Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

Wimbledon

Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Wimbledon in Greater London

County| Greater London
Electorate| 74,641 (2023)[1]
Major settlements| Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Morden, Motspur Park
Current constituency
Created| 1885
Member of Parliament| Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrats)
Seats| One
Created from| Mid Surrey (northern half of)
During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of| Mitcham
Merton and Morden
(later consolidated)

Wimbledon is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2024, the seat has been held by Paul Kohler of the Liberal Democrats.

## History

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The area was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and had lay in Mid Surrey that elected two MPs. The constituency covered great bounds, skirting around Croydon to its south to reach Caterham, Warlingham, Chelsham and Farleigh in the North Downs and bearing formal alternate titles of the "Wimbledon Division (of Surrey)" and the "North East Division of Surrey" which in all but the most formal legal writing was written as "North East Surrey".[2]

An Act reduced the seat in 1918 to create the Mitcham seat in the south-east; another in 1950 created Merton and Morden in the south.[n 1]

### Political history

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Since 1885 the seat has always elected Conservative MPs except from 1945 to 1950 and 1997–2005 when the Labour candidate won the seat during that party's national landslide years, as well as in 2024 when the Liberal Democrats candidate won the seat during the Labour Party national landslide. While the 2005 Conservative majority was marginal, the 2010 majority was 24.1% of the vote, making the constituency a safe seat for the Conservative Party. It had previously also been considered a safe seat for the party until the 1997 United Kingdom general election.

Since 1990, the ward of Merton Park has only ever returned councillors for Merton Park Ward Residents Association.[3] Since 1994 the ward of West Barnes, which contains Merton's half of the town of Motspur Park, has swung between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats; the latter presently hold all three seats in the ward.[4][5][6][7] At the local elections in 2018, Liberal Democrat councillors were elected for the wards of Trinity and Dundonald for the first time in the borough's history, with a further first time win for the Liberal Democrats in a by-election in the Cannon Hill ward in 2019.

In 2010, the second-placed candidate was a Liberal Democrat. The national collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote at the 2015 election meant that the Liberal Democrats did not return to 2nd place until 2019, when they did so with a 22.7% upswing in their vote. The made the seat one of the most marginal in the country[8] and was a top Liberal Democrat target and Conservative defence for the 2024 general election.

At the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, the London Borough of Merton, of which the constituency is a part, voted to remain by 62.9%, and 70.6% of this constituency itself voted to remain in the European Union.[9] In September 2019 the incumbent, Stephen Hammond lost his party's whip for rebelling on a key Brexit vote. He briefly sat as an Independent and the whip was restored on 29 October 2019, with 9 of 21 other rebels of the same party.

At the 2024 general election, The Liberal Democrats won the traditionally Conservative seat for the first time. This was after the seat had become marginal at the 2019 General Election with only a 1.2% majority for the Conservative Candidate. The Liberal Democrats won a record breaking 72 seats during this election with the Conservatives losing a historic 251 seats making the Wimbledon constituency a strong Liberal Democrat seat with a current majority of 12,610.[10]

### Prominent frontbenchers

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* Henry Chaplin was sworn of the Privy Council in 1885 when he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until 1886. He became the first President of the Board of Agriculture as part of the Cabinet (1889–1892). In the Conservative cabinet of 1895 to 1900 he was President of the Local Government Board and was responsible for the Agricultural Rates Act 1896
* Sir Michael Havers reached the highest judicial and legal position in the country for four months in 1987, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain who also acted as Lord Speaker. For eight years previously, Havers was Attorney General for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, having served as the more junior, Solicitor General in the Heath ministry

## Boundaries

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### Historic

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Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Croydon except so much as is within a district of the Metropolis, the parishes of Caterham, Chelsham, Farley, Warlingham, Merton, and Wimbledon, so much of the Parliamentary Borough of Deptford as is in Surrey, and the area of the Parliamentary Boroughs of Battersea and Clapham, Camberwell, Lambeth, Newington, Southwark, and Wandsworth.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Wimbledon, and the Urban District of Merton and Morden.

1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Wimbledon, and Malden and Coombe.

