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'''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]] (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.
'''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==
[[Image:BatterseaNorth.png|right|thumb|300px|Battersea North in the Parliamentary County of London from 1918 to 1949.]]
[[File:BatterseaNorth.png|right|thumb|260px|Battersea North in London 1918-50]]
[[File:Battersea Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg|thumb|A map showing the wards of Battersea Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.]]
[[Image:BatterseaNorth1950.png|right|thumb|300px|Battersea North in the Parliamentary County of London from 1950 to 1974.]]
[[File:BatterseaNorth1950.png|right|thumb|260px|Battersea North in London 1950-74]]
The constituency was created by the [[Representation of the People Act 1918]] and was initially composed of four [[ward (politics)|wards]] of the metropolitan borough: Church, Latchmere, [[Nine Elms]] and Park.<ref>
'''1918–1950''': The Metropolitan Borough of Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms, and Park.
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

'''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]].<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>
(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 [[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|general election of February 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.
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 ==
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 the Balham, Fairfield and Northcote wards from Battersea South).


==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!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 Sanders]] || [[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 Sanders|William Sanders]] || [[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 by-election]] || [[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 by-election]] || [[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)}}" |
|
|[[1946 Battersea North by-election|1946 by-election]] || [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]]
|-
|colspan="2" | ''constituency abolished''
|colspan="2" align="center"|[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|}
|}


== Elections ==
== Elections ==
===Elections in the 1910s===

{{Election box begin|title=[[1918 United Kingdom general election|General election 1918]]: Battersea North
===Elections in the 1970s===

{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1979|General Election 3 May 1979]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Latchmere, Queenstown, <br />
St John, St Marys Park and Shaftesbury <br />
Electorate , Turnout %,
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 15,384
|percentage = 56.22
|change = -6.00
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P Phillips
|votes = 9,358
|percentage = 21.82
|change = 11.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = W Brown
|candidate = [[Richard Morris (UK politician)|Richard Morris]]
|votes = 2,021
|votes = 11,231
|percentage = 7.18
|percentage = 66.6
|change = -3.87
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Front
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Salt
|candidate = [[Charlotte Despard]]
|votes = 772
|votes = 5,634
|percentage = 2.74
|percentage = 33.4
|change = -1.79
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box majority
|votes = 5,597
|party = [[Economic and Philosophic Science Review|Workers (Leninist)]]
|candidate = A Lavelle
|percentage = 33.2
|votes = 104
|change =
|percentage = 0.37
|change = N/A
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 16,865
|party = Workers' Revolutionary Party (UK)
|candidate = P Clay
|percentage = 43.7
|votes = 47
|change =
|percentage = 0.17
|change = N/A
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box new seat win
|party = Community Party
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
|candidate = J Harwell
|votes = 30
|percentage = 0.11
|change = N/A
}}
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}


===Elections in the 1920s===
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box begin|title=[[1922 United Kingdom general election|General election 1922]]: Battersea North
|votes = 6,746
|percentage = 22.99
|change = -10.13
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|votes =
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|percentage = 67.98
|change = 6.42
|votes = 11,311
|percentage = 50.5
|change = +17.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|candidate = [[Henry Hogbin]]
|votes = 9,290
|percentage = 41.6
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Vivian Claude Albu
|votes = 1,756
|percentage = 7.9
|change = -58.7
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box majority
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|votes = 2,021
|swing = -8.70
|percentage = 9.4
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 22,357
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


