Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dulwich
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Dulwich1983Constituency.svg
Boundary of Dulwich in Greater Londonfor the 1983 general election
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 (bulk)
Camberwell and Peckham (part)

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.

Contents

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

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.

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 (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 1974–1983
DatesLocal authorityMaps Wards
1885–1918 Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell Dulwich1885.png Camberwell and Dulwich, and the hamlet of Penge. [3]
1918–1950 Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell Dulwich1918.png Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Ruskin, and St John's.
1950–1974 Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell (before 1965)
London Borough of Southwark (after 1965)		 Dulwich1950.png Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Lyndhurst, Nunhead, Ruskin, Rye, Rye Lane, and St John's.
1974–1983 London Borough of Southwark Dulwich1974Constituency.svg Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, Rye, The Lane, and Waverley. [4]
1983–1997 London Borough of Southwark Dulwich1983Constituency.svg Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, Rye, The Lane, and Waverley. [5]

1885–1918

The constituency was formed predominantly from the existing constituency of East Surrey

1918–1950

Penge was transferred to the new seat of Bromley.

1950–1974

Nunhead, Rye and Rye Lane wards were transferred from Peckham. Lyndhurst was transferred from the abolished seat of Camberwell North West

1974–1983

Minor transfer from Peckham.

1983–1997

Minor transfer to Peckham.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1885 John Morgan Howard Conservative Resigned in 1887 following his appointment as a County Court circuit Judge
1887 by-election Sir John Blundell Maple Conservative Died November 1903
1903 by-election Frederick Rutherfoord Harris Conservative Resigned in 1906
1906 by-election Bonar Law Conservative
1910 Sir Frederick Hall Conservative Died April 1932
1932 by-election Sir Bracewell Smith Conservative
1945 Wilfrid Vernon Labour
1951 Robert Jenkins Conservative
1964 Samuel Silkin Labour Attorney General for England and Wales, and Northern Ireland (1974 – 1979)
1983 Gerald Bowden Conservative
1992 Tessa Jowell Labour Contested Dulwich & West Norwood following redistribution
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
Majority 2,0565.5N/A
Turnout 37,45067.9−1.4
Registered electors 55,141
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Dulwich [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Bowden 16,563 42.4 +1.9
Labour Kate Hoey 16,38342.0+6.3
SDP Andrew Harris5,66414.5−7.5
Green Alex Goldie4321.1+0.5
Majority 1800.5–4.4
Turnout 39,04269.3+2.1
Registered electors 56,355
Conservative hold Swing –2.2
General election 1983: Dulwich [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Bowden 15,424 40.5 −2.8
Labour Kate Hoey 13,56535.7−6.6
SDP Dick Taverne 8,37622.0+10.9
National Front Raymond Barker3380.9−1.2
Ecology R Baker2370.6−0.5
Loony SocietyRichard Vero990.3New
Majority 1,8594.9+3.8
Turnout 38,03967.2
Registered electors 56,596
Conservative notional hold

Elections in the 1970s

1979 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Conservative 17,82143.4
Labour 17,37142.3
Liberal 4,58811.2
Others1,3233.2
Turnout41,103
Electorate
General election 1979: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 18,557 43.0 −6.5
Conservative Eric Morley 18,43542.7+10.2
Liberal William Pearson4,75911.0−6.9
National Front David Thompson9202.1New
Ecology David Smart4681.1New
Majority 1220.3−16.7
Turnout 43,13970.4+5.3
Registered electors 61,259
Labour hold Swing –8.3
General election October 1974: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 21,790 49.5 +4.1
Conservative Eric Morley 14,33132.6−2.1
Liberal William Pearson7,86617.9−2.0
Majority 7,45917.0+6.2
Turnout 43,98765.1–8.8
Registered electors 67,542
Labour hold Swing +3.1
General election February 1974: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 22,530 45.5 −2.1
Conservative Keith Raffan 17,18934.7−10.0
Liberal William Pearson9,85119.9+12.1
Majority 5,34110.8+7.9
Turnout 49,57073.9+10.9
Registered electors 67,059
Labour hold Swing +3.9
1970 notional result [11]
PartyVote %
Labour 21,50047.6
Conservative 20,20044.7
Liberal 3,5007.7
Turnout45,20063.0
Electorate71,760
General election 1970: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 20,145 47.2 −4.8
Conservative Patrick Mayhew 19,25045.1+6.5
Liberal Alfred Blackburn3,3017.7−1.7
Majority 8952.1−11.3
Turnout 42,69664.4–9.3
Registered electors 66,265
Labour hold Swing –5.6

