Portsmouth | |
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Former
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Hampshire |
Major settlements | Portsmouth |
1295– 1918 | |
Seats | Two |
Replaced by | Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South and Portsmouth Central |
Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two members of parliament (MPs) to the Parliaments of England, Great Britain and from 1801 the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency first elected MPs in 1295. It was abolished at the 1918 general election, when the Representation of the People Act 1918 divided it into three new constituencies; Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South and Portsmouth Central.
According to Namier and Brooke in The House of Commons 1754–1790, the right of election was in the freemen of the borough who numbered about 100. The town was known as an Admiralty borough and at least one MP was usually an Admiral.
The Earl of Sandwich was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1771 to 1782. He imposed tighter Admiralty control over the borough. This change of policy led to an independent element of the local Council supporting challengers to the Admiralty candidates between 1774 and 1780.
When party politics re-emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Portsmouth was a predominantly Whig constituency. It only once elected a Tory Member of Parliament between 1790 and 1832.
The Reform Act 1832 considerably expanded the electorate of the borough. The freemen retained their ancient right franchise, but were outnumbered by the new occupier voters amongst the 1,295 electors registered in 1832. As a result of the expanded electorate the borough became more competitive. Contested elections became the norm rather than the exception, as they had been before the Reform Act.
Candidates with naval connections continued to be frequent in Portsmouth, after the Reform Act. The borough developed into a marginal constituency, particularly in the last half century of its existence.
The parliamentary borough of Portsmouth was (as the area remains in the 21st century) a major seaport and naval base on the south coast of England. It is situated in the county of Hampshire.
From the 1885 general election until the dissolution before the 1918 election the constituency was surrounded (on the landward side) by the Fareham seat.
Notes
The bloc vote electoral system was used in two seat elections and first past the post for single member by-elections. Each voter had up to as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings (until the secret ballot was introduced in 1872).
Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate, in one or both successive elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual percentage vote.
Note on sources: The information for the election results given below is taken from Sedgwick 1715–1754, Namier and Brooke 1754–1790, Stooks Smith 1790–1832 and from Craig thereafter. Where Stooks Smith gives additional information or differs from the other sources this is indicated in a note after the result.
1710s – 1720s – 1730s – 1740s – 1750s – 1760s – 1770s – 1780s – 1790s |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Ernle | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John Norris | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John Norris | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Thomas Lewis | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Philip Cavendish | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Charles Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Edward Vernon | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Philip Cavendish | 60 | 48.78 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Martin Bladen | 54 | 43.90 | N/A | |
Tory | Edward Vernon | 9 | 7.32 | N/A | |
Turnout | 123 | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Philip Cavendish | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Sir Charles Hardy | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Isaac Townsend | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Thomas Gore | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Isaac Townsend | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Thomas Gore | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Legge | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | William Rowley | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | William Rowley | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Matthew Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Matthew Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Peter Taylor | 39 | 61.90 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Joshua Iremonger | 24 | 38.10 | N/A | |
Majority | 15 | 23.80 | N/A | ||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | 65 | 47.79 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Peter Taylor | 37 | 27.21 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Joshua Iremonger | 34 | 25.00 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Maurice Suckling | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | William Gordon | 23 | 65.71 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | 12 | 34.29 | N/A | |
Majority | 11 | 31.43 | N/A | ||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Robert Monckton | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Robert Monckton | 34 | 52.31 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | William Gordon | 20 | 30.77 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | 11 | 16.92 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Erskine | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | William Cornwallis | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Erskine | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Erskine | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Hugh Seymour | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
1800s – 1810s – 1820s – 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – 1890s – 1900s – 1910s |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig gain from Nonpartisan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Erskine | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Miller | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Miller | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Miller | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory | George Cockburn | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 53 | 48.62 | N/A | |
Whig | John Markham | 34 | 31.19 | N/A | |