[[File:Henry_Hogbin.jpg|thumb|120px|Henry Hogbin]]
{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, October 1974|General Election 10 October 1974]]: <br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1923 United Kingdom general election|General election 1923]]: Battersea North
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Latchmere, Queenstown, <br />
St John, St Marys Park and Shaftesbury <br />
Electorate , Turnout %,
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning 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 = S J C Randall
|votes = 6,019
|percentage = 21.82
|change = -3.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = C R Williams
|candidate = [[Henry Hogbin]]
|votes = 3,048
|votes = 12,527
|percentage = 11.05
|percentage = 50.4
|change = -3.43
|change = +42.5
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Front
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R Friend
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 1,250
|votes = 12,341
|percentage = 4.53
|percentage = 49.6
|change = N/A
|change = &minus;0.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box majority
|votes = 186
|party = Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)
|candidate = Carol Reakes
|percentage = 0.8
|votes = 102
|change = ''N/A''
|percentage = 0.37
|change = -0.29
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 11,142
|votes = 24,868
|percentage = 33.12
|percentage = 61.9
|change = 7.28
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|votes =
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|percentage = 61.56
|change = -9.16
|swing = +4.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 3.64
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, February 1974|General Election 28 February 1974]]: <br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[1924 United Kingdom general election|General election 1924]]: Battersea North
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Latchmere, Queenstown, <br />
St John, St Marys Park and Shaftesbury <br />
Electorate , Turnout %,
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 18,503
|votes = 15,096
|percentage = 58.79
|percentage = 50.9
|change = -6.72
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Constitutionalist (UK)
|candidate = S Randall
|candidate = [[Henry Hogbin]]
|votes = 8,080
|votes = 14,554
|percentage = 25.67
|percentage = 49.1
|change = -2.10
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box majority
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|votes = 542
|candidate = J Savile
|percentage = 1.8
|votes = 4,683
|change = ''N/A''
|percentage = 14.88
|change = 9.18
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 29,650
|party = Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist)
|candidate = Carol Reakes
|percentage = 73.1
|votes = 208
|change = +12.2
|percentage = 0.66
|change = N/A
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
|votes = 10,423
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|percentage = 33.12
|swing =
|change = -14.14
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 70.72
|change = 12.03
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -8.00
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1970|General Election 18 June 1970]]: <br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1929 United Kingdom general election|General election 1929]]: Battersea North
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, <br />
Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage and Winstanley <br />
Electorate 30,206, Turnout 58.7%,
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|candidate = [[William Sanders (politician)|William Sanders]]
|votes = 11,621
|votes = 13,265
|percentage = 65.51
|percentage = 37.8
|change = -6.61
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = A V Bradbury
|candidate = [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|votes = 4,927
|votes = 10,833
|percentage = 27.77
|percentage = 30.8
|change = 2.91
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 6,554
|percentage = 18.6
|change = &minus;32.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = H M G Smallbone
|candidate = Thomas Patrick Brogan
|votes = 1,012
|votes = 4,513
|percentage = 5.70
|percentage = 12.9
|change = N/A
|change = ''New''
}}
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box majority
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = D Welsh
|votes = 2,432
|votes = 179
|percentage = 7.0
|percentage = 1.01
|change = ''N/A''
|change = -2.01
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 6,694
|votes = 35,165
|percentage = 47.26
|percentage = 69.7
|change = -9.52
|change = &minus;3.4
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|votes =
|loser = Communist Party of Great Britain
|percentage = 58.69
|swing =
|change = -3.52
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -6.15
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1960s===
===Elections in the 1930s===
{{Election box begin|title=[[1931 United Kingdom general election|General election 1931]]: Battersea North

