Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1295 onwards
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Chichester is a constituency[n 1] in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jess Brown-Fuller, a Liberal Democrat.[3]
| Chichester | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of Chichester in South East England | |
| County | West Sussex |
| Population | 104,374 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 76,765 (2023)[2] |
| Major settlements | Chichester, Bersted, Pagham, Selsey, Nutbourne |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1295 |
| Member of Parliament | Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrats) |
| Seats | 1295–1868: Two 1868–: One |
History
Chichester centres on the small medieval cathedral city by the South Downs National Park. It is one of the oldest constituencies in the UK, having been created when commoners were first called to the Model Parliament in 1295 as one of the original Parliamentary boroughs returning two members. The seat has sent one member since 1868, after the Reform Act 1867.
In its various forms, Chichester was a Conservative stronghold from 1868 to 2024 (except for a brief period of 10 months in 1923-24 when it was held by the Liberal Party's Charles Rudkin), but at the 2024 general election, it was won decisively by the Liberal Democrats on a huge swing of 31% with the election of Jess Brown-Fuller.
Boundaries
The seat forms a far western strip of West Sussex and covers the southern half of the Chichester district (including the City of Chichester and the coastal area).
Before the 1974 redistribution Chichester was a more compact seat, taking in the eastern towns of Arundel and Bognor Regis in latter years. Emergence of newer urban centres meant that the area was expanded to the north to avoid malapportionment.
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Chichester, the Sessional Divisions of Arundel and Chichester, and part of the Sessional Division of Steyning.
1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Arundel and Chichester, the Urban Districts of Bognor and Littlehampton, and the Rural Districts of East Preston, Midhurst, Petworth, Westbourne, and Westhampnett.
1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Chichester, the Urban District of Bognor Regis, and the Rural District of Chichester.
1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Chichester, the Rural Districts of Midhurst and Petworth, and part of the Rural District of Chichester.
1983–1997: The District of Chichester. The constituency boundaries remained unchanged.
1997–2010: All the wards of the District of Chichester except the Bury, Plaistow and Wisborough Green wards.
2010–2024: The District of Chichester wards of Bosham, Boxgrove, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Donnington, Easebourne, East Wittering, Fernhurst, Fishbourne, Funtington, Harting, Lavant, Midhurst, North Mundham, Plaistow, Rogate, Selsey North, Selsey South, Sidlesham, Southbourne, Stedham, Tangmere, West Wittering, and Westbourne.
2024–present: The District of Arun wards of Bersted and Pagham, and District of Chichester wards of Chichester Central, Chichester East, Chichester North, Chichester South, Chichester West, Goodwood (part), Harbour Villages, Lavant, North Mundham & Tangmere, Selsey South, Sidlesham with Selsey North, Southbourne, The Witterings, and Westbourne.[4]
- Electorate reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring northern, largely rural areas, including the town of Midhurst, to Arundel and South Downs. To partly compensate, Bersted and Pagham were transferred in from Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.
Constituency profile
Physical geography
The constituency runs from the county's border with Surrey, through a partly wooded broad swathe of the South Downs, to the town of Selsey and paired villages The Witterings on the English Channel. The small cathedral city Chichester and Selsey account for 6 of 24 wards but comprise a higher proportion of councillors as these are larger three-member wards. The highest density of villages is near the Hampshire border, in the west.
