Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dulwich
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Greater London
1885–1997
SeatsOne
Created from East Surrey (certainly as to bulk)
Lambeth (possibly as to negligible parts)
Replaced by Dulwich and West Norwood

Dulwich was a borough constituency in the Dulwich area of South London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. The constituency was abolished by the Boundary Commission in 1997, when most of its former territory became part of the Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.

History

The constituency of Dulwich was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, as one of nine covering the enlarged parliamentary former borough of Lambeth. Lambeth councillors had been overwhelmingly progressive Liberals though this part of the seat did have Conservative parish/urban district councillors before 1885. [1] Dulwich was one of three seats in the new parliamentary borough of Camberwell.

As a suburban London constituency, Dulwich tended to favour the Conservatives, and returned a Conservative member in each election between 1885 and 1945, when it fell to the Labour party. After that it became a marginal seat, with Labour winning slightly more times than the Conservatives. In 1892 the Liberal candidate estimated that it had around 4,000 working class voters out of around 10,500 and observed that although it had a reputation as a 'villa constituency' there were many voters in the many less impressive houses. [2]

The constituency shared boundaries with the Dulwich electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981. Gerald Bowden held the seat from 1977 to 1981.

Boundaries

Dulwich in London 1885-1918 Dulwich1885.png
Dulwich in London 1885–1918
Dulwich in London 1918-50 Dulwich1918.png
Dulwich in London 1918–50
A map showing the wards of Camberwell Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916. Camberwell Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg
A map showing the wards of Camberwell Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
Dulwich in the Parliamentary County of London 1950-74 Dulwich1950.png
Dulwich in the Parliamentary County of London 1950–74

1885–1918: The wards of Camberwell and Dulwich, and the hamlet of Penge. [3]

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Ruskin, and St John's. Penge was transferred to the new Bromley constituency.

1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Lyndhurst, Nunhead, Ruskin, Rye, Rye Lane, and St John's.

1974–1997: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, Rye, The Lane, and Waverley. [4] [5]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 John Morgan Howard Conservative
1887 by-election Sir John Blundell Maple Conservative
1903 by-election Frederick Rutherfoord Harris Conservative
1906 by-election Bonar Law Conservative
1910 Sir Frederick Hall Conservative
1932 by-election Sir Bracewell Smith Conservative
1945 Wilfrid Vernon Labour
1951 Robert Jenkins Conservative
1964 Samuel Silkin Labour
1983 Gerald Bowden Conservative
1992 Tessa Jowell Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Dulwich & West Norwood

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Dulwich [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tessa Jowell 17,714 47.3 +5.3
Conservative Gerald Bowden 15,65841.8−0.6
Liberal Democrats Alex Goldie4,07810.9−3.6
Majority2,0565.5N/A
Turnout 37,45067.8−1.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Dulwich [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Bowden 16,563 42.4 +1.8
Labour Kate Hoey 16,38342.0+6.3
SDP Andrew Harris5,66414.5−7.5
Green Alex Goldie4321.1+0.5
Majority1800.4-4.5
Turnout 39,04269.3
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1983: Dulwich [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Bowden 15,424 40.6 −2.2
Labour Kate Hoey 13,56535.7−7.4
SDP Dick Taverne 8,37622.0New
National Front Raymond Barker3380.9−1.2
Ecology R Baker2370.6−0.5
Loony SocietyRichard Vero990.3New
Majority1,8594.9N/A
Turnout 38,039
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 18,557 43.0 −6.5
Conservative Eric Morley 18,43542.7+10.1
Liberal William H Pearson4,75911.0−6.9
National Front David Thompson9202.1New
Ecology David Smart4681.1New
Majority1220.3−16.7
Turnout 43,139
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 21,790 49.5 +4.0
Conservative Eric Morley 14,33132.6−2.1
Liberal William H Pearson7,86617.9−2.0
Majority7,45917.0+6.2
Turnout 43,987
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 22,530 45.5 −1.7
Conservative Keith Raffan 17,18934.7−10.4
Liberal William H Pearson9,85119.9+12.2
Majority5,34110.8+8.7
Turnout 49,570
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 20,145 47.2 −4.7
Conservative Patrick Mayhew 19,25045.1+6.5
Liberal Alfred Noel H. Blackburn3,3017.7−1.8
Majority8952.1−11.3
Turnout 42,696
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 24,46951.95+5.1
Conservative Martin Stevens 18,17338.58−2.2
Liberal Michael Ridd4,4589.46−2.3
Majority6,29613.37
Turnout 47,100
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 22,32046.86+4.0
Conservative Martin Stevens 19,41540.76−6.3
Liberal Fred G Redman5,62711.81+1.78
Christian SocialistFrederick Palmer2640.56New
Majority2,9056.10N/A
Turnout 47,626
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Jenkins 24,99147.10−1.32
Labour A Leslie Hill22,74042.86−2.02
Liberal W John Searle5,32410.03+3.34
Majority2,2514.24+0.70
Turnout 53,055
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Jenkins 25,33348.42+0.8
Labour Wilfrid Vernon 23,48244.88−1.5
Liberal David Phillips3,5016.69+0.8
Majority1,8513.54+2.30
Turnout 52,316
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Jenkins 26,57947.66+3.4
Labour Wilfrid Vernon 25,88846.42−0.3
Liberal Paul Baker3,3025.92−3.1
Majority6911.24N/A
Turnout 55,769
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1950: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wilfrid Vernon 25,51146.70+3.21
Conservative Robert Jenkins 24,18644.28+1.69
Liberal Paul Baker4,9299.02-4.90
Majority1,3252.42+1.52
Turnout 54,626
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wilfrid Vernon 10,26643.49
Conservative Bracewell Smith 10,05542.59
Liberal John Peter James Ellis3,28713.92
Majority2110.90N/A
Turnout 23,608
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

