Finchley (UK Parliament constituency)
Finchley | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1918–1965 Middlesex 1965–1997 Greater London |
1950–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Finchley & Golders Green (newly created seat) Chipping Barnet (in part) |
1918–1950 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Hornsey (bulk of seat formed former western part of) Enfield (as to the Friern Barnet part) |
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Finchley was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election; its best-known MP was Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Although boundary changes meant that she never again attained her large majority of 1959, she was nonetheless returned by comfortable (9,000) majorities at general elections throughout her premiership.
The seat was abolished in 1997 and split between the Finchley and Golders Green and Chipping Barnet constituencies.
Boundaries[]
- 1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Finchley and Friern Barnet.
- 1945–1950: The Municipal Borough of Finchley, part of the Municipal Borough of Hornsey, and part of the Urban District of Friern Barnet.
- 1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Finchley, and the Urban District of Friern Barnet.
- 1974–1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of East Finchley, Finchley, Friern Barnet, St Paul's, and Woodhouse.
In 1918 the constituency was created as a county division of Middlesex, centred on the town of Finchley, which before 1918 had been located in the Hornsey constituency. In 1934 the Finchley district became a Municipal Borough.
In 1945 there was an interim redistribution of parliamentary constituencies to split those with more than 100,000 electors, prior to the general redistribution of 1950. Middlesex was significantly affected by the interim changes.
In 1950 the seat was re-classified as a borough constituency, with the boundaries reverting to those of 1918.
In 1965 the area of the constituency changed counties from Middlesex to London. Specifically its areas joined with others to form the London Borough of Barnet of Greater London.
Members of Parliament[]
Event | Member | Party | ||
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1918 | John Newman | Unionist | ||
1923 | Atholl Robertson | Liberal | ||
1924 | Edward Cadogan | Unionist | ||
1935 | John Crowder | Conservative | ||
1959 | Margaret Thatcher | |||
1992 | Hartley Booth | |||
1997 | constituency abolished
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Elections[]
Elections in the 1910s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | John Pretyman Newman | 11,849 | 68.9 | |
Labour | John Leslie | 3,140 | 18.2 | ||
Liberal | Walter Edwin Martin | 2,221 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 8,709 | 50.7 | |||
Turnout | 17,210 | 59.7 | |||
Registered electors | 28,848 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Pretyman Newman | 11,883 | 53.2 | −15.7 | |
Liberal | T. Atholl Robertson | 10,440 | 46.8 | +33.9 | |
Majority | 1,443 | 6.4 | −44.3 | ||
Turnout | 22,323 | 72.4 | +12.7 | ||
Registered electors | 30,843 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −24.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | T. Atholl Robertson | 13,159 | 54.7 | +7.9 | |
Unionist | John Pretyman Newman | 10,883 | 45.3 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 2,276 | 9.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,042 | 76.0 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 31,650 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edward Cadogan | 15,277 | 58.3 | +13.0 | |
Liberal | T. Atholl Robertson | 10,942 | 41.7 | −13.0 | |
Majority | 4,335 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,219 | 79.5 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,984 | ||||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edward Cadogan | 18,920 | 48.8 | −9.5 | |
Liberal | T. Atholl Robertson | 14,065 | 36.2 | −5.5 | |
Labour | J. George Stone | 5,824 | 15.0 | New | |
Majority | 4,855 | 12.6 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 38,809 | 77.2 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 50,243 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Elections in the 1930s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Cadogan | 34,286 | 84.2 | +35.4 | |
Labour | J. George Stone | 6,440 | 15.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 27,846 | 68.4 | +55.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,726 | 74.3 | -2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +17.3 |
Liberal candidate Lady Domini Crosfield withdrew following the formation of the National Government.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Crowder | 26,960 | 63.6 | -20.6 | |
Liberal | T. Atholl Robertson | 8,920 | 21.0 | New | |
Labour | Cyril G Lacey | 6,533 | 15.4 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 18,040 | 42.6 | -31.8 | ||
Turnout | 42,413 | 70.2 | -4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940, but it was postponed after the outbreak of World War II. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939, and by the end of that year the following candidates had been selected:
- Conservative: John Crowder
- Liberal: Humphrey Razzall
- Labour: Cyril Lacey
Elections in the 1940s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Crowder | 24,256 | 48.48 | -15.09 | |
Labour | Cyril G Lacey | 18,611 | 37.20 | +21.80 | |
Liberal | David Goldblatt | 7,164 | 14.32 | -6.71 | |
Majority | 5,645 | 11.28 | -31.32 | ||
Turnout | 50,031 | 74.17 | + 3.97 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +18.44 |