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 24,469 52.0 +5.1
Conservative Martin Stevens 18,17338.6−2.2
Liberal Michael Ridd4,4589.5−2.4
Majority 6,29613.4+7.3
Turnout 47,10073.7–0.0
Registered electors 63,891
Labour hold Swing +3.6
General election 1964: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Silkin 22,320 46.9 +4.0
Conservative Martin Stevens 19,41540.8−6.3
Liberal Fred G Redman5,62711.8+1.8
Christian SocialistFrederick Palmer2640.6New
Majority 2,9056.1N/A
Turnout 47,62673.8–5.4
Registered electors 64,568
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Jenkins 24,991 47.1 −1.3
Labour A Leslie Hill22,74042.9−2.0
Liberal W John Searle5,32410.0+3.3
Majority 2,2514.2+0.7
Turnout 53,05579.2+0.5
Registered electors 66,988
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
General election 1955: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Jenkins 25,333 48.4 +0.8
Labour Wilfrid Vernon 23,48244.9−1.5
Liberal David Phillips3,5016.7+0.8
Majority 1,8513.5+2.3
Turnout 52,31678.7–5.2
Registered electors 66,495
Conservative hold Swing +1.2
General election 1951: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Jenkins 26,579 47.7 +3.4
Labour Wilfrid Vernon 25,88846.4−0.3
Liberal Paul Baker3,3025.9−3.1
Majority 6911.2N/A
Turnout 55,76983.9+0.6
Registered electors 66,473
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.8
General election 1950: Dulwich [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Wilfrid Vernon 25,511 46.7
Conservative Robert Jenkins 24,18644.3
Liberal Paul Baker4,9299.0
Majority1,3252.4
Turnout 54,62683.3
Registered electors 65,573
Labour win (new boundaries)

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Dulwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wilfrid Vernon 10,266 43.49
Conservative Bracewell Smith 10,05542.59
Liberal John Ellis3,28713.92
Majority 2110.90N/A
Turnout 23,608
Registered electors
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 16,870 60.78
Labour James Vinor Delahaye7,14225.73
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,74313.49
Majority 9,72835.05
Turnout 27,75565.76
Registered electors
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
Majority 8,34441.3–14.7
Turnout 20,24543.0–27.7
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Dulwich [13]
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
Majority 17,00556.0+37.5
Turnout 30,42370.7–1.4
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing +18.7

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Dulwich [14]
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
Majority 5,70018.5−13.5
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
Majority 8,54332.0+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
Majority 1,3676.8−28.4
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
Majority 7,31335.2−22.6
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 Party (UK) Frederick Hall 12,03978.9
Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,21921.1
Majority8,82057.8
Turnout 15,25850.2
Registered electors 30,377
Unionist win (new boundaries)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election December 1910: Dulwich [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Hall 7,796 58.7 +0.4
Liberal Evan Spicer 5,49541.3−0.4
Majority 2,30117.4+0.8
Turnout 13,29180.7−7.5
Registered electors 16,478
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
General election January 1910: Dulwich [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bonar Law 8,472 58.3 +6.9
Liberal Evan Cotton 6,05441.7–6.9
Majority 2,41816.6+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 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bonar Law 6,709 55.3 +3.9
Liberal David Williamson 5,43044.7−3.9
Majority 1,27910.6+6.8
Turnout 12,13979.4−5.1
Registered electors 15,286
Conservative hold Swing +3.9
General election 1906: Dulwich [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Rutherfoord Harris 6,639 51.4 N/A
Liberal David Williamson 6,28248.6N/A
Majority 3572.8N/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
Majority 1,43714.0N/A
Turnout 10,20175.5N/A
Registered electors 13,515
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1900: Dulwich [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell Maple Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

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1895 general election: Dulwich [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell Maple 5,258 70.7 +7.8
Liberal Charles Clarke 2,17629.3−7.8
Majority 3,08241.4+15.6
Turnout 7,43462.2−12.8
Registered electors 11,960
Conservative hold Swing +7.8
1892 general election: Dulwich [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell Maple 5,318 62.9 N/A
Liberal Arthur Clayden [16] 3,13837.1N/A
Majority 2,18025.8N/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 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Blundell Maple 4,021 60.6 N/A
Liberal James Henderson [17] 2,60939.4New
Majority 1,41221.2N/A
Turnout 6,63083.9N/A
Registered electors 8,972
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1886 general election: Dulwich [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Morgan Howard Unopposed
Conservative hold
1885 general election: Dulwich [15]
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)

See also

References

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  14. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918–1949, Fred W. S. Craig Parliamentary Research Services, 1983
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