Jump to content

Battersea North (UK Parliament constituency): Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m tidy color
 
(158 intermediate revisions by 48 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{UK former constituency infobox|
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
| Name = Battersea North
{{Infobox UK constituency main
| Type = Borough
|name = Battersea North
| Year = [[1918]]
|parliament = uk
| Abolition = [[1983]]
| members = one
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year = 1918
|abolished = 1983
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]]
|next = [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]]
|region = England
|county = [[County of London]], then [[Greater London]]
}}
}}
'''Battersea North''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in the then [[Metropolitan Borough of Battersea]] in [[South London]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament]] to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].
'''Battersea North''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Battersea]], and then the London Borough of Wandsworth, in [[South London]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first-past-the-post]] voting system.


It was created for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]], when the former [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]] constituency was divided in two. It was abolished for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 general election]], when it was reunited with most of [[Battersea South (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea South]] to form the new [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]] constituency.
It was created for the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]], when the former [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]] constituency was divided in two. It was abolished for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]], when it was reunited with most of [[Battersea South (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea South]] to form the new [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]] constituency.


==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
[[File:BatterseaNorth.png|right|thumb|260px|Battersea North in London 1918-50]]
The constituency was created by the [[Representation of the People Act 1918]] and was initially composed of four [[ward (politics)|wards]] of the metroplitan borough: Church, Latchmere, [[Nine Elms]] and Park.<ref>
[[File:Battersea Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg|thumb|A map showing the wards of Battersea Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.]]
Representation of the People Act 1918 (1918 C.64), Schedule 9</ref> When seats were redistributed by the [[Representation of the People Act 1948]] the seat was redefined as consisting of five wards by the addition of the Winstanley ward, transferred from [[Battersea South (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea South]].<ref>[[Representation of the People Act 1948]], (1948, C.65), Schedule 1</ref> However the wards of the borough were redrawn in 1949 prior to the next [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|general election in 1950]].<ref>Battersea (Wards) Order 1949 (S.I. 1949/552)</ref> Accordingly, changes were made under the [[House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949]]. Of the 16 new wards, eight were included in each of the Battersea North and South constituencies. From 1950 to 1974 Battersea North consisted of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage and Winstanley wards.<ref>The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) (No. 2) Order, 1949
[[File:BatterseaNorth1950.png|right|thumb|260px|Battersea North in London 1950-74]]
(S.I. 1949 No. 1440)</ref> <ref>F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England, London, 1979</ref>
'''1918–1950''': The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms, and Park.


'''1950–1974''': The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage, and Winstanley.
In 1965 Battersea became part of the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]]. This, however made no immediate change to the parliamentary constituencies. It was not until the [[United Kingdom general election, 1974|general election of 1974]] that the constituency boundaries were altered. Renamed '''Wandsworth, Battersea North''', the seat was defined as consisting of five wards of the London Borough: Latchmere, Queenstown, St John's, St Mary's Park and Shaftesbury. Shaftesbury and St John's were transferred from Battersea South.<ref>The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (1970 No. 1674)</ref> These boundaries were used until abolition.

'''1974–1983''': The London Borough of Wandsworth wards of Latchmere, Queenstown, St John's, St Mary's Park, and Shaftesbury.

The constituency was created by the [[Representation of the People Act 1918]].<ref>
Representation of the People Act 1918 (1918 C.64), Schedule 9</ref> When seats were redistributed by the [[Representation of the People Act 1948]] the seat was redefined as consisting of five wards by the addition of the Winstanley ward, transferred from [[Battersea South (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea South]].<ref>[[Representation of the People Act 1948]], (1948, C.65), Schedule 1</ref> However the wards of the borough were redrawn in 1949 prior to the next [[1950 United Kingdom general election|general election in 1950]].<ref>Battersea (Wards) Order 1949 (S.I. 1949/552)</ref> Accordingly, changes were made under the [[House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949]]. Of the 16 new wards, eight were included in each of the Battersea North and South constituencies.<ref>The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) (No. 2) Order, 1949
(S.I. 1949 No. 1440)</ref><ref>F A Youngs Jr., ''Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England, London, 1979</ref>

In 1965 Battersea became part of the [[London Borough of Wandsworth]]. This, however made no immediate change to the parliamentary constituencies. It was not until the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|general election of February 1974]] that the constituency boundaries were altered. St John's and Shaftesbury wards were transferred from Battersea South.<ref>The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (1970 No. 1674)</ref> These boundaries were used until abolition.

