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|party = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Sir Granville Wheler, 1st Baronet|Granville Wheler]] |
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|votes = 14,432 |
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|percentage = 46.9 |
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|change = −5.2 |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Stanley Morgan (politician)|Stanley Morgan]] |
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|votes = 9,180 |
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|percentage = 29.9 |
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|change = −18.0 |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Albert J Soloman |
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|votes = 7,132 |
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|percentage = 23.2 |
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|change =n/a |
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|votes = 5,252 |
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|percentage = 17.0 |
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|change = +12.8 |
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|votes = 30,744 |
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|percentage = 73.9 |
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|change = +10.5 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Unionist Party (UK)|candidate=[[Sir Granville Wheler, 1st Baronet|Granville Wheler]]|votes=14,432|percentage=46.9|change=−5.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Stanley Morgan (politician)|Stanley Morgan]]|votes=9,180|percentage=29.9|change=−18.0}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Albert J Soloman|votes=7,132|percentage=23.2|change=n/a}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=5,252|percentage=17.0|change=+12.8}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=30,744|percentage=73.9|change=+10.5}} |
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|reg. electors = 41,589 |
|reg. electors = 41,589 |
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|party = Unionist Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Adam Maitland (UK politician)|Adam Maitland]] |
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|votes = 16,219 |
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|percentage = 41.3 |
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|change = −5.6 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Dudley Aman, 1st Baron Marley|Dudley Aman]] |
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|votes = 15,275 |
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|percentage = 38.9 |
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|change = +9.0 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl|Maurice Gerothwohl]] |
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|votes = 7,782 |
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|percentage = 19.8 |
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|change = −3.4 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 944 |
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|percentage = 2.4 |
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|change = −14.6 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 39,276 |
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|percentage = 75.5 |
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|change = +1.6 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Unionist Party (UK)|candidate=[[Adam Maitland (UK politician)|Adam Maitland]]|votes=16,219|percentage=41.3|change=−5.6}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Dudley Aman, 1st Baron Marley|Dudley Aman]]|votes=15,275|percentage=38.9|change=+9.0}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=[[Maurice Alfred Gerothwohl|Maurice Gerothwohl]]|votes=7,782|percentage=19.8|change=−3.4}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=944|percentage=2.4|change=−14.6}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=39,276|percentage=75.5|change=+1.6}} |
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|reg. electors = 52,047 |
|reg. electors = 52,047 |
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=== Elections in the 1950s === |
=== Elections in the 1950s === |
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|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]:<ref name="auto3">F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973</ref> |
|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Faversham<ref name="auto3">F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973</ref> |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Percy Wells]] |
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|votes = 23,620 |
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|percentage = 48.71 |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = J. E. Brooks |
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|votes = 21,381 |
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|percentage = 44.10 |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Elizabeth May Graham |
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|votes = 3,486 |
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|percentage = 7.19 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 2,239 |
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|percentage = 4.62 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
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|percentage = 86.33 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Percy Wells]]|votes=23,620|percentage=48.71|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=J. E. Brooks|votes=21,381|percentage=44.10|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Elizabeth May Graham|votes=3,486|percentage=7.19|change=}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=2,239|percentage=4.62|change=}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=86.33|change=}} |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]:<ref name="auto3"/> |
|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Faversham<ref name="auto3"/> |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Percy Wells]] |
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|votes = 24,884 |
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|percentage = 50.57 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Clive Bossom]] |
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|votes = 24,322 |
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|percentage = 49.43 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 562 |
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|percentage = 1.14 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
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|percentage = 86.04 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Percy Wells]]|votes=24,884|percentage=50.57|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Clive Bossom]]|votes=24,322|percentage=49.43|change=}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=562|percentage=1.14|change=}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=86.04|change=}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]:<ref name="auto3"/> |
|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Faversham<ref name="auto3"/> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Percy Wells]] |
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|votes = 23,981 |
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|percentage = 50.06 |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Clive Bossom]] |
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|votes = 23,922 |
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|percentage = 49.94 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 59 |
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|percentage = 0.12 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 47,903 |
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|percentage = 78.36 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Percy Wells]]|votes=23,981|percentage=50.06|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Clive Bossom]]|votes=23,922|percentage=49.94|change=}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=59|percentage=0.12|change=}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=47,903|percentage=78.36|change=}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Percy Wells]] |
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|votes = 24,327 |
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|percentage = 50.26 |
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|change = |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Elsie M. S. Olsen |
