Dulwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Dulwich | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
1885–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | East Surrey (certainly as to bulk) Lambeth (possibly as to negligible parts) |
Replaced by | Dulwich and West Norwood |
Dulwich was a borough constituency in the Dulwich area of South London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) 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.
History
The constituency of Dulwich was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, as one of nine covering the enlarged parliamentary former borough of Lambeth. Lambeth councillors had been overwhelmingly progressive Liberals though this part of the seat did have Conservative parish/urban district councillors before 1885. Dulwich was one of three seats in the new parliamentary borough of Camberwell.
As a suburban London constituency, Dulwich tended to favour the Conservatives, and returned a Conservative member in each election between 1885 and 1945, when it fell to the Labour party. After that it became a marginal seat, with Labour winning slightly more times than the Conservatives. In 1892 the Liberal candidate estimated that it had around 4,000 working class voters out of around 10,500 and observed that although it had a reputation as a 'villa constituency' there were many voters in the many less impressive houses.
The constituency shared boundaries with the Dulwich electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981. Gerald Bowden held the seat from 1977 to 1981.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The wards of Camberwell and Dulwich, and the hamlet of Penge.
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Ruskin, and St John's. Penge was transferred to the new Bromley constituency.
1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Alleyn, College, Hamlet, Lyndhurst, Nunhead, Ruskin, Rye, Rye Lane, and St John's.
1974–1997: The London Borough of Southwark wards of Alleyn, Bellenden, College, Lyndhurst, Ruskin, Rye, The Lane, and Waverley.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tessa Jowell | 17,714 | 47.3 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Gerald Bowden | 15,658 | 41.8 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alex Goldie | 4,078 | 10.9 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 2,056 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,450 | 67.8 | −1.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Bowden | 16,563 | 42.4 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Kate Hoey | 16,383 | 42.0 | +6.3 | |
SDP | Andrew Harris | 5,664 | 14.5 | −7.5 | |
Green | Alex Goldie | 432 | 1.1 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 180 | 0.4 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 39,042 | 69.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Bowden | 15,424 | 40.6 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Kate Hoey | 13,565 | 35.7 | −7.4 | |
SDP | Dick Taverne | 8,376 | 22.0 | New | |
National Front | Raymond Barker | 338 | 0.9 | −1.2 | |
Ecology | R Baker | 237 | 0.6 | −0.5 | |
Loony Society | Richard Vero | 99 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,859 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,039 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Silkin | 18,557 | 43.0 | −6.5 | |
Conservative | Eric Morley | 18,435 | 42.7 | +10.1 | |
Liberal | William H Pearson | 4,759 | 11.0 | −6.9 | |
National Front | David Thompson | 920 | 2.1 | New | |
Ecology | David Smart | 468 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 122 | 0.3 | −16.7 | ||
Turnout | 43,139 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Silkin | 21,790 | 49.5 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Eric Morley | 14,331 | 32.6 | −2.1 | |
Liberal | William H Pearson | 7,866 | 17.9 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 7,459 | 17.0 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,987 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Silkin | 22,530 | 45.5 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Keith Raffan | 17,189 | 34.7 | −10.4 | |
Liberal | William H Pearson | 9,851 | 19.9 | +12.2 | |
Majority | 5,341 | 10.8 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 49,570 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Silkin | 20,145 | 47.2 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Patrick Mayhew | 19,250 | 45.1 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Alfred Noel H. Blackburn | 3,301 | 7.7 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 895 | 2.1 | −11.3 | ||
Turnout | 42,696 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Silkin | 24,469 | 51.95 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Martin Stevens | 18,173 | 38.58 | −2.2 | |
Liberal | Michael Ridd | 4,458 | 9.46 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 6,296 | 13.37 | |||
Turnout | 47,100 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Silkin | 22,320 | 46.86 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Martin Stevens | 19,415 | 40.76 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | Fred G Redman | 5,627 | 11.81 | +1.78 | |
Christian Socialist | Frederick Palmer | 264 | 0.56 | New | |
Majority | 2,905 | 6.10 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,626 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Jenkins | 24,991 | 47.10 | −1.32 | |
Labour | A Leslie Hill | 22,740 | 42.86 | −2.02 | |
Liberal | W John Searle | 5,324 | 10.03 | +3.34 | |
Majority | 2,251 | 4.24 | +0.70 | ||
Turnout | 53,055 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Jenkins | 25,333 | 48.42 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Wilfrid Vernon | 23,482 | 44.88 | −1.5 | |
Liberal | David Phillips | 3,501 | 6.69 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 1,851 | 3.54 | +2.30 | ||
Turnout | 52,316 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Jenkins | 26,579 | 47.66 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Wilfrid Vernon | 25,888 | 46.42 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | Paul Baker | 3,302 | 5.92 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 691 | 1.24 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55,769 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wilfrid Vernon | 25,511 | 46.70 | +3.21 | |
Conservative | Robert Jenkins | 24,186 | 44.28 | +1.69 | |