{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1966|General Election 31 March 1966]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, <br />
Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage and Winstanley <br />
Electorate 34,048, Turnout 63.2%,
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|votes = 18,688
|percentage = 55.5
|change = +24.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|candidate = [[William Sanders (politician)|William Sanders]]
|votes = 15,522
|votes = 11,985
|percentage = 72.12
|percentage = 35.6
|change = 8.41
|change = -2.2
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C P M Davidson
|votes = 5,350
|percentage = 24.86
|change = -0.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = G M Easton
|candidate = [[Shapurji Saklatvala]]
|votes = 650
|votes = 3,021
|percentage = 3.02
|percentage = 8.9
|change = 1.01
|change = -9.7
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority
|votes = 10,172
|votes = 6,703
|percentage = 47.26
|percentage = 19.9
|change = 33.59
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|votes = 33,694
|percentage = 63.21
|percentage = 67.6
|change = -2.51
|change = -2.1
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 4.24
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1964|General Election 15 October 1964]]: <br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1935 United Kingdom general election|General election 1935]]: Battersea North
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, <br />
Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage and Winstanley <br />
Electorate 35,659, Turnout 65.7%,
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|candidate = [[William Sanders (politician)|William Sanders]]
|votes = 14,930
|votes = 17,596
|percentage = 63.71
|percentage = 58.7
|change = -4.13
|change = +23.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R G Taylor
|candidate = [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|votes = 5,847
|votes = 12,393
|percentage = 24.95
|percentage = 41.3
|change = -7.21
|change = &minus;14.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = S R Jakobi
|votes = 2,187
|percentage = 9.33
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = G M Easton
|votes = 471
|percentage = 2.01
|change = N/A
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,083
|votes = 5,203
|percentage = 13.67
|percentage = 17.4
|change = 25.09
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,659
|votes = 29,989
|percentage = 65.72
|percentage = 63.5
|change = -4.84
|change = &minus;4.1
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -5.67
|swing = +18.6
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1950s===
===Elections in the 1940s===
{{Election box begin | title= [[1940 Battersea North by-election]]}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1959|General Election 8 October 1959]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, <br />
Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage and Winstanley <br />
Electorate 40,937, Turnout 70.6%,
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|candidate = [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]]
|votes = 19,595
|votes = 9,947
|percentage = 67.84
|percentage = 92.6
|change = -2.89
|change = +33.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Independent (politician)|Independent
|candidate = R G Taylor
|candidate = E.C. Joyce
|votes = 9,289
|votes = 791
|percentage = 32.16
|percentage = 7.4
|change = 4.99
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,533
|votes = 9,156
|percentage = 13.67
|percentage = 85.2
|change = -29.9
|change = +67.8
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,937
|votes = 10,738
|percentage = 70.56
|percentage = 25.1
|change = 1.21
|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 = -3.94
|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=[[UK general election, 1955|General Election 26 May 1955]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, <br />
Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage and Winstanley <br />
Electorate 43,766, Turnout 69.4%,
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|candidate = [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]]
|votes = 20,980
|votes = 14,070
|percentage = 70.73
|percentage = 73.9
|change = -1.8
|change = +15.2
}}
}}
{{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 =John Serocold Paget Mellor
|votes = 8,058
|votes = 4,969
|percentage = 27.17
|percentage = 26.1
|change = -0.3
|change = &minus;15.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)|Independent
|candidate = E Fenner
|votes = 622
|percentage = 2.10
|change = N/A
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,922
|votes = 9,101
|percentage = 43.57
|percentage = 47.8
|change = -1.58
|change = +30.4
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,766
|votes = 19,039
|percentage = 69.35
|percentage = 71.1
|change = -10.89
|change = +15.6
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -1.1
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= [[1946 Battersea North by-election]]}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1951|General Election 25 October 1951]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown, <br />
Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage and Winstanley <br />
Electorate 44,478, Turnout 80.2%,
}}
{{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 = 25,882
|votes = 11,329
|percentage = 72.53
|percentage = 68.9
|change = 2.96
|change = &minus;5.0
}}
}}
{{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 = B A Shattock
|votes = 9,905
|votes = 4,858
|percentage = 27.47
|percentage = 29.6
|change = -1.95
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Hugo Dewar]]
|votes = 240
|percentage = 1.5
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,077
|votes = 6,471
|percentage = 45.05
|percentage = 39.3
|change = 1.00
|change = &minus;8.5
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 16,427
|percentage = 80.24
|percentage = 55.4
|change = -0.46
|change = -15.7
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = 2.46
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1950|General Election 23 February 1950]]: <br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Battersea North
constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Newtown,<br />
Nine Elms, Park, Queenstown, Vicarage and Winstanley <br />
Electorate 44,101, Turnout 80.7%,
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|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|
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}}
}}
{{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

}}
===Elections in the 1940s===

Francis Douglas was appointed [[Governor of Malta]], leading to a [[by-election]].