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|votes = 24,074 |
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|percentage = 49.74 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 253 |
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|percentage = 0.52 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 48,401 |
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|percentage = 83.80 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Percy Wells]]|votes=24,327|percentage=50.26|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Elsie M. S. Olsen|votes=24,074|percentage=49.74|change=}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=253|percentage=0.52|change=}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=48,401|percentage=83.80|change=}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]:<ref name="auto3"/> |
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Faversham<ref name="auto3"/> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham|Terence Boston]] |
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|votes = 24,243 |
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|percentage =49.1 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate =Elsie M. S. Olsen |
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|votes = 20 279 |
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|percentage = 41.0 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Paul Hayden |
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|votes = 4,882 |
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|percentage =9.9 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 3,964 |
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|percentage = 8.1 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 49,404 |
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|percentage = 81.7 |
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|change = |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham|Terence Boston]]|votes=24,243|percentage=49.1|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Elsie M. S. Olsen|votes=20 279|percentage=41.0|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Paul Hayden|votes=4,882|percentage=9.9|change=}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=3,964|percentage=8.1|change=}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=49,404|percentage=81.7|change=}} |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham|Terence Boston]] |
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|votes = 26,375 |
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|percentage = 52.5 |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Roger Moate]] |
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|votes = 23,886 |
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|percentage = 47.5 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 2,489 |
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|percentage = 5.0 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 50,261 |
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|percentage = 79.9 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=[[Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham|Terence Boston]]|votes=26,375|percentage=52.5|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Roger Moate]]|votes=23,886|percentage=47.5|change=}} |
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{{Election box majority||votes=2,489|percentage=5.0|change=}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=50,261|percentage=79.9|change=}} |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i08.htm|title=UK General Election results: February 1974 [Archive]|work=politicsresources.net|access-date=2009-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701203547/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i08.htm|archive-date=2017-07-01|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Faversham<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i08.htm|title=UK General Election results: February 1974 [Archive]|work=politicsresources.net|access-date=2009-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701203547/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i08.htm|archive-date=2017-07-01|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Roger Moate]]|votes=26,316|percentage=42.2|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Mike Freedman|votes=20,909|percentage=33.6|change=}} |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=PJ Morgan|votes=14,927|percentage=24.0|change=}} |
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|candidate = [[Roger Moate]] |
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|votes = 26,316 |
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|percentage = 42.2 |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Mike Freedman |
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|votes = 20,909 |
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|percentage = 33.6 |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = PJ Morgan |
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|votes = 14,927 |
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|percentage = 24.0 |
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|party = Community |
|party = Community |
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{{Election box majority||votes=5,407|percentage=8.7|change=}} |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=62,301|percentage=8.7|change=}} |
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|votes = 5,407 |
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|percentage = 8.7 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = 62,301 |
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|percentage = 8.7 |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election |
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Faversham<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i08.htm|title=UK General Election results: October 1974 [Archive]|work=politicsresources.net|access-date=2009-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828121742/http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i08.htm|archive-date=2016-08-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=[[Roger Moate]]|votes=25,087|percentage=43.0|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Mike Freedman|votes=22,210|percentage=38.1|change=}} |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=PJ Morgan|votes=10,979|percentage=18.8|change=}} |
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|candidate = [[Roger Moate]] |
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{{Election box majority||votes=2,877|percentage=4.9|change=}} |
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|votes = 25,087 |
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{{Election box turnout||votes=58,276|percentage=76.7|change=}} |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Mike Freedman |
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|votes = 22,210 |
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|percentage = 38.1 |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = PJ Morgan |
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|votes = 10,979 |
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|percentage = 18.8 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 2,877 |
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|percentage = 4.9 |
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|votes = 58,276 |
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|percentage = 76.7 |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election |
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Faversham<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i08.htm|title=UK General Election results: May 1979 [Archive]|work=politicsresources.net|access-date=2009-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628130434/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i08.htm|archive-date=2017-06-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} |
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Revision as of 23:26, 20 June 2020
Faversham | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Faversham in Kent, showing boundaries used from 1983-1997 | |
1885–1997 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | East Kent |
Replaced by | Sittingbourne & Sheppey, Faversham & Mid Kent |
Faversham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Faversham in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election when it was replaced by the new constituencies of Sittingbourne and Sheppey, and Faversham and Mid Kent.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Borough of Faversham, the Sessional Division of Faversham, and the corporate town of Queenborough.
