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1 December 1885 | 6,051/7,941 | 76.20 | |
Conservative Party | 3,381 | 55.88 | |
Liberal Party | 2,670 | 44.12 | |
Majority | 711 | 11.75 | |
9 July 1886 | 4,710/7,941 | 59.31 | |
Conservative Party | 3,399 | 72.17 | |
Liberal Party | 1,311 | 27.83 | |
Majority | 2,088 | 44.33 | |
10 June 1888 Death of Rt Hon Edward King-Harman. | |||
29 June 1888 | 6,436/8,228 | 78.22 | |
Conservative Party | 3,547 | 55.11 | |
Liberal Party | 2,889 | 44.89 | |
Majority | 658 | 10.22 | |
13 July 1892 | 6,758/9,913 | 68.17 | |
Conservative Party | 3,901 | 57.72 | |
Liberal Party | 2,857 | 42.28 | |
Majority | 1,044 | 15.45 | |
15 July 1895 | 9,304 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
2 October 1900 | |||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
12 September 1904 Death of Rt Hon James Lowther. | |||
7 October 1904 | 7,714/10,823 | 71.27 | |
Conservative Party | 4,048 | 52.48 | |
Liberal Party | 3,666 | 47.52 | |
Majority | 382 | 4.95 | |
Harry Marks' selection as Conservative candidate had been the subject of much criticism, mainly on account of his close connections with companies that had become bankrupt or involved in fraudulent dealings. He was editor and proprietor of The Financial News (a financial journal) and it was alleged that he used the journal to promote the shares of companies in an improper manner. Nevertheless the Conservative Central Office supported him during the by-election campaign. | |||
23 January 1906 | 10,040/11,891 | 84.43 | |
Conservative Party | 5,154 | 51.33 | |
Liberal Party | 3,961 | 39.45 | |
Independent Conservative | 925 | 9.21 | |
Majority | 1,193 | 11.88 | |
Harry Marks did not receive official support from the Conservative Central Office during the general election campaign. | |||
Frederick McCormick-Goodhart was the nominee of the Thanet Conservative and Unionist League which had been formed in June 1905 by a number of former members of the local Conservative Association. | |||
25 January 1910 | 10,302/12,588 | 81.84 | |
Conservative Party | 6,892 | 66.90 | |
Liberal Party | 3,410 | 33.10 | |
Majority | 3,482 | 33.80 | |
6 December 1910 | 12,588 | ||
Conservative Party | Unopposed |   | |
14 December 1918 | 26,943 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
13 October 1919 Death of Norman Craig. | |||
15 November 1919 | 16,769/31,767 | 52.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 9,711 | 57.91 | |
Liberal Party | 7,058 | 42.09 | |
Majority | 2,653 | 15.82 | |
18 January 1921 Hon Esmond Harmsworth joined the Anti-Waste League on its formation, and became leader of their Parliamentary Group. The local Conservative association approved of his actions and he remained (at least nominally) a Conservative member. | |||
15 November 1922 | 26,342/38,500 | 68.42 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 16,116 | 61.18 | |
Labour Party | 10,226 | 38.82 | |
Majority | 5,890 | 22.36 | |
6 December 1923 | 27,594/39,679 | 69.54 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,821 | 50.09 | |
Liberal Party | 13,773 | 49.91 | |
Majority | 48 | 0.17 | |
29 October 1924 | 32,111/41,395 | 77.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 21,130 | 65.80 | |
Liberal Party | 6,779 | 21.11 | |
Labour Party | 4,202 | 13.09 | |
Majority | 14,351 | 44.69 | |
30 May 1929 | 42,733/58,330 | 73.26 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 22,595 | 52.87 | |
Liberal Party | 15,648 | 36.62 | |
Labour Party | 4,490 | 10.51 | |
Majority | 6,947 | 16.26 | |
27 October 1931 | 44,690/60,716 | 73.60 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,173 | 74.23 | |
Liberal Party | 11,517 | 25.77 | |
Majority | 21,656 | 48.46 | |
14 November 1935 | 62,893 | ||
Conservative & Unionist Party | Unopposed |   | |
5 July 1945 | 30,830/44,745 | 68.90 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 15,023 | 48.73 | |
Labour Party | 12,075 | 39.17 | |
Liberal Party | 3,732 | 12.11 | |
Majority | 2,948 | 9.56 | |
Boundary Change | |||
23 February 1950 | 56,428/68,022 | 82.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,345 | 55.55 | |
Labour Party | 20,522 | 36.37 | |
Liberal Party | 4,561 | 8.08 | |
Majority | 10,823 | 19.18 | |
25 October 1951 | 54,443/69,782 | 78.02 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,551 | 61.63 | |
Labour Party | 20,892 | 38.37 | |
Majority | 12,659 | 23.25 | |
14 February 1953 Resignation of Hon Edward Carson. (Chiltern Hundreds) | |||
12 March 1953 | 41,196/70,177 | 58.70 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 25,261 | 61.32 | |
Labour Party | 15,935 | 38.68 | |
Majority | 9,326 | 22.64 | |
26 May 1955 | 50,251/69,910 | 71.88 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 31,270 | 62.23 | |
Labour Party | 18,981 | 37.77 | |
Majority | 12,289 | 24.46 | |
8 October 1959 | 54,006/71,952 | 75.06 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,453 | 54.54 | |
Labour Party | 17,555 | 32.51 | |
Liberal Party | 6,998 | 12.96 | |
Majority | 11,898 | 22.03 | |
15 October 1964 | 58,369/78,664 | 74.20 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 27,870 | 47.75 | |
Labour Party | 20,520 | 35.16 | |
Liberal Party | 9,979 | 17.10 | |
Majority | 7,350 | 12.59 | |
31 March 1966 | 61,670/81,453 | 75.71 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 29,302 | 47.51 | |
Labour Party | 24,416 | 39.59 | |
Liberal Party | 7,952 | 12.89 | |
Majority | 4,886 | 7.92 | |
18 June 1970 | 64,455/89,093 | 72.35 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 33,434 | 51.87 | |
Labour Party | 21,709 | 33.68 | |
Liberal Party | 7,176 | 11.13 | |
Independent Conservative | 2,136 | 3.31 | |
Majority | 11,725 | 18.19 | |
Ian Josephs sought election as "Conservative and Consult the People". | |||