Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)

1918–1950: The Boroughs of Margate, Ramsgate, and Sandwich, the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peters, and the Rural District of Isle of Thanet.

1950–1974: The Boroughs of Margate and Ramsgate, the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peters, and in the Rural District of Eastry the parishes of Acol, Minster, Monkton, St Nicholas at Wade, and Sarre.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward King-Harman

|votes =3,381

|percentage = 55.9

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edmund Francis Davies {{cite news|title=The General Election|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18851202/004/0002|access-date=1 December 2017|work=The Morning Post|date=2 December 1885|page=2|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 2,670

|percentage = 44.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 711

|percentage = 11.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,051

|percentage = 76.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 7,941

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{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward King-Harman

|votes =3,399

|percentage = 72.2

|change = +16.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Gripper Banks{{cite news|title=The General Election|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001507/18860710/100/0004|access-date=1 December 2017|work=Aberdeen Free Press|date=10 July 1886|page=4|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

|votes = 1,311

|percentage = 27.8

|change = -16.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,088

|percentage = 44.4

|change = +32.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 4,710

|percentage = 59.3

|change = -16.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 7,941

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +16.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

King-Harman's death caused a by-election.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Lowther

|votes =3,547

|percentage = 55.1

|change = −17.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen

|votes = 2,889

|percentage = 44.9

|change = +17.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 658

|percentage = 10.2

|change = −34.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,436

|percentage = 78.2

|change = +18.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 8,228

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −17.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Lowther

|votes =3,901

|percentage = 57.7

|change = −14.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Heber Hart

|votes = 2,857

|percentage = 42.3

|change = +14.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,044

|percentage = 15.4

|change = −29.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,758

|percentage = 68.2

|change = +8.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 9,913

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = −14.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Lowther

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1900: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=James Lowther

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=1904 Isle of Thanet by-electionBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Harry Marks

|votes=4,048

|percentage=52.5

|change=N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=Joseph King

|votes=3,666

|percentage=47.5

|change=New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes=382

|percentage=5.0

|change=N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes=7,714

|percentage=71.3

|change=N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 10,823

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

|swing= N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 1906: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party=Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate=Harry Marks

|votes=5,154

|percentage=51.3

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate=Joseph King

|votes=3,961

|percentage=39.5

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party=Independent Conservative

|candidate=Frederick E McCormick Goodhart

|votes=925

|percentage=9.2

|change=New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes=1,193

|percentage=11.8

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes=10,040

|percentage=84.4

|change= N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,891

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner=Conservative Party (UK)

|swing= N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election January 1910: Isle of Thanet British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Norman Craig

|votes = 6,892

|percentage = 66.9

|change = +15.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Julian William Wellesley Weigall

|votes = 3,410

|percentage = 33.1

|change = −6.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,482

|percentage = 33.8

|change = +22.0

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 10,302

|percentage = 81.8

|change = −2.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 12,588

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +11.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election December 1910: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Norman Craig

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Unionist: Norman Craig
• Liberal:

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1918: Isle of ThanetBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Norman Craig

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

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{{Election box end 1918}}

{{Election box begin | title=1919 Isle of Thanet by-electionBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Esmond Harmsworth

|votes = 9,711

|percentage = 57.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = William J. West

|votes = 7,058

|percentage = 42.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,653

|percentage = 15.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 16,769

|percentage = 52.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 31,767

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1922 general election: Isle of ThanetBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Esmond Harmsworth

|votes = 16,116

|percentage = 61.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Alfred Suenson-Taylor

|votes = 10,226

|percentage = 38.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,890

|percentage = 22.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 26,342

|percentage = 68.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 38,500

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1923: Isle of ThanetBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Esmond Harmsworth

|votes = 13,821

|percentage = 50.1

|change = −11.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Reginald Rait

|votes = 13,773

|percentage = 49.9

|change = +11.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 48

|percentage = 0.2

|change = −22.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 27,594

|percentage = 69.5

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 39,679

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −11.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1924: Isle of ThanetBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Esmond Harmsworth

|votes = 21,130

|percentage = 65.8

|change = +15.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Luxmoore

|votes = 6,779

|percentage = 21.1

|change = −28.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Dudley Aman

|votes = 4,202

|percentage = 13.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14,351

|percentage = 44.7

|change = +44.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,111

|percentage = 77.6

|change = +8.1

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 41,395

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = +22.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1929: Isle of ThanetBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Harold Balfour