Social geography
The city has relatively little social housing and few homes which are cheap to buy or rent, as epitomised in the National Park status of much of the land north of Chichester. In Chichester itself the percentage of social housing in 2011 was 20.5%, including 3% directly in local authority homes.[5] The area is linked to London by train and the A3. Modestly deprived areas of Chichester, Selsey and the rural South Downs are dominated by the working poor and poorer pensioners with little generational unemployment. The local economy has many entry-level or intensive manual jobs in food production, retail, driving, warehousing as well as intermittent or traditionally low paid labour such as road repair and the care sector. Some of these workers commute from the outskirts of nearest major cities Brighton and Portsmouth.[6] The contributory districts occupy the top two rankings out of all seven in terms of fuel poverty in West Sussex.[7]
Results
The seat was held by the Conservatives from 1924 to 2024 continuously; in 2017 the new Conservative candidate Gillian Keegan polled over 60% of the vote, a share which dropped slightly in 2019. The 2024 election saw the seat gained by the Liberal Democrat Jess Brown-Fuller who polled over 49%. The closest election before then was the 1997 general election, where a Liberal Democrat took 29.0% of the vote. The best performances by Labour candidates were in 2001 and 2017, with 21.4% and 22.4% of the vote, respectively. In terms of the fourth party since 2001, the three general elections to 2010 saw an increase in support for the UK Independence Party to their highest level to date, 6.8%.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295–1660
- Constituency created 1295
MPs 1660–1868
MPs since 1868
| Election | Member[13][21] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Lord Henry Lennox | Conservative | |
| 1885 | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | |
| 1888 by-election | Lord Walter Gordon-Lennox | Conservative | |
| 1894 by-election | Lord Edmund Talbot | Conservative | |
| 1918 | Coalition Conservative | ||
| 1921 by-election | Sir William Bird | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Conservative | ||
| 1923 | Charles Rudkin | Liberal | |
| 1924 | John Courtauld | Conservative | |
| 1942 by-election | Sir Lancelot Joynson-Hicks | Conservative | |
| 1958 by-election | Bill Loveys | Conservative | |
| 1969 by-election | Christopher Chataway | Conservative | |
| Oct 1974 | Anthony Nelson | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Andrew Tyrie | Conservative | |
| 2017 | Gillian Keegan | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Jess Brown-Fuller | Liberal Democrats | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jess Brown-Fuller | 25,540 | 49.2 | +28.9 | |
| Conservative | Gillian Keegan | 13,368 | 25.7 | −33.1 | |
| Reform | Teresa De Santis | 7,859 | 15.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Tom Collinge | 3,175 | 6.1 | −9.3 | |
| Green | Tim Young | 1,815 | 3.5 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | Andrew Emerson | 190 | 0.4 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 12,172 | 23.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 51,947 | 66.3 | −0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,374 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +31.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[23] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 29,981 | 58.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 10,359 | 20.3 | |
| Labour | 7,850 | 15.4 | |
| Green | 2,499 | 4.9 | |
| Others | 333 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | 51,022 | 66.5 | |
| Electorate | 76,765 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gillian Keegan | 35,402 | 57.8 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate O'Kelly | 13,912 | 22.7 | +11.4 | |
| Labour | Jay Morton | 9,069 | 14.8 | −7.6 | |
| Green | Heather Barrie | 2,527 | 4.1 | +0.8 | |
| Libertarian | Adam Brown | 224 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Patria | Andrew Emerson | 109 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 21,490 | 35.1 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 61,243 | 71.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gillian Keegan | 36,032 | 60.1 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Mark Farwell | 13,411 | 22.4 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Brown | 6,749 | 11.3 | +2.8 | |
| Green | Heather Barrie | 1,992 | 3.3 | −3.2 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Moncreiff | 1,650 | 2.8 | −12.1 | |
| Patria | Andrew Emerson | 84 | 0.1 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 22,621 | 37.7 | −5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 59,918 | 70.6 | +2.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 32,953 | 57.7 | +2.4 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Moncreiff | 8,540 | 14.9 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | Mark Farwell | 6,933 | 12.1 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Smith | 4,865 | 8.5 | −18.9 | |
| Green | Jasper Richmond | 3,742 | 6.5 | N/A | |
| Patria | Andrew Emerson | 106 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 24,413 | 42.8 | +14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 57,139 | 68.4 | −1.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 31,427 | 55.3 | +7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Lury | 15,550 | 27.4 | −0.3 | |
