Sevenoaks (constituency)
| Sevenoaks | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of Sevenoaks in South East England | |
| County | Kent |
| Electorate | 73,684 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Sevenoaks, Swanley, Otford, Westerham |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Laura Trott (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | West Kent |
| During its existence contributed to new seat(s) of | Tonbridge and Malling (1974) |
Sevenoaks is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Laura Trott, a Conservative who currently serves as Shadow Secretary of State for Education. She was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from November 2023 to July 2024. The seat was previously held by Michael Fallon, who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2014 to 2017.
Constituency profile

Sevenoaks is a constituency in Kent in South East England, taking up most of the Sevenoaks District and part of the neighbouring Borough of Dartford. Its largest settlement is the town of Sevenoaks, which has a population of around 27,000.[2] Other settlements include the towns of Swanley and Westerham and the villages of Wilmington, Hextable, South Darenth, West Kingsdown, Otford, Kemsing and Dunton Green.
This is a mostly rural constituency covering small towns and villages on the outskirts of London's commuter belt, located around 20 miles (32 km) south-east of the centre of the capital. Sevenoaks is a historic market town lying within the Kent Downs, a National Landscape of rolling chalk hills. Close to Sevenoaks are two historic country houses: Knole and Chevening. Swanley was largely developed during the Victorian era around a railway junction. There is some deprivation in Swanley, where most residents live in semi-detached or terraced housing. The rest of the constituency is generally wealthy, especially in Sevenoaks; the town falls within the top 10% least-deprived areas in England and many residents live in large, detached houses.[3][4] The constituency's average house price is nearly double the UK average.[5]
This constituency has a low proportion of young adults and an above-average retired population.[6] Residents have high rates of income and homeownership and the child poverty rate is around half the overall UK rate.[5][7] They have average levels of education and a high proportion work in the construction and education sectors.[5][8] The percentage of residents claiming unemployment benefits is low.[7] White people made up 91% of the population at the 2021 census.[9]
At the local district council, Sevenoaks town is represented by Liberal Democrats whilst Swanley and the rural villages elected Conservatives. At the county council, which held elections in 2025, most of the seats outside Sevenoaks town were won by Reform UK. An estimated 55% of voters across the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, marginally higher than the UK-wide figure of 52%.[5]
History
This constituency has existed since the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
With the exception of the one-year Parliament in 1923, the constituency has to date been a Conservative stronghold.
- 1885–1950
Sir Thomas Jewell Bennett before entering Parliament was a leader writer at The Standard and lived in India for many years, working at the Bombay Gazette before becoming both editor and principal proprietor of the Times of India. Bennett returned to England in 1901 and in 1910 unsuccessfully contested his first Parliamentary election, losing to Alfred Gelder at the time of David Lloyd George and H. H. Asquith's celebrated "People's Budget". He represented the seat for five years from 1918.
Higher in government in this period was Hilton Young, the Health Secretary between 1931 and 1935. The health portfolio at the time included responsibility for housing, including slum clearance and rehousing. Key items of legislation to which he contributed in this period were: the Town and Country Planning Act (1932) (which applied to all 'developable' land), the Housing Act (1935) (which laid down standards of accommodation)[10] and the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act (1935) (which sought to consolidate urban development and restrict ribbon sprawl along major highways).[11]
- 1950–date
Since 1950 the highest government position has been that of Michael Fallon, who was appointed Secretary of State for Defence in 2014 under Prime Minister David Cameron. Fallon held the office until he resigned on 1 November 2017 in the light of allegations of inappropriate behaviour of a sexual nature, before retiring prior to the 2019 general election.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Sevenoaks and Wrotham, and the Rural Districts of Malling and Sevenoaks.
1950–1974: The Urban District of Sevenoaks, and the Rural Districts of Malling and Sevenoaks.
1974–1983: The Urban District of Sevenoaks, the Rural District of Sevenoaks as altered by the Greater London Kent and Surrey Order 1968, and in the Rural District of Dartford the civil parishes of Ash-cum-Ridley, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Hartley, Horton Kirby, Longfield, Swanley, and West Kingsdown.
1983–1997: The District of Sevenoaks wards of Brasted, Chevening, Crockenhill and Lullingstone, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Farningham, Halstead Knockholt and Badgers Mount, Hextable and Swanley Village, Kemsing, Leigh, Otford, Penshurst and Fordcombe, Riverhead, Seal, Sevenoaks Kippington, Sevenoaks Northern, Sevenoaks Town and St John's, Sevenoaks Weald and Underriver, Sevenoaks Wildernesse, Shoreham, Somerdon, Sundridge and Ide Hill, Swanley Christchurch, Swanley St Mary's, Swanley White Oak, Westerham and Crockham, and West Kingsdown.
1997–2010: The District of Sevenoaks wards of Ash-cum-Ridley, Brasted, Chevening, Crockenhill and Lullingstone, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Farningham, Halstead Knockholt and Badgers Mount, Hextable and Swanley Village, Kemsing, Otford, Riverhead, Seal, Sevenoaks Kippington, Sevenoaks Northern, Sevenoaks Town and St John's, Sevenoaks Weald and Underriver, Sevenoaks Wildernesse, Shoreham, Sundridge and Ide Hill, Swanley Christchurch, Swanley St Mary's, Swanley White Oak, Westerham and Crockham, and West Kingsdown.
2010–2024: The District of Sevenoaks wards of Ash, Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge, Crockenhill and Well Hill, Dunton Green and Riverhead, Eynsford, Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Fawkham and West Kingsdown, Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount, Hextable, Kemsing, Otford and Shoreham, Seal and Weald, Sevenoaks Eastern, Sevenoaks Kippington, Sevenoaks Northern, Sevenoaks Town and St John's, Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village, Swanley St Mary's, Swanley White Oak, and Westerham and Crockham Hill.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Dartford ward of Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley.
- The District of Sevenoaks wards of: Brasted, Chevening & Sundridge; Crockenhill and Well Hill; Dunton Green and Riverhead; Eynsford; Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth; Fawkham and West Kingsdown; Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount; Hextable; Kemsing; Otford and Shoreham; Seal & Weald; Sevenoaks Eastern; Sevenoaks Kippington; Sevenoaks Northern; Sevenoaks Town and St. John’s; Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village; Swanley St. Mary’s; Swanley White Oak; Westerham and Crockham Hill.[12]
Minor changes, with the addition of the Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley ward from Dartford being offset by the transfer of the Ash & New Ash Green ward to the re-established constituency of Tonbridge.
Members of Parliament
West Kent prior to 1885
| Election | Member[13] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Charles Mills | Conservative | ||
| 1892 | Henry Forster | Conservative | Contested Bromley following redistribution | |
| Constituency split, majority renamed Bromley, minority formed Chislehurst, remainder merged with part of the abolished Medway | ||||
| 1918 | Thomas Jewell Bennett | Conservative | ||
| 1923 | Ronald Williams | Liberal | ||
| 1924 | Walter Styles | Conservative | ||
| 1929 | Hilton Young | Conservative | Member for Norwich (1915–1923, 1924–1929) | |
| 1935 | Charles Ponsonby | Conservative | ||
| 1950 | John Rodgers | Conservative | ||
| 1979 | Mark Wolfson | Conservative | ||
| 1997 | Michael Fallon | Conservative | Secretary of State for Defence (2014–2017) | |
| 2019 | Laura Trott | Conservative | Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2023–2024) | |
Elections

Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Laura Trott | 18,328 | 36.7 | −25.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Streatfeild | 12,888 | 25.8 | +6.4 | |
| Reform | James Milmine | 9,341 | 18.7 | New | |
| Labour | Denise Scott-McDonald | 6,802 | 13.6 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Laura Manston | 2,033 | 4.1 | +0.7 | |
| Rejoin EU | Elwyn Jones | 298 | 0.6 | New | |
| SDP | Adam Hibbert | 209 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 5,440 | 10.9 | −31.4 | ||
| Turnout | 49,899 | 67.9 | −2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 73,708 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −15.7 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 31,780 | 61.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9,987 | 19.4 | |
| Labour | 6,958 | 13.5 | |
| Green | 1,773 | 3.4 | |
| Others | 990 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | 51,488 | 69.9 | |
| Electorate | 73,684 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Laura Trott | 30,932 | 60.7 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Willis | 10,114 | 19.8 | +11.4 | |
| Labour | Seamus McCauley | 6,946 | 13.6 | −7.3 | |
| Green | Paul Wharton | 1,974 | 3.9 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Paulette Furse | 695 | 1.4 | New | |
| Libertarian | Sean Finch | 295 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 20,818 | 40.9 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 50,956 | 71.0 | −1.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Fallon | 32,644 | 63.7 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | Chris Clark | 10,727 | 20.9 | +8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 4,280 | 8.4 | +0.5 | |
| UKIP | Graham Cushway | 1,894 | 3.7 | −14.2 | |
| Green | Philip Dodd | 1,673 | 3.3 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 21,917 | 42.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 51,218 | 72.1 | +1.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Fallon | 28,531 | 56.9 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Steve Lindsay[19] | 8,970 | 17.9 | +14.3 | |
| Labour | Chris Clark | 6,448 | 12.9 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 3,937 | 7.9 | −13.5 | |
| Green | Amelie Boleyn | 2,238 | 4.5 | New | |
