Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)

Wimbledon is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[n 2] Since 2005, the seat has been represented by Stephen Hammond (Con.).

Wimbledon
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Wimbledon in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	65,936 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Morden, Motspur Park
Current constituency
Created	1885
Member of Parliament	Stephen Hammond (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Mid Surrey (northern half of)
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of:	Mitcham Merton and Morden (later consolidated)

In June 2016, 70.6% of voters of a referendum preferred to remain in the European Union.[2] In September 2019 the incumbent lost his party's whip for rebelling on a key Brexit vote. He briefly sat as an Independent and the whip was restored on 29 October 2019, with 9 of 21 other rebels of the same party.

History

The area was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and had lay in Mid Surrey that elected two MPs. The constituency covered great bounds, skirting around Croydon to its south to reach Caterham, Warlingham, Chelsham and Farleigh in the North Downs and bearing formal alternate titles of the Wimbledon Division (of Surrey) and the North East Division of Surrey which in all but the most formal legal writing was written as North East Surrey.[3]

An Act reduced the seat in 1918 to create the Mitcham seat in the south-east; another in 1950 created Merton and Morden in the south.[n 3].

Political history

Since 1885 the seat elected Conservative MPs except for 1945-1950 and 1997-2005, when the Labour candidate won the seat during the party's national landslide years. While the 2005 Conservative majority was marginal, the 2010 majority was 24.1% of the vote, so on the percentage of majority measure, but not on the longevity measure, it bore a safe seat hallmark.[n 4]

In elections to the London Borough of Merton, the seat returns most of the council's Conservative councillors. The hillside and hilltop wards have since 1921 been unpromising territory for any party other than the Conservatives. However, since 1990, the ward of Merton Park has only ever returned councillors for Merton Park Ward Residents Association.[4] Since 1994, the ward of West Barnes, which contains Merton's half of the town of Motspur Park, has swung between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats; the latter presently hold all three seats in the ward.[5][6][7][8] In the local elections in 2018, Liberal Democrat councillors were elected in the wards of Trinity and Dundonald for the first time in the borough's history. Wards as currently drawn (see fair apportionment for equal numbers of voters) Abbey and Cannon Hill routinely return Labour councillors.[8]

In 2010, the second-placed candidate was a Liberal Democrat. At 25%, this was the highest vote for the Liberal Party/Liberal Democrats in the constituency since 1987. The national collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote at the 2015 election meant that Labour returned to second place in 2015, an order which was repeated in 2017, with a swing of 7.6%.

In the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, the London Borough of Merton, of which the constituency is a part, voted to remain by 62.9%.[9]

Prominent frontbenchers

• Henry Chaplin was sworn of the Privy Council in 1885 when he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until 1886. He became the first President of the Board of Agriculture as part of the Cabinet (1889-1892). In the Conservative cabinet of 1895 to 1900 he was President of the Local Government Board and was responsible for the Agricultural Rates Act 1896.
• Sir Michael Havers (not with this title in his first two years) reached the highest judicial and legal position in the country for four months in 1987, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain who so also acted as Lord Speaker, it not being until 2006 that this position was separated. For eight years previous Sir Michael was Attorney General for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, having served as the more junior, Solicitor General in the Heath ministry.

Boundaries

First form. Extract from 1906 result: the L-shaped mid-tone blue area south of London. The southern limit fell into East Surrey from 1918 onwards.

1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Croydon except so much as is within a district of the Metropolis, the parishes of Caterham, Chelsham, Farley, Warlingham, Merton, and Wimbledon, so much of the Parliamentary Borough of Deptford as is in Surrey, and the area of the Parliamentary Boroughs of Battersea and Clapham, Camberwell, Lambeth, Newington, Southwark, and Wandsworth.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Wimbledon, and the Urban District of Merton and Morden.

Cut-down version of 1918-1945 at a larger scale. Extract from 1923 result: the blue area between Kingston (keeping a SW, Chessington projection) and Mitcham, a new seat from Wimbledon, reaching further south than other semi-urban seats of the greater London area

1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Wimbledon, and Malden and Coombe.

1955–1974: The Municipal Borough of Wimbledon.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Merton wards of Cannon Hill, Priory, West Barnes, Wimbledon East, Wimbledon North, Wimbledon South, and Wimbledon West.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Merton wards of Abbey, Cannon Hill, Dundonald, Durnsford, Hillside, Merton Park, Raynes Park, Trinity, Village, and West Barnes.

2010–present: As above less Durnsford ward and with Wimbledon Park ward added.

Constituency profile

The seat has a commuter-sustained suburban economy with an imposing shopping centre, overwhelmingly privately-built and owned or rented homes and a range of open green spaces, ranging in value from elevated Wimbledon Village - sandwiched between Wimbledon Common and Wimbledon Park[n 5] - where a large tranche of homes exceed £1,000,000 - to Merton Abbey ruins and South Wimbledon, with more social housing in its wards.

Wimbledon station is a southern terminus of the District line, as well as a station on the South West main line. It is also the western terminus of the Croydon Tramlink. South Wimbledon is a station on the Northern line branch to Morden.

Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[10]

Wards in this area often see a minority of Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors. Voters have quite high median and mean incomes, with an above-average public sector workforce which together means the seat resembles similar Tory-strong seats for London with other party traditions also followed: Richmond Park, Kingston and Surbiton and Putney. As widely touted in opinion polls the runner-up of the 2019 election became the Liberal Democrat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[11]	Party
	1885	Cosmo Bonsor	Conservative
	1900	Eric Hambro	Conservative
	1907 by-election	Henry Chaplin	Conservative
	1916 by-election	Sir Stuart Coats	Conservative
	1918	Sir Joseph Hood	Conservative
	1924	Sir John Power	Conservative
	1945	Arthur Palmer	Labour
	1950	Sir Cyril Black	Conservative
	1970	Sir Michael Havers	Conservative
	1987	Dr. Charles Goodson-Wickes	Conservative
	1997	Roger Casale	Labour
	2005	Stephen Hammond	Conservative
	September 2019		Independent
	December 2019		Conservative

Election results

Results of House of Commons seat Wimbledon since 1950 - it having lost substantial territory immediately beforehand due to local population and housing expansion.

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Wimbledon[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Hammond	20,373	38.4	8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Kohler	19,745	37.2	22.7
	Labour	Jackie Schneider	12,543	23.7	11.9
	Independent	Graham Hadley	366	0.7	N/A
Majority			628	1.2	9.7
Turnout			53,027	77.7	0.6
Registered electors			68,232
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.4

General election 2017: Wimbledon[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Hammond	23,946	46.5	5.6
	Labour	Imran Uddin[n 6]	18,324	35.6	9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Quilliam	7,472	14.5	1.8
	Green	Charles Barraball	1,231	2.4	1.7
	UKIP	Strachan McDonald	553	1.1	4.0
Majority			5,622	10.9	15.2
Turnout			51,526	77.2	3.7
Registered electors			66,780
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.6

General election 2015: Wimbledon[16][17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Hammond	25,225	52.1	3.0
	Labour	Andrew Judge	12,606	26.0	3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Shas Sheehan	6,129	12.7	12.3
	UKIP	Peter Bucklitsch	2,476	5.1	3.2
	Green	Charles Barraball	1,986	4.1	2.9
Majority			12,619	26.1	2.0
Turnout			48,422	73.5	0.5
Registered electors			65,853
	Conservative hold		Swing	−0.4

General election 2010: Wimbledon[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Hammond	23,257	49.1	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Shas Sheehan	11,849	25.0	6.8
	Labour	Andrew Judge	10,550	22.3	13.4
	UKIP	Mark McAleer	914	1.9	1.0
	Green	Rajeev Thacker	590	1.2	1.9
	Christian	David Martin	235	0.5	N/A
Majority			11,408	24.1	18.8
Turnout			47,395	73.0	5.2
Registered electors			65,723
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wimbledon[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Hammond	17,886	41.2	4.6
	Labour	Roger Casale	15,585	35.9	9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen M. Gee	7,868	18.1	5.1
	Green	Giles T.Barrow	1,374	3.2	0.8
	UKIP	Andrew T. Mills	408	0.9	0.1
	Independent	Christopher J. Coverdale	211	0.5	N/A
	Tiger's Eye - the Party for Kids	Alastair P. Wilson	50	0.1	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	George Weiss	22	0.1	N/A
Majority			2,301	5.3	3.8
Turnout			43,404	68.1	3.8
Registered electors			63,696
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+7.2

General election 2001: Wimbledon[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Roger Casale	18,806	45.7	2.9
	Conservative	Stephen Hammond	15,062	36.6	0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Martin D. Pierce	5,341	13.0	3.6
	Green	Rajeev K. Thacker	1,007	2.4	1.4
	Christian Peoples Alliance	Roger E. Glencross	479	1.2	N/A
	UKIP	Mariana Bell	414	1.0	N/A
Majority			3,744	9.1	2.9
Turnout			41,109	64.3	11.1
Registered electors			63,930
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wimbledon[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Roger Casale	20,674	42.8	19.5
	Conservative	Charles Goodson-Wickes	17,684	36.6	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alison L. Willott	8,014	16.6	4.7
	Referendum	Abid Hameed	993	2.1	N/A
	Green	Rajeev K. Thacker	474	1.0	0.7
	ProLife Alliance	Sophie A.H. Davies	346	0.7	N/A
	Mongolian Barbeque Great Place to Party	Matthew G. Kirby	112	0.2	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	Graham L. Stacey	47	0.1	N/A
Majority			2,990	6.2	N/A
Turnout			48,344	75.4	2.7
Registered electors			64,113
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	−17.9