The constituency was abolished for the election of 1983, and was subsumed by the new Battersea seat, where it formed 61.5% of the total constituency (with the addition of Balham, Fairfield and Northcote wards from Battersea South).

== Members of Parliament ==


==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Year!!Member!!Party
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918]] || [[Richard Morris (UK politician)|Richard Morris]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Coalition Liberal]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Communist Party of Great Britain/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922]] || [[Shapurji Saklatvala]] || [[Communist Party of Great Britain|Communist]]
|[[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] || [[Richard Morris (UK politician)|Richard Morris]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Great Britain}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1923|1923]] || [[Henry Cairn Hogbin]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|[[1922 United Kingdom general election|1922]] || [[Shapurji Saklatvala]] || [[Communist Party of Great Britain|Communist]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Communist Party of Great Britain/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1924|1924]] || [[Shapurji Saklatvala]] || [[Communist Party of Great Britain|Communist]]
|[[1923 United Kingdom general election|1923]] || [[Henry Hogbin]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Great Britain}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1929|1929]] || [[William Stephen Saunders]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[1924 United Kingdom general election|1924]] || [[Shapurji Saklatvala]] || [[Communist Party of Great Britain|Communist]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931]] || [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|[[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929]] || [[William Sanders (politician)|William Sanders]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1935|1935]] || [[William Stephen Saunders]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]] || [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[Battersea North by-election, 1940|1940]] || [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[1935 United Kingdom general election|1935]] || [[William Sanders (politician)|William Sanders]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[Battersea North by-election, 1946|1946]] || [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[1940 Battersea North by-election|1940 by-election]] || [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|colspan="2" align="right"|[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]]
|[[1946 Battersea North by-election|1946 by-election]] || [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|colspan="2" | ''Constituency abolished: see [[Battersea (UK Parliament constituency)|Battersea]]
|-
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|}
|}


== Election results ==
== Elections ==
===Elections in the 1910s===
{{listdev}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[1918 United Kingdom general election|General election 1918]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Richard Morris (UK politician)|Richard Morris]]
|votes = 11,231
|percentage = 66.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Charlotte Despard]]
|votes = 5,634
|percentage = 33.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 5,597
|percentage = 33.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 16,865
|percentage = 43.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}


===Elections in the 1920s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922 General Election]]: Battersea North<ref>''The General Election. First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs, Heavy Voting'', The Times, [[November 16]], [[1922]], p.6</ref>}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General election 1922]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 11,311
|votes = 11,311
|percentage =
|percentage = 50.5
|change =
|change = +17.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Liberal Party (UK)
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|candidate = H C Hogbin
|candidate = [[Henry Hogbin]]
|votes = 9,200
|votes = 9,290
|percentage =
|percentage = 41.6
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = V C Albu
|candidate = Vivian Claude Albu
|votes = 1,756
|votes = 1,756
|percentage =
|percentage = 7.9
|change =
|change = -58.7
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box majority
|votes =
|votes = 2,021
|percentage = 9.4
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 22,357
|percentage =
|percentage =
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Coalition Liberal
|loser = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|swing =
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


[[File:Henry_Hogbin.jpg|thumb|120px|Henry Hogbin]]
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1923|1923 General Election]]: Battersea North<ref>''The General Election. First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs, Liberal Gains'', The Times, [[December 07]], [[1923]], p.6</ref>}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General election 1923]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = H C Hogbin
|candidate = [[Henry Hogbin]]
|votes = 12,527
|votes = 12,527
|percentage =
|percentage = 50.4
|change =
|change = +42.5
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 12,341
|votes = 12,341
|percentage =
|percentage = 49.6
|change =
|change = &minus;0.9
}}
}}
{{Election box majority

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 186
|votes = 186
|percentage =
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|votes = 24,868
|percentage =
|percentage = 61.9
|change =
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Communist Party of Great Britain
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
|swing = +4.9
}}
}}

