Hampstead | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County of London |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Middlesex |
Replaced by | Hampstead & Highgate |
Hampstead was a borough constituency, centered on the Hampstead area of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, who was elected using the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was created for the 1885 general election, [1] and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Hampstead and Highgate constituency.
1885–1918: The parish of St John, Hampstead. [2]
The parliamentary borough of Hampstead was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and consisted of the civil parish of St John, Hampstead, Middlesex. [3] The parish had previously formed part of the Parliamentary County of Middlesex. [4] Hampstead lay within the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and in 1889 this became the County of London. In 1900 the county was divided into twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs, with the civil parish becoming the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead. [4]
Parliamentary constituencies were redrawn under the Representation of the People Act 1918, with boundaries in London realigned to those of the metropolitan boroughs. Accordingly, the Hampstead constituency was defined by the legislation as being identical in area to the metropolitan borough of the same name. [4] [5] When the next redistribution was carried out under the Representation of the People Act 1948, the term "parliamentary borough" was replaced with "borough constituency". The renamed Hampstead Borough Constituency continued with the same boundaries, with the changes coming into effect for the 1950 general election. [6]
In 1965 both the County of London and the metropolitan boroughs were abolished. Hampstead became part of the larger London Borough of Camden. [4] The changes were not reflected in parliamentary boundaries until 1970. The constituency was officially renamed "Camden, Hampstead Borough Constituency" and was defined as comprising seven wards of the London Borough, namely Adelaide, Belsize, Hampstead Town, Kilburn, Priory, Swiss Cottage and West End. [7] The wards of the borough were altered in 1973, with Swiss Cottage ward replacing Hampstead Central in the constituency's definition. [4] These boundaries were used until 1983, when the seat was abolished.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Holland | 2,785 | 59.0 | ||
Liberal | John Campbell | 1,910 | 40.4 | ||
Social Democratic Federation | Jack Williams | 27 | 0.6 | ||
Majority | 875 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,722 | 79.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,981 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Holland | 2,707 | 74.1 | +15.1 | |
Liberal | William Ramsay Scott | 945 | 25.9 | -14.5 | |
Majority | 1,762 | 48.2 | +29.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,981 | 61.1 | -17.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,981 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +14.8 | |||
Holland was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Holland | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Holland was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Knutsford, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Brodie Hoare | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Brodie Hoare | 3,848 | 63.2 | −10.9 | |
Liberal | John Castleman Swinburne-Hanham | 2,239 | 36.8 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 1,609 | 26.4 | −21.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,087 | 73.6 | +12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,272 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −10.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Brodie Hoare | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Brodie Hoare | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Milvain | 3,843 | 64.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | George Frederic Rowe | 2,118 | 35.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,725 | 29.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,961 | 58.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,280 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Fletcher | 4,228 | 52.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | George Frederic Rowe | 3,803 | 47.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 425 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,028 | 71.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,301 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Fletcher | 4,934 | 52.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | George Frederic Rowe | 4,461 | 47.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 473 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,395 | 81.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,467 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Fletcher | 6,228 | 61.2 | +8.7 | |
Liberal | Frank George Howard | 3,949 | 38.8 | -8.7 | |
Majority | 2,279 | 22.4 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,177 | 84.5 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Fletcher | 5,605 | 64.2 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | Samuel Lammas Dore | 3,129 | 35.8 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 2,476 | 28.4 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,734 | 72.5 | -12.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Unionist | George Balfour | 13,393 | 70.8 | +6.6 |
Labour | Skene Mackay | 3,646 | 19.3 | New | |
National | John Harris Wrentmore | 1,881 | 9.9 | New | |
Majority | 9,747 | 51.5 | +23.1 | ||
Turnout | 18,920 | 58.1 | +14.6 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Balfour | 14,596 | 59.7 | -11.1 | |
