 28,486 | 48.0 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Max Wilkinson | 27,505 | 46.3 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | George Penny | 2,921 | 4.9 | –4.6 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | George Ridgeon | 445 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 981 | 1.7 | –2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 59,357 | 73.2 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,043 | +2.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alex Chalk[25] | 26,615 | 46.7 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Horwood[26][27] | 24,046 | 42.2 | +8.2 | |
| Labour | Keith White | 5,408 | 9.5 | +2.2 | |
| Green | Adam Van Coevorden | 943 | 1.7 | –3.3 | |
| Majority | 2,569 | 4.5 | –7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 57,012 | 72.3 | +2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,878 | +2.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alex Chalk[30] | 24,790 | 46.1 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Horwood[30] | 18,274 | 34.0 | –16.5 | |
| Labour | Paul Gilbert[31] | 3,902 | 7.3 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Christina Simmonds[32] | 3,808 | 7.1 | +4.8 | |
| Green | Adam Van Coevorden | 2,689 | 5.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Richard Lupson-Darnell[33] | 272 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,516 | 12.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 53,735 | 69.5 | +2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,287 | –2.2 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Horwood | 26,659 | 50.5 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Coote | 21,739 | 41.2 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | James Green | 2,703 | 5.1 | –6.7 | |
| UKIP | Peter Bowman | 1,192 | 2.3 | +1.0 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Kenneth Hanks | 493 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,920 | 9.3 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 52,786 | 67.0 | +4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,998 | +3.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Horwood | 18,122 | 41.5 | –6.2 | |
| Conservative | Vanessa Gearson | 15,819 | 36.3 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | Chris Evans | 4,988 | 11.4 | –0.6 | |
| Independent | Robert Hodges[38] | 2,651 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Keith Bessant | 908 | 2.1 | +0.3 | |
| UKIP | Niall Warry | 608 | 1.4 | +0.2 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Kenneth Hanks | 525 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 2,303 | 5.2 | −7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 43,621 | 61.0 | –0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,541 | +5.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | –3.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 19,970 | 47.7 | –1.8 | |
| Conservative | Rob Garnham | 14,715 | 35.2 | –1.0 | |
| Labour | Andrew Erlam | 5,041 | 12.0 | +1.9 | |
| Green | Keith Bessant | 735 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Kenneth Hanks | 513 | 1.2 | +0.4 | |
| UKIP | James Carver | 482 | 1.2 | +0.6 | |
| ProLife Alliance | Anthony Gates | 272 | 0.7 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | Roger Everest | 107 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,255 | 12.5 | –0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,835 | 61.9 | –12.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,563 | –0.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | –0.3 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 24,877 | 49.5 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | William Todman | 18,232 | 36.2 | –7.9 | |
| Labour | Barry Leach | 5,100 | 10.1 | +3.4 | |
| Referendum | Alison Powell | 1,065 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Kenneth Hanks | 375 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Gordon Cook | 302 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Anne Harriss | 245 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Sally Brighouse | 107 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,645 | 13.3 | +9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 50,303 | 74.0 | –7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,950 | –1.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Jones | 30,351 | 47.3 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | John Taylor | 28,683 | 44.7 | –5.5 | |
| Labour | Pamela Tatlow | 4,077 | 6.4 | –1.1 | |
| Independent | Mervyn Rendell | 665 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Henry Brighouse | 169 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mark Bruce-Smith | 162 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,668 | 2.6 | –5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 64,107 | 80.3 | +1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 79,808 | +0.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.2 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Irving | 31,371 | 50.2 | –0.4 | |
| Liberal | Richard Holme | 26,475 | 42.3 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Michael Luker | 4,701 | 7.5 | –0.1 | |
| Majority | 4,896 | 7.9 | –1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 62,547 | 78.9 | +3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 79,234 | +4.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Irving | 29,187 | 50.6 | –1.1 | |
| Liberal | Richard Holme | 23,669 | 41.0 | +11.4 | |
| Labour | Judith James | 4,390 | 7.6 | –10.5 | |
| Ecology | David Swindley | 479 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,518 | 9.6 | –12.5 | ||
| Turnout | 57,724 | 75.9 | –2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,068 | +2.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –6.3 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Irving | 25,618 | 51.0 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal | Nigel Jones | 15,080 | 30.0 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | Michael Reilley | 9,185 | 18.3 | −7.5 | |
| National Front | Raymond Jacklin | 342 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,538 | 21.0 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 50,225 | 77.6 | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,726 | +3.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Irving | 21,691 | 46.1 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Carson Rodger | 13,237 | 28.1 | −3.2 | |
| Labour | Fred Inglis | 12,134 | 25.8 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 8,454 | 18.0 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 47,062 | 75.0 | −6.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,727 | +1.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Douglas Dodds-Parker | 21,723 | 43.0 | −7.2 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Carson Rodger | 15,811 | 31.3 | +12.8 | |