{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Battersea North
}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1924|1924 General Election]]: Battersea North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 15,096
|votes = 15,096
|percentage =
|percentage = 50.9
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Constitutionalist (UK)
|candidate = H C Hogbin
|candidate = [[Henry Hogbin]]
|votes = 14,554
|votes = 14,554
|percentage =
|percentage = 49.1
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority
|votes = 542
|votes = 542
|percentage =
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|votes = 29,650
|percentage =
|percentage = 73.1
|change =
|change = +12.2
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
|swing =
}}
}}

{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin | title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General election 1929]]: Battersea North
}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1929|1929 General Election]]: Battersea North<ref>''The General Election, First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs'', The Times, [[May 31]], [[1929]], p. 6</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William Stephen Saunders]]
|candidate = [[William Sanders (politician)|William Sanders]]
|votes = 13,265
|votes = 13,265
|percentage =
|percentage = 37.8
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Commander [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|candidate = [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|votes = 10,833
|votes = 10,833
|percentage =
|percentage = 30.8
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 6,334
|votes = 6,554
|percentage =
|percentage = 18.6
|change =
|change = &minus;32.3
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = T P Brogan
|candidate = Thomas Patrick Brogan
|votes = 4,513
|votes = 4,513
|percentage =
|percentage = 12.9
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}


{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,432
|votes = 2,432
|percentage =
|percentage = 7.0
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|votes = 35,165
|percentage =
|percentage = 69.7
|change =
|change = &minus;3.4
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Communist Party of Great Britain
|loser = Communist Party of Great Britain
Line 208: Line 267:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1930s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931 General Election]]: Battersea North<ref>''The General Election First Returns, Polling In The Boroughs'', The Times, [[October]] [[28]], [[1931]], p. 6</ref>}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Commander [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|candidate = [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|votes = 18,688
|votes = 18,688
|percentage =
|percentage = 55.5
|change =
|change = +24.7
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William Stephen Saunders]]
|candidate = [[William Sanders (politician)|William Sanders]]
|votes = 11,985
|votes = 11,985
|percentage =
|percentage = 35.6
|change =
|change = -2.2
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 3,021
|votes = 3,021
|percentage =
|percentage = 8.9
|change =
|change = -9.7
}}
}}
{{Election box majority

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,703
|votes = 6,703
|percentage =
|percentage = 19.9
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 33,694
|votes = 33,694
|percentage =
|percentage = 67.6
|change =
|change = -2.1
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
Line 249: Line 308:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin | title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: Battersea North
}}
|title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1935|1935 General Election]]: Battersea North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William Stephen Saunders]]
|candidate = [[William Sanders (politician)|William Sanders]]
|votes = 17,596
|votes = 17,596
|percentage = 58.7
|percentage = 58.7
|change = 23.1
|change = +23.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 263: Line 322:
|votes = 12,393
|votes = 12,393
|percentage = 41.3
|percentage = 41.3
|change = -14.1
|change = &minus;14.1
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,203
|votes = 5,203
|percentage = 17.4
|percentage = 17.4
|change = N/A
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,989
|votes = 29,989
|percentage = 63.5
|percentage = 63.5
|change = -4.1
|change = &minus;4.1
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = 18.6%
|swing = +18.6
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
William Saunders resigned in 1940, leading to a by-election.


===Elections in the 1940s===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[Battersea North by-election, 1940]]}}
{{Election box begin | title= [[1940 Battersea North by-election]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]]
|candidate = [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]]
|votes = 9,947
|votes = 9,947
|percentage = 92.6
|percentage = 92.6
|change = 33.9
|change = +33.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 298: Line 355:
|votes = 791
|votes = 791
|percentage = 7.4
|percentage = 7.4
|change = N/A
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
Line 308: Line 365:
|votes = 10,738
|votes = 10,738
|percentage = 25.1
|percentage = 25.1
|change = -38.4
|change = &minus;38.4
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1945 United Kingdom general election|General election 1945]]: Battersea North}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1945|General Election 1945]]: Battersea North<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge45/i02.htm |title=UK General Election results July 1945 |accessdate=2008-06-25 |author= |date=2008 |work=United Kingdom General Election results |publisher=University of Keele}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|F C R Douglas]]
|candidate = [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]]
|votes = 14,070
|votes = 14,070
|percentage = 73.9
|percentage = 73.9
|change =
|change = +15.2
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J G W Paget
|candidate =John Serocold Paget Mellor
|votes = 4,969
|votes = 4,969
|percentage = 26.1
|percentage = 26.1
|change =
|change = &minus;15.2
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,101
|votes = 9,101
|percentage = 47.8
|percentage = 47.8
|change =
|change = +30.4
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 19,039
|percentage =
|percentage = 71.1
|change =
|change = +15.6
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 347: Line 402:
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= [[1946 Battersea North by-election]]}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
F C R Douglas was appointed [[Governor of Malta]], leading to a [[by-election]].

