Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Former UK Parliament constituency, 1885–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Hampstead
|parliament = uk
|map1 = Hampstead1974
|map2 =
|map_entity = Greater London
|map_size = 200px
|map_year = 1974
|year = 1885
|abolished = 1983
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Middlesex
|next = Hampstead & Highgate
|region = England
|county = County of London
|towns =
}}
Hampstead was a borough constituency, centered on the Hampstead area of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, who was elected using the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was created for the 1885 general election,{{cite book|title=A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington|year=1989|pages=130–138|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22648|editor=C R Elrington|author=T F T Baker|author2=Diane K Bolton|author3=Patricia E C Croot|access-date=19 August 2012|chapter=Hampstead: Local Government}} and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Hampstead and Highgate constituency.
Boundaries
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Hampstead (electoral division)}}|frame=yes|frame-width=260|text=Map of boundaries 1974–1983}}
1885–1918: The parish of St John, Hampstead.{{cite book |author= |title=The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/publicgeneralac01walegoog/page/n113/mode/2up |location=London |publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode |pages=111–198 |date=1885 |chapter=Chap. 23. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 }}
1918–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead
1974–1983: London Borough of Camden wards of Adelaide, Belsize, Hampstead Town, Kilburn, Priory, Swiss Cottage and West End.
The parliamentary borough of Hampstead was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and consisted of the civil parish of St John, Hampstead, Middlesex.Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Fourth Schedule: New Boroughs The parish had previously formed part of the Parliamentary County of Middlesex.{{cite book |last=Youngs |first= Frederic A Jr. |title=Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England |year=1979 |publisher=Royal Historical Society |location=London |isbn=0901050679|pages=305, 742–745}} Hampstead lay within the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and in 1889 this became the County of London. In 1900 the county was divided into twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs, with the civil parish becoming the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead.
Parliamentary constituencies were redrawn under the Representation of the People Act 1918, with boundaries in London realigned to those of the metropolitan boroughs. Accordingly, the Hampstead constituency was defined by the legislation as being identical in area to the metropolitan borough of the same name.Representation of the People Act 1918. Ninth Schedule: Redistribution of Seats When the next redistribution was carried out under the Representation of the People Act 1948, the term "parliamentary borough" was replaced with "borough constituency". The renamed Hampstead Borough Constituency continued with the same boundaries, with the changes coming into effect for the 1950 general election.Representation of the People Act 1948, First Schedule: Parliamentary Constituencies
In 1965 both the County of London and the metropolitan boroughs were abolished. Hampstead became part of the larger London Borough of Camden. The changes were not reflected in parliamentary boundaries until 1970. The constituency was officially renamed "Camden, Hampstead Borough Constituency" and was defined as comprising seven wards of the London Borough, namely Adelaide, Belsize, Hampstead Town, Kilburn, Priory, Swiss Cottage and West End.{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Parliamentary Constituencies (London Borough of Camden) Order 1973|year=1973|number=605|accessdate=26 February 2023}} The wards of the borough were altered in 1973, with Swiss Cottage ward replacing Hampstead Central in the constituency's definition. These boundaries were used until 1983, when the seat was abolished.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2" | Election{{Rayment-hc|h|1|date=March 2012}} | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1885 | Sir Henry Holland | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Coalition Conservative}}" |
| 1918 |rowspan="2"| George Balfour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1922 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1950 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1966 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1970 | ||
| colspan="2" | 1983
|colspan="2" | constituency abolished: see Hampstead & Highgate |
Election results
=Elections in the 1880s=
File:John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll.jpg
{{Election box begin no change|
| title = General election 1885: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Holland
|votes = 2,785
|percentage = 59.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Campbell
|votes = 1,910
|percentage = 40.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Social Democratic Federation
|candidate = Jack Williams
|votes = 27
|percentage = 0.6
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 875
|percentage = 18.6
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 4,722
|percentage = 79.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors = 5,981
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = General election 1886: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Holland
|votes = 2,707
|percentage = 74.1
|change = +15.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Ramsay Scott
|votes = 945
|percentage = 25.9
|change = -14.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,762
|percentage = 48.2
|change = +29.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,981
|percentage = 61.1
|change = -17.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 5,981
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +14.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
Holland was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education, requiring a by-election.
{{Election box begin
| title=By-election, 11 Aug 1886: Hampstead}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Holland
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Holland was elevated to the peerage, becoming Lord Knutsford, causing a by-election.
