Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency)

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Spelthorne Borough constituency
Spelthorne shown within Surrey, and Surrey shown within England
Created:	1918
MP:	David Wilshire
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Surrey
EP constituency:	South East England

Spelthorne 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. David Wilshire has been the MP for this constituency since 1987.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Changes over time 1.2 Modern Spelthorne 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4.1 Elections in the 2000s 4.2 Elections in the 1990s 4.3 Elections in the 1980s 4.4 Elections in the 1970s 4.5 Elections in the 1960s 4.6 Elections in the 1950s 4.7 Elections in the 1940s 4.8 Elections in the 1930s 4.9 Elections in the 1920s 4.10 Elections in the 1910s 5 Sources 6 See also 7 External links 8 References

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Changes over time

Spelthorne is one of the traditional hundreds of the historic county of Middlesex. The hundred has an area larger than the modern Borough of Spelthorne, which is located in the south west of the historic county. When Greater London was formed in 1965 it incorporated almost all of the historic county of Middlesex. The area of this constituency was however transferred, for administrative purposes, to the county of Surrey. It is the northern part of the modern (2007) administrative county of Surrey.

Before 1918 the area formed part of the Uxbridge constituency, which was the westernmost division of Middlesex.

1918-1945: When the constituency was first created (as a Middlesex county division), by the Representation of the People Act 1918, it occupied the south west of the county. The seat was larger than it is today and included the whole of the traditional hundred. It comprised the then local government areas of the Urban Districts based upon the towns of Feltham, Hampton, Hampton Wick, Staines, Sunbury-on-Thames and Teddington as well as Staines Rural District.

1945-1950: The constituency was altered. It lost the east of the previous division (the Hampton, Hampton Wick and Teddington areas) to Twickenham constituency. It gained new territory to the north from the Uxbridge division. The local government areas in the seat in 1945 were Feltham Urban District, Staines Urban District, Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District.

1950-1955: Yiewsley and West Drayton were returned to the Uxbridge constituency. Spelthorne was reduced to the Urban Districts of Feltham, Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames.

1955 onwards: In the 1955 redistribution Feltham became the centre of the new Feltham constituency. The Urban Districts of Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames (which in 1974 were merged to form the Borough of Spelthorne) remained and have formed the modern Spelthorne constituency ever since.

The seat was accounted as a borough constituency of Surrey, from the February 1974 general election. This was the result of the first redistribution after the formation of Greater London.

[edit] Modern Spelthorne

Spelthorne lies just south of Heathrow airport and north of the river Thames. It is a very built-up area and has far fewer open green spaces, private roads and woodlands than are commonly found further south in Surrey.

However, the area is still very affluent. Most residents can afford to buy their own homes, council housing accounting for only 10% of the total, and the proportion of professionals and managerial workers is high. The are several working class areas, most notably Stanwell, which was the only county council ward to give Labour a majority on the same day as the 1997 general election. Unemployment is low and there are very few manual workers.

Commercially, the area is one of the most active in Surrey. About 20% of all commercial or industrial property in the County is located here, including the headquarters of many national and international companies, such as BP, Courage, the Ian Allen Group, McVitie's, Del Monte, Samsung Electronics and Shepperton Film Studios.

Its boundaries are exactly the same as that of the Spelthorne Borough, and it includes the towns of Ashford, Staines, Stanwell and Sunbury.

The Boundary Commission has proposed no boundary changes for this constituency in the boundary review due before the next election.

[edit] History

Spelthorne has been a Conservative stronghold for decades. The only time a non-Conservative Member of Parliament was elected was in the 1945 general election, when George Pargiter was elected for one term.

[edit] Members of Parliament

David Wilshire is the current Member of Parliament for Spelthorne, and was first elected in the 1987 general election. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

• Constituency created (1918)

Year		Member	Party
	1918	Sir Philip Pilditch, Bt	Coalition Conservative
	1922		Conservative
	1931	Sir Reginald Blaker, Bt	Conservative
	1945	George Pargiter	Labour
	1950	Sir (George) Beresford Craddock	Conservative
	1970	Rt Hon. Sir Humphrey Atkins	Conservative
	1987	David Wilshire	Conservative

[edit] Elections

Swing is only calculated when the same two parties, as in the previous election, share first and second place. Votes for other candidates are ignored in the calculation of Butler swing. A positive swing is from Labour (or SDP in 1987) towards the Conservative candidate and a negative swing is from Conservative towards a Labour (or SDP in 1987) candidate (as the case may be).