Liberal | Paul Baker | 4,929 | 9.02 | -4.90 | |
Majority | 1,325 | 2.42 | +1.52 | ||
Turnout | 54,626 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wilfrid Vernon | 10,266 | 43.49 | ||
Conservative | Bracewell Smith | 10,055 | 42.59 | ||
Liberal | John Peter James Ellis | 3,287 | 13.92 | ||
Majority | 211 | 0.90 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,608 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
The candidates selected for the aborted 1939–1940 general election were;
- Conservative: Bracewell Smith
- Liberal: C. R. Cooke-Taylor
- Labour: Wilfrid Vernon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bracewell Smith | 16,870 | 60.78 | ||
Labour | James Vinor Delahaye | 7,142 | 25.73 | ||
Liberal | C. R. Cooke-Taylor | 3,743 | 13.49 | ||
Majority | 9,728 | 35.05 | |||
Turnout | 27,755 | 65.76 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bracewell Smith | 12,342 | 61.0 | -10.6 | |
Liberal | C. R. Cooke-Taylor | 3,998 | 19.7 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Helen Bentwich | 3,905 | 19.3 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 8,344 | 41.3 | -14.7 | ||
Turnout | 20,245 | 43.0 | -27.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Hall | 21,752 | 71.6 | +22.8 | |
Labour | F. Hughes | 4,747 | 15.6 | -14.7 | |
Liberal | C. R. Cooke-Taylor | 3,924 | 12.9 | -8.0 | |
Majority | 17,005 | 56.0 | +37.5 | ||
Turnout | 30,423 | 70.7 | -1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +18.7 |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederick Hall | 15,009 | 48.8 | −9.7 | |
Labour | C. A. Smith | 9,309 | 30.3 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | C. R. Cooke-Taylor | 6,442 | 20.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 5,700 | 18.5 | −13.5 | ||
Turnout | 30,760 | 72.1 | −6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 42,638 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederick Hall | 15,611 | 58.5 | +5.1 | |
Labour | C. A. Smith | 7,068 | 26.5 | New | |
Liberal | C. R. Cooke-Taylor | 4,017 | 15.0 | −31.6 | |
Majority | 8,543 | 32.0 | +25.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,696 | 78.9 | +17.6 | ||
Registered electors | 33,833 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +18.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederick Hall | 10,855 | 53.4 | −14.2 | |
Liberal | C. R. Cooke-Taylor | 9,488 | 46.6 | +14.2 | |
Majority | 1,367 | 6.8 | −28.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,343 | 61.3 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 33,185 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −14.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Frederick Hall | 14,046 | 67.6 | −11.3 | |
Liberal | C. R. Cooke-Taylor | 6,733 | 32.4 | +11.3 | |
Majority | 7,313 | 35.2 | −22.6 | ||
Turnout | 20,779 | 64.0 | +13.8 | ||
Registered electors | 32,486 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −11.3 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Frederick Hall | 12,039 | 78.9 | +20.2 |
Liberal | C. R. Cooke-Taylor | 3,219 | 21.1 | −20.2 | |
Majority | 8,820 | 57.8 | +40.4 | ||
Turnout | 15,258 | 50.2 | −30.5 | ||
Registered electors | 30,377 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +20.2 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Hall | 7,796 | 58.7 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Evan Spicer | 5,495 | 41.3 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 2,301 | 17.4 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,291 | 80.7 | −7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 16,478 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bonar Law | 8,472 | 58.3 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | Evan Cotton | 6,054 | 41.7 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 2,418 | 16.6 | +13.8 | ||
Turnout | 14,526 | 88.2 | +3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 16,478 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bonar Law | 6,709 | 55.3 | +3.9 | |
Liberal | David Williamson | 5,430 | 44.7 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 1,279 | 10.6 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,139 | 79.4 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 15,286 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Rutherfoord Harris | 6,639 | 51.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | David Williamson | 6,282 | 48.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 357 | 2.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,921 | 84.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,286 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Rutherfoord Harris | 5,819 | 57.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles Masterman | 4,382 | 43.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,437 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,201 | 75.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,515 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Blundell Maple | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Blundell Maple | 5,258 | 70.7 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Charles Clarke | 2,176 | 29.3 | −7.8 | |
Majority | 3,082 | 41.4 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,434 | 62.2 | −12.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,960 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Blundell Maple | 5,318 | 62.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Arthur Clayden | 3,138 | 37.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,180 | 25.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,456 | 75.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,277 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Blundell Maple | 4,021 | 60.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | James Henderson | 2,609 | 39.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,412 | 21.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,630 | 83.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,972 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Morgan Howard | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Morgan Howard | 4,406 | 61.9 | ||
Liberal | George Collins | 2,712 | 38.1 | ||
Majority | 1,694 | 23.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,118 | 79.4 | |||
Registered electors | 8,963 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |