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Carshalton (UK Parliament constituency)

Carshalton
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Carshalton in Greater London for the 1974 general election
CountySurrey (Pre 1965)
Greater London (Post 1965)
Electorate67,255 (1979)
Major settlementsCarshalton
19451983
Seatsone
Created fromMitcham
Replaced byCarshalton and Wallington

Carshalton was a constituency combining with areas to the south-west, then to the east instead, Carshalton which is a suburb on a long, north–south hillside south of London. The latter form saw it take up an eastern "half" (i.e. one of two divisions) of the London Borough of Sutton. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was created for the 1945 general election having been the south-west of "Mitcham" and on shedding Banstead in 1974 it gained what had been the south-east of the Mitcham seat, then was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was replaced by Carshalton and Wallington, a nearly identical eastern set of 13 wards of its (post-1965) solely related local government area (London Borough).

Boundaries and boundary changes

Dates Local authority Maps Wards
1945–1974 Banstead Urban District
Carshalton Urban District (before 1965)
London Borough of Sutton (after 1965)
The Urban Districts of Banstead and Carshalton*
1974–1983 London Borough of Sutton Beddington North, Beddington South, Carshalton Central, Carshalton North East, Carshalton North West, Carshalton St Helier North, Carshalton St Helier South, Carshalton St Helier West, Carshalton South East, Carshalton South West, Wallington Central, Wallington North, and Wallington South

1945–1974

The constituency was formed entirely from the existing of constituency Mitcham

1974–1983

The wards of Beddington North, Beddington South, Wallington Central, Wallington North, and Wallington South were transferred from the abolished constituency of Mitcham. Banstead was transferred to the constituency of Reigate

Summary

The first version of the seat extended south from the town of Carshalton into the North Downs. Following the redistribution in the late 1960's the seat lost the rural areas of the North Downs to the south and gained suburban areas to the north-east.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party Notes
1945 Antony Head Conservative In 1960 elevated to the Lords
1960 by-election Walter Elliot Conservative
Feb 1974 Robert Carr Conservative Member for Mitcham (1950–1974). In 1976 elevated to the Lords.
1976 by-election Nigel Forman Conservative Contested Carshalton and Wallington following redistribution
1983 constituency renamed: see Carshalton and Wallington

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Carshalton[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Antony Head 20,181 45.3
Labour William Hawkins 19,164 43.1
Liberal Wilfrid Barrow 5,167 11.6
Majority 1,017 2.3
Turnout 44,512 77.0
Registered electors 57,838
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Carshalton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Antony Head 29,493 52.5 +7.2
Labour S Sharman 21,536 38.3 –4.7
Liberal Dennis Clarke 5,132 9.1 –2.5
Majority 7,957 14.2 +11.9
Turnout 56,161 88.1 +11.2
Registered electors 63,720
Conservative hold Swing +5.9
General election 1951: Carshalton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Antony Head 32,634 58.7 +6.2
Labour Clifford Davies 22,928 41.3 +2.9
Majority 9,706 17.5 +3.3
Turnout 55,562 85.1 –3.`
Registered electors 65,313
Conservative hold Swing +1.7
General election 1955: Carshalton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Antony Head 30,429 55.7 –3.0
Labour Harvey Cole 18,924 34.6 –6.6
Liberal Jack Browne 5,277 9.7 New
Majority 11,505 21.1 +3.6
Turnout 54,630 80.7 –4.3
Registered electors 67,655
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
General election 1959: Carshalton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Antony Head 30,454 54.0 –1.7
Labour John Powell 17,210 30.5 –4.1
Liberal Jack Browne 8,744 15.5 +5.8
Majority 13,244 23.5 +2.4
Turnout 56,408 82.4 +1.6
Registered electors 68,469
Conservative hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1960s

1960 Carshalton by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Elliot 19,175 51.7 –2.3
Liberal Jack Browne 10,250 27.6 +12.1
Labour Brian Thomas 7,696 20.7 –9.8
Majority 8,925 24.0 +0.6
Turnout 37,121 54.2 –28.2
Registered electors 68,469
Conservative hold Swing –3.7
General election 1964: Carshalton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Elliot 26,118 48.9 –5.1
Labour Brian Thomas 16,105 30.1 –0.4
Liberal Jack Browne 11,207 21.0 +5.5
Majority 10,013 18.7 –4.7
Turnout 53,430 80.2 –2.2
Registered electors 66,637
Conservative hold Swing –2.4
General election 1966: Carshalton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Elliot 24,615 47.0 –1.9
Labour Philip Bassett 18,746 35.8 +5.7
Liberal Jack Browne 8,988 17.2 –3.8
Majority 5,869 11.2 –7.5
Turnout 52,349 79.4 –0.8
Registered electors 65,971
Conservative hold Swing –3.8

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Carshalton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Elliot 27,342 54.0 +7.0
Labour Gilbert Baker 16,896 33.4 –2.5
Liberal Jack Browne 6,411 12.7 –4.5
Majority 10,446 20.6 +9.4
Turnout 50,649 71.2 –8.1
Registered electors 71,119
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
1970 notional result[3]
Party Vote %
Conservative 23,100 48.8
Labour 18,200 38.5
Liberal 6,000 12.7
Turnout 47,300 70.4
Electorate 67,173
General election February 1974: Carshalton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Carr 24,440 44.5 –4.3
Labour Peter Walker 18,750 34.2 –4.3
Liberal Hester Smallbone 11,695 21.3 +8.6
Majority 5,690 10.4 +0.0
Turnout 54,885 82.9 +12.4
Registered electors 66,244
Conservative hold Swing +0.0
General election October 1974: Carshalton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Carr 22,538 45.4 +0.9
Labour Bernard Atherton 18,840 37.9 +3.8
Liberal Hester Smallbone 8,272 16.7 –4.6
Majority 3,698 7.4 –2.9
Turnout 49,650 74.3 –8.6
Registered electors 66,838
Conservative hold Swing –1.5
Carshalton by-election 1976[5][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Forman 20,753 51.7 +6.3
Labour Colin Blau 11,021 27.4 –10.5
Liberal John Hatherley 6,028 15.0 –1.6
National Front Terry Denville-Faulkner[6] 1,851 4.6 New
Conservative Anti-Common Market Reginald Simmerson 251 0.6 New
Logic Party William Dunmore 133 0.3 New
Air, Road, Public Safety, White Resident Bill Boaks 115 0.3 New
Majority 9,732 24.2 +16.8
Turnout 40,152 60.5 –13.8
Registered electors 66,334
Conservative hold Swing +8.4
General election 1979: Carshalton[4][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Forman 26,492 51.3 +5.9
Labour Michael Ormerod 16,121 31.2 –6.7
Liberal John Hatherley 8,112 15.7 –1.0
National Front Terry Denville-Faulkner 919 1.8 N/A
Majority 10,371 20.1 +12.6
Turnout 51,644 76.8 +2.5
Registered electors 67,255
Conservative hold Swing +6.3

See also

As to 1945-1965 period: list of parliamentary constituencies in Surrey

References

  1. ^ Craig, Fred W. S (1969). British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949. Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0900178019. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, Fred W. S (1983). British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 (2nd ed.). Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0900178078. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  3. ^ Michael Stead. "1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d Fred W. S Craig (1984). British parliamentary election results, 1974-1983. Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 090017823X. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  5. ^ "1975 -76 by Elections". by-elections.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "NF". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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