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Chislehurst was a parliamentary constituency in what is now the London Borough of Bromley. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Bromley and Chislehurst constituency. From 1885, most of the area of this constituency had been included in the Sevenoaks seat.
Boundaries
Chislehurst in Kent, boundaries used 1955–74
1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Foot's Cray, the Rural District of Bromley, and part of the Rural District of Dartford.
1945–1950: The Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Sidcup, and Swanscombe, and the Rural District of Dartford.
1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Sidcup, and the parishes of Darenth, Stone, Sutton at Hone, and Wilmington in the Rural District of Dartford.
1955–1974: The Urban Districts of Chislehurst and Sidcup.
1974–1997: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bickley, Chislehurst, Mottingham, Plaistow and Sundridge, and St Paul's Cray.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alistair Macdonald |
22,757 |
45.09 |
+3.85 |
|
Conservative |
Patricia Hornsby-Smith |
21,947 |
43.49 |
-0.77 |
|
Liberal |
Paul Hayden |
5,761 |
11.42 |
-3.08 |
Majority |
810 |
1.60 |
N/A |
Turnout |
50,465 |
84.26 |
+1.40 |
Registered electors |
59,895 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+2.31 |
|
General election 1964: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Patricia Hornsby-Smith |
22,251 |
44.26 |
-6.05 |
|
Labour |
Ronald W Huzzard |
20,736 |
41.24 |
+3.98 |
|
Liberal |
Sheilagh M Hobday |
7,291 |
14.50 |
+2.06 |
Majority |
1,515 |
3.02 |
-10.07 |
Turnout |
50,278 |
82.86 |
-2.95 |
Registered electors |
60,678 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-5.02 |
|
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Patricia Hornsby-Smith |
25,748 |
50.31 |
+0.56 |
|
Labour |
Margaret Reid |
19,069 |
37.26 |
-4.63 |
|
Liberal |
David C Blackburn |
6,366 |
12.44 |
+4.08 |
Majority |
6,679 |
13.05 |
+5.20 |
Turnout |
51,183 |
85.81 |
+0.94 |
Registered electors |
59,646 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+2.60 |
|
General election 1955: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Patricia Hornsby-Smith |
24,514 |
49.75 |
-1.04 |
|
Labour |
George Wallace |
20,644 |
41.89 |
-7.32 |
|
Liberal |
David C Blackburn |
4,120 |
8.36 |
N/A |
Majority |
3,870 |
7.88 |
+6.28 |
Turnout |
49,278 |
84.87 |
-3.10 |
Registered electors |
58,063 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+3.14 |
|
General election 1951: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Patricia Hornsby-Smith |
31,679 |
50.79 |
+6.00 |
|
Labour |
George Wallace |
30,699 |
49.21 |
+4.72 |
Majority |
980 |
1.58 |
+1.28 |
Turnout |
62,378 |
87.97 |
+1.66 |
Registered electors |
70,906 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+0.64 |
|
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
George Wallace |
25,522 |
49.47 |
+27.67 |
|
Conservative |
Nigel Fisher |
19,243 |
37.30 |
-31.61 |
|
Liberal |
Ernest Charles Gendall Hawkins |
6,824 |
13.23 |
+3.90 |
Majority |
6,279 |
12.17 |
N/A |
Turnout |
51,589 |
72.41 |
+6.35 |
Registered electors |
71,246 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+29.64 |
|
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1935: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Waldron Smithers |
38,705 |
68.91 |
-16.05 |
|
Labour |
Tom Colyer |
12,227 |
21.77 |
+6.73 |
|
Liberal |
J. Alun Williams |
5,238 |
9.33 |
New |
Majority |
26,478 |
47.14 |
-22.78 |
Turnout |
56,170 |
66.06 |
-3.74 |
Registered electors |
85,024 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
-11.39 |
|
General election 1931: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Waldron Smithers |
32,371 |
84.96 |
+31.20 |
|
Labour |
Tom Colyer |
5,731 |
15.04 |
-2.36 |
Majority |
26,640 |
69.92 |
+44.92 |
Turnout |
38,102 |
69.80 |
+0.20 |
Registered electors |
54,589 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+16.8 |
|
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1929: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Waldron Smithers |
16,909 |
53.8 |
−12.3 |
|
Liberal |
James Douglas Bateman |
9,025 |
28.8 |
+12.1 |
|
Labour |
James Lamb Thomson |
5,445 |
17.4 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
7,884 |
25.0 |
−23.9 |
Turnout |
31,379 |
69.6 |
−3.1 |
Registered electors |
45,116 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
−12.2 |
|
General election 1924: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Waldron Smithers |
14,440 |
66.1 |
+10.6 |
|
Labour |
John Lamb Thomson |
3,757 |
17.2 |
New |
|
Liberal |
Robert Charles Reginald Nevill |
3,647 |
16.7 |
−27.8 |
Majority |
10,683 |
48.9 |
+37.9 |
Turnout |
21,844 |
72.7 |
+12.2 |
Registered electors |
30,020 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
+19.2 |
|
General election 1923: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Robert Chancellor Nesbitt |
9,725 |
55.5 |
−9.9 |
|
Liberal |
Robert Charles Reginald Nevill |
7,806 |
44.5 |
+9.9 |
Majority |
1,919 |
11.0 |
−19.8 |
Turnout |
17,531 |
60.5 |
−3.2 |
Registered electors |
28,961 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
−9.9 |
|
General election 1922: Chislehurst |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Robert Chancellor Nesbitt |
11,801 |
65.4 |
−11.4 |
|
Liberal |
David Marshall Mason |
6,256 |
34.6 |
New |
Majority |
5,545 |
30.8 |
−22.8 |
Turnout |
18,057 |
63.7 |
+23.3 |
Registered electors |
28,336 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
N/A |
|
Elections in the 1910s
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in London