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Putney (UK Parliament constituency)

BoundariesEdit

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth wards of Putney and Southfields.

1950–1974: As above plus Fairfield ward.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Wandsworth wards of East Putney, Parkside, Roehampton, Southfields, Thamesfield, West Hill, and West Putney.

2010–present: As above less Parkside ward.

HistoryEdit

When created in 1918 the constituency was carved out of the west of the abolished seat Wandsworth. The rest of the latter formed Wandsworth Central, Balham and Tooting and Streatham. Putney formed one of the divisions of the Parliamentary Borough of Wandsworth.

Political history

The seat was Conservative until 1964, eschewing the Liberal Party in 1918 and the Labour marginal wins in the 1920s and landslide victory in 1945 and narrower win in 1950. The fairly narrow Heath ministry win of 1970 failed to tip the seat back to the Conservative Party, seeing instead 14 years of unbroken Labour party representation, by Hugh Jenkins.

Putney was next held by Conservative Secretary of State for National Heritage David Mellor from 1979 until 1997 during the party's national administrations; the 1997 Labour landslide saw Putney gained by Tony Colman (Lab) and a signal early-declared result as the landslide unfolded.[n 2]

Putney was the first Conservative gain on election night in 2005, when Justine Greening took back the seat from Labour on a two-party swing (Lab-Con) of 6.5%. The 2015 result gave the seat the 148th most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority, similar to the 2010 result.[2] The 2017 election saw Greening re-elected, but with a 10% swing to Labour; this heavy swing against the Conservatives has been attributed to the fact that the Borough of Wandsworth (of which Putney is part) voted 75% in favour of remaining in the European Union in the previous year's referendum.

Constituency profileEdit

Putney has long had many desirable properties of South-West London[3] with Southfields to the south and the River Thames to the north with Fulham lying across the river.

The majority of the area as in the 19th century is covered by mid-to-high income neighbourhoods[4] whereas the eastern boundary of the seat eating into Wandsworth town centre is more mixed, and Roehampton which has its University (University of Roehampton and part of the Kingston University campus) consists of, in terms of housing, by a small majority, a diverse council stock that owing to its cost has only fractionally been acquired under the Right to Buy — much of this ward remains in one form or another reliant on social housing.[4]

The local council is not a bellwether of who will win the Putney seat, and for a considerable time has imposed the lowest council tax in the country.[5] Between 1997 and 2005 Putney had a unique attribute of being the only seat in the country where every single component ward elected a full slate of Conservative councillors, yet the constituency had a Labour MP, Tony Colman.

In the 2016 EU Referendum, Putney voted 72.24% to Remain.[6]

Members of ParliamentEdit

ElectionsEdit

Elections in the 2010sEdit

General election 2019: Putney[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fleur Anderson
Green Fergal McEntee
Conservative Will Sweet
Liberal Democrats Sue Wixley
General election 2017: Putney[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Justine Greening 20,679 44.1 -9.7
Labour Neeraj Patil 19,125 40.8 +10.8
Liberal Democrats Ryan Mercer 5,448 11.6 +5.3
Green Ben Fletcher 1,107 2.4 -2.5
UKIP Patricia Ward 477 1.0 -3.6
Independent Lotta Quizeen 58 0.1 +0.1
Majority 1,554 3.3 -21.5
Turnout 46,894 72.1 +5.1
Registered electors 65,031
Conservative hold Swing -10.2
General election 2015: Putney[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Justine Greening 23,018 53.8 +1.8
Labour Sheila Boswell 12,838 30.0 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hallett 2,717 6.3 −10.6
Green Christopher Poole[13] 2,067 4.8 +3.4
UKIP Patricia Ward 1,989 4.6 +3.5
Animal Welfare Guy Dessoy 184 0.4 N/A
Majority 10,180 23.8 -0.8
Turnout 42,813 67.0 +2.6
Registered electors 63,923
Conservative hold Swing -0.4
General election 2010: Putney[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Justine Greening 21,223 52.0 +9.6
Labour Stuart King 11,170 27.4 -10.2
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach 6,907 16.9 +0.6
Green Bruce Mackenzie 591 1.4 -1.3
BNP Peter Darby 459 1.1 N/A
UKIP Hugo Wareham 435 1.1 +0.0
Majority 10,053 24.6 +19.8
Turnout 40,785 64.4 +4.9
Registered electors 63,371
Conservative hold Swing +9.9

Elections in the 2000sEdit

General election 2005: Putney[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Justine Greening 15,497 42.4 +4.0
Labour Tony Colman 13,731 37.5 -9.0
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Ambache 5,965 16.3 +2.7
Green Keith Magnum 993 2.7 N/A
UKIP Anthony Gahan 388 1.1 +0.1
Majority 1,766 4.8 N/A
Turnout 36,574 59.5 +3.0
Registered electors 61,499
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.50
General election 2001: Putney[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tony Colman 15,911 46.5 +0.8
Conservative Michael Simpson 13,140 38.4 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Burrett 4,671 13.6 +2.9
UKIP Pat Wild 347 1.0 +0.5
ProLife Alliance Yvonne Windsor 185 0.5 N/A
Majority 2,771 8.1 +1.3
Turnout 34,254 56.5 -16.8
Registered electors 60,643
Labour hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1990sEdit

