Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Newbury | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Newbury in Berkshire. | |
Location of Berkshire within England. | |
County | Berkshire |
Electorate | 77,898 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of parliament | Richard Benyon (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Berkshire |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Newbury is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Richard Benyon, a Conservative.[n 2]
Profile
The constituency consists of most of West Berkshire and includes Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford. To the east, the rest of West Berkshire is incorporated into the Wokingham and Reading West constituencies.[n 3]
Since its creation it has been a Conservative or Liberal/Liberal Democrat seat, sometimes seemingly marginal and sometimes seen as a safe seat, with a tendency towards being Conservative.[n 4] West Berkshire which is similar to its neighbours has a rather thriving economy with the headquarters of the communications company Vodafone that has created a cluster of around 80 mobile phone related businesses in Newbury,[2] while the Lambourn area is the second most important centre for the racehorse industry in Great Britain, employing over 800 people directly, and producing an annual income of £20 million.[3]
West Berkshire is also home to Atomic Weapons Establishment, near Aldermaston, Wolseley plc, Bayer and Pepsico. There are high proportions of detached and semi-detached housing, and lower than average dependency on social housing.[4][5] The seat includes the former family home of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in Bucklebury.
- Neighbouring constituencies
The constituencies bordering Newbury (clockwise from north) are: Wantage, Henley, Reading West, Wokingham, Basingstoke, North West Hampshire and Devizes.
Boundaries
1885-1918: The Municipal Boroughs of Newbury and Reading, the Sessional Divisions of Ilsley, Lambourn, Newbury (including Hungerford), and Reading (except the civil parishes of East Swallowfield and West Swallowfield), and part of the Sessional Division of Wokingham.
1918-1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Newbury and Wokingham, the Rural Districts of Hungerford and Newbury, and parts of the Rural Districts of Bradfield and Wokingham.
1950-1955: The Municipal Borough of Newbury, and the Rural Districts of Bradfield, Hungerford, and Newbury.
1955-1974: The Municipal Borough of Newbury, the Rural Districts of Bradfield, Hungerford, and Newbury, and the County Borough of Reading wards of Norcot and Tilehurst.
1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Newbury, and the Rural Districts of Bradfield, Hungerford, and Newbury.
1983-1997: The District of Newbury wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury, Burghfield, Chieveley, Cold Ash, Compton, Craven, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Mortimer, Northcroft, St John's, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Speen, Thatcham North, Thatcham South, Thatcham West, Turnpike, and Winchcombe.
1997-2010: The District of Newbury wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Beenham, Bradfield, Bucklebury, Chieveley, Cold Ash, Compton, Craven, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Northcroft, St John's, Shaw-cum-Donnington, Speen, Thatcham North, Thatcham South, Thatcham West, Turnpike, and Winchcombe.
2010-present: The District of West Berkshire wards of Aldermaston, Basildon, Bucklebury, Chieveley, Clay Hill, Cold Ash, Compton, Downlands, Falkland, Greenham, Hungerford, Kintbury, Lambourn Valley, Northcroft, St John's, Speen, Thatcham Central, Thatcham North, Thatcham South and Crookham, Thatcham West, and Victoria.
History
Originally, Newbury was part of a larger constituency of Berkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), increased to three in the Reform Act of 1832. In the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885 Berkshire was divided into three county constituencies, Northern (Abingdon), Southern (Newbury), and Eastern (Wokingham), returning one member each and one borough constituency, Reading and two members per constituency ceased, as with most of the country.
The constituency in 2010 produced the third lowest share of the vote for Labour (4.3%), one of five lost deposits for Labour nationally), below the 5% of the vote deposit threshold.[6][n 5]
Members of Parliament
An incumbent MP has been defeated just four times, in the elections of 1906, 1923, 1924, and 2005.