1955–1974: The Municipal Borough of Wimbledon.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Merton wards of Cannon Hill, Priory, West Barnes, Wimbledon East, Wimbledon North, Wimbledon South, and Wimbledon West.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Merton wards of Abbey, Cannon Hill, Dundonald, Durnsford, Hillside, Merton Park, Raynes Park, Trinity, Village, and West Barnes.

2010–2024: As above except Durnsford ward had been replaced by Wimbledon Park ward following a local authority boundary review.

### Current

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Wimbledon boundaries in Greater London from 2024

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:

* The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames wards of: Old Malden; St. James.

* The London Borough of Merton wards of: Abbey; Hillside; Merton Park; Raynes Park; Village; Wandle; West Barnes; Wimbledon Park; Wimbledon Town & Dundonald.[11]

The Merton Borough wards reflect the local authority boundary review which became effective on 4 May 2022, with the Cannon Hill ward being moved to Mitcham and Morden. The wards of Old Malden and St. James (as they existed on 1 December 2020) were transferred from Kingston and Surbiton. [12]

A local government boundary review becoming effective in May 2022 was also carried out in Kingston upon Thames,[13] but the Electoral Changes Order was not passed until 1 April 2021.[14] Consequently, the parts in Kingston upon Thames now comprise the Motspur Park & Old Malden East ward, nearly all of the Old Malden ward, and parts of the Green Lane & St James, and New Malden Village wards.[15]

According to analysis by the New Statesman the Liberal Democrats, rather than the Conservatives, would have won the seat if the 2019 election had been held on the new boundaries. [16]

## Constituency profile

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The seat has a commuter-sustained suburban economy with an imposing shopping centre, overwhelmingly privately built and owned or rented homes and a range of open green spaces, ranging in value from elevated Wimbledon Village – sandwiched between Wimbledon Common and Wimbledon Park[n 2] – where a large tranche of homes exceed £1,000,000 – to Merton Abbey ruins and South Wimbledon, with more social housing in its wards.

Wimbledon station is a southern terminus of the District line, as well as a station on the South West main line. It is also the western terminus of the Croydon Tramlink. South Wimbledon is a station on the Northern line branch to Morden.

Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[17]

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[18] | Party

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1885 | Cosmo Bonsor |  | Conservative
1900 | Eric Hambro |  | Conservative
1907 by-election | Henry Chaplin |  | Conservative
1916 by-election | Stuart Coats |  | Conservative
1918 | Sir Joseph Hood |  | Conservative
1924 | Sir John Power |  | Conservative
1945 | Arthur Palmer |  | Labour
1950 | Sir Cyril Black |  | Conservative
1970 | Sir Michael Havers |  | Conservative
1987 | Dr. Charles Goodson-Wickes |  | Conservative
1997 | Roger Casale |  | Labour
2005 | Stephen Hammond |  | Conservative
September 2019 |  | Independent
December 2019 |  | Conservative
2024 | Paul Kohler |  | Liberal Democrats

## Election results

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Results of House of Commons seat Wimbledon since 1950 – it having lost substantial territory immediately beforehand due to local population and housing expansion.

### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Wimbledon [19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kohler | 24,790  | 45.1  | +6.8
| Conservative | Danielle Dunfield-Prayero  | 12,180  | 22.2  | –17.6
| Labour | Eleanor Stringer  | 11,733  | 21.3  | +0.5
| Reform UK | Ben Cronin  | 3,221  | 5.9  | +5.7
| Green | Rachel Brooks  | 2,442  | 4.4  | +4.2
| Workers Party | Aaron Mafi  | 341  | 0.6  | N/A
| Independent | Sarah Barber  | 129  | 0.2  | N/A
| Independent | Amy Lynch  | 80  | 0.1  | N/A
| Heritage | Michael Watson  | 69  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority  | 12,610  | 22.9  | N/A
Turnout | 54,985  | 72.0  | −4.2
Registered electors | 76,334  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.0  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[20]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 22,617 | 39.8
| Liberal Democrats | 21,778 | 38.3
| Labour | 11,834 | 20.8
| Others | 366 | 0.6
| Green | 138 | 0.2
| Brexit Party | 139 | 0.2
Turnout | 56,872  | 76.2
Electorate | 74,641
General election 2019: Wimbledon[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 20,373  | 38.4  | –8.1
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Kohler | 19,745  | 37.2  | +22.7
| Labour | Jackie Schneider  | 12,543  | 23.7  | –11.9
| Independent | Graham Hadley  | 366  | 0.7  | N/A
Majority  | 628  | 1.2  | –9.7
Turnout | 53,027  | 77.7  | +0.5
Registered electors | 68,232  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –15.4  |
General election 2017: Wimbledon[22][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 23,946  | 46.5  | –5.6
| Labour | Imran Uddin[n 3] | 18,324  | 35.6  | +9.6
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Quilliam  | 7,472  | 14.5  | +1.8
| Green | Charles Barraball  | 1,231  | 2.4  | –1.7
| UKIP | Strachan McDonald  | 553  | 1.1  | –4.0
Majority  | 5,622  | 10.9  | –15.2
Turnout | 51,526  | 77.2  | +3.7
Registered electors | 66,780  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –7.6  |
General election 2015: Wimbledon[25][26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 25,225  | 52.1  | +3.0
| Labour | Andrew Judge  | 12,606  | 26.0  | +3.7
| Liberal Democrats | Shas Sheehan | 6,129  | 12.7  | –12.3
| UKIP | Peter Bucklitsch  | 2,476  | 5.1  | +3.2
| Green | Charles Barraball  | 1,986  | 4.1  | +2.9
Majority  | 12,619  | 26.1  | +2.0
Turnout | 48,422  | 73.5  | +0.5
Registered electors | 65,853  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.4  |
General election 2010: Wimbledon[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 23,257  | 49.1  | +7.7
| Liberal Democrats | Shas Sheehan | 11,849  | 25.0  | +6.8
| Labour | Andrew Judge  | 10,550  | 22.3  | –13.4
| UKIP | Mark McAleer  | 914  | 1.9  | +1.0
| Green | Rajeev Thacker  | 590  | 1.2  | –1.9
| Christian | David Martin  | 235  | 0.5  | N/A
Majority  | 11,408  | 24.1  | +18.8
Turnout | 47,395  | 73.0  | +5.2
Registered electors | 65,723  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Wimbledon[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 17,886  | 41.2  | +4.6
| Labour | Roger Casale | 15,585  | 35.9  | –9.8
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gee  | 7,868  | 18.1  | +5.1
| Green | Giles Barrow  | 1,374  | 3.2  | +0.8
| UKIP | Andrew Mills  | 408  | 0.9  | –0.1
| Independent | Christopher Coverdale  | 211  | 0.5  | N/A
| Tiger's Eye – the Party for Kids  | Alastair Wilson  | 50  | 0.1  | N/A
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | George Weiss | 22  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority  | 2,301  | 5.3  | N/A
Turnout | 43,404  | 68.1  | +3.8
Registered electors | 63,696  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.2  |
General election 2001: Wimbledon[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Roger Casale | 18,806  | 45.7  | +2.9
| Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 15,062  | 36.6  | 0.0
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Pierce  | 5,341  | 13.0  | –3.6
| Green | Rajeev Thacker  | 1,007  | 2.4  | +1.4
| CPA | Roger Glencross  | 479  | 1.2  | N/A
| UKIP | Mariana Bell  | 414  | 1.0  | N/A
Majority  | 3,744  | 9.1  | +2.9
Turnout | 41,109  | 64.3  | –11.1
Registered electors | 63,930  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.5  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Wimbledon[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Roger Casale | 20,674  | 42.8  | +19.5
| Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 17,684  | 36.6  | –16.4
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Willott  | 8,014  | 16.6  | +4.7
| Referendum | Abid Hameed  | 993  | 2.1  | N/A
| Green | Rajeev Thacker  | 474  | 1.0  | –0.7
