Esher (UK Parliament constituency)

Esher
Esher
Former borough constituency; for the House of Commons
County	Surrey
1950–1997
Seats	One
Created from	Epsom; Guildford
Replaced by	Esher & Walton; Mole Valley

Esher 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. In the general elections during its 47-year lifetime it was won by three Conservatives successively.

Boundaries

1950-1974: The Urban Districts of Esher, and Walton and Weybridge.

1974-1983: The Urban District of Esher.

1983-1997: The Borough of Elmbridge wards of Claygate, Cobham and Downside, Cobham Fairmile, Esher, Hinchley Wood, Long Ditton, Molesey East, Molesey North, Molesey South, Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon, Thames Ditton, and Weston Green, and the Borough of Guildford wards of Clandon and Horsley, Effingham, Lovelace, and Send.

Neighbours

Neighbours with borders of more than 2 miles (3.2 km) were:

or their variations including:

Members of Parliament

Election		Member ^[1]	Party	Other terms served as MP
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1950	William Robson-Brown	Conservative	None
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1970	Carol Mather	Conservative	None
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	1987	Ian Taylor	Conservative	1997-2010 for Esher and Walton
	1997	constituency abolished: see Esher and Walton

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Esher ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Robson Brown	33,094	60.73	n/a
	Labour	Miss Ethel E.B. Chipchase	15,514	28.56	n/a
	Liberal	Heather Joan Harvey	5,704	10.50	n/a
Majority			17,580	32.37	n/a
Turnout					n/a
	Conservative win

General Election 1951: Esher ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Robson Brown	33,755	62.86
	Labour	Percy C McNally	15,334	28.55
	Liberal	Heather Joan Harvey	4,612	8.59
Majority			18,421	34.30
Turnout				83.41
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Esher ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Robson Brown	33,774	63.66
	Labour	Frederick A Messer	13,132	24.75
	Liberal	Gerald Edward Owen	6,146	11.58
Majority			20,642	38.91
Turnout				79.27
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1959: Esher ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Robson Brown	37,155	63.17
	Labour	Paul Evelyn Vanson	12,934	21.99
	Liberal	Gerald Edward Owen	8,730	14.84
Majority			24,221	41.18
Turnout				81.49
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Esher ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sir William Robson Brown	33,226	56.19
	Labour	Paul Evelyn Vanson	13,644	23.07
	Liberal	Hon. Stephen Robert Cawley	12,259	20.73
Majority			19,582	33.12
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Esher ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sir William Robson Brown	32,649	55.35
	Labour	Cyril Rofe	15,023	25.47
	Liberal	Hon. Stephen Robert Cawley	11,310	19.18
Majority			17,626	29.88
Turnout				78.03
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Esher ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Carol MacDonnell Mather	37,727	61.83
	Labour	Richard S. Scorer	14,449	23.68
	Liberal	George H Kahan	8,845	14.50
Majority			23,278	38.15
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Esher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Carol MacDonnell Mather	21,775	61.83
	Liberal	C Byers	11,060	28.50
	Labour	GA Barnham	5,970	15.38
Majority			10,715	27.61
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Esher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Carol MacDonnell Mather	19,741	55.84
	Liberal	C Welchman	8,881	25.12
	Labour	A Hudson	6,729	19.03
Majority			10,860	30.72
Turnout				74.31
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1979: Esher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Carol MacDonnell Mather	24,152	65.10
	Liberal	C Welchman	7,311	19.71
	Labour	Richard S. Scorer	5,634	15.19
Majority			16,841	45.40
Turnout				77.51
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1983: Esher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Carol MacDonnell Mather	28,577	63.3
	Liberal	C W Wheatley	12,665	28.0
	Labour	D D Plaskow	3,250	7.2
	Monster Raving Loony	W Wellie	664	1.5
Majority			15,912	35.3
Turnout			45,156	73.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Esher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Colin Taylor	31,334	65.5	+2.2
	Liberal	A J Barnett	12,266	25.7	−2.3
	Labour	N J V Lucas	4,197	8.8	+1.6
Majority			19,068	39.8
Turnout			47,797	76.9	+3.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.3

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Esher^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Taylor	31,115	65.4	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Richling	10,744	22.6	−3.1
	Labour	Julie Reay	5,685	12.0	+3.2
Majority			20,371	42.8	+3.0
Turnout			47,544	80.8	+3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.5

Notes and references

Notes

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

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Sources

Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon,)
Election results, 1951 - 1992 (Keele University)

[rayment-1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)

[2] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[3] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[4] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[5] F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973

[6] F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973

[7] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[8] British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

[9] "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

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