Isle of Thanet | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Isle of Thanet in Kent, showing boundaries used from 1955-1974 | |
1885–February 1974 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | East Kent |
Replaced by | Thanet East, Thanet West |
Isle of Thanet was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885, until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
It was located on the Isle of Thanet, in Kent.
Boundaries
[edit]1918–1950: The Boroughs of Margate, Ramsgate, and Sandwich, the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peters, and the Rural District of Isle of Thanet.
1950–1974: The Boroughs of Margate and Ramsgate, the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peters, and in the Rural District of Eastry the parishes of Acol, Minster, Monkton, St Nicholas at Wade, and Sarre.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Edward King-Harman | Conservative | |
1888 | James Lowther | Conservative | |
1904 | Harry Marks | Conservative | |
1910 | Norman Craig | Conservative | |
1919 | Esmond Harmsworth | Unionist | |
1929 | Harold Balfour | Unionist | |
1945 | Edward Carson | Conservative | |
1953 | William Rees-Davies | Conservative | |
1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward King-Harman | 3,381 | 55.9 | ||
Liberal | Edmund Francis Davies [2] | 2,670 | 44.1 | ||
Majority | 711 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,051 | 76.2 | |||
Registered electors | 7,941 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward King-Harman | 3,399 | 72.2 | +16.3 | |
Liberal | Edward Gripper Banks[4] | 1,311 | 27.8 | −16.3 | |
Majority | 2,088 | 44.4 | +32.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,710 | 59.3 | −16.9 | ||
Registered electors | 7,941 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +16.3 |
King-Harman's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,547 | 55.1 | −17.1 | |
Liberal | Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen | 2,889 | 44.9 | +17.1 | |
Majority | 658 | 10.2 | −34.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,436 | 78.2 | +18.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,228 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −17.1 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,901 | 57.7 | −14.5 | |
Liberal | Heber Hart | 2,857 | 42.3 | +14.5 | |
Majority | 1,044 | 15.4 | −29.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,758 | 68.2 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,913 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −14.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Marks | 4,048 | 52.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Joseph King | 3,666 | 47.5 | New | |
Majority | 382 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,714 | 71.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,823 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Marks | 5,154 | 51.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Joseph King | 3,961 | 39.5 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | Frederick E McCormick Goodhart | 925 | 9.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,193 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,040 | 84.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,891 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Craig | 6,892 | 66.9 | +15.6 | |
Liberal | Julian William Wellesley Weigall | 3,410 | 33.1 | −6.4 | |
Majority | 3,482 | 33.8 | +22.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,302 | 81.8 | −2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,588 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Craig | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Norman Craig
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Norman Craig | Unopposed | ||
Unionist hold | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Esmond Harmsworth | 9,711 | 57.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | William J. West | 7,058 | 42.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,653 | 15.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,769 | 52.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 31,767 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Esmond Harmsworth | 16,116 | 61.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Alfred Suenson-Taylor | 10,226 | 38.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,890 | 22.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,342 | 68.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 38,500 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Esmond Harmsworth | 13,821 | 50.1 | −11.1 | |
Liberal | Reginald Rait | 13,773 | 49.9 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 48 | 0.2 | −22.2 | ||
Turnout | 27,594 | 69.5 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 39,679 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Esmond Harmsworth | 21,130 | 65.8 | +15.7 | |
Liberal | Arthur Luxmoore | 6,779 | 21.1 | −28.8 | |
Labour | Dudley Aman | 4,202 | 13.1 | New | |
Majority | 14,351 | 44.7 | +44.5 | ||
Turnout | 32,111 | 77.6 | +8.1 | ||
Registered electors | 41,395 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +22.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Harold Balfour | 22,595 | 52.9 | −12.9 | |
Liberal | Alfred Suenson-Taylor | 15,648 | 36.6 | +15.5 | |
Labour | Edgar Joseph Plaisted | 4,490 | 10.5 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 6,947 | 16.3 | −28.4 | ||
Turnout | 42,733 | 73.3 | −4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 58,330 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −14.2 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Balfour | 33,173 | 74.2 | +21.3 | |
Liberal | George Ivor Phillips | 11,517 | 25.8 | −10.8 | |
Majority | 21,656 | 48.4 | +32.1 | ||
Turnout | 44,690 | 73.6 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Balfour | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Harold Balfour
- Liberal: Richard Pope-Hennessy[22]
- Labour: FW Mellanby[23]
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Carson | 15,023 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Labour | Thomas Boyd | 12,075 | 39.2 | New | |
Liberal | Philip John Willmett | 3,732 | 12.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,948 | 9.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,830 | 69.2 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Carson | 31,345 | 55.5 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Christopher Boyd | 20,522 | 36.4 | −2.8 | |
Liberal | Charles Wrong | 4,561 | 8.1 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 10,823 | 19.1 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 56,431 | 83.0 | +13.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Carson | 33,551 | 61.6 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Otto Shaw | 20,892 | 38.4 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 12,659 | 23.2 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 54,444 | 78.0 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Rees-Davies | 25,261 | 61.3 | −0.3 | |
Labour | Frank Woodbridge | 15,935 | 38.7 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 9,326 | 22.6 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,196 | 58.7 | −19.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Rees-Davies | 31,270 | 62.2 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Kingston Jones | 18,981 | 37.8 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 12,289 | 24.4 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 50,251 | 71.9 | −6.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Rees-Davies | 29,453 | 54.5 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Henry Fountain | 17,555 | 32.5 | −5.3 | |
Liberal | George MacDonald-Jones | 6,998 | 13.0 | New | |
Majority | 11,898 | 22.0 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 54,007 | 75.1 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Rees-Davies | 27,870 | 47.7 | −6.8 | |
Labour | Ernest Wistrich | 20,520 | 35.2 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | David Norrington | 9,979 | 17.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 7,350 | 12.5 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 58,369 | 74.2 | −0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Rees-Davies | 29,302 | 47.5 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Leonard John A Bishop | 24,416 | 39.6 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | Frederick G Redman | 7,952 | 12.9 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 4,886 | 7.9 | −4.6 | ||
Turnout | 61,670 | 75.7 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Rees-Davies | 33,434 | 51.9 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Leonard John A Bishop | 21,709 | 33.7 | −5.9 | |
Liberal | Tudor Gates | 7,176 | 11.1 | −1.8 | |
Ind. Conservative | Ian Josephs | 2,136 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 11,725 | 18.2 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 64,458 | 72.2 | −3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ "The General Election". The Morning Post. 2 December 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ "The General Election". Aberdeen Free Press. 10 July 1886. p. 4. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 146 (170 in web page), Kent
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ "1953 by Elections". by-elections.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 389. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 305. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.