| ProLife Alliance | Sophie Davies  | 346  | 0.7  | N/A
| Mongolian Barbeque Great Place to Party  | Matthew Kirby  | 112  | 0.2  | N/A
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Graham Stacey  | 47  | 0.1  | N/A
Majority  | 2,990  | 6.2  | N/A
Turnout | 48,344  | 75.4  | –2.8
Registered electors | 64,113  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | –17.9  |
General election 1992: Wimbledon[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 26,331  | 53.0  | +2.1
| Labour | Kingsley Abrams  | 11,570  | 23.3  | +1.8
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Willott  | 10,569  | 21.3  | –6.2
| Green | Vaughan Flood  | 860  | 1.7  | N/A
| Natural Law | Hugh Godfrey  | 181  | 0.4  | N/A
| Independent | Graham Hadley  | 170  | 0.3  | N/A
Majority  | 14,761  | 29.7  | +6.3
Turnout | 49,681  | 80.2  | +4.1
Registered electors | 61,917  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Wimbledon[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 24,538  | 50.9  | –1.3
| Liberal | Adrian Slade | 13,237  | 27.5  | +0.3
| Labour | Christine Bickerstaff  | 10,428  | 21.6  | +2.7
Majority  | 11,301  | 23.4  | –1.5
Turnout | 48,203  | 76.1  | +3.7
Registered electors | 63,353  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1983: Wimbledon[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Havers | 24,169  | 52.1  | –3.0
| Liberal | David J. Twigg  | 12,623  | 27.2  | +12.0
| Labour | Rock Tansey  | 8,806  | 19.0  | –9.5
| Ecology | Antony Jones  | 717  | 1.5  | N/A
| Party of Associates with Licensees  | E.J. Weakner  | 114  | 0.3  | N/A
Majority  | 11,546  | 24.9  | –1.7
Turnout | 46,429  | 72.4  | –4.0
Registered electors | 64,132  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Havers | 27,567  | 55.10  | +6.57
| Labour | Rock Tansey[34] | 14,252  | 28.48  | –2.64
| Liberal | David J. Twigg  | 7,604  | 15.20  | –5.63
| National Front | Anthony Bailey[34] | 612  | 1.22  | N/A
Majority  | 13,315  | 26.62  | +8.73
Turnout | 50,035  | 76.42  | +7.62
Registered electors | 65,471  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Havers | 23,615  | 48.53  | –0.09
| Labour | K. Bill  | 14,909  | 30.64  | +2.39
| Liberal | K. Searby  | 10,133  | 20.83  | –3.86
Majority  | 8,706  | 17.89  | –4.48
Turnout | 48,657  | 68.80  | –8.95
Registered electors | 70,726  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Havers | 26,542  | 48.62  | –4.85
| Labour | K. Bill  | 14,329  | 26.25  | –3.67
| Liberal | K. Searby  | 13,478  | 24.69  | +8.08
| Independent | Bill Boaks | 240  | 0.44  | N/A
Majority  | 12,213  | 22.37  | –1.18
Turnout | 54,589  | 77.75  | +11.92
Registered electors | 70,210  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1970: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Havers | 15,285  | 53.47  | +3.14
| Labour | Ralph C. Holmes  | 8,554  | 29.92  | –1.61
| Liberal | John Reginald MacDonald  | 4,749  | 16.61  | –2.19
Majority  | 6,731  | 23.55  | +4.75
Turnout | 28,588  | 66.83  | –8.16
Registered electors | 42,774  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cyril Black | 15,191  | 50.33  | –1.70
| Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,517  | 31.53  | +2.53
| Liberal | John Reginald MacDonald  | 5,475  | 18.14  | –0.83
Majority  | 5,674  | 18.80  | –4.22
Turnout | 30,183  | 74.99  | +0.11
Registered electors | 40,248  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cyril Black | 15,952  | 52.03  | –14.83
| Labour | John R. Daly  | 8,891  | 29.00  | –4.15
| Liberal | George Scott | 5,817  | 18.97  | N/A
Majority  | 7,061  | 23.02  | –10.69
Turnout | 30,660  | 74.88  | –3.55
Registered electors | 40,947  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cyril Black | 21,538  | 66.86  | +1.31
| Labour | Lawrence M. Kershaw  | 10,678  | 33.15  | –1.31
Majority  | 10,860  | 33.71  | +2.61
Turnout | 32,216  | 78.43  | +0.16
Registered electors | 42,151  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cyril Black | 22,112  | 65.55  | –0.98
| Labour | Greville Janner | 11,622  | 34.45  | +0.98
Majority  | 10,490  | 31.10  | –1.96
Turnout | 33,734  | 78.27  | –4.07
Registered electors | 43,099  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cyril Black | 42,218  | 66.53  | +5.20
| Labour | Charles Ford | 21,242  | 33.47  | +2.61
Majority  | 20,976  | 33.06  | +2.59
Turnout | 63,460  | 82.34  | –3.38
Registered electors | 77,067  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cyril Black | 40,339  | 61.33  | +18.94
| Labour | George Leonard Deacon  | 20,296  | 30.86  | –13.55
| Liberal | Ian Forester Gibson  | 5,136  | 7.81  | –1.75
Majority  | 20,043  | 30.47  | N/A
Turnout | 65,771  | 85.72  | +7.65
Registered electors | 76,728  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