Election | Member[7] | Party | |
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1885 | William George Mount | Conservative | |
1900 | William Arthur Mount | Conservative | |
1906 | Frederick Coleridge Mackarness | Liberal | |
1910 | William Arthur Mount | Conservative | |
1922 | Howard Clifton Brown | Conservative | |
1923 | Innes Harold Stranger | Liberal | |
1924 | Howard Clifton Brown | Conservative | |
1945 | Anthony Hurd | Conservative | |
1964 | John Astor | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | Michael McNair-Wilson | Conservative | |
1992 | Judith Chaplin | Conservative | |
1993 by-election | David Rendel | Liberal Democrat | |
2005 | Richard Benyon | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Newbury[8][9][10] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Richard Benyon | 34,973 | 61.0 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Judith Bunting | 8,605 | 15.0 | -20.5 | |
UKIP | Catherine Anderson | 6,195 | 10.8 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Jonny Roberts | 4,837 | 8.4 | +4.2 | |
Green | Paul Field | 2,324 | 4.1 | +3.2 | |
Apolitical Democrats | Peter Norman | 228 | 0.4 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Barrie Singleton | 85 | 0.1 | ||
Patriotic Socialist Party | Andrew Stott | 53 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 26,368 | 46.0 | +25.1 | ||
Turnout | 57,300 | 72.1 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +12.6 | |||
In 2015, the Apolitical Democrats changed their candidate from David Yates to Peter Norman.[11]
General Election 2010: Newbury[12] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Richard Benyon | 33,057 | 56.4 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Rendel | 20,809 | 35.5 | −7.1 | |
Labour | Hannah Cooper | 2,505 | 4.3 | −1.7 | |
UKIP | David Black | 1,475 | 2.5 | +0.9 | |
Green | Adrian Hollister | 490 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Brian Burgess | 158 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Apolitical Democrat | David Yates | 95 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 12,248 | 20.9 | +14.6 | ||
Turnout | 58,589 | 70.2 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 7.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
In the UK general election of 2005 David Rendel's small majority was overturned by Richard Benyon for the Conservative Party. It was their 30th target seat.
General Election 2005: Newbury[13] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Richard Benyon | 26,771 | 49.0 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Rendel | 23,311 | 42.6 | −5.6 | |
Labour | Oscar Van Nooijen | 3,239 | 5.9 | −1.0 | |
UKIP | David McMahon | 857 | 1.6 | +0.3 | |
Independent | Nick Cornish | 409 | 0.7 | ||
Independent | Barrie Singleton | 86 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 3,460 | 6.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,673 | 72.0 | +4.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
The 2001 general election saw David Rendel returned with a smaller majority of 2,415. Turnout was above average at 67.3%.
General Election 2001: Newbury[14] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | David Rendel | 24,507 | 48.2 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Benyon | 22,092 | 43.5 | +5.7 | |
Labour | Steve Billcliffe | 3,523 | 6.9 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Delphine Gray-Fisk | 685 | 1.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 2,415 | 4.8 | −10.3 | ||
Turnout | 50,807 | 67.3 | −9.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
In the 1997 general election, contrary to many expectations, David Rendel managed to keep hold of his seat.
General Election 1997: Newbury[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | David Rendel | 29,887 | 52.9 | +15.8 | |
Conservative | Richard Benyon | 21,370 | 37.8 | −18.1 | |
Labour | Paul Hannon | 3,107 | 5.5 | −0.6 | |
Referendum | Ted Snook | 992 | 1.8 | ||
Green | Rachel Stark | 644 | 1.1 | ||
UKIP | R Tubb | 302 | 0.5 | ||
Socialist Labour | Katrina Howse | 174 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 8,517 | 15.1 | −23.1 | ||
Turnout | 56,476 | 76.3 | +5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The Newbury by-election of 1993 was held after Judith Chaplin died. It was won by David Rendel with an impressive swing of 28.4%. However, turnout was down on the previous year at 71.3%. The by-election in Newbury was the first in a string of by-election losses for the Conservative Party. It is also famed for having a very long ballot paper.
By-election 1993: Newbury | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | David Rendel | 37,590 | 65.1 | +27.8 | |
Conservative | Julian Davidson | 15,535 | 26.9 | −29.0 | |
Labour | Steve Billcliffe | 1,151 | 2.0 | −4.0 | |
Anti-Federalist League | Alan Sked | 601 | 1.0 | ||
Conservative Candidate | Andrew Bannon | 561 | 1.0 | ||
Commoners' Party | Stephen Martin | 435 | 0.8 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 432 | 0.7 | ||
Green | Jim Wallis | 341 | 0.6 | −0.2 | |
Referendum Party | Robin Marlar | 338 | 0.6 | ||
Conservative Rebel | John Browne | 267 | 0.5 | ||
Corrective Party | Lindi St Clair | 170 | 0.3 | ||
Maastricht Referendum for Britain | Bill Board | 84 | 0.1 | ||
Natural Law | Michael Grenville | 60 | 0.1 | ||
People & Pensioners Party | Johnathon Day | 49 | 0.1 | ||
21st Century Independent Foresters | Colin Palmer | 40 | 0.1 | ||
Defence of Children's Humanity Bosnia | Mladen Grbin | 33 | 0.1 | ||
Social Democratic | Alan Page | 33 | 0.1 | ||
Communist (PCC) | Anne Murphy | 32 | 0.1 | ||
Give the royal billions to schools | Michael Stone | 21 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 22,055 | 38.2 | |||
Turnout | 57,399 | 71.3 | −11.46 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | 28.4 | |||
In the 1992 general election the new Conservative Party candidate won the seat with an absolute majority. The turnout was 82.76%, higher than the nationwide average. Labour achieved their fifth worst result of the 1992 election in Newbury with only a 6.0% share of the vote.