Tory | George Cockburn | 22 | 20.18 | N/A | |
Majority | 12 | 11.01 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 109 | N/A | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 49 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 826 | 46.1 | ||
Whig | Francis Baring | 707 | 39.5 | ||
Radical | Charles Napier | 258 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 449 | 25.1 | |||
Turnout | 983 | 75.9 | |||
Registered electors | 1,295 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 643 | 30.5 | −15.6 | |
Whig | Francis Baring | 571 | 27.1 | −12.4 | |
Conservative | Charles Rowley | 557 | 26.4 | New | |
Radical | Charles Napier | 335 | 15.9 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 14 | 0.7 | −24.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,143 | 85.3 | +9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,340 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −8.2 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | −6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | 635 | 28.6 | −1.9 | |
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 630 | 28.4 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | George Cockburn | 518 | 23.3 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | James Harris | 438 | 19.7 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 112 | 5.1 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,118 | 71.6 | −13.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,561 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | −3.5 |
Note (1837): Stooks Smith gives a registered electorate figure of 1,517; but Craig's figure is used to calculate turnout.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Staunton | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Note (1838): Daniel Quarrier (Conservative) was a candidate for this by-election, but retired before the poll.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | George Staunton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,834 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | George Staunton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,068 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Monck | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,332 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Monck | 1,478 | 75.8 | N/A | |
Radical | Stephen Gaselee [13] | 473 | 24.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,005 | 51.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,951 | 56.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,439 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 1,522 | 33.9 | New | |
Whig | Francis Baring | 1,496 | 33.3 | N/A | |
Whig | Charles Monck | 1,476 | 32.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 46 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,247 (est) | 61.2 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,671 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 1,640 | 27.1 | +10.1 | |
Liberal | Francis Baring | 1,574 | 26.0 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 1,447 | 23.9 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | Henry Keppel | 1,386 | 22.9 | −9.9 | |
Turnout | 3,024 (est) | 79.1 (est) | +17.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,821 | ||||
Majority | 66 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.4 | |||
Majority | 127 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Henry Stone | 2,164 | 28.8 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | Stephen Gaselee | 2,103 | 28.0 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 1,677 | 22.4 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 1,559 | 20.8 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 426 | 5.6 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,752 (est) | 80.3 (est) | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,670 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 5,306 | 41.5 | −1.7 | |
Liberal | William Henry Stone | 3,785 | 29.6 | +0.8 | |
Liberal | Stephen Gaselee | 3,687 | 28.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,521 | 11.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,042 (est) | 78.0 (est) | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,597 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −1.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 5,927 | 28.2 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 5,879 | 27.9 | +7.1 | |
Liberal | William Henry Stone | 4,644 | 22.1 | −7.5 | |
Liberal | Sir Wyndham Portal, 1st Baronet | 4,588 | 21.8 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 1,235 | 5.8 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 10,519 | 70.5 | −7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 14,931 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 6,683 | 26.4 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Henry Drummond Wolff | 6,593 | 26.0 | −2.2 | |
Liberal | John Freeman Norris [14] | 6,040 | 23.8 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Edmund Verney | 6,023 | 23.8 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 553 | 2.2 | -3.6 | ||
Turnout | 12,670 | 77.0 | +6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 16,463 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Crossman | 8,367 | 26.3 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Philip Vanderbyl | 8,214 | 25.8 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 7,650 | 24.0 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Drummond Wolff | 7,595 | 23.9 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 564 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,068 | 79.2 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 20,279 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Crossman | 8,482 | 27.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Samuel Wilson | 8,325 | 26.8 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Philip Vanderbyl | 7,196 | 23.2 | −2.6 | |
Liberal | John Baker | 7,069 | 22.8 | −3.5 | |
Turnout | 15,722 | 77.5 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 20,279 | ||||
