Dover (UK Parliament constituency)

UK Parliament constituency since 1369

Dover

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Dover in Kent

Location of Kent within England

County| Kent
Electorate| 71,993 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements| Dover and Deal
Current constituency
Created| 1369
Member of Parliament| Natalie Elphicke (Labour)
Seats| 1660 - 1885: Two
1885 - present: One

Dover is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Natalie Elphicke of the Labour Party.

Dover was considered a Cinque Ports constituency from 1386 to 1832.

It was formally known as Dover and Deal between 1974 and 1983 and, further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will revert back to that name, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.[2]

## Constituency profile[edit]

The seat includes most of Dover District. It comprises the towns of Deal, Dover, Walmer and surrounding villages in a productive chalkland, long-cultivated area adjoining the Strait of Dover. Since 1983 it has excluded the northern part of the District in and around the historically important Cinque Port of Sandwich with its golf links and accessible shore, which was then transferred to the South Thanet seat.

Since 1945 Dover has been a Labour/Conservative swing seat. In local elections, most of its rural villages and the two small towns favour the Conservative Party, whereas Dover favours the Labour Party, as well as the former mixed mining and agricultural villages in the local coal belt (East Kent coalfield), such as Aylesham. Labour's vote held on very solidly here in 2005, but the seat went Conservative in the 2010 election on a swing of 10.4% compared with a 4.9% swing nationally.

## Cinque Port Seat[edit]

Dover's representation was originally as a Cinque Port constituency. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports nominated one member as with other Cinque Ports, but this was outlawed by an act of Parliament in 1689.[3] There was still some residual influence but there was also a local independent element in the borough with two local leading families, the Papillons and Furneses, starting to send MPs. By the mid eighteenth century it had come more under government influence through the influence of the Earl of Hardwicke, although government control was often more fragile than it seemed.[4]

Dover lost its status as a Cinque Port seat, becoming a borough seat under the Reform Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 45).

## Boundaries[edit]

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

Map of boundaries from 2024

1918–1950: The Boroughs of Dover and Deal, the Urban District of Walmer, and the Rural Districts of Dover and Eastry.

1950–1983: The Boroughs of Dover, Deal, and Sandwich, the Rural District of Dover, and the Rural District of Eastry except the parishes included in the Isle of Thanet constituency.

1983–2010: The District of Dover wards of Aylesham, Barton, Buckland, Capel-le-Ferne, Castle, Cornilo, Eastry, Eythorne, Lower Walmer, Lydden and Temple Ewell, Maxton and Elms Vale, Middle Deal, Mill Hill, Mongeham, Noninstone, North Deal, Pineham, Priory, Ringwould, River, St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, St Radigund's, Shepherdswell with Coldred, Tower Hamlets, Town and Pier, and Upper Walmer.

2010–2024: The District of Dover wards of Aylesham, Buckland, Capel-le-Ferne, Castle, Eastry, Eythorne and Shepherdswell, Lydden and Temple Ewell, Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory, Middle Deal and Sholden, Mill Hill, North Deal, Ringwould, River, St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, St Radigund's, Tower Hamlets, Town and Pier, Walmer, and Whitfield.

### Proposed[edit]

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency of Dover and Deal will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

* The District of Dover wards of: Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne; Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell; Buckland; Dover Downs & River; Eastry Rural; Guston, Kingsdown & St. Margaret’s-at-Cliffe; Maxton & Elms Vale; Middle Deal; Mill Hill; North Deal; St. Radigunds; Tower Hamlets; Town & Castle; Walmer; Whitfield.[5]

Minor change to the current constituency of Dover due to revision of ward boundaries.

## Charlie Elphicke scandal[edit]

From 2010, the MP was Charlie Elphicke, elected as a member of the Conservative Party. On 3 November 2017, Elphicke was suspended by the Conservative Party after "serious allegations" were made against him, and then sat as an Independent until 12 December 2018 when he had the Conservative Whip restored ahead of a party vote on a no-confidence motion against Theresa May.[6][7] In July 2019, the whip was withdrawn again after he was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service with three counts of sexual assault against two women.[8][9][10] Charlie Elphicke stood down as an MP shortly before the 2019 UK General Election, with his wife, Natalie Elphicke standing as the Conservative Party candidate in his place. Natalie Elphicke was elected as the MP for Dover at the 2019 UK General Election, increasing on her husband's majority, but defected to Labour in May 2024.