{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 28 Feb 1888: Hampstead}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Brodie Hoare
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1890s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Hampstead{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Brodie Hoare
|votes = 3,848
|percentage = 63.2
|change = −10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Castleman Swinburne-Hanham
|votes = 2,239
|percentage = 36.8
|change = +10.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,609
|percentage = 26.4
|change = −21.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,087
|percentage = 73.6
|change = +12.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,272
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −10.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Brodie Hoare
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: Hampstead{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Brodie Hoare
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=1902 Hampstead by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Milvain
|votes = 3,843
|percentage = 64.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = George Frederic Rowe
|votes = 2,118
|percentage = 35.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,725
|percentage = 29.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,961
|percentage = 58.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,280
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1905 Hampstead by-election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Fletcher
|votes = 4,228
|percentage = 52.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = George Frederic Rowe
|votes = 3,803
|percentage = 47.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 425
|percentage = 5.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,028
|percentage = 71.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,301
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1906: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Fletcher
|votes = 4,934
|percentage = 52.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = George Frederic Rowe
|votes = 4,461
|percentage = 47.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 473
|percentage = 5.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,395
|percentage = 81.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,467
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Election in the 1910s=
{{Election box begin
| title=General election January 1910: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Fletcher
|votes = 6,228
|percentage = 61.2
|change = +8.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Howard
|votes = 3,949
|percentage = 38.8
|change = –8.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,279
|percentage = 22.4
|change = +17.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,177
|percentage = 84.5
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +8.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = General election December 1910: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Fletcher
|votes = 5,605
|percentage = 64.2
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Samuel Lammas Dore
|votes = 3,129
|percentage = 35.8
|change = –3.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,476
|percentage = 28.4
|change = +6.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,734
|percentage = 72.5
|change = –12.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +3.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = General election 1918: Hampstead{{cite book |last1=Craig |first1=Fred W. S |title=British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 |url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai/ |publisher=Political Reference Publications |isbn=0900178019 |access-date=5 April 2025 |date=1969}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 13,393
|percentage = 70.8
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Skene Mackay
|votes = 3,646
|percentage = 19.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Party (UK, 1917)
|candidate = John Wrentmore
|votes = 1,881
|percentage = 9.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,747
|percentage = 51.5
|change = +23.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,920
|percentage = 58.1
|change = +14.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 32,544
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
=Elections in the 1920s=
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1922: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 14,596
|percentage = 59.7
|change = –11.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|candidate = Albert Clavering
|votes = 5,582
|percentage = 22.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Lancelot Fletcher
|votes = 4,282
|percentage = 17.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,014
|percentage = 36.8
|change = –14.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,460
|percentage = 63.1
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 38,781
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1923: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 13,513
|percentage = 58.6
|change = –1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Lancelot Fletcher
|votes = 9,538
|percentage = 41.4
|change = +23.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,975
|percentage = 17.2
|change = –19.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,051
|percentage = 58.0
|change = –5.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 39,711
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = –12.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = General election 1924: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 21,432
|percentage = 79.1
|change = +20.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Hendin
|votes = 5,662
|percentage = 20.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,770
|percentage = 58.2
|change = +41.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,094
|percentage = 67.2
|change = +9.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 40,309
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = –0.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1929: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 23,370
|percentage = 58.3
|change = –20.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. E. Dawkins
|votes = 8,473
|percentage = 21.1
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Leon Freedman
|votes = 8,273
|percentage = 20.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,897
|percentage = 37.1
|change = –21.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,116
|percentage = 62.8
|change = –4.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 63,861
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = –10.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1930s=
{{Election box begin
| title = General election 1931: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 36,928
|percentage = 87.1
|change = +28.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Smith
|votes = 5,475
|percentage = 12.9
|change = –8.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 31,453
|percentage = 74.2
|change = +37.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,403
|percentage = 65.7
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 64,527
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +18.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1935: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Balfour
|votes = 28,334
|percentage = 73.2
|change = –13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Smith
|votes = 6,987
|percentage = 18.0
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Young
|votes = 3,396
|percentage = 8.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,347
|percentage = 55.2
|change = –19.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,717
|percentage = 59.0
|change = –6.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 65,575
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –9.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1940s=
{{Election box begin |
|title = 1941 Hampstead by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Challen
|votes = 7,630
|percentage = 67.4
|change = –5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Independent
|candidate = Noel Pemberton Billing
|votes = 2,734
|percentage = 24.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Progressive
|candidate = Reg Hipwell
|votes = 636
|percentage = 5.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Arthur Dolland
|votes = 326
|percentage = 2.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,896
|percentage = 43.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,326
|percentage = 17.3
|change = –41.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 65,511