General Election 1992: Newbury[16][17] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Judith Chaplin | 37,135 | 55.9 | −4.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Rendel | 24 778 | 37.3 | +5.6 | |
Labour | Richard J E Hall | 3,962 | 6.0 | −2.1 | |
Green | Jim Wallis | 539 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,357 | 18.6 | −9.8 | ||
Turnout | 66,414 | 82.8 | +4.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.9 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Newbury[18] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 35,266 | 60.1 | +0.8 | |
SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal) | David Rendel | 18,608 | 31.7 | −3.3 | |
Labour | Robert Stapley | 4,765 | 8.1 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 16,658 | 28.4 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 58,639 | 78.0 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1983: Newbury[19] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 31,836 | 59.3 | +6.2 | |
SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal) | Anthony Richards | 18,798 | 35.0 | −1.0 | |
Labour | Richard Knight | 3,027 | 5.6 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 13,038 | 24.3 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 53,661 | 75.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Newbury | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 33,677 | 52.8 | +10.4 | |
Liberal | Anthony Richards | 23,388 | 36.7 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Joan Ruddock | 6,676 | 10.5 | −6.2 | |
Majority | 10,289 | 16.1 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 63,741 | 79.3 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
After the 1970 general election, Newbury's boundaries were altered to reduce the size of the electorate which had grown to over 85,000. After the boundary changes, the electorate numbered around 72,000 people. This came into effect for the first general election in February 1974.
General Election October 1974: Newbury | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 23,499 | 42.4 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Dane Clouston | 22,477 | 40.6 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Celia Fletcher | 9,390 | 16.7 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 1,022 | 1.8 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 55,366 | 76.3 | −4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election February 1974: Newbury | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael McNair-Wilson | 24,620 | 42.4 | ||
Liberal | Dane Clouston | 23,419 | 40.3 | +19.0 | |
Labour | Celia Fletcher | 10,935 | 17.3 | ||
Majority | 1,201 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 58,974 | 80.8 | +8.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1970: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Astor | 30,380 | 48.8 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Timothy Sims | 18,647 | 29.9 | −8.1 | |
Liberal | Dane Clouston | 13,279 | 21.3 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 11,733 | 18.8 | +11.6 | ||
Turnout | 55,392 | 72.6 | −6.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1966: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Astor | 25,908 | 45.3 | −0.1 | |
Labour | Ronald Spiller | 21,762 | 38.0 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Stanley Clement Davies | 9,571 | 16.7 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 4,146 | 7.2 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 57,241 | 79.1 | −0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1964: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Astor | 24,936 | 45.3 | −14.6 | |
Labour | David Leonard Stoddart | 18,943 | 34.4 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | Denis Egginton | 11,124 | 20.2 | ||
Majority | 5,993 | 10.9 | −9.1 | ||
Turnout | 55,003 | 79.3 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1959: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony Richard Hurd | 29,703 | 60.0 | +2.0 | |
Labour | David Leonard Stoddart | 19,787 | 40.0 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 9,916 | 20.0 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,490 | 78.7 | +0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1955: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony Richard Hurd | 29,703 | 58.1 | −1.7 | |
Labour | Jon Evans | 18,843 | 41.9 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 7,237 | 16.0 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,546 | 78.3 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1951: Newbury | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony Richard Hurd | 20,102 | 59.8 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Colin Jackson | 13,507 | 40.2 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 6,595 | 19.6 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 33,609 | 78.7 | −2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1950: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony Richard Hurd | 18,150 | 52.8 | ||
Labour | Colin Jackson | 11,914 | 34.7 | ||
Liberal | Edwin Burrows | 4,284 | 12.5 | ||
Majority | 6,236 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 34,348 | 81.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1945: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Anthony Richard Hurd | 24,463 | 52.4 | −20.6 | |
Labour | Mrs Iris Brook | 15,754 | 33.7 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | Eric Digby Tempest Vane | 6,052 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Common Wealth | George Booth Suggett | 424 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,709 | 18.7 | −27.3 | ||
Turnout | 46,693 | 65.4 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1935: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Howard Clifton Brown | 24,642 | 73.0 | ||
Labour | Richard Russell | 9,125 | 27.0 | ||
Majority | 15,517 | 46.0 | |||
Turnout | 33,767 | 65.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
In the 1931 general election, Howard Clifton Brown of the Conservative Party was re-elected unopposed.