{{Election box begin | title= [[Battersea North by-election, 1946|by-election, 25 July 1946]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
Electorate 29,652, Turnout 55.4%, Voters 16,427}}

{{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|Douglas Jay]]
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 11,329
|votes = 25,882
|percentage = 68.9
|percentage = 72.53
|change = &minus;5.0
|change = +2.96
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B A Shattock
|candidate = [[Ian Percival]]
|votes = 4,858
|votes = 9,905
|percentage = 29.6
|percentage = 27.47
|change = +3.5
|change = +1.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Hugo Dewar]]
|votes = 240
|percentage = 1.5
|change = N/A
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,471
|votes = 16,077
|percentage = 39.3
|percentage = 45.06
|change = &minus;8.5
|change = +1.01
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16427
|votes = 35,787
|percentage = 55.4
|percentage = 80.24
|change =
|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 =
|swing = +0.51
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Battersea North

}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1945|General Election 5 to 19 July 1945]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
Electorate 26,783, Turnout 71.09%, Voters 19,039}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]]
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 14,070
|votes = 20,980
|percentage = 73.9
|percentage = 70.73
|change =
|change = &minus;1.80
}}
}}
{{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 = [[Ian Percival]]
|votes = 4,969
|votes = 8,058
|percentage = 26.1
|percentage = 27.17
|change =
|change = &minus;0.30
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,101
|percentage = 47.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

William Sanders resigned in 1940, leading to a by-election.

{{Election box begin | title= [[Battersea North by-election, 1940|by-election, 17 April 1940]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
Electorate 42,725, Turnout 25.1%, Voters 10,738}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Francis Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Barloch|Francis Douglas]]
|votes = 9,947
|percentage = 92.6
|change = 33.9
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)|Independent
|party = Independent (politician)|Independent
|candidate = E.C. Joyce
|candidate = Eric Fenner
|votes = 791
|votes = 622
|percentage = 7.4
|percentage = 2.10
|change = N/A
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,156
|votes = 12,922
|percentage = 85.2
|percentage = 43.56
|change = +67.8
|change = &minus;1.50
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,738
|votes = 29,660
|percentage = 25.1
|percentage = 69.35
|change = -38.4
|change = &minus;10.89
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
|swing = &minus;1.1
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Battersea North

===Election in the 1930s===

{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1935|General Election 14 November 1935]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
Electorate 47,213, Turnout 63.5%%,
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William Stephen Sanders]]
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 17,596
|votes = 19,595
|percentage = 58.7
|percentage = 67.84
|change = 23.1
|change = &minus;2.89
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|candidate = [[Robert Taylor (Conservative politician)|Robert Taylor]]
|votes = 12,393
|votes = 9,289
|percentage = 41.3
|percentage = 32.16
|change = -14.1
|change = +4.99
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,203
|votes = 6,533
|percentage = 17.4
|percentage = 35.68
|change = N/A
|change = &minus;7.88
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,989
|votes = 28,884
|percentage = 63.5
|percentage = 70.56
|change = -4.1
|change = +1.21
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;3.94
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = 18.6%
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1931|General Election 27 October 1931]]: <br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Battersea North
constituency of Battersea North <br />
}}
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|
Electorate 49,873, Turnout 67.6%%,
|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|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Commander [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|candidate = [[Robert Taylor (Conservative politician)|Robert Taylor]]
|votes = 18,688
|votes = 5,847
|percentage = 55.5%
|percentage = 24.95
|change =
|change = &minus;7.21
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William Stephen Sanders]]
|candidate = Stephen R Jakobi
|votes = 11,985
|votes = 2,187
|percentage = 35.6%
|percentage = 9.33
|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 = Gladys M Easton
|votes = 3,021
|votes = 471
|percentage = 8.9%
|percentage = 2.01
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}

{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,703
|votes = 9,083
|percentage = 19.9%
|percentage = 38.76
|change =
|change = +3.08
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 33,694
|votes = 23,435
|percentage =
|percentage = 65.72
|change =
|change = &minus;4.84
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +1.54
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Battersea North

}}
===Election in the 1920s===

{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1929|General Election 30 May 1929]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
Electorate 50,460, Turnout 69.7%, }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William Stephen Sanders]]
|candidate = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 13,265
|votes = 15,522
|percentage = 37.8%
|percentage = 72.12
|change =
|change = +8.41
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Commander [[Arthur Marsden (politician)|Arthur Marsden]]
|candidate = C Peter M Davidson
|votes = 10,833
|votes = 5,350
|percentage = 30.8%
|percentage = 24.86
|change =
|change = &minus;0.09
}}
}}
{{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 = Gladys M Easton
|votes = 6,554
|votes = 650
|percentage = 18.6%
|percentage = 3.02
|change =
|change = +1.01
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Patrick Brogan
|votes = 4,513
|percentage = 12.9%
|change =
}}