National Liberal | Albert Clavering | 5,582 | 22.9 | New | |
Liberal | Lancelot Sackville Fletcher | 4,282 | 17.5 | New | |
Majority | 9,014 | 36.8 | -14.7 | ||
Turnout | 24,460 | 63.1 | +5.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Balfour | 13,513 | 58.6 | -1.1 | |
Liberal | Lancelot Sackville Fletcher | 9,538 | 41.4 | +23.9 | |
Majority | 3,975 | 17.2 | -19.6 | ||
Turnout | 23,051 | 58.0 | -5.1 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Balfour | 21,432 | 79.1 | +20.5 | |
Labour | Charles Terry Hendin | 5,662 | 20.9 | New | |
Majority | 15,770 | 58.2 | +41.0 | ||
Turnout | 27,094 | 67.2 | +9.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | George Balfour | 23,370 | 58.3 | -20.8 | |
Labour | F. E. Dawkins | 8,473 | 21.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | M. Leon Freedman | 8,273 | 20.6 | New | |
Majority | 14,897 | 37.1 | -21.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,116 | 62.8 | -4.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -10.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Balfour | 36,928 | 87.1 | +28.8 | |
Labour | Harry Smith | 5,475 | 12.9 | -8.2 | |
Majority | 31,453 | 74.2 | +37.1 | ||
Turnout | 42,403 | 77.8 | +15.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +18.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Balfour | 28,334 | 73.2 | -13.9 | |
Labour | Harry Smith | 6,987 | 18.0 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | John L. Young | 3,396 | 8.8 | New | |
Majority | 21,347 | 55.2 | -19.0 | ||
Turnout | 38,717 | 59.0 | -18.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Challen | 7,630 | 67.4 | -5.8 | |
National | Noel Pemberton Billing | 2,734 | 24.1 | New | |
Independent Progressive | Reg Hipwell | 636 | 5.6 | New | |
Independent | Arthur L. Dolland | 326 | 2.9 | New | |
Majority | 4,896 | 43.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,326 | 17.3 | -41.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Challen | 19,652 | 51.8 | -20.4 | |
Labour | William Field | 18,294 | 48.2 | +30.2 | |
Majority | 1,358 | 3.6 | -51.6 | ||
Turnout | 37,946 | 68.4 | +9.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Brooke | 29,949 | 52.3 | +0.5 | |
Labour | William F Hawkins | 17,373 | 30.3 | -17.9 | |
Liberal | Wilfred Sydney Watson | 8,336 | 14.6 | New | |
Communist | R Gore | 1,603 | 2.8 | New | |
Majority | 12,576 | 22.0 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 57,261 | 80.5 | +12.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Brooke | 31,346 | 55.1 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Arthur Richardson | 19,240 | 33.8 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | Wilfred Sydney Watson | 6,320 | 11.1 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 12,106 | 21.3 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 56,906 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Brooke | 28,226 | 55.9 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Arthur Richardson | 16,040 | 31.8 | -2.0 | |
Liberal | Harry Charles Seigal | 6,222 | 12.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 12,186 | 24.1 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 50,488 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Brooke | 25,506 | 53.4 | -2.5 | |
Labour | David Pitt | 13,500 | 28.3 | -3.5 | |
Liberal | Harry Charles Seigal | 8,759 | 18.3 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 12,006 | 25.1 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 47,765 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Brooke | 19,888 | 43.3 | -10.1 | |
Labour | John W T Cooper | 18,053 | 39.3 | +11.0 | |
Liberal | Renee Soskin | 8,019 | 17.4 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 1,835 | 4.0 | -21.1 | ||
Turnout | 45,960 | 67.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -10.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Benjamin Whitaker | 22,963 | 46.8 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Henry Brooke | 20,710 | 42.2 | -1.1 | |
Liberal | Renee Soskin | 5,182 | 10.7 | -6.7 | |
Socialist (GB) | Harry Baldwin | 211 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 2,253 | 4.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,066 | 72.4 | +4.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 21,264 | 46.63 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Benjamin Whitaker | 20,790 | 45.59 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | John Hans Rudolf Calmann | 3,550 | 7.78 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 474 | 1.04 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,604 | 63.68 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 19,536 | 43.28 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Tony Clarke | 17,279 | 38.28 | -7.3 | |
Liberal | Ronald Henry Longland | 8,323 | 18.44 | +10.6 | |
Majority | 2,257 | 5.00 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,958 | 70.71 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 18,139 | 44.88 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Tony Clarke | 16,414 | 40.61 | +2.3 | |
Liberal | Ronald Henry Longland | 5,566 | 13.77 | -4.6 | |
Irish Civil Rights | Maureen Frances Teresa Maguire | 146 | 0.36 | New | |
Socialist (GB) | Ralph Owen Critchfield | 118 | 0.29 | New | |
Independent | Chandra Rao | 31 | 0.08 | New | |
Majority | 1,725 | 4.27 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,414 | 63.06 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 20,410 | 47.30 | +2.4 | |
Labour | Ken Livingstone | 16,729 | 38.77 | -1.8 | |
Liberal | David Radford [11] | 5,753 | 13.33 | -0.5 | |
National Front | Jean White [11] | 255 | 0.59 | New | |
Majority | 3,681 | 8.53 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,147 | 67.41 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
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