## Members of Parliament[edit]

### Cinque Port/Parliamentary Borough 1386–1918[edit]

#### MPs 1386–1660[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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Parliament | First member | Second member

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1386 | John Gyles | John Halle I[11]
1388 (Feb) | John Gyles | John Halle I[11]
1388 (Sep) | John Gyles | John Monyn[11]
1390 (Jan) | John Gyles | John Monyn[11]
1390 (Nov) |
1391 | John Gyles | John Strete[11]
1393 | John Gyles | John Strete[11]
1394 |
1395 | John Gyles | John Strete[11]
1397 (Jan) | Nicholas Spicer | John Monyn[11]
1397 (Sep) | John Monyn I[11]
1399 | John Gyles | John Enebrook[11]
1401 |
1402 | Thomas Gyles | John Strete[11]
1404 (Jan) |
1404 (Oct) |
1406 | Thomas Gyles | Henry Merley[11]
1407 | John Alkham | Henry Merley[11]
1410 | Nicholas Spicer | Peter Rede[11]
1411 | Thomas Monyn[11] |
1413 (Feb) |
1413 (May) | Thomas Monyn | John Garton[11]
1414 (Apr) |
1414 (Nov) | Walter Stratton | John Garton[11]
1415 |
1416 (Mar) |
1416 (Oct) | John Braban[11] |
1417 | John Braban | Thomas atte Crowche[11]
1419 | John Braban | Walter Stratton[11]
1420 | Thomas Arnold | Thomas atte Crowche[11]
1421 (May) | Thomas Arnold | John Braban[11]
1421 (Dec) | John Braban | Walter Stratton[11]
1439–1444 | Sir Thomas Browne
1470 | Thomas Smith[12]
1510 | John Warren | not known[13]
1512 | Nicholas Templeman | John Warren[13]
1515 | Nicholas Templeman | John Warren[13]
1523 | Thomas Vaughan | Robert Nethersole[13]
1529 | Robert Nethersole | John Warren[13]
1536 | Robert Nethersole | John Warren[13]
1539 | Thomas Vaughan | John Payntor[13]
1542 | John Warren | William Granger[13]
1545 | Edmund Mody | John Warren[13]
1547 | Joseph Beverley | Thomas Warren[13]
1553 (Mar) | Henry Crispe | Thomas Portway[13]
1553 (Oct) | Joseph Beverley | John Webbe[13]
1554 (Apr) | John Webbe | Thomas Colly[13]
1554 (Nov) | William Hannington | John Webbe[13]
1555 | Thomas Warren | Sir Edmund Rous[13]
1558 | Joseph Beverley | John Cheyne[13]
1559 | Thomas Warren | John Robins[14]
1562–3 | John Robins | Thomas Warren[14]
1571 | Thomas Andrews II | John Pinchon[14]
1572 | Thomas Andrews II | Thomas Warren[14]
1584 | Richard Barrey | John Moore[14]
1586 | Richard Barrey | John Moore[14]
1588 | Thomas Fane | Edward Stephens[14]
1593 | Thomas Fane | Thomas Elwood[14]
1597 | Thomas Fane | William Leonard[14]
1601 | George Fane | George Newman[14]
1604 | Sir Thomas Waller | George Bing
1614 | Sir George Fane | Sir Robert Brett
1621 | Sir Henry Mainwaring | Sir Richard Young
1624 | Sir Edward Cecil[15] | Sir Richard Young
1625 | Sir John Hippisley | William Beecher
1626 | Sir John Hippisley | John Pringle
1628 | Sir John Hippisley | Edward Nicholas

No parliament called between 1629 and 1640

Parliament | First member | Second member

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1640 (Apr) | Sir Edward Boys | Sir Peter Heyman
1640 (Nov) | Sir Edward Boys | Benjamin Weston
1645 | John Dixwell | Benjamin Weston
1648 | John Dixwell | Benjamin Weston
1653 | Dover not represented in Barebones Parliament
1654 | William Cullen | one seat only
1656 | Thomas Kelsey | one seat only
1658 | John Dixwell | Thomas Kelsey
1659 | John Dixwell | Benjamin Weston