Majority | 1,286 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Majority | 1,256 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Baker | 9,643 | 25.9 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | Walter Clough | 9,448 | 25.4 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | George Henry Smith Willis | 9,135 | 24.5 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Anthony Ashley | 9,000 | 24.2 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 313 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18,731 | 80.6 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 23,237 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Baker | 10,451 | 26.2 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Walter Clough | 10,255 | 25.6 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Alfred Harmsworth | 9,717 | 24.3 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Anthony Ashley | 9,567 | 23.9 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 538 | 1.3 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,129 | 83.7 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 24,057 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Bramsdon | 10,287 | 51.4 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | James Majendie | 9,708 | 48.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 579 | 2.8 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 19,995 | 74.9 | −8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 26,698 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Majendie | 10,818 | 26.1 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Reginald Lucas | 10,383 | 25.1 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | John Baker | 10,214 | 24.6 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Bramsdon | 10,031 | 24.2 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 169 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,072 | 78.9 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 26,698 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Bramsdon | 10,500 | 22.6 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | John Baker | 10,236 | 22.0 | −2.6 | |
Labour Repr. Cmte. | William Sanders | 8,172 | 17.6 | New | |
Conservative | E.W. Hills | 7,970 | 17.1 | −9.0 | |
Conservative | A. Whitelaw | 7,752 | 16.7 | −8.4 | |
Naval | Fred T. Jane | 1,859 | 4.0 | New | |
Majority | 2,530 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,478 | 82.8 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 30,754 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lord Charles Beresford | 16,777 | 28.7 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Bertram Falle | 15,592 | 26.8 | +10.1 | |
Liberal | Thomas Bramsdon | 12,397 | 21.3 | −1.3 | |
Liberal | Richard Lambert | 9,965 | 17.1 | −4.9 | |
Labour | William Sanders | 3,529 | 6.1 | −11.5 | |
Turnout | 30,100 | 89.4 | +6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 33,666 | ||||
Majority | 4,380 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.5 | |||
Majority | 5,627 | 9.7 | N/A | ||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lord Charles Beresford | 15,125 | 26.9 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | Bertram Falle | 14,856 | 26.5 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | Edward Hemmerde | 13,146 | 23.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Henry Harben | 13,013 | 23.2 | +4.1 | |
Turnout | 28,236 | 83.9 | −5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 33,666 | ||||
Majority | 1,979 | 3.5 | −3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
Majority | 1,843 | 3.3 | −6.4 | ||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Hedworth Meux | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |
Portsmouth | |
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Former
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Hampshire |
Major settlements | Portsmouth |
1295– 1918 | |
Seats | Two |
Replaced by | Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South and Portsmouth Central |
Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two members of parliament (MPs) to the Parliaments of England, Great Britain and from 1801 the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
The constituency first elected MPs in 1295. It was abolished at the 1918 general election, when the Representation of the People Act 1918 divided it into three new constituencies; Portsmouth North, Portsmouth South and Portsmouth Central.
According to Namier and Brooke in The House of Commons 1754–1790, the right of election was in the freemen of the borough who numbered about 100. The town was known as an Admiralty borough and at least one MP was usually an Admiral.
The Earl of Sandwich was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1771 to 1782. He imposed tighter Admiralty control over the borough. This change of policy led to an independent element of the local Council supporting challengers to the Admiralty candidates between 1774 and 1780.
When party politics re-emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Portsmouth was a predominantly Whig constituency. It only once elected a Tory Member of Parliament between 1790 and 1832.
The Reform Act 1832 considerably expanded the electorate of the borough. The freemen retained their ancient right franchise, but were outnumbered by the new occupier voters amongst the 1,295 electors registered in 1832. As a result of the expanded electorate the borough became more competitive. Contested elections became the norm rather than the exception, as they had been before the Reform Act.
Candidates with naval connections continued to be frequent in Portsmouth, after the Reform Act. The borough developed into a marginal constituency, particularly in the last half century of its existence.
The parliamentary borough of Portsmouth was (as the area remains in the 21st century) a major seaport and naval base on the south coast of England. It is situated in the county of Hampshire.
From the 1885 general election until the dissolution before the 1918 election the constituency was surrounded (on the landward side) by the Fareham seat.
Notes
The bloc vote electoral system was used in two seat elections and first past the post for single member by-elections. Each voter had up to as many votes as there were seats to be filled. Votes had to be cast by a spoken declaration, in public, at the hustings (until the secret ballot was introduced in 1872).
Note on percentage change calculations: Where there was only one candidate of a party in successive elections, for the same number of seats, change is calculated on the party percentage vote. Where there was more than one candidate, in one or both successive elections for the same number of seats, then change is calculated on the individual percentage vote.
Note on sources: The information for the election results given below is taken from Sedgwick 1715–1754, Namier and Brooke 1754–1790, Stooks Smith 1790–1832 and from Craig thereafter. Where Stooks Smith gives additional information or differs from the other sources this is indicated in a note after the result.