General election 1997: Putney[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Tony Colman 20,084 45.6 +9.0
Conservative David Mellor 17,108 38.9 −13.3
Liberal Democrats Russell Pyne 4,739 10.8 +1.2
Referendum James Goldsmith 1,518 3.5 N/A
UKIP William Jamieson 233 0.5 N/A
Happiness Stan's Freedom to Party Lenny Beige (AKA Steve Furst) 101 0.2 N/A
Sportsman's Alliance: Anything but Mellor Michael Yardley 90 0.2 N/A
Natural Law John Small 66 0.2 −0.1
Independently Beautiful Party Ateeka Poole 49 0.1 N/A
Renaissance Democrat Dorian Van Braam 7 0.02 N/A
Majority 2,976 6.8 N/A
Turnout 43,994 73.3 −4.6
Registered electors 60,015
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -11.2
General election 1992: Putney[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Mellor 25,188 52.2 +1.7
Labour Judith Chegwidden 17,662 36.6 +0.5
Liberal Democrats John Martyn 4,636 9.6 -2.8
Green Keith Hagenbach 618 1.3 +0.2
Natural Law Paul Levy 139 0.3 N/A
Majority 7,526 15.6 +1.2
Turnout 48,243 77.9 +2.0
Registered electors 61,914
Conservative hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1980sEdit

General election 1987: Putney[24][25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Mellor 24,197 50.5 +4.0
Labour Peter Hain 17,290 36.1 +0.2
Liberal Sally Harlow 5,934 12.4 -3.9
Green Simon Desorgher 508 1.1 +0.7
Majority 6,907 14.4 +3.7
Turnout 47,929 76.0 +2.4
Registered electors 63,108
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
General election 1983: Putney[26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Mellor 21,863 46.5 -0.3
Labour Peter Hain 16,844 35.9 -5.6
Liberal Charles Welchman 7,668 16.3 +6.0
National Front Michael Connolly 290 0.6 -0.8
Ecology Rose Baillie-Grohman 190 0.4 N/A
Socialist (GB) Leonard Chalk 88 0.2 N/A
Independent William Williams 41 0.1 N/A
Majority 5,019 10.7 +5.3
Turnout 46,984 73.6 -2.5
Registered electors 63,853
Conservative hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1970sEdit

General election 1979: Putney[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Mellor 23,040 46.8 +7.4
Labour Hugh Jenkins 20,410 41.49 -3.8
Liberal Nicholas Couldrey 5,061 10.3 -3.7
National Front James Webster 685 1.4 N/A
Majority 2,630 5.4 N/A
Turnout 49,196 76.1 +4.3
Registered electors 64,648
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.6
General election, October 1974: Putney[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Hugh Jenkins 21,611 45.28 +4.0
Conservative Gerard Wade 18,836 39.5 +0.9
Liberal Adrian Slade 7,159 15.0 -5.2
More Prosperous Britain Thomas Keen 125 0.3 N/A
Majority 2,775 5.8 +3.1
Turnout 47,731 71.8 -7.8
Registered electors 66,515
Labour hold Swing +1.55
General election, February 1974: Putney[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Hugh Jenkins 21,680 41.3 -5.1
Conservative Gerard Wade 20,241 38.5 -7.7
Liberal Adrian Slade 10,629 20.2 +12.7
Majority 1,439 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 52,550 79.6 +10.8
Registered electors 66,013
Labour hold Swing +1.3
General election 1970: Putney[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Hugh Jenkins 25,162 47.6 -0.6
Conservative John Wakeham 23,768 45.0 +3.1
Liberal Geoffrey Broughton 3,887 7.4 -2.5
Majority 1,394 2.6 -3.7
Turnout 52,727 68.8 +10.1
Registered electors 76,722
Labour hold Swing -1.95

Elections in the 1960sEdit

General election 1966: Putney[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Hugh Jenkins 26,601 48.3 +3.3
Conservative Hugh Linstead 23,114 41.9 -0.6
Liberal Adrian Slade 5,420 9.8 -2.7
Majority 3,487 6.3 +3.9
Turnout 55,135 78.9 +1.9
Registered electors 69,870
Labour hold Swing +1.95
General election 1964: Putney[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Hugh Jenkins 24,581 44.9 +4.7
Conservative Hugh Linstead 23,274 42.54 -6.5
Liberal Anthony Cowen 6,856 12.5 +1.8
Majority 1,307 2.4 N/A
Turnout 54,711 77.0 -3.2
Registered electors 71,084
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1950sEdit