Substantial loss of territory to create Mitcham and Morden

### Elections in the 1940s

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

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| Labour | Arthur Palmer | 30,188  | 44.41  | +12.25
| Conservative | Geoffrey Hardy-Roberts[35] | 28,820  | 42.39  | –25.45
| Liberal | Alick Kay | 6,501  | 9.56  | N/A
| Common Wealth | K. Horne  | 2,472  | 3.64  | N/A
Majority  | 1,368  | 2.02  | N/A
Turnout | 67,981  | 78.07  | +10.47
Registered electors | 89,363  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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

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| Conservative | John Power | 36,816  | 67.84  | –12.54
| Labour | Tom Braddock | 17,452  | 32.16  | +12.54
Majority  | 19,364  | 35.68  | –25.08
Turnout | 54,268  | 67.60  | –3.35
Registered electors | 80,283  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1931: Wimbledon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Power | 39,643  | 80.38  | +26.98
| Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,674  | 19.62  | –4.58
Majority  | 29,969  | 60.76  | +41.56
Turnout | 49,317  | 70.95  | +2.15
Registered electors | 69,508  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Wimbledon [36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John Power | 21,902  | 53.4  | –20.8
| Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,924  | 24.2  | –1.6
| Liberal | Arthur Peters | 9,202  | 22.4  | N/A
Majority  | 11,978  | 29.2  | –19.2
Turnout | 41,028  | 68.8  | –3.4
Registered electors | 59,654  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | –9.6  |
General election 1924: Wimbledon [36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | John Power | 21,209  | 74.2  | +4.4
| Labour | Mark Starr  | 7,386  | 25.8  | –4.4
Majority  | 13,823  | 48.4  | +8.8
Turnout | 28,595  | 72.2  | +14.9
Registered electors | 39,604  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | +4.4  |
General election 1923: Wimbledon [36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Joseph Hood | 15,495  | 69.8  | –1.9
| Labour | Mark Starr  | 6,717  | 30.2  | N/A
Majority  | 8,778  | 39.6  | –3.8
Turnout | 22,212  | 57.3  | –4.7
Registered electors | 38,793  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | –1.9  |
General election 1922: Wimbledon [36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Joseph Hood | 16,751  | 71.7  | –9.9
| Liberal | Robert Oswald Moon | 6,627  | 28.3  | N/A
Majority  | 10,124  | 43.4  | –19.8
Turnout | 23,378  | 62.0  | +15.9
Registered electors | 37,677  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | –9.9  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Wimbledon [36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Joseph Hood | 13,652 | 81.6 | N/A
| Independent | G.M. Edwardes Jones  | 3,079  | 18.4  | N/A
Majority  | 10,573  | 63.2  | N/A
Turnout | 16,731  | 46.1  | N/A
Registered electors | 36,258  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
1916 Wimbledon by-election [37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Stuart Coats | 8,970  | 55.6  | N/A
| Independent | Kennedy Jones | 7,159  | 44.4  | N/A
Majority  | 1,811  | 11.2  | N/A
Turnout | 16,129  | 46.5  | N/A
Registered electors | 34,719  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election December 1910: Wimbledon [37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed
Registered electors | 27,810  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election January 1910: Wimbledon[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 14,445  | 61.8  | +5.6
| Liberal | Arthur Holland  | 8,930  | 38.2  | –5.6
Majority  | 5,515  | 23.6  | +11.2
Turnout | 23,375  | 84.1  | +6.8
Registered electors | 27,810  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6  |