#### MPs 1660–1885[edit]

Year  | First member[16] | First party  | Second member[16] | Second party

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April 1660  | Edward Montagu |  | Arnold Braemes |
August 1660  | George Montagu |
1661  | Sir Francis Vincent, Bt |
1670  | Edward Montagu |
1673  | Admiral Sir Edward Spragge[17] |
1674  | Thomas Papillon |
1679  | William Stokes |
1685  | Arthur Herbert |  | William Chapman |
1689  | Sir Basil Dixwell, Bt |  | Thomas Papillon |
1690  | James Chadwick |
1695  | Sir Basill Dixwell, Bt |
1697  | Admiral Matthew Aylmer |
January 1701  | Sir Charles Hedges |
November 1701  | Philip Papillon |
1710  | Sir William Hardres, Bt |
1715  | Admiral Matthew Aylmer[18] |
1720  | George Berkeley |  | Henry Furnese |
1734  | David Papillon |  | Thomas Revell |
1741  | Lord George Sackville |
1752  | William Cayley |
1755  | Peter Burrell |
1756  | Hugh Valence Jones |
1759  | Sir Edward Simpson[19] |
1761  | Hon. Sir Joseph Yorke |
1765  | John Campbell |
1766  | John Bindley |
1768  | George Villiers |
1770  | Sir Thomas Hales, Bt |
1773  | Thomas Barret |
1774  | John Henniker |  | John Trevanion |
1784  | Robert Preston |  | Tory[20] | Captain the Hon. James Luttrell |  | Tory[20]
1789  | John Trevanion |  | Whig[20]
1790  | Charles Pybus |  | Tory[20]
1802  | John Spencer Smith |  | Whig[20]
1806  | John Jackson |  | Whig[20] | Charles Jenkinson |  | Tory[20]
1818  | Edward Bootle-Wilbraham |  | Tory[20]
1820  | Joseph Butterworth |  | Whig[20]
1826  | Charles Poulett Thomson[21] |  | Whig[20]
1828  | William Henry Trant |  | Tory[20]
1830  | Sir John Reid, Bt |  | Tory[20]
1831  | Robert Henry Stanhope |  | Whig[20]
1832  | Sir John Reid, Bt |  | Tory[20]
1833  | John Halcomb |  | Tory[20]
1834 |  | Conservative[20] |  | Conservative[20]
1835  | John Minet Fector |  | Conservative[20]
1837  | Edward Royd Rice |  | Whig[22][23][24][25][20]
1847  | Sir George Clerk, Bt |  | Conservative
1852  | Henry Cadogan |  | Conservative
1857  | Ralph Bernal Osborne |  | Radical[26][27][28][29][30] | Sir William Russell, Bt |  | Whig[31]
1859  | Sir Henry Leeke |  | Conservative | William Nicol |  | Conservative
1865 | Alexander George Dickson |  | Conservative | Charles Freshfield |  | Conservative
1868 | George Jessel |  | Liberal
1873 | Edward William Barnett |  | Conservative
1874 | Charles Freshfield |  | Conservative
1885 | Representation reduced to one member

#### MPs 1885–1918[edit]

Year  | Member[16] | Party

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1885  | Alexander George Dickson |  | Conservative
1889  | George Wyndham |  | Conservative
1913 | Vere Ponsonby |  | Conservative
1918 | Constituency abolished – name transferred to county constituency

### County constituency 1918–present[edit]

Year  | Member[16] | Party

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Dover division of Kent
1918 | Vere Ponsonby |  | Coalition Conservative
1921 by-election | Sir Thomas Polson |  | Independent Parliamentary Group
1922 | John Jacob Astor |  | Conservative
1945 | John Thomas |  | Labour
1950 | John Arbuthnot |  | Conservative
1964 | David Ennals |  | Labour
1970 | Peter Rees |  | Conservative
Dover and Deal County Constituency
1974 | Peter Rees |  | Conservative
Dover County Constituency
1983 | Peter Rees |  | Conservative
1987 | David Shaw |  | Conservative
1997 | Gwyn Prosser |  | Labour
2010 | Charlie Elphicke |  | Conservative
November 2017[6] |  | Independent
December 2018 |  | Conservative
July 2019 |  | Independent
2019 | Natalie Elphicke |  | Conservative
2024 |  | Labour