General election 1992: Wimbledon[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Charles Goodson-Wickes	26,331	53.0	2.10
	Labour	Kingsley J. Abrams	11,570	23.3	1.70
	Liberal Democrats	Alison L. Willott	10,569	21.3	N/A
	Green	Vaughan H. Flood	860	1.7	N/A
	Natural Law	Hugh R.A. Godfrey	181	0.4	N/A
	Independent	Graham W. Hadley	170	0.3	N/A
Majority			14,761	29.7	6.26
Turnout			49,681	80.2	4.11
Registered electors			61,917
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Wimbledon[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Charles Goodson-Wickes	24,538	50.9	1.3
	Liberal	Adrian Slade	13,237	27.5	0.3
	Labour	Christine Bickerstaff	10,428	21.6	2.66
Majority			11,301	23.44	1.43
Turnout			48,203	76.09	3.69
Registered electors			63,353
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1983: Wimbledon[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Havers	24,169	52.06	3.04
	Liberal	David J. Twigg	12,623	27.19	11.99
	Labour	R.B. Tansey	8,806	18.97	9.51
	Ecology	Antony Jones	717	1.54	N/A
	Party of Associates with Licensees	E.J. Weakner	114	0.25	N/A
Majority			11,546	24.87	1.74
Turnout			46,429	72.40	4.02
Registered electors			64,132
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Havers	27,567	55.10	6.57
	Labour	R.B. Tansey	14,252	28.48	2.64
	Liberal	David J. Twigg	7,604	15.20	5.63
	National Front	A. Bailey	612	1.22	N/A
Majority			13,315	26.61	8.72
Turnout			50,035	76.42	7.62
Registered electors			65,471
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Havers	23,615	48.53	0.09
	Labour	K. Bill	14,909	30.64	2.39
	Liberal	K. Searby	10,133	20.83	3.86
Majority			8,706	17.89	4.48
Turnout			48,657	68.80	8.95
Registered electors			70,726
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Havers	26,542	48.62	4.85
	Labour	K. Bill	14,329	26.25	3.67
	Liberal	K. Searby	13,478	24.69	8.08
	Independent	Bill Boaks	240	0.44	N/A
Majority			12,213	22.37	1.17
Turnout			54,589	77.75	11.92
Registered electors			70,210
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1970: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Havers	15,285	53.47	3.14
	Labour	Ralph C. Holmes	8,554	29.92	1.61
	Liberal	John Reginald MacDonald	4,749	16.61	2.19
Majority			6,731	23.54	4.74
Turnout			28,588	66.83	8.16
Registered electors			42,774
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cyril Black	15,191	50.33	1.70
	Labour	Tom Braddock	9,517	31.53	2.53
	Liberal	John Reginald MacDonald	5,475	18.14	0.83
Majority			5,674	18.80	4.22
Turnout			30,183	74.99	0.11
Registered electors			40,248
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1964: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cyril Black	15,952	52.03	14.83
	Labour	John R. Daly	8.891	29.00	4.15
	Liberal	George Scott	5,817	18.97	N/A
Majority			7,061	23.02	10.69
Turnout			30,660	74.88	3.55
Registered electors			40,947
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cyril Black	21,538	66.86	1.31
	Labour	Lawrence M. Kershaw	10,678	33.15	1.31
Majority			10,860	33.71	2.61
Turnout			32,216	78.43	0.16
Registered electors			42,151
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1955: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cyril Black	22,112	65.55	0.98
	Labour	Greville Janner	11,622	34.45	0.98
Majority			10,490	31.10	1.95
Turnout			33,734	78.27	4.07
Registered electors			43,099
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1951: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cyril Black	42,218	66.53	5.20
	Labour	Charles H. Ford	21,242	33.47	2.61
Majority			20,976	33.05	2.58
Turnout			63,460	82.34	3.38
Registered electors			77,067
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1950: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cyril Black	40,339	61.33	18.94
	Labour	George Leonard Deacon	20,296	30.86	13.55
	Liberal	Ian Forester Gibson	5,136	7.81	1.75
Majority			20,043	30.47	N/A
Turnout			65,771	85.72	7.65
Registered electors			76,728
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Substantial loss of territory to create Mitcham and Morden