### Elections in the 1900s

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1907 Wimbledon by-election[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 10,263  | 75.7  | +19.5
| Independent Liberal | Bertrand Russell | 3,299  | 24.3  | N/A
Majority  | 6,694  | 51.4  | +39.0
Turnout | 13,562  | 57.2  | –20.1
Registered electors | 23,702  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1906: Wimbledon[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Eric Hambro | 9,523  | 56.2  | N/A
| Liberal | St George Lane Fox-Pitt | 7,409  | 43.8  | N/A
Majority  | 2,114  | 12.4  | N/A
Turnout | 16,932  | 77.3  | N/A
Registered electors | 21,899  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1900: Wimbledon[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Eric Hambro | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Wimbledon[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1892: Wimbledon[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | 7,397  | 74.0  | N/A
| Liberal | Thomas Arthur Meates  | 2,602  | 26.0  | N/A
Majority  | 4,795  | 48.0  | N/A
Turnout | 9,999  | 64.2  | N/A
Registered electors | 15,582  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Wimbledon[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | Unopposed
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold
General election 1885: Wimbledon[37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | 6,189  | 62.3  |
| Liberal | John Cooper[38] | 3,745  | 37.7  |
Majority  | 2,444  | 24.6  |
Turnout | 9,934  | 70.5  |
Registered electors | 14,086  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of parliamentary constituencies in London

## Notes

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1. ^ Later these merged to form Mitcham and Morden
2. ^ This is where the All-England lawn tennis club and the croquet club where The Championships are held in June each year.
3. ^ The day before the vote Cllr Uddin (Labour) and his solicitors' business co-owner had their practising certificates suspended by their professional regulator, who seized the business' files and took control of its accounts. Crescent Law, the firm, specialises in personal injury. An investigation was opened into possible misconduct or unethical practices; it was set to report within weeks. Cllr Uddin remained on the ballot paper and his local Party took no action given the early stage of the intervention.[24]

## References

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38. ^ "General Election". Liverpool Mercury. 27 November 1885. p. 6. Retrieved 15 December 2017 - via British Newspaper Archive.

## Further reading

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* Iain Dale, ed. (2003). The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X.
* The Times House of Commons 1945. 1945. `{{cite book}}`: `|work=` ignored (help)
* The Times House of Commons 1950. 1950. `{{cite book}}`: `|work=` ignored (help)
* The Times House of Commons 1955. 1955. `{{cite book}}`: `|work=` ignored (help)

## External links

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* Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
* Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
* Wimbledon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
* Wimbledon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
* Wimbledon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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Constituencies in London (75)

Labour (57)|

* Barking
* Battersea
* Beckenham and Penge
* Bermondsey and Old Southwark
* Bethnal Green and Stepney
* Bexleyheath and Crayford
* Brent East
* Brent West
* Brentford and Isleworth
* Chelsea and Fulham
* Chipping Barnet
* Cities of London and Westminster
* Clapham and Brixton Hill
* Croydon East
* Croydon West
* Dagenham and Rainham
* Dulwich and West Norwood
* Ealing Central and Acton
* Ealing North
* Ealing Southall
* East Ham
* Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
* Eltham and Chislehurst
* Enfield North
* Erith and Thamesmead
* Feltham and Heston
* Finchley and Golders Green
* Greenwich and Woolwich
* Hackney North and Stoke Newington
* Hackney South and Shoreditch
* Hammersmith and Chiswick
* Hampstead and Highgate
* Harrow West
* Hendon
* Holborn and St. Pancras
* Hornsey and Friern Barnet
* Ilford North
* Ilford South
* Islington South and Finsbury
* Kensington and Bayswater
* Lewisham East
* Lewisham North
* Lewisham West and East Dulwich
* Leyton and Wanstead
* Mitcham and Morden
* Peckham
* Putney
* Queen's Park and Maida Vale
* Southgate and Wood Green
* Stratford and Bow
* Streatham and Croydon North
* Tooting
* Tottenham
* Uxbridge and South Ruislip
* Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
* Walthamstow
* West Ham and Beckton

Conservative (9)|

* Bromley and Biggin Hill
* Chingford and Woodford Green
* Croydon South
* Harrow East
* Hornchurch and Upminster
* Old Bexley and Sidcup
* Orpington
* Romford
* Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Liberal Democrats (6)|

* Carshalton and Wallington
* Kingston and Surbiton
* Richmond Park
* Sutton and Cheam
* Twickenham
* Wimbledon