1710s – 1720s – 1730s – 1740s – 1750s – 1760s – 1770s – 1780s – 1790s |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Ernle | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John Norris | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | John Norris | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Wager | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Thomas Lewis | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Philip Cavendish | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Charles Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Edward Vernon | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Philip Cavendish | 60 | 48.78 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Martin Bladen | 54 | 43.90 | N/A | |
Tory | Edward Vernon | 9 | 7.32 | N/A | |
Turnout | 123 | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Philip Cavendish | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Sir Charles Hardy | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Isaac Townsend | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Thomas Gore | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Isaac Townsend | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Thomas Gore | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Legge | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | William Rowley | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | William Rowley | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Matthew Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Matthew Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Peter Taylor | 39 | 61.90 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Joshua Iremonger | 24 | 38.10 | N/A | |
Majority | 15 | 23.80 | N/A | ||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Edward Hawke | 65 | 47.79 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Peter Taylor | 37 | 27.21 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Joshua Iremonger | 34 | 25.00 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Maurice Suckling | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | William Gordon | 23 | 65.71 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | 12 | 34.29 | N/A | |
Majority | 11 | 31.43 | N/A | ||
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Robert Monckton | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Robert Monckton | 34 | 52.31 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | William Gordon | 20 | 30.77 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | 11 | 16.92 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Erskine | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | William Cornwallis | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Henry Fetherstonhaugh | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Erskine | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Erskine | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Hugh Seymour | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
1800s – 1810s – 1820s – 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – 1890s – 1900s – 1910s |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig gain from Nonpartisan |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Erskine | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Miller | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Miller | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Markham | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Thomas Miller | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Tory | George Cockburn | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 53 | 48.62 | N/A | |
Whig | John Markham | 34 | 31.19 | N/A | |
Tory | George Cockburn | 22 | 20.18 | N/A | |
Majority | 12 | 11.01 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 109 | N/A | |||
Whig hold | Swing | ||||
Tory gain from Whig | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 49 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 826 | 46.1 | ||
Whig | Francis Baring | 707 | 39.5 | ||
Radical | Charles Napier | 258 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 449 | 25.1 | |||
Turnout | 983 | 75.9 | |||
Registered electors | 1,295 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 643 | 30.5 | −15.6 | |
Whig | Francis Baring | 571 | 27.1 | −12.4 | |
Conservative | Charles Rowley | 557 | 26.4 | New | |
Radical | Charles Napier | 335 | 15.9 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 14 | 0.7 | −24.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,143 | 85.3 | +9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 1,340 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −8.2 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | −6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | 635 | 28.6 | −1.9 | |
Whig | John Bonham-Carter | 630 | 28.4 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | George Cockburn | 518 | 23.3 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | James Harris | 438 | 19.7 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 112 | 5.1 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,118 | 71.6 | −13.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,561 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
Whig hold | Swing | −3.5 |
Note (1837): Stooks Smith gives a registered electorate figure of 1,517; but Craig's figure is used to calculate turnout.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | George Staunton | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Note (1838): Daniel Quarrier (Conservative) was a candidate for this by-election, but retired before the poll.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | George Staunton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,834 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | George Staunton | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,068 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Baring | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Charles Monck | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,332 | ||||
Whig hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Monck | 1,478 | 75.8 | N/A | |
Radical | Stephen Gaselee [13] | 473 | 24.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,005 | 51.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,951 | 56.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,439 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 1,522 | 33.9 | New | |
Whig | Francis Baring | 1,496 | 33.3 | N/A | |
Whig | Charles Monck | 1,476 | 32.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 46 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,247 (est) | 61.2 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,671 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 1,640 | 27.1 | +10.1 | |