{{Election box begin | title=[[Battersea North by-election, 1946]]<ref>''No change at N. Battersea'', The Times, [[July 26]], [[1946]], p.4</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 11,329
|votes = 11,329
|percentage =
|percentage = 68.9
|change =
|change = &minus;5.0
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Line 362: Line 414:
|candidate = B A Shattock
|candidate = B A Shattock
|votes = 4,858
|votes = 4,858
|percentage =
|percentage = 29.6
|change =
|change = +3.5
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party (UK)
|party = Independent Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hugo Dewar
|candidate = [[Hugo Dewar]]
|votes = 240
|votes = 240
|percentage =
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,471
|votes = 6,471
|percentage =
|percentage = 39.3
|change =
|change = &minus;8.5
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 16,427
|percentage = 61
|percentage = 55.4
|change =
|change = -15.7
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
Line 388: Line 440:
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1950|General Election 1950]]: Battersea North<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge50/i02.htm |title=UK General Election results February 1950 |accessdate=2008-06-25 |author= |date= |work=United Kingdom General Election results |publisher=University of Keele}}</ref>}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|D Jay]]
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 24,762
|votes = 24,762
|percentage = 69.57
|percentage = 69.57
|change = -4.33
|change = &minus;4.33
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M Madden
|candidate = Martin Madden
|votes = 9,084
|votes = 9,084
|percentage = 25.52
|percentage = 25.52
|change = -0.58
|change = &minus;0.58
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = E R Handscombe
|candidate = Edward Richter Handscombe
|votes = 1,090
|votes = 1,090
|percentage = 3.06
|percentage = 3.06
|change = N/A
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = J Mahon
|candidate = [[John Mahon (politician)|John Mahon]]
|votes = 655
|votes = 655
|percentage = 1.84
|percentage = 1.84
|change = N/A
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
Line 423: Line 477:
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 35,591
|percentage = 80.7
|percentage = 80.7
|change =
|change = +9.6
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -3.75
|swing = &minus;3.75
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Battersea North