The candidates selected for the aborted 1939–1940 general election were;

General election 1935: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bracewell Smith 16,87060.78
Labour James Vinor Delahaye7,14225.73
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,74313.49
Majority9,72835.05
Turnout 27,75565.76
Conservative hold Swing
1932 Dulwich by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bracewell Smith 12,342 61.0 -10.6
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,99819.7+6.8
Labour Helen Bentwich 3,90519.3+3.7
Majority8,34441.3-14.7
Turnout 20,24543.0-27.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Dulwich [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hall 21,752 71.6 +22.8
Labour F. Hughes4,74715.6-14.7
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,92412.9-8.0
Majority17,00556.0+37.5
Turnout 30,42370.7-1.4
Conservative hold Swing +18.7

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Dulwich [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Frederick Hall 15,009 48.8 −9.7
Labour C. A. Smith 9,30930.3+3.8
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 6,44220.9+5.9
Majority5,70018.5−13.5
Turnout 30,76072.1−6.8
Registered electors 42,638
Unionist hold Swing −6.8
General election 29 October 1924: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Frederick Hall 15,611 58.5 +5.1
Labour C. A. Smith 7,06826.5New
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 4,01715.0−31.6
Majority8,54332.0+25.2
Turnout 26,69678.9+17.6
Registered electors 33,833
Unionist hold Swing +18.4
General election 6 December 1923: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Frederick Hall 10,855 53.4 −14.2
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 9,48846.6+14.2
Majority1,3676.8−28.4
Turnout 20,34361.3−2.7
Registered electors 33,185
Unionist hold Swing −14.2
General election 15 November 1922: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Frederick Hall 14,046 67.6 −11.3
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 6,73332.4+11.3
Majority7,31335.2−22.6
Turnout 20,77964.0+13.8
Registered electors 32,486
Unionist hold Swing −11.3

Elections in the 1910s

General election 14 December 1918: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Frederick Hall 12,03978.9+20.2
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,21921.1−20.2
Majority8,82057.8+40.4
Turnout 15,25850.2−30.5
Registered electors 30,377
Unionist hold Swing +20.2
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hall 7,796 58.7 +0.4
Liberal Evan Spicer 5,49541.3−0.4
Majority2,30117.4+0.8
Turnout 13,29180.7−7.5
Registered electors 16,478
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
General election January 1910: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bonar Law 8,472 58.3 +6.9
Liberal Evan Cotton 6,05441.7-6.9
Majority2,41816.6+13.8
Turnout 14,52688.2+3.7
Registered electors 16,478
Conservative hold Swing +6.9

Elections in the 1900s

By-election, 1906: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bonar Law 6,709 55.3 +3.9
Liberal David Williamson 5,43044.7−3.9
Majority1,27910.6+6.8
Turnout 12,13979.4−5.1
Registered electors 15,286
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
General election 1906: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Rutherfoord Harris 6,639 51.4 N/A
Liberal David Williamson 6,28248.6N/A
Majority3572.8N/A
Turnout 12,92184.5N/A
Registered electors 15,286
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1903 Dulwich by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Rutherfoord Harris 5,819 57.0 N/A
Liberal Charles Masterman 4,38243.0New
Majority1,43714.0N/A
Turnout 10,20175.5N/A
Registered electors 13,515
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1900: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell Maple Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

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1895 general election: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell Maple 5,258 70.7 +7.8
Liberal Charles Clarke 2,17629.3−7.8
Majority3,08241.4+15.6
Turnout 7,43462.2−12.8
Registered electors 11,960
Conservative hold Swing +7.8
1892 general election: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell Maple 5,318 62.9 N/A
Liberal Arthur Clayden [13] 3,13837.1N/A
Majority2,18025.8N/A
Turnout 8,45675.0N/A
Registered electors 11,277
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 1 Dec 1887: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell Maple 4,021 60.6 N/A
Liberal James Henderson [14] 2,60939.4New
Majority1,41221.2N/A
Turnout 6,63083.9N/A
Registered electors 8,972
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1886 general election: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Morgan Howard Unopposed
Conservative hold
1885 general election: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Morgan Howard 4,406 61.9
Liberal George Collins2,71238.1
Majority1,69423.8
Turnout 7,11879.4
Registered electors 8,963
Conservative win (new seat)

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