- Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)
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Dulwich Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County Greater London 1885–1997 Number of members One Replaced by Dulwich & West Norwood Created from Lambeth Dulwich was a borough constituency in the Dulwich area of South London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. The constituency was abolished by the Boundary Commission in 1997, when most of its former territory became part of the Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.
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History
Boundaries
From 1983 to 1997, the constituency consisted of the following electoral wards of the Borough of Southwark: Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, Rye, The Lane, and Waverley.
Dulwich in the Metropolitan Board of Works area, showing boundaries used from 1885 to 1918.
Dulwich in the Parliamentary County of London from 1918 to 1949.
Dulwich in the Parliamentary County of London from 1950 to 1974.Members of Parliament
Election Member Party 1885 John Morgan Howard Conservative 1887 by-election Sir John Blundell Maple Conservative 1903 by-election Frederick Rutherfoord Harris Conservative 1906 by-election Andrew Bonar Law Conservative 1910 Sir Frederick Hall Conservative 1932 by-election Sir Bracewell Smith Conservative 1945 Wilfrid Vernon Labour 1951 Robert Jenkins Conservative 1964 Samuel Silkin Labour 1983 Gerald Bowden Conservative 1992 Tessa Jowell Labour 1997 constituency abolished: see Dulwich & West Norwood Elections
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1992: Dulwich[1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tessa Jowell 17,714 47.3 +5.3 Conservative Gerald Bowden 15,658 41.8 -0.6 Liberal Democrat GMA Goldie 4,078 10.9 -3.6 Majority 2,056 5.5 +5.0 Turnout 37,450 67.8 -1.5 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.0 Elections in the 1980s
1987 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gerald Bowden 16,563 42.42 +1.87 Labour Kate Hoey 16,383 41.96 +6.30 Social Democrat A N G Harris 5,664 14.51 -7.51 Green A Goldie 432 1.11 N/A Majority 180 0.46 1983 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gerald Bowden 15,424 40.55 -2.18 Labour Kate Hoey 13,565 35.66 -7.36 Social Democrat Dick Taverne 8,376 22.02 N/A National Front R Barker 338 0.89 -1.24 Ecology R Baker 237 0.62 -0.46 Loony Society R Vero 99 0.26 N/A Majority 1,859 Elections in the 1970s
1979 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Samuel Silkin 18,557 43.02 -6.52 Conservative E Morley 18,435 42.73 +10.15 Liberal W H Pearson 4,759 11.03 -6.85 National Front D Thompson 920 2.13 N/A Ecology D Smart 468 1.08 N/A Majority 122 0.28 -16.68 Oct 1974 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Samuel Silkin 21,790 49.54 +4.09 Conservative E Morley 14,331 32.58 -2.10 Liberal W H Pearson 7,866 17.88 -1.99 Majority 7,459 16.96 +6.19 Feb 1974 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Samuel Silkin 22,530 45.45 -1.73 Conservative K W T Raffan 17,189 34.68 -10.41 Liberal W H Pearson 9,851 19.87 +12.14 Majority 5,341 10.77 +8.67 1970 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Samuel Silkin 20,145 47.18 -4.77 Conservative Patrick Mayhew 19,250 45.09 +6.51 Liberal A N H Blackburn 3,301 7.73 -1.73 Majority 895 2.10 -11.27 Elections in the 1960s
1966 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Samuel Silkin 24,469 51.95 +5.09 Conservative M Stevens 18,173 38.58 -2.18 Liberal M Ridd 4,458 9.46 -2.35 Majority 6,296 13.37 1964 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Samuel Silkin 22,320 46.86 +4.00 Conservative M Stevens 19,415 40.76 -6.34 Liberal F G Redman 5,627 11.81 +1.78 Christian Socialist F Palmer 264 0.56 N/A Majority 2,905 6.10 +1.86 Elections in the 1950s
1959 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Jenkins 24,991 47.10 -1.32 Labour A L Hill 22,740 42.86 -2.02 Liberal W J Searle 5,324 10.03 +3.34 Majority 2,251 4.24 +0.70 1955 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Jenkins 25,333 48.42 +0.76 Labour Wilfrid Vernon 23,482 44.88 -1.54 Liberal D Phillips 3,501 6.69 +0.77 Majority 1,851 3.54 +2.30 1951 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Jenkins 26,579 47.66 +3.38 Labour Wilfrid Vernon 25,888 46.42 -0.28 Liberal P Baker 3,302 5.92 -3.1 Majority 691 1.24 1950 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Wilfrid Vernon 25,511 46.70 +3.21 Conservative Robert Jenkins 24,186 44.28 +1.69 Liberal P Baker 4,929 9.02 -4.90 Majority 1,325 2.43 +1.54 Elections in the 1940s
1945 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Wilfrid Vernon 10,266 43.49 Conservative Bracewell Smith 10,055 42.59 Liberal J Ellis 3,287 13.92 Majority 211 0.89 Elections in the 1930s
The candidates selected for the aborted 1939/1940 General Election were; Conservative: Sir Bracewell Smith Liberal: Dr Charles Cooke-Taylor Labour: Wilfrid Foulston Vernon
Dulwich by-election, 1932 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Bracewell Smith 12,342 Liberal Dr C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,998 Labour Helen Bentwich 3,905 Majority 8,344 Turnout 20,245 43% Conservative hold Swing 1931 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir Frederick Hall 21,752 Labour F. Hughes 4,747 Liberal Dr C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,924 Majority 17,005 Turnout Conservative hold Swing Elections in the 1920s
General Election 30 May 1929:
constituency of Camberwell Dulwich
Composed of the Camberwell wards of Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Ruskin and St Johns
Electorate , Turnout %,Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir Frederick Hall 15,009 Labour C. A. Smith 9,309 Liberal Dr C. R. Cooke-Taylor 6,442 Majority 5,700 Turnout Conservative hold Swing General Election 29 October 1924:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir Frederick Hall 15,611 Labour C. A. Smith 7,068 Liberal Dr C. R. Cooke-Taylor 4,017 Majority 8,543 Turnout Conservative hold Swing General Election 6 December 1923:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir Frederick Hall 10,855 Liberal Dr C. R. Cooke-Taylor 9,488 Majority 1,367 Turnout Conservative hold Swing General Election 15 November 1922:
constituency of
Composed of the wards of
Electorate , Turnout %,Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir Frederick Hall 14,046 Liberal Dr C. R. Cooke-Taylor 6,733 Majority 7,313 Turnout Conservative hold Swing Election in the 1910s
General Election 14 December 1918:
constituency of Camberwell Dulwich
Composed of the Camberwell wards of Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Ruskin and St Johns
Electorate , Turnout %,Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir Fred Hall 12,039 Liberal C. R. Cooke-Taylor 3,219 Majority 8,820 Turnout Conservative hold Swing In the 1900 general election, Sir John Blundell Maple was elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1890s
1895 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir John Blundell Maple 5,258 Liberal Charles Goddard Clarke 2,176 Majority 3,082 Conservative hold Swing 1892 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sir John Blundell Maple 5,318 Liberal A. Clayden 3,138 Majority 2,180 Conservative hold Swing Elections in the 1880s
In the 1886 general election, John Morgan Howard was elected unopposed.
1885 General Election: Dulwich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Morgan Howard 4,406 Liberal G. Collins 2,712 Majority 1,694 Conservative hold Swing See also
- Dulwich by-election, 1887
- Dulwich by-election, 1903
- Dulwich by-election, 1906
- Dulwich by-election, 1932
- Southwark local elections
References
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
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- Politics of Southwark
- Dulwich
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