| Labour | Simon Holland | 5,937 | 10.5 | −8.1 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Moncreiff | 3,873 | 6.8 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 15,877 | 27.9 | +7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 56,787 | 69.7 | +4.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 25,302 | 48.3 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Hilliar | 14,442 | 27.6 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Austin | 9,632 | 18.4 | −3.0 | |
| UKIP | Douglas Denny | 3,025 | 5.8 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 10,860 | 20.7 | −2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 52,401 | 66.6 | +2.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 23,320 | 47.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Ravenscroft | 11,965 | 24.1 | −4.9 | |
| Labour | Celia Barlow | 10,627 | 21.4 | +4.2 | |
| UKIP | Douglas Denny | 2,380 | 4.8 | +3.4 | |
| Green | Gavin Graham | 1,292 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,355 | 22.9 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 49,584 | 63.8 | −10.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Tyrie | 25,895 | 46.4 | −12.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Gardiner | 16,161 | 29.0 | +2.4 | |
| Labour | Charlie Smith | 9,605 | 17.2 | +5.9 | |
| Referendum | Douglas Denny | 3,318 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| UKIP | J.G. Rix | 800 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,734 | 17.4 | −15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 55,779 | 74.6 | −3.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1992 and 1997 general elections and thus change in share of vote is based on a notional calculation.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 37,906 | 59.3 | −2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Gardiner | 17,019 | 26.6 | −1.7 | |
| Labour | Diane Andrewes | 7,192 | 11.3 | +3.4 | |
| Green | Eric Paine | 876 | 1.4 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal | JL Weights | 643 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | JL Jackson | 238 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 20,887 | 32.7 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 63,874 | 77.8 | +3.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 37,274 | 61.8 | −1.9 | |
| Alliance (Liberal) | Peter Weston | 17,097 | 28.3 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | David Morrison | 4,751 | 7.9 | +0.7 | |
| Green | Ian Bagnall | 1,196 | 2.0 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 20,177 | 33.5 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 60,318 | 74.4 | +2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 35,482 | 63.7 | +1.4 | |
| Alliance (SDP) | Howard Gibson | 15,365 | 27.6 | +8.0 | |
| Labour | Robert Rhodes | 3,995 | 7.2 | −8.2 | |
| Ecology | Jonathan Sherlock | 838 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 20,117 | 36.1 | −6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 55,680 | 72.1 | −4.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 34,696 | 62.29 | ||
| Liberal | J Rix | 10,920 | 19.60 | ||
| Labour | GN Cooke | 8,569 | 15.38 | ||
| United Country Party | E Iremonger | 863 | 1.55 | N/A | |
| Ecology | N Bagnall | 656 | 1.18 | N/A | |
| Majority | 23,776 | 42.69 | |||
| Turnout | 55,704 | 75.56 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Nelson | 26,942 | 52.51 | ||
| Liberal | GA Jeffs | 15,601 | 30.41 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Smith | 8,767 | 17.09 | ||
| Majority | 11,341 | 22.10 | |||
| Turnout | 51,310 | 73.54 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 29,127 | 53.25 | ||
| Liberal | G Jeffs | 17,714 | 32.39 | ||
| Labour | Nigel Smith | 7,854 | 14.36 | ||
| Majority | 11,413 | 20.86 | |||
| Turnout | 54,695 | 79.12 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 38,120 | 62.60 | ||
| Labour | Neville Sandelson | 12,574 | 20.65 | ||
| Liberal | Denys Gilbert Kinsella | 10,205 | 16.76 | ||
| Majority | 25,546 | 41.95 | |||
| Turnout | 60,899 | 69.91 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Chataway | 31,966 | 74.16 | +17.00 | |
| Liberal | Denys Gilbert Kinsella | 5,879 | 13.64 | −4.07 | |
| Labour | John White | 5,257 | 12.20 | −12.93 | |
| Majority | 26,087 | 60.52 | +28.49 | ||
| Turnout | 43,102 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Loveys | 31,358 | 57.16 | ||
| Labour | David J Burnett | 13,784 | 25.13 | ||
| Liberal | Patrick J Collins | 9,714 | 17.71 | ||
| Majority | 17,574 | 32.03 | |||
| Turnout | 54,856 | 73.19 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.15 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Loveys | 30,225 | 57.80 | ||
| Liberal | Denys Gilbert Kinsella | 11,912 | 22.78 | ||
| Labour | Adrian J Cohen | 10,155 | 19.42 | ||
| Majority | 18,313 | 35.02 | |||
| Turnout | 52,292 | 74.03 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Loveys | 30,755 | 65.14 | ||
| Labour | John S Spooner | 9,546 | 20.22 | ||
| Liberal | Jackson Newman | 6,913 | 14.64 | N/A | |
| Majority | 21,209 | 44.92 | |||
| Turnout | 47,214 | 73.82 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Loveys | 23,158 | 70.90 | +0.11 | |
| Labour | William Edgar Simpkins | 9,504 | 29.10 | −0.11 | |
| Majority | 13,654 | 41.80 | +0.23 | ||