## Elections in the 19th century[edit]

### Elections in the 1830s[edit]

General election 1830: Dover[20][32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Charles Poulett Thomson | 975  | 36.2  |
| Tory | John Reid | 974  | 36.1  |
| Tory | John Halcomb | 748  | 27.7  |
Majority  | 1  | 0.1  |
Turnout | 1,866  | c. 93.3 |
Registered electors | c. 2,000 |  |
| Whig hold | Swing |  |
| Tory hold | Swing |  |
By-election November 1830: Dover[20][32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Charles Poulett Thomson | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 2,000 |
| Whig hold
General election 1831: Dover[20][32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Charles Poulett Thomson | Unopposed
| Whig | Robert Henry Stanhope | Unopposed
Registered electors | c. 2,000 |
| Whig hold
| Whig gain from Tory
General election 1832: Dover [33][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Whig | Charles Poulett Thomson | 713  | 30.0
| Tory | John Reid | 644  | 27.1
| Tory | John Halcomb | 523  | 22.0
| Whig | Robert Henry Stanhope  | 498  | 20.9
Turnout | 1,396  | 84.6
Registered electors | 1,651  |
Majority  | 69  | 2.9
| Whig hold
Majority  | 146  | 6.2
| Tory gain from Whig
By-election 1833: Dover [33][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Tory | John Halcomb | 734  | 52.5  | +3.4
| Whig | Robert Henry Stanhope  | 665  | 47.5  | −3.4
Majority  | 69  | 5.0  | N/A
Turnout | 1,399  | 84.7  | +0.1
Registered electors | 1,651  |  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +3.4  |
General election 1835: Dover [33][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Minet Fector | 908  | 37.0  | +15.0
| Conservative | John Reid | 782  | 31.9  | +4.8
| Whig | Edward Royd Rice | 761  | 31.0  | −19.9
Majority  | 21  | 0.9  | −5.3
Turnout | 1,347  | 86.1  | +1.5
Registered electors | 1,564  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +12.5  |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +7.4  |
General election 1837: Dover [33][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Edward Royd Rice | 854  | 35.2  | +4.2
| Conservative | John Reid | 829  | 34.2  | +2.3
| Conservative | John Minet Fector | 742  | 30.6  | −6.4
Majority  | 25  | 1.0  | N/A
Turnout | 1,512  | 90.2  | +4.1
Registered electors | 1,677  |  |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1  |

### Elections in the 1840s[edit]

General election 1841: Dover [33][20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Reid | 1,000  | 36.0  | +1.8
| Whig | Edward Royd Rice | 960  | 34.6  | −0.6
| Conservative | John Halcomb | 536  | 19.3  | −11.3
| Radical | Alexander Galloway  | 281  | 10.1  | N/A
Turnout | 1,667  | 89.8  | −0.4
Registered electors | 2,060  |  |
Majority  | 40  | 1.4  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1  |
Majority  | 424  | 15.3  | +14.3
| Whig hold | Swing | +2.1  |
General election 1847: Dover [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Edward Royd Rice | 1,104  | 37.6  | +3.0
| Conservative | George Clerk | 932  | 31.8  | −4.2
| Conservative | Henry Thoby Prinsep | 897  | 30.6  | +11.3
Majority  | 172  | 5.8  | −9.5
Turnout | 1,467 (est)  | 71.2 (est)  | −18.6
Registered electors | 2,060  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | −2.1  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.9  |