| Labour | Hugh Gray | 12,971 | 25.7 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 5,912 | 11.7 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 50,505 | 81.3 | +5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,098 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Douglas Dodds-Parker | 22,823 | 50.2 | −3.2 | |
| Labour | Leslie George Godwin | 14,213 | 31.3 | −15.3 | |
| Liberal | A George Aldridge | 8,431 | 18.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,610 | 18.9 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 45,467 | 75.6 | −1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 60,141 | +9.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Douglas Dodds-Parker | 22,683 | 53.4 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | W. John Wilson | 19,768 | 46.6 | +11.9 | |
| Majority | 2,915 | 6.8 | −5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 42,451 | 77.2 | −0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,964 | +1.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Douglas Dodds-Parker | 19,797 | 47.2 | −3.8 | |
| Labour | Hugh Gray | 14,557 | 34.7 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal | James Anthony Lemkin [47] | 7,568 | 18.1 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 5,240 | 12.5 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 41,922 | 77.5 | −4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,120 | +2.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.5 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. W. Hicks Beach | 21,997 | 51.0 | −8.3 | |
| Labour | Kamalakant G. Pendse | 12,725 | 29.5 | −11.2 | |
| Liberal | George Watson | 8,428 | 19.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,272 | 21.5 | +2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 43,150 | 81.5 | +2.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,946 | +2.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. W. Hicks Beach | 24,259 | 59.3 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | James Finnigan | 16,638 | 40.7 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 7,621 | 18.6 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 40,897 | 79.4 | −3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,491 | +3.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. W. Hicks Beach | 23,674 | 57.1 | +13.7 | |
| Labour | James Finnigan | 17,777 | 42.9 | +11.5 | |
| Majority | 5,897 | 14.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,451 | 83.2 | −1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,844 | +2.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. W. Hicks Beach | 18,009 | 43.4 | ||
| Labour | A. G. James | 13,027 | 31.4 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | Daniel Lipson | 10,449 | 25.2 | ||
| Majority | 4,982 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 41,485 | 85.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 48,786 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative | |||||
Election in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | Daniel Lipson | 16,081 | 43.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Phyllis Maude Warner | 11,095 | 29.9 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | W. W. Hicks Beach | 9,972 | 26.8 | −45.7 | |
| Majority | 4,986 | 13.4 | −27.6 | ||
| Turnout | 37,148 | 75.4 | +5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,282 | +29.9 | |||
| Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Independent Conservative: Daniel Lipson
- Conservative: C L Hargreaves[49]
- Labour: John Baird[50]
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. Conservative | Daniel Lipson | 10,533 | 40.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | R. T. Harper | 10,194 | 38.8 | −31.7 | |
| Labour | Cyril C Poole | 5,570 | 21.2 | −8.3 | |
| Majority | 339 | 1.3 | −39.7 | ||
| Turnout | 26,297 | 69.3 | −1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,947 | +1.4 | |||
| Ind. Conservative gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Preston | 18,574 | 70.5 | −10.6 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Pakenham | 7,784 | 29.5 | +10.6 | |
| Majority | 10,790 | 41.0 | −21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 26,358 | 70.4 | −4.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,428 | +1.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −10.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Preston | 22,524 | 81.1 | +27.9 | |
| Labour | John Ramage | 5,263 | 18.9 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 17,261 | 62.2 | +38.7 | ||
| Turnout | 27,787 | 75.2 | −4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,974 | +2.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +13.0 | |||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Walter Preston | 15,279 | 53.2 | –3.4 | |
| Liberal | Frank Raffety | 8,533 | 29.7 | –13.7 | |
| Labour | William Ramsey Piggott | 4,920 | 17.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,746 | 23.5 | +10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 28,732 | 79.8 | –2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 35,993 | +37.0 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Walter Preston | 10,438 | 49.5 | −7.1 | |
| Liberal | John Brunner | 6,678 | 31.7 | −11.7 | |
| Labour | Florence Widdowson | 3,962 | 18.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,760 | 17.8 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 21,078 | 80.3 | −2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,265 | +3.2 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Agg-Gardner | 11,909 | 56.6 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal | Stanley Holmes | 9,146 | 43.4 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 2,763 | 13.2 | +6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 21,055 | 82.7 | +3.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,454 | +2.8 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Agg-Gardner | 10,514 | 53.4 | −4.6 | |
| Liberal | Cuthbert Plaistowe | 9,170 | 46.6 | +4.6 | |
| Majority | 1,344 | 6.8 | −9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 19,684 | 79.5 | −2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,768 | +3.2 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −4.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Agg-Gardner | 11,383 | 58.0 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal | Cuthbert Plaistowe | 8,237 | 42.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,146 | 16.0 | −4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 19,620 | 81.8 | +13.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 23,997 | +3.4 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Agg-Gardner | 9,602 | 60.3 | ||
| Independent Liberal | Richard Davies | 6,317 | 39.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,285 | 20.6 | |||
| Turnout | 15,919 | 68.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,217 | ||||
| Unionist hold | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
General Election 1914–15:
A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election.
