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Revision as of 15:30, 22 September 2016
Not to be confused with the Richmond constituency in Yorkshire.
Richmond | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1918-1965 Surrey 1965-1983 Greater London |
Major settlements | Richmond |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Kingston |
Replaced by | Richmond and Barnes |
Richmond was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Richmond, which is in the north-western part of the historic county of Surrey and (since 1965) in Greater 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 system. The name of the constituency was simply 'Richmond', but most publications added a reference to Surrey in order to distinguish it from the similarly named constituency in North Yorkshire.
History
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election. The area had formerly been covered by the northern part of the Kingston division of the Parliamentary county of Surrey.
From April 1965 the constituency formed part of Greater London. It was the eastern half of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The Second Periodical Review of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for England in 1969 formally made "a slight modification in the names to conform with our policy of using the London borough name as a prefix", so that the constituency was formally known as 'Richmond upon Thames, Richmond'. No boundary changes were made.[1]
The seat was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was replaced by the new Richmond and Barnes constituency.
Boundaries
In 1918 the seat was created as a borough constituency of Surrey. It was in the north-west corner of the historic county and adjoined the south bank of the River Thames. It comprised the Municipal Borough of Richmond, as well as the Urban Districts of Barnes and Ham.
In 1932 the Barnes Urban District was upgraded to a Municipal Borough. In the following year most of Ham was incorporated in the Municipal Borough of Richmond. These administrative changes did not lead to any immediate change in the constituency boundaries.
In the redistribution of parliamentary seats, which took effect in 1950, this constituency was not significantly changed. It was defined in the Representation of the People Act 1948 as comprising the Municipal Boroughs of Barnes and Richmond. There were some minor boundary changes to the two Municipal Boroughs, which affected the parliamentary seat from 1964 (see S.I. 1960/465).
Although incorporated in Greater London from 1974, the redistribution of parliamentary seats which took effect in 1974 did not change the constituency boundaries. It did however recast the definition of the boundaries, which set the constituency as comprising the following wards of the London Borough: Barnes, East Sheen, Ham, Petersham, Kew, Mortlake, Palewell, Richmond Hill and Richmond Town.
Members of Parliament
Event | Member[2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Unionist Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1918 | Clifford Blackburn Edgar | Unionist |
style="background-color: Template:Independent Conservative/meta/color" | | 1922 | Harry Thomas Alfred Becker | Independent Unionist |
style="background-color: Template:Unionist Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1923 | Unionist | |
style="background-color: Template:Unionist Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1924 | Sir Newton Moore | Unionist |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1932 by-election | Sir William Ray | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1937 by-election | George Harvie-Watt | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1959 | Anthony Royle | Conservative |
1983 | constituency abolished: see Richmond & Barnes |
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | 8,364 | 47.4 | n/a | ||
Independent | Norah Dacre Fox | 3,615 | 20.4 | n/a | |
Liberal | R. James Morrison | 3,491 | 19.7 | n/a | |
Independent | William Walter Crotch | 2,220 | 12.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 4,749 | 27.0 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 17,690 | 53.8 | n/a | ||
Unionist win |
- endorsed by the Coalition Government
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Unionist | 12,075 | 50.6 | n/a | ||
Unionist | Clifford Blackburn Edgar | 6,032 | 25.3 | −22.1 | |
Liberal | Margery Irene Corbett Ashby | 5,765 | 24.1 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 6,043 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 23,872 | 68.8 | |||
Ind. Unionist gain from Unionist | Swing | n/a |
- supported by the Anti-Waste League
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Harry Thomas Alfred Becker | 13,112 | 63.0 | +12.4 | |
Liberal | Margery Irene Corbett Ashby | 7,702 | 37.0 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 5,410 | 26.0 | +.07 | ||
Turnout | 20,814 | 59.4 | −9.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Ind. Unionist | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Hon. Sir Newton James Moore | 19,948 | 76.8 | +13.8 | |
Labour | Herbert Parker | 6,034 | 23.2 | n/a | |
Majority | 13,914 | 53.6 | +27.6 | ||
Turnout | 25,982 | 72.8 | +13.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Hon. Sir Newton James Moore | 23,148 | 58.7 | −18.1 | |
Labour | Philip Butler | 9,520 | 24.1 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | William Henry Williamson | 6,802 | 17.2 | n/a | |
Majority | 13,628 | 34.6 | −19.0 | ||
Turnout | 39,470 | 70.6 | −2.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -9.5 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Newton James Moore | 35,333 | 84.5 | +25.8 | |
Labour | John Lamb Thomson | 6,460 | 15.5 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 28,873 | 69.0 | +34.4 | ||
Turnout | 41,793 | 72.0 | +1.4 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +17.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir William Ray | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir William Ray | 30,433 | 73.5 | −11.0 | |
Labour | Lewis Gassman | 10,953 | 26.5 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 19,480 | 47.0 | −22.0 | ||
Turnout | 41,386 | 69.8 | −2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Steven Harvie-Watt | 20,546 | 72.7 | −0.8 | |
Labour | George Henry Roland Rogers | 7,709 | 27.3 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 12,837 | 45.4 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,255 | 47.3 | −22.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Steven Harvie-Watt | 24,085 | 52.8 | −20.7 | |
Labour | David Stark Murray | 15,760 | 34.5 | +8.0 | |
Liberal | Maj. George Andrew Douglas Gordon | 5,029 | 11.0 | /a | |
Common Wealth | Lt. Douglas George Horace Frank | 753 | 1.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 8,325 | 18.3 | −28.7 | ||
