Kennington (UK Parliament constituency)

Last updated

Kennington
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1950
Seatsone
Created from Lambeth
Replaced by Vauxhall and Brixton

Kennington was a borough constituency centred on the Kennington district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

In 1918 Alice Theresa Lucas became the first woman to stand as a Conservative party candidate. She took 32.2% of the vote and came second to the Liberal candidate Henry Purchase. She would have been the first woman MP if she had been elected. [1]

Kennington in London 1885-1918 Kennington1885.png
Kennington in London 1885–1918
Kennington in London 1918-50 Kennington1918.png
Kennington in London 1918–50
Lambeth Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Robert Gent-Davis Conservative
1889 Mark Hanbury Beaufoy Liberal
1895 Sir Frederick Cook Conservative
1906 Sir Stephen Collins Liberal
1918 Henry Purchase Coalition Liberal
1922 Francis Capel Harrison Conservative
1923 Thomas Williams Labour
1924 George Harvey Unionist
1929 Leonard Matters Labour
1931 Sir George Harvey Conservative
1939 John Wilmot Labour
1945 Charles Gibson Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Lambeth, Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Gibson 12,910 70.2 +10.1
Conservative S.H. Stanley5,47129.8−10.1
Majority7,43940.4+20.2
Turnout 29,52962.2+11.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1939 Kennington by-election: Lambeth, Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Wilmot 10,715 60.1 +11.2
Conservative A. Kennedy7,11939.9−11.2
Majority3,59620.2N/A
Turnout 43,90740.6−15.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1935: Lambeth, Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Harvey 12,401 51.1 −13.2
Labour Leonard Matters 11,85648.9+13.2
Majority5452.2−26.4
Turnout 43,58355.7−5.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Lambeth, Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Harvey 18,371 64.3 +20.0
Labour Leonard Matters 10,18835.7−20.0
Majority8,18328.6N/A
Turnout 46,60061.3+1.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard Matters 15,477 55.7 +12.0
Unionist George Harvey 12,32844.3−12.0
Majority3,14911.4N/A
Turnout 27,80560.1−10.2
Registered electors 46,290
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +12.0
General election 1924: Lambeth, Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist George Harvey 14,898 56.3 +19.5
Labour Thomas Williams 11,57243.7+4.5
Majority3,32612.6N/A
Turnout 26,47070.3+12.7
Registered electors 37,629
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +7.5
Jacobsen Thomas Owen Jacobsen.jpg
Jacobsen
General election 1923: Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Williams 8,292 39.2 +3.1
Unionist Reginald Blair 7,78236.8−10.5
Liberal Thomas Owen Jacobsen 5,07524.0+7.4
Majority5102.4N/A
Turnout 21,14957.6−0.8
Registered electors 36,729
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +6.8
Gosling 1918 Harry Gosling.jpg
Gosling
General election 1922: Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Francis Harrison 10,081 47.3 +15.1
Labour Harry Gosling 7,67036.1+10.7
National Liberal Henry Purchase 3,52216.6−25.8
Majority2,41111.2N/A
Turnout 21,27358.4+28.7
Registered electors 36,451
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +20.5

Elections in the 1910s

Purchase 1922 Henry Purchase.jpg
Purchase
General election 1918: Kennington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Henry Purchase 4,70542.4−5.2
Unionist Alice Lucas 3,57332.2−14.7
Labour William Glennie 2,81725.4New
Majority1,13210.2+9.5
Turnout 11,09529.7−44.5
Registered electors 37,322
Liberal hold Swing +4.8
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
Collins Sir Stephen Collins.jpg
Collins
General election December 1910: Lambeth, Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stephen Collins 3,565 47.6 −4.7
Conservative Francis Lucas 3,51046.9−0.8
Independent Labour Victor Grayson 4085.5New
Majority550.7−3.9
Turnout 7,48374.2−6.2
Registered electors 10,088
Liberal hold Swing −2.0
General election January 1910: Lambeth, Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stephen Collins 4,246 52.3 −8.0
Conservative Francis Lucas 3,86547.7+8.0
Majority3814.6−16.0
Turnout 8,11180.4+6.3
Registered electors 10,088
Liberal hold Swing -8.0

