Battersea North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Battersea North
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County County of London, then Greater London
1918–1983
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Battersea
Created from Battersea

Battersea North was a parliamentary constituency in the then Metropolitan Borough of Battersea in 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 voting system.

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It was created for the 1918 general election, when the former Battersea constituency was divided in two. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was reunited with most of Battersea South to form the new Battersea constituency.

Boundaries

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Battersea North in London 1918-50
A map showing the wards of Battersea Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916. Battersea Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg
A map showing the wards of Battersea Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
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Battersea North in London 1950-74

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms, and Park.

1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage, and Winstanley.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Wandsworth wards of Latchmere, Queenstown, St John's, St Mary's Park, and Shaftesbury.

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918. [1] When seats were redistributed by the Representation of the People Act 1948 the seat was redefined as consisting of five wards by the addition of the Winstanley ward, transferred from Battersea South. [2] However the wards of the borough were redrawn in 1949 prior to the next general election in 1950. [3] Accordingly, changes were made under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949. Of the 16 new wards, eight were included in each of the Battersea North and South constituencies. [4] [5]

In 1965 Battersea became part of the London Borough of Wandsworth. This, however made no immediate change to the parliamentary constituencies. It was not until the general election of February 1974 that the constituency boundaries were altered. St John's and Shaftesbury wards were transferred from Battersea South. [6] These boundaries were used until abolition.

The constituency was abolished for the election of 1983, and was subsumed by the new Battersea seat, where it formed 61.5% of the total constituency (with the addition of Balham, Fairfield and Northcote wards from Battersea South).

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Richard Morris Liberal
1922 Shapurji Saklatvala Communist
1923 Henry Hogbin Liberal
1924 Shapurji Saklatvala Communist
1929 William Sanders Labour
1931 Arthur Marsden Conservative
1935 William Sanders Labour
1940 by-election Francis Douglas Labour
1946 by-election Douglas Jay Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Richard Morris 11,23166.6
Labour Charlotte Despard 5,63433.4
Majority5,59733.2
Turnout 16,86543.7
Liberal win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shapurji Saklatvala 11,311 50.5 +17.1
National Liberal Henry Hogbin 9,29041.6New
Liberal Vivian Claude Albu1,7567.9-58.7
Majority2,0219.4N/A
Turnout 22,357
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing
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Henry Hogbin
General election 1923: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Hogbin 12,527 50.4 +42.5
Labour Shapurji Saklatvala 12,34149.6−0.9
Majority1860.8N/A
Turnout 24,86861.9
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +4.9
General election 1924: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist Shapurji Saklatvala 15,096 50.9 New
Constitutionalist Henry Hogbin 14,55449.1New
Majority5421.8N/A
Turnout 29,65073.1+12.2
Communist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1929: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Sanders 13,265 37.8 New
Unionist Arthur Marsden 10,83330.8New
Communist Shapurji Saklatvala 6,55418.6−32.3
Liberal Thomas Patrick Brogan4,51312.9New
Majority2,4327.0N/A
Turnout 35,16569.7−3.4
Labour gain from Communist Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Marsden 18,688 55.5 +24.7
Labour William Sanders 11,98535.6-2.2
Communist Shapurji Saklatvala 3,0218.9-9.7
Majority6,70319.9N/A
Turnout 33,69467.6-2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Sanders 17,596 58.7 +23.1
Conservative Arthur Marsden 12,39341.3−14.1
Majority5,20317.4N/A
Turnout 29,98963.5−4.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +18.6

Elections in the 1940s

1940 Battersea North by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Douglas 9,947 92.6 +33.9
Independent E.C. Joyce7917.4New
Majority9,15685.2+67.8
Turnout 10,73825.1−38.4
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1945: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis Douglas 14,070 73.9 +15.2
Conservative John Serocold Paget Mellor4,96926.1−15.2
Majority9,10147.8+30.4
Turnout 19,03971.1+15.6
Labour hold Swing
1946 Battersea North by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 11,329 68.9 −5.0
Conservative B A Shattock4,85829.6+3.5
Ind. Labour Party Hugo Dewar 2401.5New
Majority6,47139.3−8.5
Turnout 16,42755.4-15.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 24,76269.57−4.33
Conservative Martin Madden9,08425.52−0.58
Liberal Edward Richter Handscombe1,0903.06New
Communist John Mahon 6551.84New
Majority15,67844.05
Turnout 35,59180.7+9.6
Labour hold Swing −3.75
General election 1951: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 25,88272.53+2.96
Conservative Ian Percival 9,90527.47+1.95
Majority16,07745.06+1.01
Turnout 35,78780.24−0.46
Labour hold Swing +0.51
General election 1955: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 20,98070.73−1.80
Conservative Ian Percival 8,05827.17−0.30
Independent Eric Fenner6222.10New
Majority12,92243.56−1.50
Turnout 29,66069.35−10.89
Labour hold Swing −1.1
General election 1959: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 19,59567.84−2.89
Conservative Robert Taylor 9,28932.16+4.99
Majority6,53335.68−7.88
Turnout 28,88470.56+1.21
Labour hold Swing −3.94

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 14,93063.71−4.13
Conservative Robert Taylor 5,84724.95−7.21
Liberal Stephen R Jakobi2,1879.33New
Communist Gladys M Easton4712.01New
Majority9,08338.76+3.08
Turnout 23,43565.72−4.84
Labour hold Swing +1.54
General election 1966: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 15,52272.12+8.41
Conservative C Peter M Davidson5,35024.86−0.09
Communist Gladys M Easton6503.02+1.01
Majority10,17247.26+8.50
Turnout 21,52263.21−2.51
Labour hold Swing +4.24

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 11,62165.51−6.61
Conservative Anthony V Bradbury4,92727.77+2.91
Liberal Hester M G Smallbone1,0125.70New
Communist D Welsh1791.01−2.01
Majority6,69437.74−9.52
Turnout 17,73958.69−3.52
Labour hold Swing −6.15
General election February 1974: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 18,50358.79−6.72
Conservative Simon Randall8,08025.67−2.10
Liberal John Savile4,68314.88+9.18
Communist (ML) Carol Reakes2080.66New
Majority10,42333.12−4.62
Turnout 31,47470.72+12.03
Labour hold Swing −2.31
General election October 1974: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 17,16162.22+3.43
Conservative Simon J C Randall6,01921.82−3.85
Liberal C R Williams3,04811.05−3.43
National Front R Friend1,2504.53New
Communist (ML) Carol Reakes1020.37−0.29
Majority11,14240.40+7.28
Turnout 27,58061.56−9.16
Labour hold Swing +3.64
General election 1979: Battersea North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Jay 15,38456.22−6.00
Conservative P Phillips9,35833.22+11.40
Liberal W Brown2,0217.18−3.87
National Front Michael Salt7722.74−1.79
Workers (Leninist) A Lavelle1040.37New
Workers Revolutionary P Clay470.17New
Community PartyJ Harwell300.11New
Majority6,74623.00−17.40
Turnout 27,71667.98+6.42
Labour hold Swing −8.70

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References

  1. ↑ Representation of the People Act 1918 (1918 C.64), Schedule 9
  2. ↑ Representation of the People Act 1948, (1948, C.65), Schedule 1
  3. ↑ Battersea (Wards) Order 1949 (S.I. 1949/552)
  4. ↑ The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) (No. 2) Order, 1949 (S.I. 1949 No. 1440)
  5. ↑ F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England, London, 1979
  6. ↑ The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (1970 No. 1674)
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