{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,432
|votes = 10,172
|percentage = 7.0%
|percentage = 47.26
|change =
|change = +8.50
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 21,522
|percentage =
|percentage = 63.21
|change =
|change = &minus;2.51
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +4.24
|loser = Communist Party of Great Britain
|swing =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
[[File:Henry_Hogbin.jpg|thumb|right|Henry Hogbin]]
{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1924|General Election 29 October 1924]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
Electorate 40,586, Turnout 73.1%, }}


===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Battersea North
}}
{{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 = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 15,096
|votes = 11,621
|percentage = 50.9%
|percentage = 65.51
|change =
|change = &minus;6.61
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Henry Cairn Hogbin]]
|candidate = Anthony V Bradbury
|votes = 14,554
|votes = 4,927
|percentage = 49.1
|percentage = 27.77
|change =
|change = +2.91
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 542
|percentage = 1.8%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1923|General Election 6 December 1923]]: <br />
constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
Electorate 40,183, Turnout 61.9%, }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Henry Cairn Hogbin]]
|candidate = Hester M G Smallbone
|votes = 12,527
|votes = 1,012
|percentage = 50.4%
|percentage = 5.70
|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 = D Welsh
|votes = 12,341
|votes = 179
|percentage = 49.6%
|percentage = 1.01
|change =
|change = &minus;2.01
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 186
|votes = 6,694
|percentage = 0.8%
|percentage = 37.74
|change =
|change = &minus;9.52
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 17,739
|percentage =
|percentage = 58.69
|change =
|change = &minus;3.52
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;6.15
|loser = Communist Party of Great Britain
|swing =
}}
}}

{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
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{{Election box begin | title=[[UK general election, 1922|General Election 15 November 1922]]: <br />
{{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}}
constituency of Battersea North <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Simon Randall|votes=8,080|percentage=25.67|change=&minus;2.10}}
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=John Savile|votes=4,683|percentage=14.88|change=+9.18}}
Electorate 39,602, Turnout 56.2%, }}
{{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
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{{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
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{{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 = [[Douglas Jay, Baron Jay|Douglas Jay]]
|votes = 11,311
|votes = 15,384
|percentage = 50.5%
|percentage = 56.22
|change =
|change = &minus;6.00
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Henry Cairn Hogbin]]
|candidate = P Phillips
|votes = 9,290
|votes = 9,358
|percentage = 41.6%
|percentage = 33.22
|change =
|change = +11.40
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{{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 = W Brown
|votes = 1,756
|percentage = 7.9%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,021
|votes = 2,021
|percentage = 9.5%
|percentage = 7.18
|change =
|change = &minus;3.87
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|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
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===Election in the 1910s===

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constituency of Battersea North <br />
Composed of the Battersea wards of Church, Latchmere, Nine Elms and Park <br />
Electorate 38,552, Turnout 43.9%, }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|party = Coalition Liberal
|party = British National Front
|candidate = [[Richard Morris (UK politician)|Richard Morris]]
|candidate = Michael Salt
|votes = 11,311
|votes = 772
|percentage = 66.8%
|percentage = 2.74
|change =
|change = &minus;1.79
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|party = [[Economic and Philosophic Science Review|Workers (Leninist)]]
|candidate = A Lavelle
|votes = 104
|percentage = 0.37
|change = ''New''
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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Workers' Revolutionary Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Charlotte Despard]]
|candidate = P Clay
|votes = 5,634
|votes = 47
|percentage = 33.2%
|percentage = 0.17
|change =
|change = ''New''
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{{Election box candidate|
|party = Community Party
|candidate = J Harwell
|votes = 30
|percentage = 0.11
|change = ''New''
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|votes = 5,597
|votes = 6,746
|percentage = 33.6%
|percentage = 23.00
|change =
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|votes = 27,716
|winner = Coalition Liberal
|percentage = 67.98
|change = +6.42
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;8.70
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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

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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

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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

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Elections in the 1910s

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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)
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