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Faversham and Queenborough, the Urban Districts of Milton Regis, Sheerness, and Sittingbourne, the Rural Districts of Milton and Sheppey, and the Rural District of Faversham except the detached parts of the parishes of Dunkirk and Hernhill which were wholly surrounded by the Rural District of Blean.
1950–1983: The Boroughs of Faversham and Queenborough, the Urban Districts of Sheerness, and Sittingbourne and Milton, and the Rural Districts of Sheppey and Swale.
1983–1997: The Borough of Swale wards of Abbey, Borden, Davington Priory, East Downs, Eastern, Grove, Iwade and Lower Halstow, Kemsley, Milton Regis, Minster Cliffs, Murston, Newington, Queenborough and Halfway, Roman, St Ann's, Sheerness East, Sheerness West, Sheppey Central, Teynham and Lynsted, Watling, West Downs, and Woodstock.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen | 5,067 | 55.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Francis Flint Belsey | 4,123 | 44.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 944 | 10.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,190 | 80.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,370 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Knatchbull-Hugessen | 4,846 | 51.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sydney Hallifax[3] | 4,640 | 48.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 206 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,486 | 66.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 14,219 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederic Gorell Barnes | 5,738 | 55.7 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | Samuel Barrow | 4,557 | 44.3 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 1,181 | 11.4 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 10,295 | 75.1 | +8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 13,701 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Howard | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Napier | 6,925 | 57.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Howard | 5,091 | 42.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,834 | 15.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,016 | 80.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 14,860 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Granville Wheler | 7,438 | 58.0 | +15.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Napier | 5,394 | 42.0 | −15.6 | |
Majority | 2,044 | 16.0 | 31.2 | ||
Turnout | 87.6 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.6 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Granville Wheler | 6,897 | 57.4 | −0.6 | |
Lib-Lab | George Nicholls | 5,111 | 42.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 1,786 | 14.8 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 82.0 | −5.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.6 |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Granville Wheler
- Liberal:
- Labour: Stanley Morgan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Unionist | Granville Wheler | 12,826 | 68.2 | +10.8 |
Labour | Stanley Morgan | 5,981 | 31.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,845 | 36.4 | +21.6 | ||
Turnout | 18,807 | 50.2 | −31.8 | ||
Registered electors | 37,478 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Granville Wheler | 13,675 | 55.2 | −13.0 | |
Labour | Stanley Morgan | 11,096 | 44.8 | +13.0 | |
Majority | 2,579 | 10.4 | −26.0 | ||
Turnout | 24,771 | 61.7 | +11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 40,156 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −13.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Granville Wheler | 13,422 | 52.1 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Stanley Morgan | 12,361 | 47.9 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 1,061 | 4.2 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 25,783 | 63.4 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 40,676 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Granville Wheler | 14,432 | 46.9 | −5.2 | |
Labour | Stanley Morgan | 9,180 | 29.9 | −18.0 | |
Liberal | Albert J Soloman | 7,132 | 23.2 | n/a | |
Majority | 5,252 | 17.0 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 30,744 | 73.9 | +10.5 | ||
Registered electors | 41,589 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Adam Maitland | 12,997 | 41.7 | −5.2 | |
Labour | Dudley Aman | 11,313 | 36.2 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | John Dunn | 5,813 | 18.6 | −4.6 | |
Ind. Unionist | E.A. Hailwood | 1,090 | 3.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,684 | 5.5 | −11.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,213 | 72.4 | −1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 43,122 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Adam Maitland | 16,219 | 41.3 | −5.6 | |
Labour | Dudley Aman | 15,275 | 38.9 | +9.0 | |
Liberal | Maurice Gerothwohl | 7,782 | 19.8 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 944 | 2.4 | −14.6 | ||
Turnout | 39,276 | 75.5 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 52,047 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −7.3 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Maitland | 25,568 | 65.9 | ||
Labour | Norman Smith | 13,226 | 34.1 | ||