1910s – 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General election of 2005

Swing in this result is calculated on the basis of percentages of the total votes for all parties (Steed swing) rather than using the percentages of the two party vote only (Butler swing). For comparability with the Butler swing calculations used in earlier results in this article, the Butler swing for this election is +10.18

General Election 2005: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Wilshire	21,620	50.48	+5.38
	Labour	Keith Dibble	11,684	27.28	−10.02
	Liberal Democrat	Simon James	7,318	17.09	+2.36
	UK Independence	Christopher Browne	1,968	4.60	+1.73
	UK Community Issues Party	Caroline Schwark	239	0.6	N/A
Majority			9,936	23.20	+15.40
Turnout			42,829	62.75	+1.94
Registered Electors			68,254
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.7

General election of 2001

Swing in this result is calculated on the basis of percentages of the total votes for all parties (Steed swing) rather than using the percentages of the two party vote only (Butler swing). For comparability with the Butler swing calculations used in earlier results in this article, the Butler swing for this election is +0.71

General Election 2001: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Wilshire	18,851	45.10	+0.21
	Labour	Andrew Shaw	15,589	37.30	−0.90
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Rimmer	6,156	14.73	+1.59
	UK Independence	Richard Squire	1,198	2.87	+1.98
Majority			3,262	7.80	+1.11
Turnout			41,794	60.81	−12.77
Registered Electors			68,731
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.6

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General election of 1997

Swing in this result is calculated on the basis of percentages of the total votes for all parties (Steed swing) rather than using the percentages of the two party vote only (Butler swing). For comparability with the Butler swing calculations used in earlier results in this article, the Butler swing for this election is -17.82

General Election 1997: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Wilshire	23,306	44.89	−13.66
	Labour	Keith Dibble	19,833	38.20	+15.26
	Liberal Democrat	Edward Glynn	6,821	13.14	−3.37
	Referendum Party	Barry Coleman	1,495	2.88	N/A
	UK Independence	John Fowler	462	0.89	N/A
Majority			3,473	6.69	−28.92
Turnout			51,917	73.58	−6.78
Registered Electors			70,562
	Conservative hold		Swing	−14.5

General election of 1992

General Election 1992: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Wilshire	32,627	58.55	−1.46
	Labour	Ann Leedham	12,784	22.94	+5.87
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Roberts	9,702	16.51	−6.41
	Green	J Wassell	580	1.04	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	D Rea	338	0.61	N/A
	Natural Law	D Ellis	195	0.35	N/A
Majority			19,843	35.61	−1.48
Turnout			55,726	80.36	+6.28
Registered Electors			69,344
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General election of 1987

General Election 1987: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Wilshire	32,440	60.01	+7.63
	Social Democrat	Mrs. M. Cunningham	12,390	22.92	−3.12
	Labour	D.F.J. Welfare	9,227	17.07	+1.62
Majority			20,050	37.09	+10.76
Turnout			54,057	74.08	+3.08
Registered Electors			72,967
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.57 (SDP to C)

General election of 1983

Richard Adams, standing as an Independent Conservative, opposed the hunting of foxes with hounds. He was famous as the author of the novel "Watership Down". Atkins on the other hand was a noted supporter of foxhunting.

General Election 1983: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt Hon. Sir Humphrey Atkins	26,863	52.38	−5.02
	Social Democrat	A.W. Layton	13,357	26.04	+12.16
	Labour	M.C. Rowlands	7,926	15.45	−12.32
	Independent Conservative	Richard Adams	2,816	5.49	N/A
	FTACMP	E.J. Butterfield	325	0.63	N/A
Majority			13,506	26.33	−3.30
Turnout			51,287	71.00	-5.89
Registered Electors			72,236
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General election of 1979

General Election 1979: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt. Hon. Humphrey Atkins	31,290	57.40	+12.67
	Labour	C.H. Dodwell	15,137	27.77	-5.46
	Liberal	Paul Winner	7,565	13.88	-5.87
	National Front	J. Sawyer	518	0.95	-1.25
Majority			16,153	29.63	+18.12
Turnout			54,510	76.89	+2.40
Registered Electors			70,898
	Conservative hold		Swing	+10.02

General election of October 1974

General Election October 1974: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt. Hon. Humphrey Atkins	23,125	44.73	+0.90
	Labour	C.H. Dodwell	17,177	33.23	+3.66
	Liberal	Paul Winner	10,212	19.75	-4.37
	National Front	J.M. Clifton	1,180	2.28	-0.20
Majority			5,948	11.51	-2.75
Turnout			51,694	74.49	-7.64
Registered Electors			69,393
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.33

General election of February 1974

General Election February 1974: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rt. Hon. Humphrey Atkins	24,772	43.83	-10.38
	Labour	J.H.W. Grant	16,713	29.57	-6.69
	Liberal	Paul Winner	13,632	24.12	+14.59
	National Front	E.J. Butterfield	1,399	2.48	N/A
Majority			8,059	14.26	-3.69
Turnout			56,516	82.13	+8.79
Registered Electors			68,814
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.21

General election of 1970

General Election 1970: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Humphrey Atkins	27,266	54.21	+8.42
	Labour	P.L. Cheney	18,239	36.26	-4.46
	Liberal	R.H. Longland	4,792	9.53	-3.97
Majority			9,027	17.95	+12.88
Turnout			50,297	73.34	-7.55
Registered Electors			68,579
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6.99

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General election of 1966

General Election 1966: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Beresford Craddock	22,473	45.79	-1.23
	Labour	R.G. Wallace	19,986	40.72	+5.19
	Liberal	Miss Nesta Wyn Ellis	6,624	13.50	-3.95
Majority			2,487	5.07	-6.42
Turnout			49,083	80.89	+0.76
Registered Electors			60,676
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.03

General election of 1964

General Election 1964: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Beresford Craddock	22,230	47.02	-12.54
	Labour	R.S. Stokes	16,797	35.53	-4.91
	Liberal	M.J. Hayes	8,252	17.45	N/A
Majority			5,433	11.49	-7.62
Turnout			47,279	80.13	-1.13
Registered Electors			59,000
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.60

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General election of 1959

General Election 1959: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beresford Craddock	25,221	59.56	+1.20
	Labour	J.P. Carruthers	17,128	40.44	-1.20
Majority			8,093	19.11	+2.40
Turnout			42,349	81.26	+3.53
Registered Electors			52,115
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.20

General election of 1955

Since the boundary changes made with effect from this election, the constituency has had no major alteration.

