Ravensbourne (UK Parliament constituency)
Ravensbourne | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
February 1974–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Bromley |
Replaced by | Bromley & Chislehurst, Beckenham and Orpington |
Ravensbourne was a
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.
The constituency shared boundaries with the Ravensbourne electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.
Boundaries
1974–1983: The London Borough of Bromley wards of Bromley Common, Keston and Hayes, Martin's Hill and Town, West Wickham North, and West Wickham South.[1]
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
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 | Stephen Greene[5] | 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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hunt | 27,143 | 63.05 | ||
Alliance
|
Catharine 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 London
References
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1972. pp. 6228–6230.
- ^ "Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔".
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- ISBN 0102374805.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔".
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Politicsresources.net - Official Web Site ✔".
- ^ "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 6 December 2010.