Elections in the 1920s
General Election 1929: Newbury | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | 17,800 | 51.0 | −4.9 | |
Liberal | E. Harold Brooks | 13,604 | 39.0 | −0.5 | |
Labour | Frank Mortimer Jacques | 3,471 | 10.0 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 4,196 | 12.0 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 34,875 | 78.3 | −2.6 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
General Election 1924: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | 14,759 | 55.9 | +6.0 | |
Liberal | Innes Harold Stranger | 10,444 | 39.5 | −10.6 | |
Labour | Frank Mortimer Jacques | 1,219 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,315 | 16.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,422 | 80.9 | +9.6 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
General Election 1923: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Innes Harold Stranger | 11,226 | 50.1 | +7.5 | |
Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | 11,185 | 49.9 | −7.5 | |
Majority | 41 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,411 | 71.3 | +1.6 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.5 | |||
General Election 1922: Newbury [20] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Unionist | Howard Clifton Brown | 12,322 | 57.4 | n/a | |
Liberal | Innes Harold Stranger | 9,144 | 42.6 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,178 | 14.8 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 21,466 | 69.7 | n/a | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a | |||
The by-election of 10 June 1922 saw Howard Clifton Brown returned as Newbury's MP unopposed.
Elections in the 1910s
The 1918 general election saw William Arthur Mount returned unopposed.
General Election December 1910: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William Arthur Mount | 6,485 | 60.3 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Captain Lisle March-Phillipps | 4,278 | 39.7 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 2,207 | 20.5 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 10,763 | 82.4 | -8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election January 1910: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William Arthur Mount | 7,081 | 60.0 | +14.9 | |
Liberal | Thomas Charles Hunter Hedderwick | 4,723 | 40.0 | −14.9 | |
Majority | 2,358 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,804 | 90.4 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1900s
In the 1906 general election the Liberal candidate, Frederick Mackarness won with a majority of 402 votes. Nationally there was also a large swing to the Liberal party, with the Conservatives losing 246 seats in total.
General Election 1906: Newbury | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | Frederick Mackarness | 5,338 | 52.0 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | William Arthur Mount | 4,936 | 48.0 | −8.7 | |
Majority | 402 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,274 | 87.5 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.62 | |||
In the 1900 general election William Arthur Mount (Conservative) was returned as Newbury's MP unopposed.
Elections in the 1890s
General Election 1895: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William George Mount | 4,936 | 56.7 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Sir John Swinburne | 3,776 | 43.3 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 1,160 | 13.3 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 8,712 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1892: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William George Mount | 4,588 | 53.8 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | T. Stevens | 3,938 | 46.2 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 650 | 7.6 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,526 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
Elections in the 1880s
In the general election of 1886 William George Mount (Conservative) was returned as Newbury's MP unopposed.
In the first general election in the Newbury constituency William George Mount for the Conservative Party won with a small majority of 202 votes over his Liberal opponent, G. Palmer.
General Election 1885: Newbury | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | William George Mount | 4,631 | 51.1 | ||
Liberal | George Palmer | 4,429 | 48.9 | ||
Majority | 202 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 9,060 | ||||
Neighbouring constituencies
Wantage | ||||
Wantage Devizes |
Henley Reading West Wokingham | |||
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Hampshire North West |
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Berkshire
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ Burghfield, Mortimer and Sulhamstead; and, respectively Burch Copse, Calcot, Pangbourne, Purley on Thames, Theale and Westwood
- ↑ The total period served by either a Liberal or Liberal Democrat MP is 17 years, Conservative MPs have served for the remaining 110 years (to the end of 2012)
- ↑ Other lost Labour deposits took place in Eastbourne, Somerton & Frome, Cornwall North and Westmorland & Lonsdale
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ http://www.westberks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=26989&p=0
- ↑ Archived 17 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 2001 Census
- ↑ 2011 census interactive maps
- ↑ General Election Results from the Electoral Commission
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ http://geo.digiminster.com/election/2015-05-07/results/Location/Constituency/Newbury 8July2015
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000830
- ↑ https://yournextmp.com/person/860/david-yates
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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- "Parliament.uk: 1992 elections" (PDF). Highest and lowest shares of the vote by party. Retrieved 12 April 2005.
- "Newbury 1993". Candidate names. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2005.
- "Election data from 1832". Newbury constituency 1959 onwards. Retrieved 23 April 2005.
- "Boundary Commission for England". Boundary changes. Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2005.
- David Boothroyd. "Smallest majorities at elections since 1918". 1923 Majority. Retrieved 3 June 2005.
- BBC: Newbury constituency (2001)
- McCalmont, Frederick Haynes, Stenton Michael, Vincent, John Russell. McCalmont's parliamentary poll book: British election results. (ISBN 0-85527-000-4)
- F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973. (ISBN 0-900178-07-8)
- F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949. (ISBN 0-900178-01-9)
External links
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- BBC News: Tories win Newbury from Lib Dems
- Independent story on the 2005 campaign
- West Berkshire Conservative Association
- David Rendel's Official Homepage
- Labour South East
- http://www.election-maps.co.uk
- Map of old Berkshire Constituency