### Elections in the 1850s[edit]

General election 1852: Dover [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Cadogan | 1,097  | 39.5  | +8.9
| Whig | Edward Royd Rice | 898  | 32.3  | −5.3
| Conservative | George Clerk | 781  | 28.1  | −3.7
Turnout | 1,837 (est)  | 89.0 (est)  | +17.8
Registered electors | 2,064  |  |
Majority  | 199  | 7.2  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8  |
Majority  | 117  | 4.2  | −1.6
| Whig hold | Swing | −5.3  |
General election 1857: Dover [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Radical | Ralph Bernal Osborne | 989  | 30.8  | N/A
| Whig | William Russell | 958  | 29.8  | −2.5
| Conservative | George Clerk | 695  | 21.6  | −6.5
| Conservative | George William Hope[34] | 574  | 17.8  | −21.7
Turnout | 1,608 (est)  | 79.4 (est)  | −9.6
Registered electors | 2,024  |  |
Majority  | 415  | 13.0  | N/A
| Radical gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Majority  | 263  | 8.2  | +4.0
| Whig hold | Swing | +3.8  |
General election 1859: Dover [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry John Leeke | 931  | 27.6  | +6.0
| Conservative | William Nicol | 902  | 26.7  | +8.9
| Liberal | William Russell | 788  | 23.4  | −6.4
| Liberal | Ralph Bernal Osborne | 752  | 22.3  | −8.5
Majority  | 114  | 3.3  | N/A
Turnout | 1,687 (est)  | 82.8 (est)  | +3.4
Registered electors | 2,038  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.7  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.2  |

### Elections in the 1860s[edit]

General election 1865: Dover [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 1,026  | 26.8  | −0.8
| Conservative | Charles Freshfield | 1,012  | 26.4  | −0.3
| Liberal | William Keppel | 903  | 23.6  | +0.2
| Liberal | Thomas Eustace Smith | 892  | 23.3  | +1.0
Majority  | 109  | 2.8  | −0.5
Turnout | 1,917 (est)  | 82.7 (est)  | −0.1
Registered electors | 2,318  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5  |
General election 1868: Dover [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 1,461  | 33.8  | +7.0
| Liberal | George Jessel | 1,435  | 33.2  | +9.6
| Conservative | Charles Freshfield | 1,387  | 32.1  | +5.7
| Liberal | Israel Abrahams[35] | 35  | 0.8  | −22.5
Turnout | 2,859 (est)  | 84.3 (est)  | +1.6
Registered electors | 3,392  |  |
Majority  | 26  | 0.6  | −2.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | +14.8  |
Majority  | 48  | 1.1  | N/A
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.0  |

### Elections in the 1870s[edit]

By-election 1871: Dover[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Jessel | 1,235  | 51.9  | +17.9
| Conservative | Edward William Barnett | 1,144  | 48.1  | −17.8
Majority  | 91  | 3.8  | +2.7
Turnout | 2,379  | 69.1  | −15.2
Registered electors | 3,443  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +17.9  |
By-election 1873: Dover[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward William Barnett | 1,415  | 56.5  | −9.4
| Liberal | James Staats Forbes[36] | 1,089  | 43.5  | +9.5
Majority  | 326  | 13.0  | N/A
Turnout | 2,504  | 70.3  | −14.0
Registered electors | 3,563  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | −9.5  |
General election 1874: Dover [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Freshfield | 1,595  | 31.3  | −0.8
| Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 1,316  | 25.8  | −8.0
| Liberal | Christopher Weguelin[37] | 1,118  | 22.0  | −11.2
| Liberal | Frederick Inderwick | 1,062  | 20.9  | +20.1
Majority  | 198  | 3.8  | +3.2
Turnout | 2,546 (est)  | 68.5 (est)  | −15.8
Registered electors | 3,714  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.2  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −14.1  |

### Elections in the 1880s[edit]

General election 1880: Dover [33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Freshfield | 1,734  | 26.5  | −4.8
| Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 1,701  | 26.0  | +0.2
| Liberal | Philip Stanhope[38] | 1,607  | 24.5  | +2.5
| Liberal | Charles Clement Walker[39] | 1,506  | 23.0  | +2.1
Majority  | 94  | 1.5  | -2.3
Turnout | 3,274 (est)  | 77.2 (est)  | +8.7
Registered electors | 4,239  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.7  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.0  |
General election 1885: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | 2,066  | 59.3  | +6.8
| Liberal | Robert Murray Lawes[41] | 1,418  | 40.7  | −6.8
Majority  | 648  | 18.6  | +17.1
Turnout | 3,484  | 71.3  | −5.9
Registered electors | 4,885  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8  |
General election 1886: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Alexander George Dickson | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
By-election 1889: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s[edit]

