Hitchin (UK Parliament constituency)
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Hitchin was a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
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Boundaries
1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Aldbury (except the civil parishes of Great Hadham and Little Hadham), Buntingford, Hitchin, Odsey, Stevenage, and Welwyn, and the civil parish of Braughing.
1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Royston, and Stevenage, the Rural Districts of Ashwell, Buntingford, Hitchin, and Welwyn, and in the Rural District of Hertford the civil parishes of Aston, Bennington, Datchworth, Sacombe, Walkern, and Watton-at-Stone.
1950-1955: The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, Royston, and Stevenage, the Rural District of Hitchin, and parts of the Rural Districts of Braughing and Hertford.
1955-1974: The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, Royston, and Stevenage, and the Rural District of Hitchin.
1974-1983: The Urban Districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, and Royston, and the Rural District of Hitchin.
Members of Parliament
Notes:-
- a Dimsdale was a Baron of the Russian Empire.
- b Cecil associated himself with the non-coalition wing of the Conservative Party, at some point in the 1918-1922 Parliament.
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr Alfred Peter Hillier | 5,233 | 51.4 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Tylston Greg | 4,942 | 48.6 | ||
Majority | 2.8 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | 5,542 | |||
Liberal | Thomas Tylston Greg | 3,909 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | 9,828 | ||||
Labour | Robert Green | 5,661 | |||
Independent | George Humm | 722 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
- Cecil was the endorsed candidate of the Coalition Government.
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Rt Hon. Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil | 13,124 | 62.0 | ||
Labour | Benjamin Skene Mackay | 8,049 | 38.0 | ||
Majority | 5,078 | 24.0 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Guy Molesworth Kindersley | 11,157 | 49.7 | -12.3 | |
Labour | Benjamin Skene Mackay | 5,913 | 26.3 | -11.7 | |
Liberal | Rev. Dugald MacFadyen | 5,390 | 24.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,244 | 23.4 | |||
Turnout | 67.7 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Guy Molesworth Kindersley | 14,019 | 59.2 | ||
Labour | Julian Athelstan Tayler | 5,773 | 24.4 | ||
Liberal | Rev. Dugald MacFadyen | 3,881 | 16.4 | ||
Majority | 8,246 | 34.8 | |||
Turnout | 69.5 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Guy Molesworth Kindersley | 14,786 | 44.8 | -14.4 | |
Liberal | Enid Lapthorn | 9,325 | 28.3 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Richard W Gifford | 8,880 | 26.9 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 5,461 | 16.5 | -18.3 | ||
Turnout | 73.4 | +3.9 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -9.2 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Viscount Knebworth | 25,841 | 75.7 | ||
Labour | Dermot Johnston Freyer | 8,312 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 17,529 | 51.4 | |||
Turnout | 71.1 | -2.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson | 14,569 | 58.4 | ||
Labour | William Bennett | 10,362 | 41.6 | ||
Majority | 4,207 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 51.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson | 21,452 | 63.34 | ||
Labour | George Samuel Lindgren | 12,417 | 36.66 | ||
Majority | 9,035 | 26.68 | |||
Turnout | 66.44 | ||||
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: Sir Arnold Wilson
- Labour: George Lindgren
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Seymour Berry | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Asterley Jones | 20,779 | 42.64 | ||
Conservative | John Seymour Berry | 20,433 | 41.93 | ||
Liberal | Maj. Thomas Darling | 7,515 | 15.42 | ||
Majority | 346 | 0.71 | |||
Turnout | 72.44 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher | 23,580 | 45.11 | ||
Labour | Philip Asterley Jones | 21,829 | 41.76 | ||
Liberal | FS Haig | 6,863 | 13.13 | ||
Majority | 1,751 | 3.35 | |||
Turnout | 85.78 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher | 27,719 | 52.64 | ||
Labour | Peter Benenson | 24,941 | 47.36 | ||
Majority | 2,778 | 5.28 | |||
Turnout | 84.98 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Francis Martin Maddan | 26,371 | 50.93 | ||
Labour | Peter Benenson | 25,406 | 49.07 | ||
Majority | 965 | 1.86 | |||
Turnout | 83.17 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Francis Martin Maddan | 30,193 | 46.82 | ||
Labour | Peter Benenson | 25,818 | 40.03 | ||
Liberal | Robert Glenton | 8,481 | 13.15 | ||
Majority | 4,375 | 6.78 | |||
Turnout | 85.43 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams | 34,034 | 45.84 | ||
Conservative | William Francis Martin Maddan | 30,649 | 41.28 | ||
Liberal | Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield | 9,564 | 12.88 | ||
Majority | 3,385 | 4.56 | |||
Turnout | 84.54 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams | 42,233 | 56.52 | ||
Conservative | John Heydon Romaine Stokes | 32,483 | 43.48 | ||
Majority | 9,750 | 13.05 | |||
Turnout | 65.54 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams | 40,932 | 48.53 | ||
Conservative | Richard Napier Luce | 37,258 | 44.18 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Willis | 6,148 | 7.29 | ||
Majority | 3,674 | 4.36 | |||
Turnout | 76.88 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Stewart | 27,222 | 44.11 | ||
Labour | Ann Mallalieu | 23,204 | 37.60 | ||
Liberal | D Beavan | 10,824 | 17.54 | ||
Independent | P Bianchi | 467 | 0.76 | ||
Majority | 4,018 | 6.51 | |||
Turnout | 85.57 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Stewart | 25,842 | 44.59 | ||
Labour | Ann Mallalieu | 22,656 | 39.09 | ||
Liberal | Eric Dix | 9,454 | 16.31 | ||
Majority | 3,186 | 5.50 | |||
Turnout | 79.59 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Stewart | 33,169 | 52.54 | ||
Labour | Denis O'Flynn | 19,940 | 31.59 | ||
Liberal | Eric Dix | 8,224 | 13.03 | ||
Ecology | Brian Goodale | 911 | 1.44 | ||
National Front | V Logan | 881 | 1.40 | ||
Majority | 13,229 | 20.96 | |||
Turnout | 82.19 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 (Craig)
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- Accuracy disputes from March 2012
- Articles lacking reliable references from March 2012
- Wikipedia articles incorporating an LRPP-MP template with two unnamed parameters
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- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885
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