Elections in the 1900s

Collins 1901 Stephen Collins.jpg
Collins
General election 1906: Lambeth, Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stephen Collins 4,639 60.3 +24.8
Conservative Frederick Cook 3,05439.7−24.8
Majority1,58520.6N/A
Turnout 7,69374.1+11.8
Registered electors 10,382
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +24.8
General election 1900: Lambeth, Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Cook 4,195 64.5 +12.7
Liberal Walter Essex 2,30935.5−2.6
Majority1,88629.0+15.3
Turnout 6,50462.3−9.5
Registered electors 10,432
Conservative hold Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Lambeth, Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Cook 3,764 51.8 +6.1
Liberal Mark Beaufoy 2,76938.1−16.2
Independent Liberal William Wightman73010.1New
Majority99513.7N/A
Turnout 7,26371.8−4.3
Registered electors 10,117
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.2
General election 1892: Lambeth, Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mark Beaufoy 3,860 54.3 +7.9
Conservative Ferdinand Begg 3,25345.7−7.9
Majority6078.6N/A
Turnout 7,11376.1+3.8
Registered electors 9,348
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.9

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 15 Mar 1889: Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mark Hanbury Beaufoy 4,069 54.2 +7.8
Conservative Philip Beresford-Hope [3] 3,43945.8−7.8
Majority6308.4N/A
Turnout 7,50884.2+11.9
Registered electors 8,920
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +7.8
General election 1886: Lambeth, Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Gent-Davis 3,222 53.6 +1.0
Liberal Mark Hanbury Beaufoy 2,79246.4−0.5
Majority4307.2+1.5
Turnout 6,01472.3−4.4
Registered electors 8,313
Conservative hold Swing +0.8
General election 1885: Lambeth, Kennington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Gent-Davis 3,351 52.6
Liberal John O'Connor Power 2,99146.9
Social Democratic Federation John Fielding320.5
Majority3605.7
Turnout 6,37476.7
Registered electors 8,313
Conservative win (new seat)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955 onwards

Blackburn is a constituency in Lancashire, England, which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by independent politician Adnan Hussain. From 2015 to 2024 it was represented by Kate Hollern of the Labour Party and, from 1979 to 2015, by Jack Straw who served under the Labour leaders of Neil Kinnock and John Smith and the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warrington (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1983

Warrington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. From 1832 to 1983 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1295–1983 and 2024 onwards

Shrewsbury is a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Julia Buckley.

Flintshire was a parliamentary constituency in North-East Wales which generally returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons, latterly that of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.

Kingston or Kingston-upon-Thames was a parliamentary constituency which covered the emerging southwest, outer London suburb of Kingston upon Thames and which existed between 1885 and 1997 and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The Conservative candidate won each election during its 112-year existence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983

Bermondsey was a borough constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Holderness was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Bury was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bury in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mile End (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950

Mile End was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Mile End district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Islington West was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, in North London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lambeth North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950

Lambeth North was a borough constituency centred on the Lambeth district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walworth (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918

Walworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Walworth district of South London, within the Newington Vestry. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

St. Pancras South was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election.

The 1907 Kingston upon Hull West by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England for the House of Commons constituency of Kingston upon Hull West on 11 November 1907.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francis Lucas (English politician)</span> British politician

Colonel Francis Alfred Lucas was a British company director and Conservative Party politician who lived in London and in Suffolk. He sat in the House of Commons from 1900 until his defeat in 1906. He died whilst a prospective candidate in the 1918 election and he was replaced by his wife, Alice Theresa Lucas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Purchase</span> British politician

Henry George Purchase was an English barrister and Liberal politician.

The 1912 Glasgow St Rollox by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 26 February 1912. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1913 Wandsworth by-election</span>

The 1913 Wandsworth by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 12 June 1913. The constituency returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Alice Theresa Lucas born Alice Theresa Stern was a British parliamentary candidate in the 1918 General Election. She was the first woman candidate for the Conservative Party.

References

  1. ↑ Takayanagi, Mari (2018). "Lucas [née Stern], Alice Theresa (1853–1924), parliamentary candidate". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.112246. ISBN   978-0-19-861412-8 . Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.
  3. ↑ "Kennington Election" . Nottingham Evening Post . 16 March 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.