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Arthur Palmer	30,188	44.41	12.25
	Conservative	Geoffrey Paul Hardy-Roberts[25]	28,820	42.39	25.45
	Liberal	A.D. Kay	6,501	9.56	N/A
	Common Wealth	K. Horne	2,472	3.64	N/A
Majority			1,368	2.01	N/A
Turnout			67,981	78.07	10.47
Registered electors			89,363
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Power	36,816	67.84	12.54
	Labour	Tom Braddock	17,452	32.16	12.54
Majority			19,364	35.68	25.09
Turnout			54,268	67.60	3.35
Registered electors			80,283
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 1931: Wimbledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Power	39,643	80.38	26.98
	Labour	Tom Braddock	9,674	19.62	4.58
Majority			29,969	60.77	41.57
Turnout			49,317	70.95	2.15
Registered electors			69,508
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Wimbledon [26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	John Power	21,902	53.4	20.8
	Labour	Tom Braddock	9,924	24.2	1.6
	Liberal	Arthur Peters	9,202	22.4	N/A
Majority			11,978	29.2	19.2
Turnout			41,028	68.8	3.4
Registered electors			59,654
	Unionist hold		Swing	−9.6

General election 1924: Wimbledon [26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	John Power	21,209	74.2	4.4
	Labour	Mark Starr	7,386	25.8	4.4
Majority			13,823	48.4	8.8
Turnout			28,595	72.2	14.9
Registered electors			39,604
	Unionist hold		Swing	+4.4

General election 1923: Wimbledon [26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Joseph Hood	15,495	69.8	1.9
	Labour	Mark Starr	6,717	30.2	N/A
Majority			8,778	39.6	3.8
Turnout			22,212	57.3	4.7
Registered electors			38,793
	Unionist hold		Swing	−1.9

General election 1922: Wimbledon [26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Joseph Hood	16,751	71.7	9.9
	Liberal	Robert Oswald Moon	6,627	28.3	N/A
Majority			10,124	43.4	19.8
Turnout			23,378	62.0	15.9
Registered electors			37,677
	Unionist hold		Swing	−9.9

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Wimbledon [26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
C	Unionist	Joseph Hood	13,652	81.6	N/A
	Independent	G.M. Edwardes Jones	3,079	18.4	N/A
Majority			10,573	63.2	N/A
Turnout			16,731	46.1	N/A
Registered electors			36,258
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

1916 Wimbledon by-election [27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stuart Coats	8,970	55.6	N/A
	Independent	Kennedy Jones	7,159	44.4	N/A
Majority			1,811	11.2	N/A
Turnout			16,129	46.5	N/A
Registered electors			34,719
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General election December 1910: Wimbledon [27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Henry Chaplin	Unopposed
Registered electors			27,810
	Conservative hold

General election January 1910: Wimbledon[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Henry Chaplin	14,445	61.8	5.6
	Liberal	A. L. Holland	8,930	38.2	5.6
Majority			5,515	23.6	11.2
Turnout			23,375	84.1	6.8
Registered electors			27,810
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.6

Elections in the 1900s

1907 Wimbledon by-election[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Henry Chaplin	10,263	75.7	19.5
	Independent Liberal	Bertrand Russell	3,299	24.3	N/A
Majority			6,694	51.4	39.0
Turnout			13,562	57.2	20.1
Registered electors			23,702
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1906: Wimbledon[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Eric Hambro	9,523	56.2	N/A
	Liberal	St. George Lane Fox-Pitt	7,409	43.8	N/A
Majority			2,114	12.4	N/A
Turnout			16,932	77.3	N/A
Registered electors			21,899
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1900: Wimbledon[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Eric Hambro	Unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Wimbledon[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cosmo Bonsor	Unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

General election 1892: Wimbledon[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cosmo Bonsor	7,397	74.0	N/A
	Liberal	Thomas Arthur Meates	2,602	26.0	N/A
Majority			4,795	48.0	N/A
Turnout			9,999	64.2	N/A
Registered electors			15,582
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Wimbledon[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cosmo Bonsor	Unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold

General election 1885: Wimbledon[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cosmo Bonsor	6,189	62.3	N/A
	Liberal	John Cooper[28]	3,745	37.7	N/A
Majority			2,444	24.6	N/A
Turnout			9,934	70.5	N/A
Registered electors			14,086
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

Notes and references

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. 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.
3. Later these merged to form Mitcham and Morden
4. The other measure is the historic measure which was met also in this instance until 1997.
5. This is where the All-England lawn tennis club and the croquet club where The Championships are held in June each year.
6. The day before the vote Cllr Uddin (Labour) and his solicitors' business co-owner had their practising certificates suspended by their professional regulator, who seized the business' files and took control of its accounts. Crescent Law, the firm, specialises in personal injury. An investigation was opened into possible misconduct or unethical practices; it was set to report within weeks. Cllr Uddin remained on the ballot paper and his local Party took no action given the early stage of the intervention.[15]

References

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2. Library, House of Commons (February 6, 2017). "Brexit: votes by constituency".
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External links

• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)

Further reading

• Iain Dale, ed. (2003). The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
• The Times House of Commons 1945. The Times. 1945.
• The Times House of Commons 1950. The Times. 1950.
• The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times. 1955.