Elections in the 1950s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Crowder | 32,262 | 52.85 | +4.37 | |
Labour | Dorothy Pickles | 19,683 | 32.25 | -4.95 | |
Liberal | Andrew McFadyean | 9,094 | 14.90 | +0.58 | |
Majority | 12,579 | 20.60 | +9.32 | ||
Turnout | 60,999 | 84.91 | + 10.74 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.16 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Crowder | 33,308 | 54.89 | +2.04 | |
Labour | Jack Ashley | 20,520 | 33.82 | +1.57 | |
Liberal | Walter John Done | 6,853 | 11.29 | -3.61 | |
Majority | 12,788 | 21.07 | +0.47 | ||
Turnout | 60,411 | 83.99 | -0.92 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.28 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Crowder | 30,233 | 54.56 | -0.33 | |
Labour | Terence Lancaster | 17,408 | 31.41 | -2.41 | |
Liberal | Manuela Sykes | 7,775 | 14.03 | +2.74 | |
Majority | 12,825 | 23.15 | +2.08 | ||
Turnout | 56,316 | 78.32 | -5.67 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.04 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 29,697 | 53.19 | -1.37 | |
Labour | Eric Deakins | 13,437 | 24.07 | -7.34 | |
Liberal | Henry Ivan Spence | 12,701 | 22.74 | +8.71 | |
Majority | 16,260 | 29.12 | +5.97 | ||
Turnout | 55,835 | 80.78 | +2.46 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.98 |
Elections in the 1960s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 24,591 | 46.6 | −6.6 | |
Liberal | John Pardoe | 15,789 | 29.9 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Albert Edward Tomlinson | 12,408 | 23.5 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 8,802 | 16.7 | −12.7 | ||
Turnout | 52,788 | 78.2 | −2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 23,968 | 46.5 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Yvonne Sieve | 14,504 | 28.1 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | Frank Davis | 13,070 | 25.4 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 9,464 | 18.4 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 51,542 | 75.3 | −2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.4 |
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 25,480 | 53.8 | +7.3 | |
Labour | Michael Freeman | 14,295 | 30.2 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Graham Mitchell | 7,614 | 16.1 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 11,185 | 23.6 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,389 | 65.6 | −9.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 18,180 | 43.7 | −8.6 | |
Labour | Martin O'Connor | 12,202 | 29.3 | −2.3 | |
Liberal | Laurence Brass | 11,221 | 27.0 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 5,978 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 41,603 | 78.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 16,498 | 44.0 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Martin O'Connor | 12,587 | 33.6 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | Laurence Brass | 7,384 | 19.7 | −7.3 | |
National Front | Janet Godfrey | 993 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 3,911 | 10.4 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 37,462 | 69.5 | −8.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 20,918 | 52.5 | +8.5 | |
Labour | Richard May | 13,040 | 32.7 | −0.9 | |
Liberal | Anthony Paterson | 5,254 | 13.2 | −6.5 | |
National Front | William Verity | 534 | 1.3 | −1.4 | |
Independent Democrat | Elizabeth Lloyd | 86 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 7,878 | 19.8 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 39,832 | 72.5 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Elections in the 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 19,616 | 51.1 | ―1.4 | |
Labour | Laurence Spigel | 10,302 | 26.8 | ―5.9 | |
Liberal | Margaret Joachim | 7,763 | 20.2 | +7.0 | |
Ecology | Simone Wilkinson | 279 | 0.7 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 235 | 0.6 | New | |
Ban Every Licensing Law Society | Anthony Noonan | 75 | 0.2 | New | |
Rail Not Motorway | Helen Anscomb | 42 | 0.1 | New | |
Law and Order in Gotham City | Anthony Whitehead | 37 | 0.1 | New | |
Anti-Censorship | David Webb | 28 | 0.1 | New | |
Party of Associates with Licensees | Brian Wareham | 27 | 0.1 | New | |
Belgrano Blood-Hunger | Benjamin Wedmore | 13 | 0.0 | New | |
Majority | 9,314 | 24.2 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 38,417 | 69.0 | ―3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | 21,603 | 53.9 | +2.8 | |
Labour | John Davies | 12,690 | 31.7 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | David Howarth | 5,580 | 13.9 | ―7.3 | |
Gremloid Party | Lord Buckethead | 131 | 0.3 | New | |
Gold Party | Michaelle St Vincent | 59 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 8,913 | 22.2 | ―2.0 | ||
Turnout | 40,063 | 69.4 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ―1.0 |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hartley Booth | 21,039 | 51.2 | ―2.7 | |
Labour | Ann Marjoram | 14,651 | 35.7 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Leighter | 4,568 | 11.1 | ―2.8 | |
Green | Ashley Gunstock | 564 | 1.4 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Sally Johnson | 130 | 0.3 | New | |
Natural Law | James Macrae | 129 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 6,388 | 15.5 | ―6.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,081 | 77.6 | +8.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ―3.3 |
Notes and references[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
Sources[]
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
- Politics of the London Borough of Barnet
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented by a sitting Prime Minister
- Finchley