General election 1892: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Wyndham | 2,231  | 69.5  | N/A
| Lib-Lab | Eustace G Edwards[42] | 978  | 30.5  | New
Majority  | 1,253  | 39.0  | N/A
Turnout | 3,209  | 62.6  | N/A
Registered electors | 5,156  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1895: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed
| Conservative hold

## Elections in the 20th century[edit]

### Elections in the 1900s[edit]

General election 1900: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
By-election 1900: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
General election 1906: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Wyndham | 3,269  | 65.7  | N/A
| Liberal | R. J. Bryce  | 1,705  | 34.3  | New
Majority  | 1,564  | 31.4  | N/A
Turnout | 4,974  | 75.4  | N/A
Registered electors | 6,493  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1910s[edit]

General election January 1910: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Wyndham | 3,330  | 67.9  | +2.2
| Liberal | A. M. Bradley  | 1,572  | 32.1  | −2.2
Majority  | 1,758  | 35.8  | +4.4
Turnout | 4,902  | 78.5  | +3.1
Registered electors | 6,247  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2  |
General election December 1910: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Wyndham | Unopposed
| Conservative hold
By-election 1913: Dover [40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Vere Ponsonby | Unopposed
| Unionist hold
General election 1918: Dover [43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Vere Ponsonby | 11,249 | 68.7 | N/A
| Liberal | Alexander Livingstone | 5,121  | 31.3  | New
Majority  | 6,128  | 37.4  | N/A
Turnout | 16,370  | 46.5  | N/A
Registered electors | 35,170  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s[edit]

By-election 1921: Dover [43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent Parliamentary Group | Thomas Polson | 13,947  | 56.3  | New
| Coalition Unionist | John Jacob Astor | 10,817  | 43.7  | −25.0
Majority  | 3,130  | 12.6  | N/A
Turnout | 24,764  | 71.0  | +24.5
Registered electors | 34,890  |  |
| Ind. Parliamentary Group gain from Unionist | Swing |  |
General election 1922: Dover [43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John Jacob Astor | 18,151  | 62.2  | −6.5
| Independent Parliamentary Group | Thomas Polson | 8,054  | 27.6  | N/A
| Liberal | Leonard Stein | 2,985  | 10.2  | −21.1
Majority  | 10,097  | 34.6  | −0.8
Turnout | 29,190  | 77.6  | +31.1
Registered electors | 37,610  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | +7.3  |
General election 1923: Dover [43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John Jacob Astor | Unopposed
| Unionist hold
By-election 1924: Dover [43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John Jacob Astor | Unopposed
| Unionist hold
General election 1924: Dover [43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John Jacob Astor | 21,186  | 73.5  | N/A
| Labour | A. F. George  | 7,627  | 26.5  | New
Majority  | 13,559  | 47.0  | N/A
Turnout | 28,813  | 74.7  | N/A
Registered electors | 38,580  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1929: Dover [43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John Jacob Astor | 20,572  | 54.7  | −18.8
| Labour | Ernest Lionel McKeag  | 8,864  | 23.6  | −2.9
| Liberal | Herbert Baxter | 8,180  | 21.7  | New
Majority  | 11,708  | 31.1  | −15.9
Turnout | 37,616  | 74.4  | −0.3
Registered electors | 50,586  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | −8.0  |

### Elections in the 1930s[edit]

General election 1931: Dover  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Jacob Astor | 29,743  | 75.25  |
| Labour | W. Moore  | 9,781  | 24.75  |
| Liberal | Herbert Baxter | Withdrew  | N/A | N/A
Majority  | 19,962  | 50.50  |
Turnout | 39,524  | 73.05  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

* withdrew on 16 October

General election 1935: Dover  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Jacob Astor | 25,884  | 63.96  |
| Labour | W. H. Bennett  | 14,588  | 36.04  |
Majority  | 11,296  | 27.92  |
Turnout | 40,472  | 69.56  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Election in the 1940s[edit]