General Election 1955: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beresford Craddock	20,888	58.36	+7.44
	Labour	J.P. Carruthers	14,906	41.64	-7.44
Majority			5,982	16.71	+15.87
Turnout			35,794	77.73	-6.21
Registered Electors			46,050
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.44

General election of 1951

General Election 1951: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beresford Craddock	31,031	50.92	+5.29
	Labour	A.E. Hunter	29,908	49.08	+3.51
Majority			1,123	1.84	+1.79
Turnout			60,939	83.94	+2.17
Registered Electors			72,599
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.89

General election of 1950

Boundary changes

General Election 1950: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Beresford Craddock	26,177	45.63	+9.11
	Labour	F.W. Temple	26,146	45.57	-6.39
	Liberal	F.J. Halpin	5,048	8.80	-2.72
Majority			31	0.05	N/A
Turnout			57,371	81.77	+11.48
Registered Electors			70,161
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.75

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General election of 1945

General Election 1945: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Pargiter	28,064	51.96	+20.32
	Conservative	Ian Harvey	19,725	36.52	-31.84
	Liberal	Henry Kerby	6,222	11.52	N/A
Majority			8,339	15.44	N/A
Turnout			54,011	70.29	+12.33
Registered Electors			76,840
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-27.08

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General election of 1935

General Election 1935: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Reginald Blaker, Bt	30,153	68.36	-10.37
	Labour	Dr. B. Lytton-Bernard	13,957	31.64	+10.37
Majority			16,196	36.72	-20.75
Turnout			44,110	57.96	-10.38
Registered Electors			76,110
	Conservative hold		Swing	-10.38

General election of 1931

General Election 1931: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Reginald Blaker, Bt	34,115	78.73	+29.37
	Labour	F.W. Temple	9,214	21.27	-9.48
Majority			24,901	57.47	+38.86
Turnout			43,329	68.34	-0.68
Registered Electors			63,404
	Conservative hold		Swing	+17.12

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

General election of 1929

Electorate expanded with the introduction of universal adult suffrage, with all women qualifying to vote at 21 (the same basis as for men) instead of on a property qualification from the age of 30.

General Election 1929: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Philip Pilditch	19,177	49.36	-20.01
	Labour	F.W. Temple	11,946	30.75	+0.12
	Liberal	W.A.J. Hillier	7,727	19.89	N/A
Majority			7,231	18.61	-20.14
Turnout			38,850	69.02	+4.45
Registered Electors			56,292
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.76

General election of 1924

General Election 1924: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Philip Pilditch	17,650	69.37	+2.96
	Labour	F.W. Temple	7,792	30.63	-2.96
Majority			9,858	38.75	+5.92
Turnout			25,442	64.57	+18.62
Registered Electors			39,405
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.96

General election of 1923

General Election 1923: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Philip Pilditch	11,604	66.41	+1.73
	Labour	G.S. Cockrill	5,868	33.59	-1.73
Majority			5,736	32.83	+3.46
Turnout			17,472	45.95	-7.95
Registered Electors			38,023
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.73

General election of 1922

General Election 1922: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Philip Pilditch	12,849	64.68	-13.04
	Labour	Archibald George Church	7,015	35.32	+20.19
Majority			5,834	29.37	-33.22
Turnout			19,864	53.90	+8.25
Registered Electors			36,853
	Conservative hold		Swing	-19.02

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General election of 1918

Leonard was an Independent candidate supported by local members of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers

General Election 1918: Spelthorne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Conservative	Sir Philip Pilditch	12,423	77.72	N/A
	Labour	F.E. Horton	2,418	15.13	N/A
	Independent	A.W. Leonard	1,143	7.15	N/A
Majority			10,005	62.59	N/A
Turnout			15,984	45.65	N/A
Registered Electors			35,018
	Coalition Conservative gain from new seat		Swing	N/A

[edit] Sources

• Historical list of MPs
• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
• Election resutls, 1951 - 1979 (Keele University)

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey

[edit] External links

• Spelthorne Labour Party
• Spelthorne Conservatives
• Spelthorne Lib Dems

[edit] References

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• Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
• Britain Votes 4: British Parliamentary Election Results 1983-1987, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1988)
• Britain Votes 5: British Parliamentary Election Results 1988-1992, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Parliamentary Research Services/Dartmouth Publishing 1993)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press, revised edition 1977)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983).
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1974-1983, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1984)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume III 1919-1945, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1979)
• Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)

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