Gravesend (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Gravesend | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1868–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | West Kent |
Replaced by | Gravesham and Medway[1] |
Gravesend was a county constituency centred on the town of Gravesend, Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
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Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coalition Conservative | Sir Alexander Richardson | 7,841 | 51.6 | ||
Labour | James Butts | 3,254 | 21.5 | ||
Ind. Conservative | Henry Edward Davies | 1,817 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles Edward Best | 1,271 | 8.4 | ||
National | Harry Hinkley | 985 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,587 | 30.1 | |||
Turnout | 15,168 | 48.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Sir Alexander Richardson | 8,166 | 40.6 | −11.0 | |
Labour | George Alfred Isaacs | 7,180 | 35.6 | +14.1 | |
Ind. Conservative | Henry Edward Davies | 4,796 | 23.8 | +15.4 | |
Majority | 986 | 5.0 | −25.1 | ||
Turnout | 20,142 | 63.0 | +14.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −12.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Alfred Isaacs | 9,776 | 43.4 | +7.8 | |
Unionist | Sir Alexander Richardson | 9,657 | 42.8 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | Laurence Harry Duniam Jones | 3,123 | 13.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 119 | 0.6 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 22,556 | 68.8 | +5.8 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Irving James Albery | 15,410 | 58.4 | +15.6 | |
Labour | George Alfred Isaacs | 10,969 | 41.6 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 4,441 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 26,379 | 78.0 | +9.2 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Irving James Albery | 14,644 | 46.1 | −12.3 | |
Labour | William James Humphreys | 12,871 | 40.6 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | Frederick William Kershaw | 4,220 | 13.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,773 | 5.5 | −13.3 | ||
Turnout | 31,735 | 71.8 | −6.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | −5.7 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Irving James Albery | 22,410 | 64.2 | +18.1 | |
Labour | Ben Greene | 12,488 | 35.8 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 9,922 | 28.4 | +22.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,898 | 75.7 | +3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Irving James Albery | 20,438 | 56.1 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Ben Greene | 15,994 | 43.9 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 4,444 | 12.2 | −16.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,432 | 72.4 | −3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −8.1 |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Garry Allighan | 21,609 | 52.5 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Sir Irving James Albery | 14,553 | 35.3 | −20.8 | |
Liberal | Reginald E. Goodfellow | 5,033 | 12.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,444 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,195 | 74.5 | +2.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sir Richard Acland | 24,692 | 51.8 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Frank K. Taylor | 23,017 | 48.2 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 1,675 | 3.6 | −13.6 | ||
Turnout | 47,709 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.1 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland | 28,297 | 53.07 | ||
Conservative | John Gerrard Lowe | 22,726 | 42.62 | ||
Liberal | Mavis Doreen Ayliffe | 2,298 | 4.31 | ||
Majority | 5,571 | 10.45 | |||
Turnout | 86.29 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland | 30,055 | 55.29 | ||
Conservative | Charles P T Burke | 24,300 | 44.71 | ||
Majority | 5,755 | 10.59 | |||
Turnout | 85.74 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Michael Kirk | 22,058 | 46.22 | ||
Labour | C J Victor Mishcon | 19,149 | 40.13 | ||
Independent | Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland | 6,514 | 13.65 | ||
Majority | 2,909 | 6.10 | |||
Turnout | 47,721 | 80.75 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Michael Kirk | 27,124 | 52.08 | ||
Labour | C J Victor Mishcon | 24,962 | 47.92 | ||
Majority | 2,162 | 4.15 | |||
Turnout | 52,086 | 82.29 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert James Murray | 26,074 | 45.41 | ||
Conservative | Peter Michael Kirk | 25,326 | 44.11 | ||
Liberal | Jack Harris Barnett | 6,015 | 10.48 | ||
Majority | 748 | 1.30 | |||
Turnout | 57,415 | 80.40 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert James Murray | 30,276 | 49.75 | ||
Conservative | Roger Lowrey White | 25,484 | 41.88 | ||
Liberal | Jack Harris Barnett | 5,092 | 8.37 | ||
Majority | 4,792 | 7.87 | |||
Turnout | 60,852 | 82.04 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Lowrey White | 29,924 | 46.85 | ||
Labour | Albert James Murray | 28,711 | 44.95 | ||
Liberal | Michael J Dunn | 5,234 | 8.19 | ||
Majority | 1,213 | 1.90 | |||
Turnout | 63,869 | 75.93 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Ovenden | 29,571 | 40.83 | ||
Conservative | Roger White | 27,989 | 38.65 | ||
Liberal | DC Mumford | 13,136 | 18.14 | ||
National Front | JD Turner | 1,726 | 2.38 | ||
Majority | 1,582 | 2.18 | |||
Turnout | 83.73 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Ovenden | 29,569 | 43.09 | ||
Conservative | Richard Francis Needham | 27,264 | 39.73 | ||
Liberal | L Cartier | 10,244 | 14.93 | ||
National Front | JD Turner | 1,304 | 1.90 | ||
More Prosperous Britain | T Keen | 239 | 0.35 | ||
Majority | 2,305 | 3.36 | |||
Turnout | 78.63 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Brinton | 37,592 | 51.95 | ||
Labour | John Ovenden | 28,246 | 39.04 | ||
Liberal | IJA Goodwin | 5,917 | 8.18 | ||
National Front | GD Willden | 603 | 0.83 | ||
Majority | 9,346 | 12.92 | |||
Turnout | 81.40 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ "'Gravesend', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 2)