General election 1945: Dover  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Thomas | 17,373  | 52.54  |
| Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 15,691  | 47.46  |
Majority  | 1,682  | 5.08  | N/A
Turnout | 33,064  | 73.29  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General election 1950: Dover[44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 25,640  | 49.01  |
| Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 23,331  | 44.59  |
| Liberal | Basil Goldstone | 2,873  | 5.49  | New
| Communist | R. Morrison  | 474  | 0.91  | New
Majority  | 2,309  | 4.42  | N/A
Turnout | 52,318  | 85.77  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Dover[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 28,511  | 53.29  |
| Labour Co-op | Will Owen | 24,995  | 46.71  |
Majority  | 3,516  | 6.58  |
Turnout | 53,506  | 85.74  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Dover  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 27,316  | 52.92  |
| Labour | Horace W. Lee  | 24,298  | 47.08  |
Majority  | 3,018  | 5.84  |
Turnout | 51,614  | 81.84  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1959: Dover  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 27,939  | 53.08  |
| Labour | Horace W. Lee  | 24,698  | 46.92  |
Majority  | 3,241  | 6.16  |
Turnout | 52,637  | 82.88  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s[edit]

General election 1964: Dover  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Ennals | 24,115  | 44.94  |
| Conservative | John Arbuthnot | 23,697  | 44.17  |
| Liberal | Bernard Budd | 5,843  | 10.89  | New
Majority  | 418  | 0.77  | N/A
Turnout | 53,655  | 82.70  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
General election 1966: Dover  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | David Ennals | 27,256  | 49.31  |
| Conservative | Tom Stacey | 24,040  | 43.49  |
| Liberal | Bernard Budd | 3,981  | 7.20  |
Majority  | 3,216  | 5.82  |
Turnout | 55,277  | 84.18  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s[edit]

General election 1970: Dover  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Rees | 30,103  | 51.41  |
| Labour | David Ennals | 28,454  | 48.59  |
Majority  | 1,649  | 2.82  | N/A
Turnout | 58,557  | 80.58  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Dover and Deal  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Rees | 27,033  | 43.11  |
| Labour | L. J. A. Bishop  | 22,183  | 35.37  |
| Liberal | R. S. Young  | 12,832  | 20.46  |
| Ind. Social Democrat | W. Stone  | 661  | 1.05  | New
Majority  | 4,850  | 7.74  |
Turnout | 62,709  | 84.69  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Dover and Deal  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Rees | 25,647  | 43.63  |
| Labour | L. J. A. Bishop  | 23,353  | 39.74  |
| Liberal | R. S. Young  | 9,767  | 16.63  |
Majority  | 2,294  | 3.89  |
Turnout | 58,767  | 78.67  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1979: Dover and Deal  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Rees | 30,606  | 50.01  |
| Labour | Jane Chapman | 22,664  | 37.04  |
| Liberal | J. Cohen  | 6,906  | 11.29  |
| Silly Party | Jeremy Fox  | 642  | 1.05  | New
| National Front | P. Johnson  | 378  | 0.62  | New
Majority  | 7,942  | 12.97  |
Turnout | 61,196  | 80.65  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s[edit]

General election 1983: Dover[46] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Rees | 25,454  | 48.3  |
| Labour | Stephen Love  | 16,234  | 30.8  |
| SDP | Geoffrey Nice | 10,601  | 20.1  | New
| Ecology | M. Potter  | 404  | 0.8  | New
Majority  | 9,220  | 17.5  |
Turnout | 52,693  | 77.6  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1987: Dover[47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Shaw | 25,343  | 46.0  | -2.3
| Labour | Stephen Love  | 18,802  | 34.1  | +3.3
| SDP | Geoffrey Nice | 10,942  | 19.9  | -0.2
Majority  | 6,541  | 11.9  | -5.6
Turnout | 55,087  | 79.8  | +2.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1990s[edit]

General election 1992: Dover[48][49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | David Shaw | 25,395  | 44.1  | −1.9
| Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 24,562  | 42.6  | +8.5
| Liberal Democrats | M. J. Sole  | 6,212  | 10.8  | −9.1
| Green | A. C. W. Sullivan  | 637  | 1.1  | New
| Ind. Conservative | P. W. Sherred  | 407  | 0.7  | New
| Ind. Conservative | B. J. Philp  | 250  | 0.4  | New
| Natural Law | C. F. Percy  | 127  | 0.2  | New
Majority  | 833  | 1.5  | −10.4
Turnout | 57,590  | 83.5  | +3.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.2  |
General election 1997: Dover[50] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 29,535  | 54.5  | +11.9
| Conservative | David Shaw | 17,796  | 32.8  | -11.3
| Liberal Democrats | Mark B. Corney  | 4,302  | 7.9  | -2.9
| Referendum | Susan L. Anderson  | 2,124  | 3.9  | New
| UKIP | C. Hyde  | 443  | 0.8  | New
Majority  | 11,739  | 21.7  | N/A
Turnout | 54,200  | 78.9  | -4.6
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## Elections in the 21st century[edit]