|votes = 22,595

|percentage = 52.9

|change = −12.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Alfred Suenson-Taylor

|votes = 15,648

|percentage = 36.6

|change = +15.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Edgar Joseph Plaisted

|votes = 4,490

|percentage = 10.5

|change = −2.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,947

|percentage = 16.3

|change = −28.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 42,733

|percentage = 73.3

|change = −4.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 58,330

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing = −14.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1931: Isle of ThanetBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Harold Balfour

|votes = 33,173

|percentage = 74.2

|change = +21.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Ivor Phillips

|votes = 11,517

|percentage = 25.8

|change = -10.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 21,656

|percentage = 48.4

|change = +32.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,690

|percentage = 73.6

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1935: Isle of ThanetBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Harold Balfour

|votes = N/A

|percentage = N/A

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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: Harold Balfour
• Liberal: Richard Pope-HennessyThe Liberal Magazine, 1939
• Labour: FW MellanbyReport of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1945: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949 by FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Carson

|votes = 15,023

|percentage = 48.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Boyd

|votes = 12,075

|percentage = 39.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Philip John Willmett

|votes = 3,732

|percentage = 12.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,948

|percentage = 9.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,830

|percentage = 69.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1950: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Carson

|votes = 31,345

|percentage = 55.5

|change = +6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Christopher Boyd

|votes = 20,522

|percentage = 36.4

|change = -2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Wrong

|votes = 4,561

|percentage = 8.1

|change = -4.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,823

|percentage = 19.1

|change = +9.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 56,431

|percentage = 83.0

|change = +13.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1951: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Carson

|votes = 33,551

|percentage = 61.6

|change = +6.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Otto Shaw

|votes = 20,892

|percentage = 38.4

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,659

|percentage = 23.2

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 54,444

|percentage = 78.0

|change = -5.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1953 Isle of Thanet by-election{{cite web |url=http://by-elections.co.uk/53.html |title=1953 by Elections |website=by-elections.co.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071919/http://by-elections.co.uk/53.html |archive-date=10 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Rees-Davies

|votes = 25,261

|percentage = 61.3

|change = -0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Frank Woodbridge

|votes = 15,935

|percentage = 38.7

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,326

|percentage = 22.6

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,196

|percentage = 58.7

|change = -19.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1955: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Rees-Davies

|votes = 31,270

|percentage = 62.2

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Kingston Jones

|votes = 18,981

|percentage = 37.8

|change = -0.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,289

|percentage = 24.4

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,251

|percentage = 71.9

|change = -6.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1959: Isle of Thanet F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Rees-Davies

|votes = 29,453

|percentage = 54.5

|change = -7.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Fountain

|votes = 17,555

|percentage = 32.5

|change = -5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George MacDonald-Jones

|votes = 6,998

|percentage = 13.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,898

|percentage = 22.0

|change = -2.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 54,007

|percentage = 75.1

|change = +3.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1964: Isle of Thanet F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =William Rees-Davies

|votes = 27,870

|percentage = 47.7

|change = -6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ernest Wistrich

|votes = 20,520

|percentage = 35.2

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = David Norrington

|votes = 9,979

|percentage = 17.1

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,350

|percentage = 12.5

|change = -9.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 58,369

|percentage = 74.2

|change = -0.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1966: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Rees-Davies

|votes = 29,302

|percentage = 47.5

|change = -0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Leonard John A Bishop

|votes = 24,416

|percentage = 39.6

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Frederick G Redman

|votes = 7,952

|percentage = 12.9

|change = -4.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,886

|percentage = 7.9

|change = -4.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,670

|percentage = 75.7

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1970: Isle of Thanet British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Rees-Davies

|votes = 33,434

|percentage = 51.9

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Leonard John A Bishop

|votes = 21,709

|percentage = 33.7

|change = -5.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Tudor Gates

|votes = 7,176

|percentage = 11.1

|change = -1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Conservative

|candidate = Ian Josephs

|votes = 2,136

|percentage = 3.3

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,725

|percentage = 18.2

|change = +10.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 64,458

|percentage = 72.2

|change = -3.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{Rayment-hc|i|date=March 2012}}
• {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X |page=389 }}
• {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1885-1918 |orig-year=1974 |edition= 2nd |year=1989 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-27-2 |page=305 }}

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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Kent (historic)

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Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885

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