Liberal | Francis Baring | 1,574 | 26.0 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 1,447 | 23.9 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | Henry Keppel | 1,386 | 22.9 | −9.9 | |
Turnout | 3,024 (est) | 79.1 (est) | +17.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,821 | ||||
Majority | 66 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.4 | |||
Majority | 127 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Henry Stone | 2,164 | 28.8 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | Stephen Gaselee | 2,103 | 28.0 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 1,677 | 22.4 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 1,559 | 20.8 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 426 | 5.6 | +3.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,752 (est) | 80.3 (est) | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,670 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 5,306 | 41.5 | −1.7 | |
Liberal | William Henry Stone | 3,785 | 29.6 | +0.8 | |
Liberal | Stephen Gaselee | 3,687 | 28.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,521 | 11.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,042 (est) | 78.0 (est) | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,597 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −1.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | 5,927 | 28.2 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 5,879 | 27.9 | +7.1 | |
Liberal | William Henry Stone | 4,644 | 22.1 | −7.5 | |
Liberal | Sir Wyndham Portal, 1st Baronet | 4,588 | 21.8 | −7.1 | |
Majority | 1,235 | 5.8 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 10,519 | 70.5 | −7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 14,931 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 6,683 | 26.4 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Henry Drummond Wolff | 6,593 | 26.0 | −2.2 | |
Liberal | John Freeman Norris [14] | 6,040 | 23.8 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Edmund Verney | 6,023 | 23.8 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 553 | 2.2 | -3.6 | ||
Turnout | 12,670 | 77.0 | +6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 16,463 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Crossman | 8,367 | 26.3 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Philip Vanderbyl | 8,214 | 25.8 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas Charles Bruce | 7,650 | 24.0 | −2.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Drummond Wolff | 7,595 | 23.9 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 564 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,068 | 79.2 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 20,279 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Crossman | 8,482 | 27.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Samuel Wilson | 8,325 | 26.8 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Philip Vanderbyl | 7,196 | 23.2 | −2.6 | |
Liberal | John Baker | 7,069 | 22.8 | −3.5 | |
Turnout | 15,722 | 77.5 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 20,279 | ||||
Majority | 1,286 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Majority | 1,256 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Baker | 9,643 | 25.9 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | Walter Clough | 9,448 | 25.4 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | George Henry Smith Willis | 9,135 | 24.5 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Anthony Ashley | 9,000 | 24.2 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 313 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 18,731 | 80.6 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 23,237 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Baker | 10,451 | 26.2 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Walter Clough | 10,255 | 25.6 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Alfred Harmsworth | 9,717 | 24.3 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Anthony Ashley | 9,567 | 23.9 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 538 | 1.3 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,129 | 83.7 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 24,057 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Bramsdon | 10,287 | 51.4 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | James Majendie | 9,708 | 48.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 579 | 2.8 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 19,995 | 74.9 | −8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 26,698 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Majendie | 10,818 | 26.1 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Reginald Lucas | 10,383 | 25.1 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | John Baker | 10,214 | 24.6 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Bramsdon | 10,031 | 24.2 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 169 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,072 | 78.9 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 26,698 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Bramsdon | 10,500 | 22.6 | −1.6 | |
Liberal | John Baker | 10,236 | 22.0 | −2.6 | |
Labour Repr. Cmte. | William Sanders | 8,172 | 17.6 | New | |
Conservative | E.W. Hills | 7,970 | 17.1 | −9.0 | |
Conservative | A. Whitelaw | 7,752 | 16.7 | −8.4 | |
Naval | Fred T. Jane | 1,859 | 4.0 | New | |
Majority | 2,530 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,478 | 82.8 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 30,754 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lord Charles Beresford | 16,777 | 28.7 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Bertram Falle | 15,592 | 26.8 | +10.1 | |
Liberal | Thomas Bramsdon | 12,397 | 21.3 | −1.3 | |
Liberal | Richard Lambert | 9,965 | 17.1 | −4.9 | |
Labour | William Sanders | 3,529 | 6.1 | −11.5 | |
Turnout | 30,100 | 89.4 | +6.6 | ||
Registered electors | 33,666 | ||||
Majority | 4,380 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.5 | |||
Majority | 5,627 | 9.7 | N/A | ||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lord Charles Beresford | 15,125 | 26.9 | −1.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | Bertram Falle | 14,856 | 26.5 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | Edward Hemmerde | 13,146 | 23.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Henry Harben | 13,013 | 23.2 | +4.1 | |
Turnout | 28,236 | 83.9 | −5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 33,666 | ||||
Majority | 1,979 | 3.5 | −3.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
Majority | 1,843 | 3.3 | −6.4 | ||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | −2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Hedworth Meux | Unopposed | |||
Unionist hold |