Deptford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Deptford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Deptford district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Deptford in the Metropolitan Board of Works area, showing boundaries used from 1885 to 1918.

Deptford in the Parliamentary County of London from 1918 to 1949.

Deptford in the Parliamentary County of London from 1950 to 1974.

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Lewisham Deptford.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1885	William John Evelyn	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1888 by-election	Charles John Darling, later Baron Darling	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1897 by-election	Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1906	Charles William Bowerman	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1931	Denis Augustine Hanley	Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1935	Walter Henry Green	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1945	John Wilmot	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1950	Jack Cooper	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1951	Sir Leslie Plummer	Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	1963 by-election	John Silkin	Labour
Feb 1974		constituency abolished: see Lewisham Deptford

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 3 May 1979:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

General Election 10 October 1974:
constituency of Deptford
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Silkin	21,145	58.87
	Conservative	CH Cross	8,111	22.58
	Liberal	M Steele	4,931	13.73
	National Front	Richard Edmonds	1,731	4.82
Majority			13,034	36.3
Turnout			35,918	58.68

General Election 28 February 1974:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

General Election 18 June 1970:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 31 March 1966:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
	British National
Majority
Turnout

General Election 15 October 1964:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 8 October 1959:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Labour
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

General Election 26 May 1955:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Labour
Majority
Turnout

General Election 25 October 1951:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
Majority
Turnout

General Election 23 February 1950:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

Election in the 1940s

General Election 5 to 19 July 1945:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

Election in the 1930s

General Election 14 November 1935:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

General Election 27 October 1931:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denis Augustine Hanley
	Labour	Rt Hon Charles William Bowerman
Majority
Turnout

Election in the 1920s

General Election 30 May 1929:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles William Bowerman	26,848
	Conservative	E. E. Gates	14,832
	Liberal	Lt. H. Charles Bevan B.Sc.	6,935
Majority
Turnout

General Election 29 October 1924:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

General Election 6 December 1923:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate 54,135 Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rt Hon. Charles Bowerman	21,576
	Conservative	M J Pike	12,666
Majority
Turnout

General Election 15 November 1922:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Majority
Turnout

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 14 December 1918:
constituency of Deptford
Composed of the wards of Deptford Municipal Borough
Electorate 51,611, Turnout %,

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Bowerman	14,073
	Conservative	J T Prestige	9,711
	Independent	F Rumsey	2,106
Majority			51,611
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election December 1910: Deptford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles William Bowerman	6,357	51.4	−0.6
	Conservative	Stuart Auchinloss Coats	5,999	48.6	0.6
Majority			358
Turnout			15,159	81.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election January 1910: Deptford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles William Bowerman	6,880	52.0	−0.2
	Conservative	Stuart Auchinloss Coats	6,358	48.0	6.3
Majority			522
Turnout			15,159	87.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: Deptford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles William Bowerman	6,236	52.2	N/A
	Conservative	Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton	4,977	41.7	−20.4
	Liberal	Herbert Vivian	726	6.1
Majority			1,259
Turnout			15,397	77.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1900: Deptford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton	6,236	62.1	10.5
	Lib-Lab	Ben Jones	3,806	37.9	−10.5
Majority			2,430
Turnout			15,000	66.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1890s

Deptford by-election, 1897

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Henry Aylmer Morton	5,317	51.6	−4.5
	Liberal	John Williams Benn	4,993	48.4	4.5
Majority			324
Turnout			13,868	74.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1895: Deptford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles John Darling	5,654	56.1	3.3
	Liberal	Thomas James Macnamara	4,425	43.9	−3.3
Majority			1,229
Turnout			13,815	73.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1892: Deptford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles John Darling	5,298	52.8	1.2
	Liberal	Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice	4,733	47.2	−1.2
Majority			565
Turnout			13,066	76.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1880s

Deptford by-election, 1888

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles John Darling	4,345	51.6	−3.1
	Liberal	Wilfrid Scawen Blunt	4,070	48.4	3.1
Majority			275
Turnout			10,473	80.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1886: Deptford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William John Evelyn	3,682	54.7	2.2
	Liberal	Lalmohun Ghose	3,055	45.3	−2.2
Majority			627
Turnout			9,371	71.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1885: Deptford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William John Evelyn	3,927	52.5
	Liberal	Lalmohun Ghose	3,560	47.5
Majority			367
Turnout			9,371	79.9
	Conservative gain from new seat		Swing

References

• British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
• Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886
• Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901
• Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1918