}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1951|General Election 1951]]: Battersea North<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge51/i02.htm |title=UK General Election results October 1951 |accessdate=2008-06-25 |author= |date= |work=United Kingdom General Election results |publisher=University of Keele}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|D P T Jay]]
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 25,882
|votes = 25,882
|percentage = 72.53
|percentage = 72.53
|change = 2.96
|change = +2.96
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W I Percival
|candidate = [[Ian Percival]]
|votes = 9,905
|votes = 9,905
|percentage = 27.47
|percentage = 27.47
|change = 1.95
|change = +1.95
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,077
|votes = 16,077
|percentage = 45.05
|percentage = 45.06
|change = 1.00
|change = +1.01
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 35,787
|percentage = 80.24
|percentage = 80.24
|change = -0.46
|change = &minus;0.46
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 2.96
|swing = +0.51
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 20,980
|percentage = 70.73
|change = &minus;1.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Ian Percival]]
|votes = 8,058
|percentage = 27.17
|change = &minus;0.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)|Independent
|candidate = Eric Fenner
|votes = 622
|percentage = 2.10
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,922
|percentage = 43.56
|change = &minus;1.50
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,660
|percentage = 69.35
|change = &minus;10.89
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 19,595
|percentage = 67.84
|change = &minus;2.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Robert Taylor (Conservative politician)|Robert Taylor]]
|votes = 9,289
|percentage = 32.16
|change = +4.99
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,533
|percentage = 35.68
|change = &minus;7.88
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,884
|percentage = 70.56
|change = +1.21
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;3.94
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 14,930
|percentage = 63.71
|change = &minus;4.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Robert Taylor (Conservative politician)|Robert Taylor]]
|votes = 5,847
|percentage = 24.95
|change = &minus;7.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen R Jakobi
|votes = 2,187
|percentage = 9.33
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Gladys M Easton
|votes = 471
|percentage = 2.01
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,083
|percentage = 38.76
|change = +3.08
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,435
|percentage = 65.72
|change = &minus;4.84
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +1.54
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 15,522
|percentage = 72.12
|change = +8.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C Peter M Davidson
|votes = 5,350
|percentage = 24.86
|change = &minus;0.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Gladys M Easton
|votes = 650
|percentage = 3.02
|change = +1.01
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,172
|percentage = 47.26
|change = +8.50
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 21,522
|percentage = 63.21
|change = &minus;2.51
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +4.24
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 11,621
|percentage = 65.51
|change = &minus;6.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony V Bradbury
|votes = 4,927
|percentage = 27.77
|change = +2.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Hester M G Smallbone
|votes = 1,012
|percentage = 5.70
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = D Welsh
|votes = 179
|percentage = 1.01
|change = &minus;2.01
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,694
|percentage = 37.74
|change = &minus;9.52
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 17,739
|percentage = 58.69
|change = &minus;3.52
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;6.15
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]|votes=18,503|percentage=58.79|change=&minus;6.72}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Simon Randall|votes=8,080|percentage=25.67|change=&minus;2.10}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=John Savile|votes=4,683|percentage=14.88|change=+9.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)|candidate=Carol Reakes|votes=208|percentage=0.66|change=''New''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=10,423|percentage=33.12|change=&minus;4.62}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=31,474|percentage=70.72|change=+12.03}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;2.31
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]|votes=17,161|percentage=62.22|change=+3.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Simon J C Randall|votes=6,019|percentage=21.82|change=&minus;3.85}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=C R Williams|votes=3,048|percentage=11.05|change=&minus;3.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=British National Front|candidate=R Friend|votes=1,250|percentage=4.53|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)|candidate=Carol Reakes|votes=102|percentage=0.37|change=&minus;0.29}}
{{Election box majority||votes=11,142|percentage=40.40|change=+7.28}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=27,580|percentage=61.56|change=&minus;9.16}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.64
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Battersea North
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 15,384
|percentage = 56.22
|change = &minus;6.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P Phillips
|votes = 9,358
|percentage = 33.22
|change = +11.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = W Brown
|votes = 2,021
|percentage = 7.18
|change = &minus;3.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Front
|candidate = Michael Salt
|votes = 772
|percentage = 2.74
|change = &minus;1.79
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = [[Economic and Philosophic Science Review|Workers (Leninist)]]
|candidate = A Lavelle
|votes = 104
|percentage = 0.37
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers' Revolutionary Party (UK)
|candidate = P Clay
|votes = 47
|percentage = 0.17
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Community Party
|candidate = J Harwell
|votes = 30
|percentage = 0.11
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,746
|percentage = 23.00
|change = &minus;17.40
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,716
|percentage = 67.98
|change = +6.42
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;8.70
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


== References ==
== References ==
*{{Rayment-hc|b|1|date=March 2012}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*{{Rayment}}
{{Constituencies in London Area 1918-1945}}


[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)]]
{{Historic constituencies in London
| 1832 = n
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1918]]
| 1868 = n
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983]]
| 1885 = n
[[Category:Politics of Wandsworth]]
| 1918 = y
[[Category:History of Wandsworth]]
| 1950 = y
| 1955 = y
| 1974 = y
| 1983 = n
| 1997 = n
}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Battersea North (Uk Parliament Constituency)}}
{{UK-hist-constituency-stub}}
[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)]]

[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918]]
[[pl:Okręg wyborczy Battersea North]]
[[Category:Politics of the London Borough of Wandsworth]]
[[Category:History of the London Borough of Wandsworth]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983]]
[[Category:Battersea]]

Latest revision as of 07:09, 15 July 2024

Battersea North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyCounty of London, then Greater London
1918–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromBattersea
Replaced byBattersea

Battersea North was a parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea, and then the London Borough of Wandsworth, in South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

It was created for the 1918 general election, when the former Battersea constituency was divided in two. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was reunited with most of Battersea South to form the new Battersea constituency.

