King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)
| King's Lynn | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1918–February 1974 | |
| Seats | one |
| Replaced by | North West Norfolk |
| 1298–1918 | |
| Seats | two (1298–1885), one (1885–1918) |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name was transferred to a county constituency. It was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister, was an MP for the constituency for almost the entirety of his parliamentary career, from 1702 to 1742.
Boundaries
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Members of Parliament
MPs before 1640
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MPs 1640–1885
MPs 1885–1974
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
- representation reduced to one member
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rt Hon. Robert Bourke | 1,472 | 53.1 | ||
| Liberal | Sir William Hovell Browne ffolkes | 1,302 | 46.9 | ||
| Majority | 170 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 89.7 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rt Hon. Robert Bourke | 1,417 | 55.3 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | John James Briscoe | 1,146 | 44.7 | −2.2 | |
| Majority | 271 | 10.6 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 82.8 | −6.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Weston Jarvis | 1,423 | 54.9 | ||
| Liberal | J H Sanders | 1,168 | 45.1 | ||
| Majority | 255 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 83.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Gibson Bowles | 1,319 | 50.2 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal | Thomas R. Kemp | 1,308 | 49.8 | +4.7 | |
| Majority | 11 | 0.4 | −9.4 | ||
| Turnout | 88.5 | +4.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Gibson Bowles | 1,395 | 51.3 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal | Hubert George Beaumont | 1,326 | 48.7 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 69 | 2.6 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 91.3 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Gibson Bowles | 1,499 | 52.9 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Handel Booth | 1,332 | 47.1 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 167 | 5.8 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 88.2 | −3.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Carlyon Wilfroy Bellairs | 1,506 | 43.8 | ||
| Ind. Conservative | Thomas Gibson Bowles | 1,164 | 33.8 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Alan Hughes Burgoyne | 772 | 22.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 342 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 93.2 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Gibson Bowles | 1,900 | |||
| Conservative | Hon. Edward Cecil George Cadogan | 1,638 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Holcombe Ingleby | 1,765 | |||
| Liberal | Thomas Gibson Bowles | 1,668 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
General Election 1914/15
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1914 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Holcombe Ingleby
- Liberal:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | 10,146 | 50.9 | |||
| Labour | Robert Barrie Walker | 9,780 | 49.1 | ||
| Majority | 366 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 59.7 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- endorsed by the Coalition Government
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Sir Neville Paul Jodrell | 9,862 | 37.2 | −13.7 | |
| Labour | Robert Barrie Walker | 8,683 | 32.7 | −16.4 | |
| Liberal | George Graham Woodwark | 7,970 | 30.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,179 | 4.5 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 75.5 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Graham Woodwark | 9,943 | 38.7 | +8.6 | |
| Unionist | Sir Neville Paul Jodrell | 9,266 | 36.1 | −1.7 | |
| Labour | John Stevenson | 6,488 | 25.2 | −6.9 | |
| Majority | 677 | 2.6 | 7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 71.9 | −3.6 | |||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Lord Fermoy | 11,710 | 41.6 | ||
| Liberal | George Graham Woodwark | 9,184 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | John Stevenson | 7,280 | 25.8 | ||
| Majority | 2,526 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 77.6 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Lord Fermoy | 14,501 | 40.7 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal | William Bertram Mitford | 10,806 | 30.3 | −2.3 | |
| Labour | Sir Herbert John Maynard | 10,356 | 29.0 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 3,695 | 10.4 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 79.1 | +1.5 | |||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lord Fermoy | 23,687 | 70.2 | ||
| Labour | David Freeman | 10,054 | 29.8 | ||
| Majority | 13,633 | 40.4 | |||
| Turnout | 33,741 | 72.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Somerset Arthur Maxwell | 17,492 | 50.0 | ||
| Labour | F Emerson | 12,062 | 34.5 | ||
| Liberal | Frank Ongley Darvall | 5,418 | 15.5 | ||
| Majority | 5,430 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 34,972 | 71.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939/40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Somerset Arthur Maxwell
- Labour: Frederick Wise
- Liberal: R H Kerkham
- British Union: A E Ilett
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lord Fermoy | 10,696 | 54.2 | +4.2 | |
| Independent Labour | Maj. Frederick John Wise | 9,027 | 45.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,669 | 8.4 | −7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 9,723 | 39.8 | −31.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maj. Frederick John Wise | 18,202 | 48.7 | ||
| Conservative | William Donald Hamilton McCullough | 14,928 | 39.9 | ||
| Liberal | Alexander Peckover Doyle Penrose | 3,796 | 10.2 | ||
| Independent | Com. Geoffrey Bowles | 444 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 3,274 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 73.3 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maj. Frederick John Wise | 19,399 | 45.33 | −3.37 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Scott-Miller | 19,129 | 44.70 | +4.80 | |
| Liberal | Richard Arden Winch | 4,266 | 9.97 | −0.23 | |
| Majority | 270 | 0.63 | −8.17 | ||
| Turnout | 42,794 | 83.84 | +10.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,043 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.09 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Scott-Miller | 21,954 | 51.09 | +6.39 | |
| Labour | Maj. Frederick John Wise | 21,017 | 48.91 | +3.58 | |
| Majority | 937 | 2.18 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,791 | 82.77 | −1.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,914 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +1.41 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Scott-Miller | 20,949 | 51.65 | +0.56 | |
| Labour | Hugh McDowall Lawson | 19,611 | 48.35 | −0.56 | |
| Majority | 1,338 | 3.30 | +1.12 | ||
| Turnout | 40,560 | 78.20 | −4.57 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,867 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.56 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Denys Gradwell Bullard | 21,671 | 52.12 | +0.47 | |
| Labour | George Colin Jackson | 19,906 | 47.88 | −0.47 | |
| Majority | 1,765 | 4.25 | +0.95 | ||
| Turnout | 41,577 | 79.76 | +1.56 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,125 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.47 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Derek Page | 21,460 | 50.12 | +2.24 | |
| Conservative | Denys Bullard | 21,356 | 49.88 | −2.24 | |
| Majority | 104 | 0.24 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,816 | 80.50 | +0.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,186 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.24 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Derek Page | 23,324 | 52.26 | +2.14 | |
| Conservative | Denys Bullard | 21,305 | 47.74 | −2.14 | |
| Majority | 2,019 | 4.52 | +4.28 | ||
| Turnout | 44,629 | 82.90 | +2.40 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,832 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.14 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler | 23,822 | 50.03 | +2.29 | |
| Labour | John Derek Page | 23,789 | 49.97 | −2.29 | |
| Majority | 33 | 0.07 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,611 | 78.23 | −4.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 60.857 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.29 | |||
References
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- ^ Salisbury had been a peer, sitting in the House of Lords, since 1612, but became eligible to sit in the Commons after the House of Lords was abolished
- ^ Desborough was also elected for Somerset
- ^ Walpole was expelled from the House of Commons in January 1712 for "a high Breach of trust and notorious corruption". He was re-elected at the ensuing by-election, but the Commons resolved that having been expelled he was not capable of being re-elected to the House in the same session. Rather than awarding the election to his opponent, the election was declared void and a new writ was issued.
- ^ Styled Lord Walpole from 1806
- ^ Styled Lord Stanley from 1851
- ^ a b c d e f g British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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