- Unionist Party: James Agg-Gardner
- Liberal Party: Rhys Williams
Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 4,043 | 50.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal | Lewis Mathias | 4,039 | 50.0 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,082 | 92.8 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,712 | +4.3 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Mathias | 3,846 | 50.6 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Vere Ponsonby | 3,753 | 49.4 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 93 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,599 | 91.0 | −2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,353 | 0.0 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vere Ponsonby | 3,988 | 50.9 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Richard Mathias | 3,850 | 49.1 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 138 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,838 | 93.8 | +2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,353 | +2.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.6 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Sears | 3,910 | 52.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 3,509 | 47.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 401 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,419 | 91.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,114 | N/A | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Francis Russell | 3,409 | 53.5 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal | Wilfrid T Blaydes | 2,940 | 46.1 | +1.5 | |
| Independent Labour | Alton William Hillen | 23 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 469 | 7.4 | −3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,372 | 88.9 | +0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,169 | +7.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 3,241 | 55.4 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal | Frank Debenham | 2,610 | 44.6 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 631 | 10.8 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,851 | 88.1 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,642 | +2.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 3,323 | 59.5 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal | Russell Hugh Worthington Biggs | 2,260 | 40.5 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 1,063 | 19.0 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,583 | 86.4 | −9.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,464 | +3.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 3,504 | 56.5 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal | R. C. Lehmann | 2,700 | 43.5 | −6.7 | |
| Majority | 804 | 13.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,204 | 96.0 | +4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,464 | +28.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles de Ferrieres | 2,318 | 50.2 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 2,297 | 49.8 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 21 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,615 | 91.9 | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,018 | +13.1 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Election in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 2,121 | 53.5 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal | Henry Samuelson | 1,842 | 46.5 | −6.5 | |
| Majority | 279 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,963 | 89.3 | +1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,438 | +25.5 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.5 | |||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Samuelson | 1,646 | 53.0 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 1,458 | 47.0 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 188 | 6.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,104 | 87.8 | +6.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,536 | +26.6 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Schreiber | 1,157 | 50.6 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal | Francis Berkeley | 1,129 | 49.4 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 28 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,286 | 81.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,793 | +28.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Francis Berkeley | 922 | 50.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Charles Schreiber | 910 | 49.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,832 | 84.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,171 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Francis Berkeley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,170 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Francis Berkeley | 841 | 56.2 | +2.7 | |
| Conservative | Edmund Gilling Hallewell[57] | 655 | 43.8 | −2.7 | |
| Majority | 186 | 12.4 | +5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,496 | 68.9 | −8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,170 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
- Caused by Berkeley's appointment as a Commissioner of Customs.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Grenville Berkeley | 760 | 81.0 | +27.5 | |
| Conservative | William Ridler[58] | 178 | 19.0 | −27.5 | |
| Majority | 582 | 62.0 | +55.0 | ||
| Turnout | 938 | 43.7 | −34.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,147 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +27.5 | |||
- Caused by Berkeley's death.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Craven Berkeley | 999 | 53.5 | +6.4 | |
| Conservative | Willoughby Jones | 869 | 46.5 | −6.4 | |
| Majority | 130 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,868 | 77.8 | −4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,400 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.3 | |||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Grenville Berkeley | 986 | 54.1 | +7.0 | |
| Conservative | Bickham Escott[59] | 835 | 45.9 | −7.0 | |
| Majority | 151 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,821 | 77.7 | −4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,345 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.9 | |||
- Election declared void on petition due to "acts of corruption"[60]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Craven Berkeley | 1,024 | 54.7 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 848 | 45.3 | −7.4 | |
| Majority | 176 | 9.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,872 | 79.8 | −2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,345 | ||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.5 | |||
- Election declared void on petition due to bribery[61]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Willoughby Jones | 1,015 | 52.7 | +6.7 | |
| Whig | Craven Berkeley | 907 | 47.1 | −6.6 | |
| Conservative | Edmund Carrington Smith[59] | 4 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 108 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,926 | 82.1 | +11.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,345 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +6.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Craven Berkeley | 764 | 53.7 | −14.3 | |
| Conservative | James Agg-Gardner | 655 | 46.0 | +14.0 | |
| Radical | Thomas Perronet Thompson[62][59] | 4 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 109 | 7.7 | −28.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,423 | 71.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,003 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | −14.2 | |||
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Craven Berkeley | 632 | 68.0 | −26.3 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Peel | 298 | 32.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 334 | 36.0 | −52.6 | ||
| Turnout | 930 | 70.2 | +24.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,324 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Craven Berkeley | 411 | 94.3 | N/A | |
| Radical | William Penn Gaskell | 25 | 5.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 386 | 88.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 436 | 45.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 960 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Craven Berkeley | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 919 | ||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)