| Majority | 19,561 | 39.0 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 50,124 | 70.9 | −0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Fallon | 28,076 | 56.8 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 10,561 | 21.4 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | Gareth Siddorn | 6,541 | 13.2 | −7.8 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Heath | 1,782 | 3.6 | +0.6 | |
| BNP | Paul Golding | 1,384 | 2.8 | New | |
| English Democrat | Louise Uncles | 806 | 1.6 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Mark Ellis | 258 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 17,515 | 35.4 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 49,408 | 71.1 | +12.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Fallon | 22,437 | 51.8 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Abbotts | 9,467 | 21.9 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | Tim Stanley | 9,101 | 21.0 | −4.6 | |
| UKIP | Robert Dobson | 1,309 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
| English Democrat | John Marshall | 751 | 1.7 | New | |
| United Kingdom Pathfinders | Mark Ellis | 233 | 0.5 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 12,970 | 29.9 | +6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 43,298 | 58.7 | −5.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Fallon | 21,052 | 49.4 | +4.0 | |
| Labour | Caroline Humphreys | 10,898 | 25.6 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Gray | 9,214 | 21.6 | −2.5 | |
| UKIP | Lisa Hawkins | 1,155 | 2.7 | New | |
| United Kingdom Pathfinders | Mark Ellis | 295 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 10,154 | 23.8 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 42,614 | 63.9 | −11.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Fallon | 22,776 | 45.4 | −12.1 | |
| Labour | John Hayes | 12,315 | 24.6 | +8.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Walshe | 12,086 | 24.1 | −0.3 | |
| Referendum | Nigel Large | 2,138 | 4.3 | New | |
| Green | Margot Lawrence | 443 | 0.9 | −0.5 | |
| Pathfinders | Mark Ellis | 244 | 0.5 | New | |
| Natural Law | Alex Hankey | 147 | 0.3 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 10,461 | 20.8 | −12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 50,149 | 75.4 | −5.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Wolfson | 33,245 | 57.5 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Walshe | 14,091 | 24.4 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | J. Evans | 9,470 | 16.4 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Margot Lawrence | 786 | 1.4 | New | |
| Natural Law | P. Wakeling | 210 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 19,154 | 33.1 | +2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 57,802 | 81.3 | +4.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Wolfson | 32,945 | 58.9 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal | Stephen Jakobi | 15,600 | 27.9 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Graham Green | 7,379 | 13.2 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 17,345 | 31.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 55,923 | 76.4 | −2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Wolfson | 30,722 | 58.4 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal | Stephen Jakobi | 15,061 | 28.6 | +10.1 | |
| Labour | Roland Gooding | 6,439 | 12.2 | −12.6 | |
| National Front | G. L. Burnett | 416 | 0.8 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 15,706 | 29.8 | −4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 52,596 | 73.7 | −5.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Wolfson | 36,697 | 57.39 | +10.4 | |
| Labour | R. H. Redden | 14,583 | 22.81 | −3.73 | |
| Liberal | G. Phillips | 11,839 | 18.52 | −7.95 | |
| National Front | Michael Easter | 821 | 1.28 | New | |
| Majority | 22,114 | 34.58 | +14.13 | ||
| Turnout | 63,942 | 78.98 | +3.27 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.07 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 26,670 | 46.99 | −1.37 | |
| Labour | James Scanlan | 15,065 | 26.54 | +2.33 | |
| Liberal | Robert Webster | 15,024 | 26.47 | +0.26 | |
| Majority | 11,605 | 20.45 | −1.70 | ||
| Turnout | 56,759 | 75.71 | −7.69 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 29,963 | 48.36 | −5.77 | |
| Liberal | Ian Bradley | 16,223 | 26.21 | +5.85 | |
| Labour | J. Scanlan | 14,987 | 24.21 | −1.28 | |
| Independent | D. J. Woolard | 754 | 1.22 | New | |
| Majority | 13,713 | 22.15 | −6.49 | ||
| Turnout | 61,898 | 83.4 | +10.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 32,654 | 54.13 | +3.63 | |
| Labour | John Ovenden | 15,376 | 25.49 | −6.83 | |
| Liberal | Robert Webster | 12,290 | 20.37 | +3.19 | |
| Majority | 17,278 | 28.64 | +8.46 | ||
| Turnout | 60,320 | 73.00 | −6.19 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,651 | 50.50 | −1.53 | |
| Labour | Peter Pearce | 18,338 | 32.32 | +5.18 | |
| Liberal | Noel Blackburn | 9,746 | 17.18 | −3.65 | |
| Majority | 10,313 | 18.18 | −6.71 | ||
| Turnout | 56,735 | 79.19 | −0.89 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,678 | 52.03 | −4.04 | |
| Labour | Peter Pearce | 14,958 | 27.14 | −1.24 | |
| Liberal | Nelia Penman | 11,480 | 20.83 | +5.28 | |
| Majority | 13,720 | 24.89 | −2.80 | ||