| Turnout | 32,662 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lancelot Joynson-Hicks | 30,857 | 70.79 | ||
| Labour | Mervyn Jones | 12,735 | 29.21 | ||
| Majority | 18,122 | 41.58 | |||
| Turnout | 43,592 | 71.80 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lancelot Joynson-Hicks | 32,166 | 69.72 | ||
| Labour | David George Packham | 13,971 | 30.28 | ||
| Majority | 18,195 | 39.44 | |||
| Turnout | 46,137 | 77.32 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lancelot Joynson-Hicks | 29,106 | 62.42 | ||
| Labour | David George Packham | 12,614 | 27.05 | ||
| Liberal | Ronald Vincent Gibson | 4,911 | 10.53 | ||
| Majority | 16,492 | 35.37 | |||
| Turnout | 46,631 | 80.47 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lancelot Joynson-Hicks | 30,989 | 54.6 | −23.7 | |
| Labour | Rosalie Francesca Chamberlayne | 13,670 | 24.1 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Gerald Kidd | 11,345 | 20.0 | N/A | |
| National | MH Woodard | 625 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Paul Tracy Carter | 118 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,319 | 30.5 | −26.1 | ||
| Turnout | 56,747 | 68.24 | +8.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lancelot Joynson-Hicks | 15,634 | 58.1 | −20.2 | |
| Independent Progressive | Gerald Kidd | 10,564 | 39.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | A. A. W. Tribe | 706 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,070 | 18.8 | −37.8 | ||
| Turnout | 26,904 | 29.2 | −30.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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;
- Conservative: John Courtauld
- Labour: E A Weston
- Liberal: Gerald Kidd[28]
- British Union: Charles Hudson
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Courtauld | 37,882 | 78.32 | ||
| Labour | Claude William Higgins | 10,484 | 21.67 | ||
| Majority | 27,398 | 56.65 | |||
| Turnout | 48,366 | 59.5 | −9.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Courtauld | 43,756 | 87.79 | ||
| Labour | Claude William Higgins | 6,085 | 12.21 | ||
| Majority | 37,671 | 75.58 | |||
| Turnout | 49,841 | 68.51 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | John Courtauld | 26,278 | 60.2 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal | John Freeman Dunn | 17,398 | 39.8 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 8,880 | 20.4 | −3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 43,676 | 64.9 | −7.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,276 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | John Courtauld | 20,710 | 59.3 | +11.4 | |
| Liberal | Charles Rudkin | 12,416 | 35.6 | −16.5 | |
| Labour | Richard Henry Kennard Hope | 1,765 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,294 | 23.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,891 | 72.4 | +12.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 48,170 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Rudkin | 14,513 | 52.1 | N/A | |
| Unionist | William Bird | 13,348 | 47.9 | −26.4 | |
| Majority | 1,165 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 27,861 | 60.2 | +2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,257 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | William Bird | 19,494 | 74.3 | +5.9 | |
| Labour | Richard Henry Kennard Hope | 6,752 | 25.7 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 12,742 | 48.6 | +11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 26,246 | 57.9 | +7.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,364 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition Unionist | William Bird | Unopposed | |||
| Unionist hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Edmund Talbot | 14,491 | 68.4 | +2.0 |
| Labour | Frederick Ernest Green | 6,705 | 31.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,786 | 36.8 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 21,196 | 50.3 | −22.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,131 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Edmund Talbot
- Liberal:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Talbot | 5,900 | 66.4 | ±0.0 | |
| Liberal | Richard Reiss | 2,985 | 33.6 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 2,915 | 32.8 | ±0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 8,885 | 73.1 | −8.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ±0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Talbot | 6,589 | 66.4 | +10.0 | |
| Liberal | Richard Reiss | 3,338 | 33.6 | −10.0 | |
| Majority | 3,251 | 32.8 | +20.0 | ||
| Turnout | 9,927 | 81.7 | −0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.0 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Talbot | 5,197 | 56.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Ernest Allen | 4,023 | 43.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,174 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,220 | 82.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 11,225 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Talbot | 4,174 | 52.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Ernest Allen | 3,762 | 47.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 412 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,936 | 73.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,784 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Talbot | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Talbot | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Talbot | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Gordon-Lennox | 4,236 | 64.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Herbert J. Reid | 2,361 | 35.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,875 | 28.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,597 | 72.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,146 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Gordon-Lennox's resignation.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Gordon-Lennox | 4,760 | 65.8 | +9.5 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Waymouth Gibbs | 2,470 | 34.2 | −9.5 | |