Independent (3)|

* Hayes and Harlington
* Islington North
* Poplar and Limehouse

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Historic constituencies in London

Outer London, 1965|

* Acton
* Barnet
* Barking
* Beckenham
* Bexley
* Brentford and Chiswick
* Bromley
* Carshalton
* Chingford
* Chislehurst
* Croydon North East
* Croydon North West
* Croydon South
* Dagenham
* Ealing North
* Ealing South
* East Ham North
* East Ham South
* Edmonton
* Enfield East
* Enfield West
* Erith and Crayford
* Feltham
* Finchley
* Harrow Central
* Harrow East
* Harrow West
* Hayes and Harlington
* Hendon North
* Hendon South
* Heston and Isleworth
* Hornchurch
* Hornsey
* Ilford North
* Ilford South
* Kingston-upon-Thames
* Leyton
* Merton and Morden
* Mitcham
* Orpington
* Richmond
* Romford
* Ruislip-Northwood
* Southall
* Southgate
* Surbiton
* Sutton and Cheam
* Tottenham
* Twickenham
* Uxbridge
* Walthamstow East
* Walthamstow West
* Wanstead and Woodford
* Wembley North
* Wembley South
* West Ham North
* West Ham South
* Wimbledon
* Willeseden East
* Willeseden West
* Wood Green

1974|

* Acton
* Barking
* Battersea North
* Battersea South
* Beckenham
* Bermondsey
* Bethnal Green and Bow
* Bexleyheath
* Brent East
* Brent North
* Brent South
* Brentford and Isleworth
* Carshalton
* Chelsea
* Chingford
* Chipping Barnet
* Chislehurst
* City of London and Westminster South
* Croydon Central
* Croydon North East
* Croydon North West
* Croydon South
* Dagenham
* Dulwich
* Ealing North
* Edmonton
* Enfield North
* Enfield Southgate
* Erith and Crayford
* Feltham and Heston
* Finchley
* Fulham
* Greenwich
* Hackney Central
* Hackney North and Stoke Newington
* Hackney South and Shoreditch
* Hammersmith North
* Hampstead
* Harrow Central
* Harrow East
* Harrow West
* Hayes and Harlington
* Hendon North
* Hendon South
* Holborn and St Pancras South
* Hornchurch
* Hornsey
* Ilford North
* Ilford South
* Islington Central
* Islington North
* Islington South and Finsbury
* Kensington
* Kingston-upon-Thames
* Lambeth Central
* Lewisham Deptford
* Lewisham East
* Lewisham West
* Leyton
* Mitcham and Morden
* Newham North East
* Newham North West
* Newham South
* Norwood
* Orpington
* Paddington
* Peckham
* Putney
* Ravensbourne
* Richmond
* Romford
* Ruislip-Northwood
* St Marylebone
* St Pancras North
* Sidcup
* Southall
* Stepney and Poplar
* Streatham
* Surbiton
* Sutton and Cheam
* Tooting
* Tottenham
* Twickenham
* Upminster
* Uxbridge
* Vauxhall
* Walthamstow
* Wanstead and Woodford
* Wimbledon
* Wood Green
* Woolwich East
* Woolwich West

1983|

* Barking
* Battersea
* Beckenham
* Bethnal Green and Stepney
* Bexleyheath
* Bow and Poplar
* Brent East
* Brent North
* Brent South
* Brentford and Isleworth
* Carshalton and Wallington
* Chelsea
* Chingford
* Chipping Barnet
* Chislehurst
* City of London and Westminster South
* Croydon Central
* Croydon North East
* Croydon North West
* Croydon South
* Dagenham
* Dulwich
* Ealing Acton
* Ealing North
* Ealing Southall
* Edmonton
* Eltham
* Enfield North
* Enfield Southgate
* Erith and Crayford
* Feltham and Heston
* Finchley
* Fulham
* Greenwich
* Hackney North and Stoke Newington
* Hackney South and Shoreditch
* Hammersmith
* Hampstead and Highgate
* Harrow East
* Harrow West
* Hayes and Harlington
* Hendon North
* Hendon South
* Holborn and St Pancras
* Hornchurch
* Hornsey and Wood Green
* Ilford North
* Ilford South
* Islington North
* Islington South and Finsbury
* Kensington
* Kingston-upon-Thames
* Lewisham Deptford
* Lewisham East
* Lewisham West
* Leyton
* Mitcham and Morden
* Newham North East
* Newham North West
* Newham South
* Norwood
* Old Bexley and Sidcup
* Orpington
* Peckham
* Putney
* Ravensbourne
* Richmond and Barnes
* Romford
* Ruislip-Northwood
* Southwark and Bermondsey
* Streatham
* Surbiton
* Sutton and Cheam
* Tooting
* Tottenham
* Twickenham
* Upminster
* Uxbridge
* Vauxhall
* Walthamstow
* Wanstead and Woodford
* Westminster North
* Wimbledon
* Woolwich