General election 1959: Putney[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hugh Linstead 28,236 49.1 -8.0
Labour Dick Taverne 23,115 40.2 -2.7
Liberal Michael Francis Burns 6,166 10.7 N/A
Majority 5,121 8.9 -5.2
Turnout 57,517 80.1 +4.2
Registered electors 71,772
Conservative hold Swing -2.65
General election 1955: Putney[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hugh Linstead 28,969 57.1 +1.3
Labour Co-op Bernard Bagnari 21,774 42.9 -1.3
Majority 7,195 14.2 +2.5
Turnout 50,743 76.0 -5.9
Registered electors 66,776
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
General election 1951: Putney[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hugh Linstead 29,686 55.83 +4.07
Labour Co-op Eric Hutchison 23,489 44.17 +2.93
Majority 6,197 11.7 +1.1
Turnout 53,175 81.9 +0.1
Registered electors 64,933
Conservative hold Swing +0.57
General election 1950: Putney[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hugh Linstead 28,007 51.76 +3.22
Labour Irene Chaplin 22,315 41.24 +4.24
Liberal Beresford Alton 3,785 7.0 +0.9
Majority 5,692 10.52 -1.0
Turnout 54,107 81.8 +8.2
Registered electors 66,158
Conservative hold Swing -0.51

Elections in the 1940sEdit

General election 1945: Putney[40][41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hugh Linstead 16,356 48.5 -16.6
Labour Percy D. Stewart 12,469 37.0 +5.1
Common Wealth Richard Acland 2,686 8.0 N/A
Liberal Isaac Joseph Hyam 2,041 6.1 N/A
Ind. Conservative Eleonora Tennant 144 0.4 N/A
Majority 3,887 11.5 -21.7
Turnout 33,696 75.6 +5.1
Registered electors 45,796
Conservative hold Swing -10.85
1942 Putney by-election[40][41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hugh Linstead 8,788 74.9 +9.8
Independent Bernard Acworth 2,939 25.1 N/A
Majority 5,849 49.8 +16.6
Turnout 11,727 23.0 -43.5
Registered electors 51,066
Conservative hold Swing +20.85

Elections in the 1930sEdit

General election 1935: Putney[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Marcus Samuel 22,288 65.1 -16.5
Labour Andrew Aiken Watson 10,895 31.9 +13.5
Independent Violet Van der Elst 1,021 3.0 N/A
Majority 11,393 33.2 -30.0
Turnout 34,204 68.5 +2.2
Registered electors 49,901
Conservative hold Swing -15.00
1934 Putney by-election[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Marcus Samuel 15,599 54.7 -26.9
Labour Edith Summerskill 12,936 45.3 +26.9
Majority 2,663 9.4 -53.8
Turnout 28,535 57.5 -8.8
Registered electors 49,642
Conservative hold Swing -26.9
General election 1931: Putney[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Samuel Samuel 27,318 81.6 +17.8
Labour John Lawder 6,172 18.4 -17.8
Majority 21,146 63.2 +25.6
Turnout 33,490 66.3 +4.2
Registered electors 50,538
Conservative hold Swing +17.8

Elections in the 1920sEdit

General election 1929: Putney[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Samuel Samuel 19,657 63.8 -8.6
Labour John Lawder 11,136 36.2 +8.6
Majority 8,521 27.6 -17.2
Turnout 30,793 62.1 -6.3
Registered electors 49,594
Unionist hold Swing -8.6
General election 1924: Putney[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Samuel Samuel 17,341 72.4 N/A
Labour John Allen 6,609 27.6 N/A
Majority 10,732 44.8 N/A
Turnout 23,950 68.4 N/A
Registered electors 35,030
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Putney[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Samuel Samuel Unopposed
Registered electors
Unionist hold
General election 1922: Putney[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Samuel Samuel 9,739 47.2 -16.4
Independent Unionist Cyril Prescott-Decie 5,556 27.0 N/A
Liberal Henry Higgs 5,317 25.8 N/A
Majority 4,183 20.2 -7.0
Turnout 20,612 61.8 +18.4
Registered electors 33,346
Unionist hold Swing -16.4

Elections in the 1910sEdit

General election 1918: Putney[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
C Unionist Samuel Samuel 8,677 63.6 N/A
National John Jenkins 4,968 36.4 N/A
Majority 3,709 27.2 N/A
Turnout 13,645 43.4 N/A
Registered electors 31,437
Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

See alsoEdit

Notes and referencesEdit

Notes
  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ A televised verbal argument occurred between Mellor and Referendum Party candidate Sir James Goldsmith, who held contrasting views on European integration, during Mellor's vote of thanks to the public on his defeat as one of the early declared results in 1997.
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  3. ^ Booth's Poverty Map of London 1898–99 See Gold/yellow and Red categorisations
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  5. ^ 'Council Tax in England to Rise by Record Low'BBC News 24 March 2010
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