Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)
Hastings | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1366–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Hastings and Rye |
Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partially replaced by the new Hastings and Rye constituency.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Hastings.
1950-1955: The County Borough of Hastings, the Municipal Borough of Rye, and part of the Rural District of Battle.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1366–1640
Parliament | First member | Second member |
---|---|---|
1386 | John Clyvessend | Edward Martham [1] |
1378 | John Salerne | |
1382 (May) | John Salerne | |
1383 (Feb) | John Salerne | |
1383 (Oct) | John Salerne | |
1388 (Feb) | John Clyvessend | Edward Martham [1] |
1388 (Sep) | Richard Bannok | John Scott [1] |
1390 (Jan) | John Clyvessend | Richard Wybard [1] |
1390 (Nov) | ||
1391 | John Clyvessend | Richard Bannok [1] |
1393 | John Scott | John Sharp [1] |
1394 | ||
1395 | Edward Martham | John Hokere [1] |
1397 (Jan) | John Clyvessend | John Hokere [1] |
1397 (Sep) | ||
1399 | Edward Martham | Henry Mordant [1] |
1401 | ||
1402 | John Sharp | Robert Burgrove [1] |
1404 (Jan) | ||
1404 (Oct) | ||
1406 | Henry Mordant | John Bexle [1] |
1407 | Robert Burgrove | Thomas Wybard [1] |
1410 | Edward Martham | John Harry [1] |
1411 | ||
1413 (Feb) | ||
1413 (May) | Henry Mordant | Richard Huntingdon [1] |
1414 (Apr) | ||
1414 (Nov) | Jihn Sharp | Thomas Julyan [1] |
1415 | ||
1416 (Mar) | ||
1416 (Oct) | ||
1417 | John Lyvett | Richard Huntingdon [1] |
1419 | Simon Lymbergh | John Martham [1] |
1420 | Simon Lymbergh | William Courthope [1] |
1421 (May) | John Parker | William Courthope [1] |
1421 (Dec) | Richard Huntingdon | William Courthope [1] |
1510 | No names known[2] | |
1512 | Robert Hall | Henry Benever [2] |
1515 | ? | |
1523 | Edmund Jacklin alias Bocher | Edmund Franke [2] |
1529 | Richard Calveley | Thomas Shoyswell [2] |
by 1534 | John Durrant | John Taylor [2] |
1536 | ?John Durrant | ?John Taylor [2] |
1539 | ? | |
1542 | John Franke | Richard Bishop [2] |
1545 | ? | |
1547 | Sir William Stafford | John Isted [2] |
1553 (Mar) | John Isted | ? |
1553 (Oct) | Thomas Rhodes | John Peyton [2] |
1554 (Apr) | John Franke | John Isted [2] |
1554 (Nov) | Thomas Rhodes | John Peyton [2] |
1555 | Thomas Rhodes | Roger Manwood [2] |
1558 | Thomas Brett | Henry Tennant [2] |
1559 | John Franke | James Hobson[3] |
1562/3 | Sir William Damsell[4] | Richard Lyffe [3] |
1571 | Richard Lyffe | James Bryan [3] |
1572 | Richard Lyffe | Thomas Lake [3] |
1584 | Thomas Lake | Thomas Phillips[3] |
1586 | Thomas Lake | Thomas Phillips[3] |
1588/9 | Richard Lyffe | John Parker [3] |
1593 | Richard Lyffe | Henry Apsley [3] |
1597 | Richard Lyffe | Edmund Pelham [3] |
1601 | Sir Thomas Shirley | Richard Lyffe [3] |
1604–1611 | Richard Lyffe died and replaced by James Lasher | Sir George Carew ennobled and replaced 1605 by Sir Edward Hales[5] |
1614 | Sir Edward Hales | James Lasher |
1621 | Samuel Moore | James Lasher |
1624 | Nicholas Eversfield | Samuel Moore |
1625 | Nicholas Eversfield | Sackville Crowe |
1626 | Sir Dudley Carleton replaced by Sir Thomas Parker | Nicholas Eversfield |
1628 | John Ashburnham | Nicholas Eversfield |
MPs 1640–1885
MPs 1885–1983
Elections
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wilson Noble | 3,077 | 53.9 | ||
Liberal | C H Hamphill | 2,628 | 46.1 | ||
Majority | 449 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 86.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Lucas-Shadwell | 3,205 | 52.8 | -1.1 | |
Liberal | Cecil Henry Blundell Ince | 2,863 | 47.2 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 342 | 5.6 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 83.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Freeman Freeman-Thomas | 3,399 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | Edward Gurney Boyle | 3,191 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | 208 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 80.9 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Harvey du Cros | 4,348 | 52.5 | ||
Liberal | Freeman Freeman-Thomas | 3,935 | 47.5 | ||
Majority | 413 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 94.6 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Philip Du Cros | 4,495 | 56.4 | +3.9 | |
Liberal | Robert Venables Vernon Harcourt | 3,477 | 43.6 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 1,018 | 12.8 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 91.6 | -3.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Philip Du Cros | 4,634 | 54.7 | -1.7 | |
Liberal | R. Tweedy-Smith | 3,833 | 45.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 801 | 9.4 | -3.4 | ||
Turnout | 93.8 | +2.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Philip Du Cros | 4,397 | 55.6 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Frederick William Johnson | 3,515 | 44.4 | ||
Majority | 882 | 11.2 | |||
Turnout | 87.6 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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: Arthur Philip Du Cros
- Liberal: Cecil Patrick Black
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | 11,210 | 75.9 | |||
British Socialist Party | Joseph George Butler | 3,556 | 24.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 7,654 | 51.8 | |||
Turnout | 59.2 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
- endorsed by the Coalition Government.