1997|

* Barking
* Battersea
* Beckenham
* Bethnal Green and Bow
* Bexleyheath and Crayford
* Brent East
* Brent North
* Brent South
* Brentford and Isleworth
* Bromley and Chislehurst
* Camberwell and Peckham
* Carshalton and Wallington
* Chingford and Woodford Green
* Chipping Barnet
* Cities of London and Westminster
* Croydon Central
* Croydon North
* Croydon South
* Dagenham
* Dulwich and West Norwood
* Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
* Ealing North
* Ealing Southall
* East Ham
* Edmonton
* Eltham
* Enfield North
* Enfield Southgate
* Erith and Thamesmead
* Feltham and Heston
* Finchley and Golders Green
* Greenwich and Woolwich
* Hackney North and Stoke Newington
* Hackney South and Shoreditch
* Hammersmith and Fulham
* Hampstead and Highgate
* Harrow East
* Harrow West
* Hayes and Harlington
* Hendon
* Holborn and St Pancras
* Hornchurch
* Hornsey and Wood Green
* Ilford North
* Ilford South
* Islington North
* Islington South and Finsbury
* Kensington and Chelsea
* Kingston and Surbiton
* Lewisham Deptford
* Lewisham East
* Lewisham West
* Leyton and Wanstead
* Mitcham and Morden
* North Southwark and Bermondsey
* Old Bexley and Sidcup
* Orpington
* Poplar and Canning Town
* Putney
* Regent's Park and Kensington North
* Richmond Park
* Romford
* Ruislip-Northwood
* Streatham
* Sutton and Cheam
* Tooting
* Tottenham
* Twickenham
* Upminster
* Uxbridge
* Vauxhall
* Walthamstow
* West Ham
* Wimbledon

2010|

* Barking
* Battersea
* Beckenham
* Bermondsey and Old Southwark
* Bethnal Green and Bow
* Bexleyheath and Crayford
* Brent Central
* Brent North
* Brentford and Isleworth
* Bromley and Chislehurst
* Camberwell and Peckham
* Carshalton and Wallington
* Chelsea and Fulham
* Chingford and Woodford Green
* Chipping Barnet
* Cities of London and Westminster
* Croydon Central
* Croydon North
* Croydon South
* Dagenham and Rainham
* Dulwich and West Norwood
* Ealing Central and Acton
* Ealing North
* Ealing Southall
* East Ham
* Edmonton
* Eltham
* Enfield North
* Enfield Southgate
* Erith and Thamesmead
* Feltham and Heston
* Finchley and Golders Green
* Greenwich and Woolwich
* Hackney North and Stoke Newington
* Hackney South and Shoreditch
* Hammersmith
* Hampstead and Kilburn
* Harrow East
* Harrow West
* Hayes and Harlington
* Hendon
* Holborn and St. Pancras
* Hornchurch and Upminster
* Hornsey and Wood Green
* Ilford North
* Ilford South
* Islington North
* Islington South and Finsbury
* Kensington
* Kingston and Surbiton
* Lewisham Deptford
* Lewisham East
* Lewisham West and Penge
* Leyton and Wanstead
* Mitcham and Morden
* Old Bexley and Sidcup
* Orpington
* Poplar and Limehouse
* Putney
* Richmond Park
* Romford
* Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
* Streatham
* Sutton and Cheam
* Tooting
* Tottenham
* Twickenham
* Uxbridge and South Ruislip
* Vauxhall
* Walthamstow
* West Ham
* Westminster North
* Wimbledon

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