Kensington North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kensington North
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–February 1974
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Kensington
Created from Chelsea

Kensington North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Kensington district of west 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 February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

Kensington North in the Metropolitan area from 1885 to 1918 KensingtonNorth1885.png
Kensington North in the Metropolitan area from 1885 to 1918
Kensington North in London from 1918 to 1950 KensingtonNorth1918.png
Kensington North in London from 1918 to 1950
Kensington North in London from 1950 to 1974 KensingtonNorth1950.png
Kensington North in London from 1950 to 1974
wards of Kensington Metropolitan Borough in 1916 Kensington Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg
wards of Kensington Metropolitan Borough in 1916

1918–1974: The Royal Borough of Kensington wards of Golborne, Norland, Pembridge, and St Charles.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Sir Roper Lethbridge Conservative
1892 Frederick Frye Liberal
1895 William Edward Thompson Sharpe Conservative
1906 Henry Yorke Stanger Liberal
Jan. 1910 Alan Hughes Burgoyne Conservative
1922 Percy George Gates Conservative
1929 Fielding West Labour
1931 James Duncan Conservative
1945 George Rogers Labour
1970 Bruce Douglas-Mann Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Kensington, North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roper Lethbridge 3,619 54.6
Liberal Joseph Bottomley Firth 3,01145.4
Majority6089.2
Turnout 6,63079.9
Registered electors 8,297
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Kensington, North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roper Lethbridge 3,394 58.1 +3.5
Liberal Edmund Routledge 2,44341.9-3.5
Majority95116.2+7.0
Turnout 5,83770.4−9.5
Registered electors 8,297
Conservative hold Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Kensington, North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Frye 3,503 51.5 +9.6
Conservative William Edward Thompson Sharpe3,29348.5−9.6
Majority2103.0N/A
Turnout 6,79675.4+5.0
Registered electors 9,017
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +9.6
General election 1895: Kensington, North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Edward Thompson Sharpe 3,829 56.8 +8.3
Liberal Frederick Frye 2,91343.2−8.3
Majority91613.6N/A
Turnout 6,74271.1−4.3
Registered electors 9,482
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.3

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Kensington, North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Edward Thompson Sharpe 3,257 56.3 −0.5
Liberal Rufus Isaacs 2,52743.7+0.5
Majority73012.6−1.0
Turnout 5,78462.0−9.1
Registered electors 9,323
Conservative hold Swing −0.5
Stanger Henry Yorke Stanger MP.jpg
Stanger
General election 1906: Kensington, North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Yorke Stanger 4,416 56.8 +13.1
Conservative Ellis Hume-Williams 3,35843.2−13.1
Majority1,05813.6N/A
Turnout 7,77475.7+13.7
Registered electors 10,270
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +13.1

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Burgoyne 4,611 53.1 +9.9
Liberal Henry Robson407946.9-9.9
Majority5326.2N/A
Turnout 10,10086.0+10.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
General election December 1910: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Burgoyne 4,223 54.7 1.6
Liberal Frank Murray Carson349445.3-1.6
Majority7299.4+3.2
Turnout 10,10076.4-9.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1918: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Alan Burgoyne 13,17678.3+23.6
Labour William Joseph Jarrett 3,65321.7New
Majority9,52356.6+11.2
Turnout 38,04544.2-32.2
Unionist hold Swing
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election in the 1920s

General election 1922: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Percy George Gates 12,328 53.1 -25.2
Labour William Joseph Jarrett 6,22526.8+5.1
Liberal Charles William Hayward4,66620.1New
Majority6,10326.3-30.3
Turnout 42,32854.9+10.7
Unionist hold Swing -15.2
General election 1923: Kensington North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Percy George Gates 9,458 39.4 -13.7
Labour William Joseph Jarrett 8,88837.0+10.2
Liberal Leonard Stein 5,67223.6+3.5
Majority5702.4-23.9
Turnout 43,05055.8+0.9
Unionist hold Swing -12.0
General election 1924: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Percy George Gates 16,255 53.0 +13.6
Labour Fielding West 14,40147.0+10.0
Majority1,8546.0+3.6
Turnout 44,01569.6+13.8
Conservative hold Swing +3.6
General election 1929: Kensington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fielding West 19,701 48.4 +1.4
Unionist Percy George Gates15,51138.1-14.9
Liberal Frances Stewart 5,51613.5New
Majority4,19010.3N/A
Turnout 59,50068.5-1.1
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +8.1

Election in the 1930s

General election 1931: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Duncan 27,860 63.7 +25.6
Labour Fielding West 15,84336.3-12.1
Majority12,01727.4N/A
Turnout 60,82171.9+3.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +18.8
General election 1935: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Duncan 18,907 53.2 -10.5
Labour Frank Carter15,30943.1+6.8
Liberal John Seymour Spon1,3233.7New
Majority3,59810.1-17.3
Turnout 58,69160.6-11.3
Conservative hold Swing -8.7

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Rogers 16,838 56.6 +13.5
Conservative James Duncan 10,69936.0-17.2
Liberal John Richard Colclough2,2127.4+3.7
Majority6,13920.6N/A
Turnout 42,36570.2+9.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +15.4

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Kensington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Rogers 21,61550.65
Conservative Leonard Caplan [3] 17,99142.15
Liberal Robert Rufus Carey Evans2,5225.91
Communist M.J. Eyre5511.29New
Majority3,6248.50
Turnout 54,48078.34
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Rogers 22,68652.99
Conservative Leonard Caplan [3] 18,54343.31
Liberal Anthony Graeme Gamble1,5833.70
Majority4,1439.68
Turnout 54,08379.16
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Kensington, North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Rogers 20,22653.92
Conservative Robert Bulbrook17,28346.08
Majority2,9437.84
Turnout 53,78969.73
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Kensington, North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Rogers 14,92542.75−11.17
Conservative Robert Bulbrook14,04840.24−5.84
Liberal Michael Louis Hydleman3,1188.93New
Union Movement Oswald Mosley 2,8218.08New
Majority8772.51−5.33
Turnout 34,91267.83−1.90
Labour hold Swing −2.7

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Kensington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Rogers 15,28349.50
Conservative Andrew Bowden 12,77141.37
Liberal Yvonne C Richardson2,8199.13
Majority2,5128.13
Turnout 30,87361.32
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Kensington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Rogers 16,01254.79
Conservative Leon Brittan 10,74936.78
Liberal Anthony Clive S Thomas2,4628.42
Majority5,26318.01
Turnout 29,22362.07
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1970s

General election 1970: Kensington North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Douglas-Mann 13,175 52.8 -2.0
Conservative Leon Brittan 9,79239.2+2.4
Liberal Patrick Spencer1,9907.9-0.5
Majority3,38313.6-4.4
Turnout 24,95757.4-4.7
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
  3. 1 2 "Obituary: Leonard Caplan". The Daily Telegraph . 8 February 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "UK General Election results, 1959". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "General Election Results Suppplement". The Times . 20 June 1970. p. ix.
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