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | 11,685 | 54.7 | -21.2 | ||
Labour | W Richard Davies | 5,437 | 25.5 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | A Blackman | 4,240 | 19.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 6,248 | 29.2 | -22.6 | ||
Turnout | 78.0 | +18.8 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -11.3 | |||
- endorsed by the Coalition Government
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Lord Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy | 13,991 | 68.3 | +13.6 | |
Labour | W Richard Davies | 6,492 | 31.7 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 7,499 | 36.6 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 71.2 | -6.8 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Lord Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy | 11,914 | 52.6 | -15.7 | |
Liberal | Maria Matilda Ogilvie Gordon | 5,876 | 25.9 | n/a | |
Labour | W. Richard Davies | 4,859 | 21.5 | -10.2 | |
Majority | 6,038 | 26.7 | -9.9 | ||
Turnout | 76.4 | +5.2 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Lord Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy | 15,217 | 71.4 | +18.8 | |
Labour | Muriel Matters Porter | 6,082 | 28.6 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 9,135 | 42.8 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 70.5 | -5.9 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Rt Hon. Lord Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy | 15,928 | 52.3 | -19.1 | |
Liberal | Thomas Austen Edwin Spearing | 8,004 | 26.3 | n/a | |
Labour | Basil Noble | 6,516 | 21.4 | -7.2 | |
Majority | 7,924 | 26.0 | -16.8 | ||
Turnout | 73.4 | +2.9 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Lord Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy | 22,640 | 70.3 | ||
Labour | Irene Goddard | 4,983 | 15.5 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Austen Edwin Spearing | 4,561 | 14.2 | ||
Majority | 17,657 | 54.9 | |||
Turnout | 32,184 | 73.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. Lord Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy | 20,905 | 69.0 | ||
Labour | William Wate Wood | 9,404 | 31.0 | ||
Majority | 11,501 | 38.0 | |||
Turnout | 30,309 | 66.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maurice Robert Hely-Hutchinson | 18,428 | 62.1 | ||
Labour | W W Wood | 11,244 | 37.9 | ||
Majority | 7,184 | 24.2 | |||
Turnout | 65.3 | ||||
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: Maurice Robert Hely-Hutchinson
- Labour: W W Wood[11]
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key | 14,105 | 51.8 | ||
Labour | Capt. Lewis Gassman | 10,580 | 38.8 | ||
Independent Progressive | Sydney Muller Parkman | 2,564 | 9.4 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,525 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 74.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key | 30,035 | 52.92 | ||
Labour | Lewis Coleman Cohen | 17,603 | 31.01 | ||
Liberal | Peter LM Hurd | 9,122 | 16.07 | ||
Majority | 12,432 | 21.90 | |||
Turnout | 82.14 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key | 34,495 | 63.74 | ||
Labour | Catherine Ellis Williamson | 19,621 | 36.26 | ||
Majority | 14,874 | 27.49 | |||
Turnout | 77.36 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key | 20,469 | 55.77 | ||
Labour | Reginald George White | 11,933 | 32.51 | ||
Liberal | John Montgomerie | 4,303 | 11.72 | ||
Majority | 8,536 | 23.26 | |||
Turnout | 75.69 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key | 22,458 | 62.32 | ||
Labour | James Paterson Bryant | 13,576 | 37.68 | ||
Majority | 8,882 | 24.65 | |||
Turnout | 74.19 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key | 16,902 | 44.55 | ||
Labour | Henry Arthur Fountain | 11,324 | 29.85 | ||
Liberal | Jeremy J Arnold | 9,716 | 25.61 | ||
Majority | 5,578 | 14.70 | |||
Turnout | 76.34 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key | 15,324 | 40.27 | ||
Labour | C Bernard Kissen | 12,984 | 34.12 | ||
Liberal | Jeremy J Arnold | 9,744 | 25.61 | ||
Majority | 2,340 | 6.15 | |||
Turnout | 76.41 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Robin Warren | 20,364 | 50.61 | ||
Labour | C Bernard Kissen | 13,549 | 33.67 | ||
Liberal | Pamela Maud Shields | 6,324 | 15.72 | ||
Majority | 6,815 | 16.94 | |||
Turnout | 72.77 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Robin Warren | 20,075 | 44.85 | ||
Labour | Michael Jabez Foster | 12,992 | 29.02 | ||
Liberal | MG Cass | 11,690 | 26.12 | ||
Majority | 7,083 | 15.83 | |||
Turnout | 79.06 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Robin Warren | 18,337 | 44.93 | ||
Labour | Michael Jabez Foster | 13,685 | 33.53 | ||
Liberal | A Leggett | 8,793 | 21.54 | ||
Majority | 4,652 | 11.40 | |||
Turnout | 71.58 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Robin Warren | 21,311 | 51.53 | ||
Labour | Michael Jabez Foster | 12,392 | 29.96 | ||
Liberal | A Leggett | 6,474 | 15.65 | ||
Independent | GL McNally | 839 | 2.03 | ||
National Front | HJ Anderson | 344 | 0.83 | ||
Majority | 8,919 | 21.56 | |||
Turnout | 71.68 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- ↑ Cobbett's Parliamentary History records the second member for Hastings in the 1604 Parliament as being James Lasher, but this seems to be an error; Lasher is mentioned only in the Commons Journal from 1621 while Carew was certainly a member in 1604, and other sources name his constituency as Hastings
- ↑ Townshend was also elected for Cambridge University, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Hastings
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- ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
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