Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Twickenham Borough constituency |
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| Twickenham shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1918 |
| MP: | Vincent Cable |
| Party: | Liberal Democrat |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Twickenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers the western part of the London Borough of Richmond, i.e., that part of the borough on the north bank of the River Thames (although the river is on a north-south axis at this point). It includes the town of Twickenham, as well as the Hampton, Teddington and Whitton areas. It also includes Hampton Court Palace and Bushy Park, and the Rugby Football Union's ground, Twickenham Stadium.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in South London, the Boundary Commission for England has not recommended any changes to the boundaries of this constituency. The Commission received only eleven representations following the publication of their original proposals, of which ten were in support.
The electoral wards forming the constituency are:
- Fulwell and Hampton Hill, Hampton, Hampton North, Hampton Wick, Heathfield, St Margarets and North Twickenham, South Twickenham, Teddington, Twickenham Riverside, West Twickenham, Whitton.
[edit] History
Twickenham was a safe seat for the Conservative Party for many years, until the Liberal Democrats gained the seat at the 1997 general election. Its MP Vincent Cable has increased his majority in the two general elections since then.
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Election results
[edit] Elections in the 1920s
| Twickenham by-election, 8th August 1929 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir John Ferguson | 14,705 | 47.7 | −0.8 | |
| Labour | T.J. Mason | 14,202 | 46.1 | +11.3 | |
| Liberal | F.G. Paterson | 1,920 | 6.2 | −10.5 | |
| Majority | 503 | 1.6 | −12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 49.5 | −20.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −6.6 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1930s
| General election, 1931: Twickenham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Sir John Ferguson | 39,161 | 74.0 | +26.3 | |
| Labour Co-op | Percy Holman | 13,793 | 26.0 | −20.1 | |
| Majority | 25,398 | 48.0 | +46.4 | ||
| Turnout | 42,954 | 71.3 | +21.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +23.2 | |||
| Twickenham by-election, 16th September 1932 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Hylton Murray-Philipson | 21,688 | 56.2 | −17.8 | |
| Labour Co-op | Percy Holman | 16,881 | 43.8 | +17.8 | |
| Majority | 4,807 | 12.4 | −35.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38,569 | 51.9 | −19.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −17.8 | |||
| Twickenham by-election, 22nd June 1934 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alfred Critchley | 23,395 | 56.1 | −0.1 | |
| Labour Co-op | Percy Holman | 19,890 | 43.9 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 5,505 | 12.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 43,285 | 55.5 | +3.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.1 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1950s
| Twickenham by-election, 25th January 1955 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gresham Cooke | 23,075 | 64.0 | −1.9 | |
| Labour | R. P. Pitman | 12,953 | 36.0 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 10,122 | 28.1 | −3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 36,028 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.9 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Twickenham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vincent Cable | 26,237 | 45.1 | ||
| Conservative | Toby Jessel | 21,956 | 37.8 | ||
| Labour | E Tutchell | 9,065 | 15.6 | ||
| Independent English Conservative and Referendum | J Harrison | 589 | 1.0 | ||
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | T Haggar | 155 | 0.3 | ||
| Natural Law | A Hardy | 142 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 4,281 | 7.3% | |||
| Turnout | 58,144 | 79.3% | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2001: Twickenham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vincent Cable | 24,344 | 48.7 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Nick Longworth | 16,689 | 33.4 | -4.3 | |
| Labour | Dean Rogers | 6,903 | 13.8 | -1.8 | |
| Green | Judy Maciejowska | 1,423 | 2.8 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Ray Hollebone | 579 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,655 | 15.3 | |||
| Turnout | 49,938 | 66.4 | -12.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2005: Twickenham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vincent Cable | 26,696 | 51.6 | +2.9 | |
| Conservative | Paul Maynard | 16,731 | 32.4 | −1.0 | |
| Labour | Brian Whitington | 5,868 | 11.4 | −2.4 | |
| Green | Henry Gower | 1,445 | 2.8 | 0.0 | |
| UKIP | Douglas Orchard | 766 | 1.5 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Brian Gibert | 117 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | George Weiss | 64 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,965 | 19.3 | |||
| Turnout | 51,687 | 71.8 | +5.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
[edit] See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London
- Twickenham by-election, 1929
- Twickenham by-election, 1932
- Twickenham by-election, 1934
- Twickenham by-election, 1955
[edit] Sources
- Boundary Commission for England
- Leigh Rayment's peerage pages: House Of Commons Constituencies Beginning With T
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
