Faversham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Faversham
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Faversham1983Constituency.svg
Faversham in Kent, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997
1885–1997
Seatsone
Created from East Kent
Replaced by Sittingbourne & Sheppey,
Faversham & Mid Kent

Faversham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Faversham in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election when it was replaced by the new constituencies of Sittingbourne and Sheppey, and Faversham and Mid Kent.

Boundaries

1885–1918:

1918–1950:

1950–1983:

1983–1997:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1885 Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen Conservative
1895 Frederic Barnes Conservative
1900 John Howard Conservative
1906 Thomas Napier Liberal
Jan 1910 Sir Granville Wheler, Bt. Conservative
1928 by-election Sir Adam Maitland Conservative
1945 Percy Wells Labour
1964 by-election Terry Boston Labour
1970 Sir Roger Moate Conservative
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Faversham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen 5,067 55.1
Liberal Francis Flint Belsey4,12344.9
Majority94410.2
Turnout 9,19080.8
Registered electors 11,370
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Faversham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Faversham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen 4,846 51.1 N/A
Liberal Sydney Hallifax [3] 4,64048.9New
Majority2062.2N/A
Turnout 9,48666.7N/A
Registered electors 14,219
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Faversham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederic Gorell Barnes 5,738 55.7 +4.6
Liberal Samuel Barrow4,55744.3−4.6
Majority1,18111.4+9.2
Turnout 10,29575.1+8.4
Registered electors 13,701
Conservative hold Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Faversham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Howard Unopposed
Conservative hold
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Thomas Napier
General election 1906: Faversham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Napier 6,925 57.6 New
Conservative John Howard 5,09142.4N/A
Majority1,83415.2N/A
Turnout 12,01680.9N/A
Registered electors 14,860
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Faversham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Granville Wheler 7,438 58.0 +15.6
Liberal Thomas Napier 5,39442.0−15.6
Majority2,04416.0N/A
Turnout 12,83287.6+6.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.6
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Nicholls
General election December 1910: Faversham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Granville Wheler 6,897 57.4 −0.6
Lib-Lab George Nicholls 5,11142.6+0.6
Majority1,78614.8−1.2
Turnout 12,00882.0−5.6
Conservative hold Swing -0.6

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;

General election 1918: Faversham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Granville Wheler 12,82668.2+10.8
Labour Stanley Morgan 5,98131.8New
Majority6,84536.4+21.6
Turnout 18,80750.2−31.8
Registered electors 37,478
Unionist hold Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Faversham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Granville Wheler 13,675 55.2 −13.0
Labour Stanley Morgan 11,09644.8+13.0
Majority2,57910.4−26.0
Turnout 24,77161.7+11.5
Registered electors 40,156
Unionist hold Swing −13.0
General election 1923: Faversham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Granville Wheler 13,422 52.1 −3.1
Labour Stanley Morgan 12,36147.9+3.1
Majority1,0614.2−6.2
Turnout 25,78363.4+1.7
Registered electors 40,676
Unionist hold Swing −3.1
General election 1924: Faversham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Granville Wheler 14,432 46.9 −5.2
Labour Stanley Morgan 9,18029.9−18.0
Liberal Albert J Soloman7,13223.2New
Majority5,25217.0+12.8
Turnout 30,74473.9+10.5
Registered electors 41,589
Unionist hold Swing +6.4
1928 Faversham by-election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Adam Maitland 12,997 41.7 −5.2
Labour Dudley Aman 11,31336.2+6.3
Liberal John Dunn 5,81318.6−4.6
Ind. Unionist E.A. Hailwood1,0903.5New
Majority1,6845.5−11.5
Turnout 31,21372.4−1.5
Registered electors 43,122
Unionist hold Swing −5.8
General election 1929: Faversham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Adam Maitland 16,219 41.3 −5.6
Labour Dudley Aman 15,27538.9+9.0
Liberal Maurice Gerothwohl 7,78219.8−3.4
Majority9442.4−14.6
Turnout 39,27675.5+1.6
Registered electors 52,047
Unionist hold Swing −7.3