Turnout | 45,627 | 76.4 | +6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -14.3 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir George Steven Harvie-Watt | 30,907 | 57.4 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Karl Thorold Westwood | 17,238 | 32.1 | −2.4 | |
Liberal | David Hedley Ennals | 5,634 | 10.5 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 13,669 | 25.3 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 53,779 | 86.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir George Steven Harvie-Watt | 30,743 | 58.7 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Miss Freda White | 16,707 | 31.9 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | David Hedley Ennals | 4,933 | 9.4 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 14,036 | 26.8 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 52,383 | 82.8 | −3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir George Steven Harvie-Watt | 27,628 | 58.1 | −0.6 | |
Labour | John Stuart Barr | 14,673 | 30.8 | −1.1 | |
Liberal | Miss Eva Mabel Haynes | 5,266 | 11.1 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 12,955 | 27.3 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 47,567 | 77.5 | −5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle | 27,161 | 57.2 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Charles H Archibald | 12,975 | 27.3 | −3.5 | |
Liberal | John Arnold Baker | 7,359 | 15.5 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 14,186 | 29.9 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 47,495 | 79.4 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle | 22,203 | 50.4 | −6.8 | |
Labour | Alan Charles Brownjohn | 14,053 | 31.9 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | John Arnold Baker | 7,800 | 17.7 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 8,150 | 18.5 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 44,055 | 76.5 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle | 21,831 | 49.5 | −0.9 | |
Labour | David George Boulton | 15,608 | 35.4 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | Peter Miles Trelawney Sheldon-Williams | 6,661 | 15.1 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 6,223 | 14.1 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 44,100 | 79.4 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.2 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle | 20,979 | 51.3 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Antony R. Palmer | 12,981 | 31.7 | −3.7 | |
Liberal | Stanley Rundle | 6,934 | 17.0 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 7,998 | 19.6 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 40,894 | 71.7 | −7.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle | 19,534 | 44.3 | −7.0 | |
Liberal | Stanley Rundle | 15,707 | 35.6 | +18.6 | |
Labour | Antony R. Palmer | 8,322 | 18.8 | −12.9 | |
National Front | Eric Ashley Russell | 570 | 1.3 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,827 | 8.7 | −10.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,133 | 82.6 | +10.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -12.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle | 17,450 | 43.2 | −1.1 | |
Liberal | Alan John Watson | 13,235 | 32.7 | −2.9 | |
Labour | Robert Graham Marshall-Andrews | 8,714 | 21.6 | +2.8 | |
National Front | Eric Ashley Russell | 1,000 | 2.5 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 4,215 | 10.5 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,399 | 75.1 | −7.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle | 19,294 | 46.7 | +3.5 | |
Liberal | Alan John Watson | 16,764 | 40.5 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Julian Filochowski | 4,692 | 11.3 | −10.3 | |
Independent | Kenneth George King | 315 | 0.8 | n/a | |
National Front | Mrs. Patricia Murphy | 244 | 0.6 | −1.9 | |
Libertarian Party | * David Dean Wedgwood | 34 | 0.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 2,530 | 6.2 | −4.3 | ||
Turnout | 41,343 | 81.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.0 |
- endorsed by the English National Party of Frank Hansford-Miller
See also
References
- ^ "Boundary Commission for England", Second Periodical Report, Cmnd. 4084, p. 24.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223; Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench 1919, p/ .
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223; Return of Election Expenses (HC 2 1924), p. 33.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223; Return of Election Expenses (HC 151 1924), p. 33.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223; Return of Election Expenses (HC 1 1926), p. 31.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223; Return of Election Expenses (HC 114 1929-30), p. 33.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223; Return of Election Expenses (HC 109 1931-32), p. 28.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223; Return of Election Expenses (HC 150 1935-36), p. 29.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 3rd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 223; Return of Election Expenses (HC 128 1945-46), p. 39.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 2nd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 249; Return of Election Expenses (HC 146 1950), p. 37.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 2nd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 249; Return of Election Expenses (HC 210 1951-52), p. 30.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 2nd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 249; Return of Election Expenses (HC 141 1955-56), p. 30.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 2nd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 249; Return of Election Expenses (HC 173 1959-60), p. 31.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 2nd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 249; Return of Election Expenses (HC 220 1964-65), p. 33.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 2nd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 249; Return of Election Expenses (HC 162 1966-67), p. 13.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, ed. F. W. S. Craig, 2nd edition, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1983, p. 249; Return of Election Expenses (HC 305 1970-71), p. 14.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983, ed. F. W. S. Craig, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1984, p. 38; Return of Election Expenses (HC 69 1974-75), p. 16.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983, ed. F. W. S. Craig, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1984, p. 38; Return of Election Expenses (HC 478 1974-75), p. 15.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983, ed. F. W. S. Craig, Parliamentary Research Services, Chichester, 1984, p. 38; Return of Election Expenses (HC 374 1979-80), p. 19.
Sources
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1977)