Boundaries

[edit]
Battersea North in London 1918-50
A map showing the wards of Battersea Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
Battersea North in London 1950-74

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms, and Park.

1950–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage, and Winstanley.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Wandsworth wards of Latchmere, Queenstown, St John's, St Mary's Park, and Shaftesbury.

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918.[1] When seats were redistributed by the Representation of the People Act 1948 the seat was redefined as consisting of five wards by the addition of the Winstanley ward, transferred from Battersea South.[2] However the wards of the borough were redrawn in 1949 prior to the next general election in 1950.[3] Accordingly, changes were made under the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949. Of the 16 new wards, eight were included in each of the Battersea North and South constituencies.[4][5]

In 1965 Battersea became part of the London Borough of Wandsworth. This, however made no immediate change to the parliamentary constituencies. It was not until the general election of February 1974 that the constituency boundaries were altered. St John's and Shaftesbury wards were transferred from Battersea South.[6] These boundaries were used until abolition.

The constituency was abolished for the election of 1983, and was subsumed by the new Battersea seat, where it formed 61.5% of the total constituency (with the addition of Balham, Fairfield and Northcote wards from Battersea South).

Members of Parliament

[edit]
Election Member Party
1918 Richard Morris Liberal
1922 Shapurji Saklatvala Communist
1923 Henry Hogbin Liberal
1924 Shapurji Saklatvala Communist
1929 William Sanders Labour
1931 Arthur Marsden Conservative
1935 William Sanders Labour
1940 by-election Francis Douglas Labour
1946 by-election Douglas Jay Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

[edit]

Elections in the 1910s

[edit]
General election 1918: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Liberal Richard Morris 11,231 66.6
Labour Charlotte Despard 5,634 33.4
Majority 5,597 33.2
Turnout 16,865 43.7
Liberal win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

[edit]
General election 1922: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shapurji Saklatvala 11,311 50.5 +17.1
National Liberal Henry Hogbin 9,290 41.6 New
Liberal Vivian Claude Albu 1,756 7.9 −58.7
Majority 2,021 9.4 N/A
Turnout 22,357
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing
Henry Hogbin
General election 1923: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Hogbin 12,527 50.4 +42.5
Labour Shapurji Saklatvala 12,341 49.6 −0.9
Majority 186 0.8 N/A
Turnout 24,868 61.9
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +4.9
General election 1924: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Shapurji Saklatvala 15,096 50.9 New
Constitutionalist Henry Hogbin 14,554 49.1 New
Majority 542 1.8 N/A
Turnout 29,650 73.1 +12.2
Communist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1929: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Sanders 13,265 37.8 New
Unionist Arthur Marsden 10,833 30.8 New
Communist Shapurji Saklatvala 6,554 18.6 −32.3
Liberal Thomas Patrick Brogan 4,513 12.9 New
Majority 2,432 7.0 N/A
Turnout 35,165 69.7 −3.4
Labour gain from Communist Swing

Elections in the 1930s

[edit]
General election 1931: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Marsden 18,688 55.5 +24.7
Labour William Sanders 11,985 35.6 −2.2
Communist Shapurji Saklatvala 3,021 8.9 −9.7
Majority 6,703 19.9 N/A
Turnout 33,694 67.6 −2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Sanders 17,596 58.7 +23.1
Conservative Arthur Marsden 12,393 41.3 −14.1
Majority 5,203 17.4 N/A
Turnout 29,989 63.5 −4.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +18.6

Elections in the 1940s

[edit]
1940 Battersea North by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Douglas 9,947 92.6 +33.9
Independent E.C. Joyce 791 7.4 New
Majority 9,156 85.2 +67.8
Turnout 10,738 25.1 −38.4
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1945: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Douglas 14,070 73.9 +15.2
Conservative John Serocold Paget Mellor 4,969 26.1 −15.2
Majority 9,101 47.8 +30.4
Turnout 19,039 71.1 +15.6
Labour hold Swing
1946 Battersea North by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 11,329 68.9 −5.0
Conservative B A Shattock 4,858 29.6 +3.5
Ind. Labour Party Hugo Dewar 240 1.5 New
Majority 6,471 39.3 −8.5
Turnout 16,427 55.4 −15.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