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Faversham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Maitland 25,568 65.9 +24.6
Labour Norman Smith 13,22634.1−4.8
Majority12,34231.8+29.4
Turnout 38,79472.2−3.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1935: Faversham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adam Maitland 22,881 54.6 −11.3
Labour Norman Smith 19,06045.4+11.3
Majority3,8219.2−22.6
Turnout 41,94174.0+1.8
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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Faversham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Wells 23,502 52.8 +7.4
Conservative Adam Maitland 21,03747.2−7.4
Majority2,4655.6N/A
Turnout 44,53973.1−0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Faversham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Wells 23,620 48.71
Conservative J. E. Brooks21,38144.10
Liberal Elizabeth May Graham3,4867.19New
Majority2,2394.61
Turnout 48,48786.33
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Faversham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Wells 24,884 50.57
Conservative Clive Bossom 24,32249.43
Majority5621.14
Turnout 49,20686.04
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Faversham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Wells 23,981 50.06
Conservative Clive Bossom 23,92249.94
Majority590.12
Turnout 47,90378.36
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Faversham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Wells 24,327 50.26
Conservative Elsie M. S. Olsen24,07449.74
Majority2530.52
Turnout 48,40183.80
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1964 Faversham by-election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Boston 24,749 55.1 +4.8
Conservative Elsie M. S. Olsen19,80844.1−3.6
Independent Russell Eckley3520.8New
Majority4,94111.0+10.5
Turnout 44,90974.8−9.0
Labour hold Swing +10.5
General election 1964: Faversham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Boston 24,243 49.1 −1.2
Conservative Elsie M. S. Olsen20,27941.0−8.7
Liberal Paul Hayden4,8829.9New
Majority3,9648.1+7.6
Turnout 49,40481.7−2.1
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Faversham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Boston 26,375 52.5 +3.4
Conservative Roger Moate 23,88647.5+6.5
Majority2,4895.0−3.1
Turnout 50,26179.9−1.8
Labour hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Faversham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Moate 29,914 53.4 +5.9
Labour Terence Boston 26,10346.6−5.9
Majority3,8116.8+1.8
Turnout 56,01378.1−1.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election February 1974: Faversham [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Moate 26,316 42.2 −11.2
Labour Mike Freedman20,90933.6−13.0
Liberal PJ Morgan14,92724.0New
CommunityE Dignan1510.2New
Majority5,4078.6+1.8
Turnout 62,30182.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Faversham [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Moate 25,087 43.0 +0.8
Labour Mike Freedman22,21038.1+4.5
Liberal PJ Morgan10,97918.8−5.2
Majority2,8774.9−3.7
Turnout 58,27676.7−5.9
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Faversham [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Moate 33,513 54.4 +11.4
Labour T Sherwen21,35134.6−3.5
Liberal AC Aldous6,34910.3−8.5
National Front A Webb4390.7New
Majority12,16219.8+14.9
Turnout 61,65378.5+1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Faversham [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Moate 29,849 53.1 −1.3
SDP Edward Goyder15,25227.1+16.8
Labour Christopher Bromley11,13019.8−14.8
Majority14,59726.0+6.2
Turnout 56,23373.5−5.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Faversham [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Moate 31,074 51.1 −2.0
SDP Edward Goyder17,09628.1+1.0
Labour Philip Dangerfield12,61620.8+1.0
Majority13,97823.0−3.0
Turnout 60,78876.9+3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Faversham [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Moate 32,755 50.1 −1.0
Labour Helen Brinton 16,40425.1+4.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Truelove15,89624.3−3.8
Natural Law Robin M. Bradshaw2940.5New
Majority16,35125.0+2.0
Turnout 65,35279.7+2.8
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  3. ↑ "Faversham". Thanet Advertiser. 18 July 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  5. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  7. ↑ "UK General Election results 1970". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "UK General Election results: February 1974 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "UK General Election results: October 1974 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "UK General Election results: May 1979 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  11. ↑ "UK General Election results: June 1983 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "UK General Election results: June 1987 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  13. ↑ "UK General Election results: April 1992 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
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