Majority | 12,342 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 38,794 | 72.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Maitland | 22,881 | 54.6 | ||
Labour | Norman Smith | 19,060 | 45.4 | ||
Majority | 3,821 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 41,941 | 74.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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: Adam Maitland
- Labour: John Belcher[5]
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Percy Wells | 23,502 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | Adam Maitland | 21,037 | 47.2 | ||
Majority | 2,465 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 73.1 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Percy Wells | 23,620 | 48.71 | ||
Conservative | J. E. Brooks | 21,381 | 44.10 | ||
Liberal | Elizabeth May Graham | 3,486 | 7.19 | ||
Majority | 2,239 | 4.62 | |||
Turnout | 86.33 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Wells | 24,884 | 50.57 | ||
Conservative | Clive Bossom | 24,322 | 49.43 | ||
Majority | 562 | 1.14 | |||
Turnout | 86.04 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Wells | 23,981 | 50.06 | ||
Conservative | Clive Bossom | 23,922 | 49.94 | ||
Majority | 59 | 0.12 | |||
Turnout | 47,903 | 78.36 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Wells | 24,327 | 50.26 | ||
Conservative | Elsie M. S. Olsen | 24,074 | 49.74 | ||
Majority | 253 | 0.52 | |||
Turnout | 48,401 | 83.80 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Terence Boston | 24,749 | 55.1 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Elsie M. S. Olsen | 19,808 | 44.1 | −3.6 | |
Independent | Russell Eckley | 352 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,941 | 11.0 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 44,909 | 74.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terence Boston | 24,243 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | Elsie M. S. Olsen | 20 279 | 41.0 | ||
Liberal | Paul Hayden | 4,882 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | 3,964 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 49,404 | 81.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terence Boston | 26,375 | 52.5 | ||
Conservative | Roger Moate | 23,886 | 47.5 | ||
Majority | 2,489 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 50,261 | 79.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Moate | 29,914 | 53.4 | ||
Labour | Terence Boston | 26,103 | 46.6 | ||
Majority | 3,811 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 56,013 | 78.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Moate | 26,316 | 42.2 | ||
Labour | Mike Freedman | 20,909 | 33.6 | ||
Liberal | PJ Morgan | 14,927 | 24.0 | ||
Community | E Dignan | 151 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 5,407 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 62,301 | 8.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Moate | 25,087 | 43.0 | ||
Labour | Mike Freedman | 22,210 | 38.1 | ||
Liberal | PJ Morgan | 10,979 | 18.8 | ||
Majority | 2,877 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 58,276 | 76.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Moate | 33,513 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | T Sherwen | 21,351 | 34.6 | ||
Liberal | AC Aldous | 6,349 | 10.3 | ||
National Front | A Webb | 439 | 0.7 | ||
Majority | 12,162 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 61,653 | 78.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Moate | 29,849 | 53.1 | ||
SDP | Edward Goyder | 15,252 | 27.1 | ||
Labour | CM Bromley | 11,130 | 19.8 | ||
Majority | 14,597 | 26.0 | |||
Turnout | 56,233 | 73.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Roger Moate | 31,074 | 51.1 | ||
SDP | Edward Goyder | 17,096 | 28.1 | ||
Labour | Philip Dangerfield | 12,616 | 20.8 | ||
Majority | 13,978 | 23.0 | |||
Turnout | 60,788 | 76.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Moate | 32,755 | 50.1 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Helen Brinton | 16,404 | 25.1 | +4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Truelove | 15,896 | 24.3 | −3.8 | |
Natural Law | Robin M. Bradshaw | 294 | 0.5 | ||
Majority | 16,351 | 25.0 | |||
Turnout | 65,352 | 79.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 by Fred W. S. Craig
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ^ a b c d e British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ "Faversham". Thanet Advertiser. 18 Jul 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ^ a b c d e f g F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ "UK General Election results 1970". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "UK General Election results: February 1974 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "UK General Election results: October 1974 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "UK General Election results: May 1979 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "UK General Election results: June 1983 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "UK General Election results: June 1987 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "UK General Election results: April 1992 [Archive]". politicsresources.net. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2009-09-20.