### Elections in the 2000s[edit]

General election 2001: Dover[51] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 21,943  | 48.8  | -5.7
| Conservative | Paul Watkins  | 16,744  | 37.2  | +4.4
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Hook | 5,131  | 11.4  | +3.5
| UKIP | Lee Speakman  | 1,142  | 2.5  | +1.7
Majority  | 5,199  | 11.6  | -10.1
Turnout | 44,960  | 65.1  | -13.8
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 2005: Dover[52] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 21,680  | 45.3  | -3.5
| Conservative | Paul Watkins  | 16,739  | 35.0  | -2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Hook | 7,607  | 15.9  | +4.5
| UKIP | Mike Wiltshire  | 1,252  | 2.6  | +0.1
| Independent | Victor Matcham  | 606  | 1.3  | New
Majority  | 4,941  | 10.3  | -1.3
Turnout | 47,884  | 67.6  | +2.5
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.6  |

### Elections in the 2010s[edit]

General election 2010: Dover[53] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charlie Elphicke | 22,174  | 44.0  | +9.1
| Labour | Gwyn Prosser | 16,900  | 33.5  | −11.8
| Liberal Democrats | John Brigden  | 7,962  | 15.8  | 0.0
| UKIP | Victor Matcham  | 1,747  | 3.5  | +0.8
| BNP | Dennis Whiting  | 1,104  | 2.2  | New
| English Democrat | Mike Walters  | 216  | 0.4  | New
| CPA | David Clark  | 200  | 0.4  | New
| Independent | George Lee-Delisle  | 82  | 0.2  | N/A
Majority  | 5,274  | 10.5  | N/A
Turnout | 50,385  | 70.1  | +2.8
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10.5  |

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Dover

General election 2015: Dover[54] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charlie Elphicke | 21,737  | 43.3  | -0.7
| Labour | Clair Hawkins  | 15,443  | 30.7  | -2.8
| UKIP | David Little  | 10,177  | 20.3  | +16.8
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Smith  | 1,572  | 3.1  | -12.7
| Green | Jolyon Trimingham[55] | 1,295  | 2.6  | New
Majority  | 6,294  | 12.5  | +2.0
Turnout | 50,224  | 68.9  | -1.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0  |
General election 2017: Dover[56] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charlie Elphicke | 27,211  | 52.4  | +9.1
| Labour | Stacey Blair  | 20,774  | 40.0  | +9.3
| UKIP | Piers Wauchope | 1,723  | 3.3  | -17.0
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Dodd  | 1,336  | 2.6  | -0.5
| Green | Beccy Sawbridge  | 923  | 1.8  | -0.8
Majority  | 6,437  | 12.4  | -0.1
Turnout | 51,966  | 69.7  | +0.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 2019: Dover[57] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Natalie Elphicke | 28,830  | 56.9  | +4.5
| Labour | Charlotte Cornell  | 16,552  | 32.6  | -7.4
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Dodd  | 2,895  | 5.7  | +3.1
| Green | Beccy Sawbridge  | 1,371  | 2.7  | +0.9
| Independent | Nathan Sutton  | 916  | 1.8  | New
| Women's Equality | Eljai Morais  | 137  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 12,278  | 24.3  | +11.9
Turnout | 50,701  | 66.4  | -3.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9  |

### Elections in the 2020s[edit]

General election 2024: Dover and Deal  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Reform UK | Howard Cox[58] |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Penelope James[59] |  |  |
| Conservative | Stephen James[60] |  |  |
| Green | Christine Oliver[61] |  |  |
| Independent | Ashley Payne[62] |  |  |
| Labour | Mike Tapp[63] |  |  |

## See also[edit]

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

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## Sources[edit]

* Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) [1]
* The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913)
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* F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949 (Glasgow: Political Reference Publications, 1969)

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