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1945: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Challen
|votes = 19,652
|percentage = 51.8
|change = –21.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Field
|votes = 18,294
|percentage = 48.2
|change = +30.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,358
|percentage = 3.6
|change = –51.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,946
|percentage = 68.4
|change = +9.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 55,446
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –25.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1950s=
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1950: Hampstead{{cite book |last1=Craig |first1=Fred W. S |title=British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 |date=1983 |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |isbn=0900178078 |edition=2nd |url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_z6z6/page/4/mode/1up |access-date=5 April 2025}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Brooke
|votes = 29,949
|percentage = 52.3
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Hawkins
|votes = 17,373
|percentage = 30.3
|change = –17.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfred Watson
|votes = 8,336
|percentage = 14.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = R Gore
|votes = 1,603
|percentage = 2.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,576
|percentage = 22.0
|change = +16.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,261
|percentage = 80.5
|change = +12.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 71,119
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +9.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1951: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Brooke
|votes = 31,346
|percentage = 55.1
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Richardson
|votes = 19,240
|percentage = 33.8
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfred Watson
|votes = 6,320
|percentage = 11.1
|change = –3.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,106
|percentage = 21.3
|change = –0.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 56,906
|percentage = 78.0
|change = –2.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 72,946
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –0.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1955: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Brooke
|votes = 28,226
|percentage = 55.9
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Richardson
|votes = 16,040
|percentage = 31.8
|change = –2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Seigal
|votes = 6,222
|percentage = 12.3
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,186
|percentage = 24.1
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 50,488
|percentage = 69.7
|change = –8.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 72,423
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +1.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1959: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Brooke
|votes = 25,506
|percentage = 53.4
|change = –2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Pitt
|votes = 13,500
|percentage = 28.3
|change = –3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Seigal
|votes = 8,759
|percentage = 18.3
|change = +6.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,006
|percentage = 25.1
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,765
|percentage = 68.8
|change = –0.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 69,438
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +0.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1960s=
{{Election box begin
| title = General election 1964: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Brooke
|votes = 19,888
|percentage = 43.3
|change = –10.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Cooper
|votes = 18,053
|percentage = 39.3
|change = +11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Renee Soskin
|votes = 8,019
|percentage = 17.4
|change = –0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,835
|percentage = 4.0
|change = –21.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,960
|percentage = 67.6
|change = –1.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 67,990
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –10.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = General election 1966: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Benjamin Whitaker
|votes = 22,963
|percentage = 46.8
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Brooke
|votes = 20,710
|percentage = 42.2
|change = –1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Renee Soskin
|votes = 5,182
|percentage = 10.6
|change = –6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Harry Baldwin
|votes = 211
|percentage = 0.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,253
|percentage = 4.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,066
|percentage = 72.4
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 67,798
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +4.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1970: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Finsberg
|votes = 21,264
|percentage = 46.6
|change = +4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Benjamin Whitaker
|votes = 20,790
|percentage = 45.6
|change = –1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Calmann
|votes = 3,550
|percentage = 7.8
|change = –2.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 474
|percentage = 1.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,604
|percentage = 63.4
|change = –9.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 71,918
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +2.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election February 1974: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Finsberg
|votes = 19,536
|percentage = 43.3
|change = –3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Clarke
|votes = 17,279
|percentage = 38.3
|change = –7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Longland
|votes = 8,323
|percentage = 18.4
|change = +10.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,257
|percentage = 5.0
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,138
|percentage = 70.7
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 63,847
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election October 1974: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Finsberg
|votes = 18,139
|percentage = 44.9
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Clarke
|votes = 16,414
|percentage = 40.6
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Longland
|votes = 5,566
|percentage = 13.8
|change = –4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Irish Civil Rights
|candidate = Maureen Maguire
|votes = 146
|percentage = 0.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Ralph Critchfield
|votes = 118
|percentage = 0.3
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Chandra Rao
|votes = 31
|percentage = 0.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,725
|percentage = 4.3
|change = –0.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,414
|percentage = 63.1
|change = –7.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 64,078
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = –0.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=General election 1979: Hampstead
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Finsberg
|votes = 20,410
|percentage = 47.3
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ken Livingstone
|votes = 16,729
|percentage = 38.8
|change = –1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = David Radford{{cite book|title=Election Expenses|date=1980|isbn=0102374805|page=10|publisher=Parliament of the United Kingdom}}
|votes = 5,753
|percentage = 13.3
|change = –0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|votes = 255
|percentage = 0.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,681
|percentage = 8.5
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,147
|percentage = 67.4
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
| reg. electors = 64,004
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
- [https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886]
- [https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1901londuoft Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901]
- [https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1918londuoft Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1918]
{{Historic constituencies in London
| 1832 = n
| 1868 = n
| 1885 = y
| 1918 = y
| 1950 = y
| 1955 = y
| 1974 = y
| 1983 = n
| 1997 = n
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hampstead (Uk Parliament Constituency)}}
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