[edit]
General election 1950: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 24,762 69.57 −4.33
Conservative Martin Madden 9,084 25.52 −0.58
Liberal Edward Richter Handscombe 1,090 3.06 New
Communist John Mahon 655 1.84 New
Majority 15,678 44.05
Turnout 35,591 80.7 +9.6
Labour hold Swing −3.75
General election 1951: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 25,882 72.53 +2.96
Conservative Ian Percival 9,905 27.47 +1.95
Majority 16,077 45.06 +1.01
Turnout 35,787 80.24 −0.46
Labour hold Swing +0.51
General election 1955: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 20,980 70.73 −1.80
Conservative Ian Percival 8,058 27.17 −0.30
Independent Eric Fenner 622 2.10 New
Majority 12,922 43.56 −1.50
Turnout 29,660 69.35 −10.89
Labour hold Swing −1.1
General election 1959: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 19,595 67.84 −2.89
Conservative Robert Taylor 9,289 32.16 +4.99
Majority 6,533 35.68 −7.88
Turnout 28,884 70.56 +1.21
Labour hold Swing −3.94

Elections in the 1960s

[edit]
General election 1964: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 14,930 63.71 −4.13
Conservative Robert Taylor 5,847 24.95 −7.21
Liberal Stephen R Jakobi 2,187 9.33 New
Communist Gladys M Easton 471 2.01 New
Majority 9,083 38.76 +3.08
Turnout 23,435 65.72 −4.84
Labour hold Swing +1.54
General election 1966: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 15,522 72.12 +8.41
Conservative C Peter M Davidson 5,350 24.86 −0.09
Communist Gladys M Easton 650 3.02 +1.01
Majority 10,172 47.26 +8.50
Turnout 21,522 63.21 −2.51
Labour hold Swing +4.24

Elections in the 1970s

[edit]
General election 1970: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 11,621 65.51 −6.61
Conservative Anthony V Bradbury 4,927 27.77 +2.91
Liberal Hester M G Smallbone 1,012 5.70 New
Communist D Welsh 179 1.01 −2.01
Majority 6,694 37.74 −9.52
Turnout 17,739 58.69 −3.52
Labour hold Swing −6.15
General election February 1974: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 18,503 58.79 −6.72
Conservative Simon Randall 8,080 25.67 −2.10
Liberal John Savile 4,683 14.88 +9.18
Communist (ML) Carol Reakes 208 0.66 New
Majority 10,423 33.12 −4.62
Turnout 31,474 70.72 +12.03
Labour hold Swing −2.31
General election October 1974: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 17,161 62.22 +3.43
Conservative Simon J C Randall 6,019 21.82 −3.85
Liberal C R Williams 3,048 11.05 −3.43
National Front R Friend 1,250 4.53 New
Communist (ML) Carol Reakes 102 0.37 −0.29
Majority 11,142 40.40 +7.28
Turnout 27,580 61.56 −9.16
Labour hold Swing +3.64
General election 1979: Battersea North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Douglas Jay 15,384 56.22 −6.00
Conservative P Phillips 9,358 33.22 +11.40
Liberal W Brown 2,021 7.18 −3.87
National Front Michael Salt 772 2.74 −1.79
Workers (Leninist) A Lavelle 104 0.37 New
Workers Revolutionary P Clay 47 0.17 New
Community Party J Harwell 30 0.11 New
Majority 6,746 23.00 −17.40
Turnout 27,716 67.98 +6.42
Labour hold Swing −8.70

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Representation of the People Act 1918 (1918 C.64), Schedule 9
  2. ^ Representation of the People Act 1948, (1948, C.65), Schedule 1
  3. ^ Battersea (Wards) Order 1949 (S.I. 1949/552)
  4. ^ The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) (No. 2) Order, 1949 (S.I. 1949 No. 1440)
  5. ^ F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I: Southern England, London, 1979
  6. ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (1970 No. 1674)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Battersea_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)&oldid=1234612022"