| Majority | 2,290 | 31.6 | +19.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,230 | 85.0 | +1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,502 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | 602 | 56.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Frederick Waymouth Gibbs | 467 | 43.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 135 | 12.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,069 | 83.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,279 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,240 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Lennox's appointment as First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,240 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | 603 | 58.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Abel Smith | 433 | 41.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 170 | 16.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,036 | 86.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,195 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Seat reduced to one member
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | John Abel Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 562 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Abel Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
- Caused by Freeland's resignation.
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Humphrey William Freeland | 300 | 34.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | 288 | 33.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Abel Smith | 282 | 32.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 579 (est) | 92.8 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 562 | ||||
| Majority | 12 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Majority | 6 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Gordon-Lennox's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | John Abel Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 638 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | John Abel Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 757 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Gordon-Lennox's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | John Abel Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 799 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Gordon-Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Lennox's resignation by accepting the office of Steward of the Manor of Hempholme
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Lennox's appointment as Clerk of the Ordnance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Lennox's appointment as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Lennox | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | John Abel Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 829 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Abel Smith | 490 | 43.4 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Lennox | 387 | 34.3 | −13.0 | |
| Radical | John Morgan Cobbett | 252 | 22.3 | +10.5 | |
| Turnout | 631 | 71.3 | c. +17.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 885 | ||||
| Majority | 103 | 9.1 | −20.1 | ||
| Whig hold | Swing | +7.7 | |||
| Majority | 135 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | −7.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Arthur Lennox | 486 | 47.3 | −2.3 | |
| Whig | John Abel Smith | 421 | 41.0 | +9.0 | |
| Radical | John Morgan Cobbett | 121 | 11.8 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 300 | 29.2 | +15.6 | ||
| Turnout | c. 514 | c. 53.7 | c. −36.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 958 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Arthur Lennox | 707 | 49.6 | +0.7 | |
| Whig | John Abel Smith | 456 | 32.0 | +3.4 | |
| Radical | William Parrott Carter[39] | 263 | 18.4 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 193 | 13.6 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 771 | 90.5 | c. −0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 852 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Arthur Lennox | 665 | 48.9 | +2.6 | |
| Whig | John Abel Smith | 388 | 28.6 | −9.3 | |
| Radical | Godfrey Webster | 306 | 22.5 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 82 | 6.1 | −16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 716 | c. 91.1 | +35.8 | ||
| Registered electors | c. 786 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | −6.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Lennox | 643 | 46.3 | ||
| Whig | John Smith | 527 | 37.9 | ||
| Radical | Charles Sinclair Cullen | 219 | 15.8 | ||
| Majority | 308 | 22.1 | |||
| Turnout | 768 | 55.3 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)