Ravensbourne (UK Parliament constituency)
Ravensbourne | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
February 1974–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Bromley & Chislehurst, Beckenham and Orpington |
Created from | Bromley |
Ravensbourne was a borough constituency in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first-past-the-post system. It existed from the February 1974 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
History[]
This was a safe Conservative seat held by Sir John Hunt for the entire period of its existence.
Boundaries[]
1974–1983: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bromley Common, Keston and Hayes, Martins Hill and Town, West Wickham North, and West Wickham South.
1983–1997: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Biggin Hill, Bromley Common and Keston, Darwin, Hayes, Martins Hill and Town, West Wickham North, and West Wickham South.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Sir John Hunt | Conservative | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Bromley and Chislehurst, Beckenham & Orpington |
Elections[]
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hunt | 20,420 | 51.47 | ||
Liberal | David Edward Aubrey Crowe | 11,523 | 29.05 | ||
Labour | Michael Anthony Hession | 6,943 | 17.50 | ||
National Front | Geoffrey John Parker | 786 | 1.98 | ||
Majority | 8,897 | 22.42 | |||
Turnout | 39,673 | 82.50 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hunt | 18,318 | 51.01 | ||
Liberal | David Edward Aubrey Crowe | 9,813 | 27.33 | ||
Labour | Christopher Howes | 7,204 | 20.06 | ||
National Front | I Stevens | 574 | 1.60 | ||
Majority | 8,505 | 23.68 | |||
Turnout | 35,910 | 73.98 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.63 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hunt | 22,501 | 60.92 | ||
Liberal | William Ivor Shipley | 7,111 | 19.25 | ||
Labour | John R Holbrook | 6,848 | 18.54 | ||
National Front | S Greene | 478 | 1.29 | ||
Majority | 15,390 | 41.67 | |||
Turnout | 36,938 | 77.60 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.99 |
Elections in the 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Hunt | 27,143 | 63.05 | ||
Alliance | CM Boston | 11,631 | 27.02 | ||
Labour | John R Holbrook | 4,037 | 9.38 | ||
BNP | AT Shotton | 242 | 0.56 | new | |
Majority | 15,512 | 36.03 | |||
Turnout | 43,055 | 73.21 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hunt | 28,295 | 62.96 | -0.09 | |
Alliance | Gareth Campbell | 11,376 | 25.31 | ||
Labour | Michael D'Arcy | 5,087 | 11.32 | ||
BNP | Alfred Waite | 184 | 0.41 | −0.15 | |
Majority | 16,919 | 37.65 | |||
Turnout | 44,939 | 75.70 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hunt | 29,506 | 63.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul JH Booth | 9,792 | 21.0 | −4.3 | |
Labour | Ernest W Dyer | 6,182 | 13.3 | +2.0 | |
Green | IJ Mouland | 617 | 1.3 | New | |
Liberal | P White | 318 | 0.7 | New | |
Natural Law | JW Shepheard | 105 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 19,714 | 42.4 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 46,520 | 81.2 | +5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
See also[]
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London
References[]
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- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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- ^ "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. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- Politics of the London Borough of Bromley
- Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1997