| Turnout | 55,116 | 80.09 | −0.08 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,186 | 56.07 | −5.77 | |
| Labour | Roderick Ogley | 14,265 | 28.38 | −9.78 | |
| Liberal | Nelia Penman | 7,819 | 15.55 | New | |
| Majority | 13,921 | 27.69 | +4.01 | ||
| Turnout | 50,270 | 80.17 | +2.10 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,936 | 61.84 | +1.47 | |
| Labour | John N. Powrie | 17,858 | 38.16 | −1.47 | |
| Majority | 11,078 | 23.68 | +2.94 | ||
| Turnout | 46,794 | 78.07 | −3.39 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.47 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,668 | 60.37 | +8.62 | |
| Labour | John N. Powrie | 18,823 | 39.63 | +3.60 | |
| Majority | 9,845 | 20.74 | +5.02 | ||
| Turnout | 47,491 | 81.46 | −3.44 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Rodgers | 25,292 | 51.75 | +6.14 | |
| Labour | J. Spencer | 17,610 | 36.03 | −0.05 | |
| Liberal | Edward Moulton-Barrett | 5,969 | 12.21 | −4.46 | |
| Majority | 7,682 | 15.72 | +6.19 | ||
| Turnout | 48,871 | 84.9 | +10.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Ponsonby | 18,893 | 45.61 | −21.89 | |
| Labour | John Pudney | 14,947 | 36.08 | New | |
| Liberal | Nelia Muspratt | 6,906 | 16.67 | −15.83 | |
| Communist | K. Thompson | 676 | 1.63 | New | |
| Majority | 3,946 | 9.53 | −25.5 | ||
| Turnout | 41,422 | 73.6 | +8.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Ponsonby | 21,405 | 67.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Horridge | 10,297 | 32.5 | New | |
| Majority | 11,108 | 35.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 31,702 | 65.3 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Ponsonby | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hilton Young | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Hilton Young | 16,767 | 53.7 | −8.2 | |
| Liberal | Edgar Stratton Liddiard | 7,844 | 25.1 | −13.0 | |
| Labour | Hamilton Fyfe | 6,634 | 21.2 | New | |
| Majority | 8,923 | 28.6 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 31,245 | 71.6 | −3.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,627 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Walter Styles | 15,125 | 61.9 | +13.5 | |
| Liberal | Ronald Williams | 9,311 | 38.1 | −13.5 | |
| Majority | 5,814 | 23.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 24,436 | 74.8 | +10.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,660 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ronald Williams | 10,656 | 51.6 | New | |
| Unionist | Thomas Jewell Bennett | 9,987 | 48.4 | −15.4 | |
| Majority | 669 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,643 | 64.4 | +3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,078 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Thomas Jewell Bennett | 12,045 | 63.8 | −12.4 | |
| Labour | L. A. Goldie | 6,849 | 36.2 | New | |
| Majority | 5,196 | 27.6 | −24.8 | ||
| Turnout | 18,894 | 60.9 | +14.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,000 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | Thomas Jewell Bennett | 10,650 | 76.2 | N/A |
| Independent Labour | John Ephraim Skinner | 3,323 | 23.8 | New | |
| Majority | 7,327 | 52.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 13,973 | 46.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 30,189 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Election results 1885–1918
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Mills | 4,651 | 54.0 | ||
| Liberal | Patteson Nickalls | 3,956 | 46.0 | ||
| Majority | 695 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 8,607 | 77.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,089 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Mills | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Forster | 6,036 | 60.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Thomas Johnston | 3,908 | 39.3 | New | |
| Majority | 2,128 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,944 | 71.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 13,916 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Forster | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Forster | 6,604 | 78.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Murray Spencer Richardson | 1,792 | 21.3 | New | |
| Majority | 4,812 | 57.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,396 | 56.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 14,861 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Forster | 5,333 | 54.6 | −24.1 | |
| Liberal | Beaumont Morice | 4,442 | 45.4 | +24.1 | |
| Majority | 891 | 9.2 | −48.2 | ||
| Turnout | 9,775 | 63.4 | +6.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,420 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −24.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Forster | 7,219 | 51.1 | −27.6 | |
| Liberal | Beaumont Morice | 6,855 | 48.6 | +27.3 | |
| Independent Liberal | Murray Spencer Richardson | 44 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 364 | 2.5 | −54.9 | ||
| Turnout | 14,118 | 81.8 | +25.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,256 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −27.5 | |||
Elections in the 1910s

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Forster | 10,421 | 62.1 | +11.0 | |
| Liberal | Frederic Lely | 6,351 | 37.9 | −10.7 | |
| Majority | 4,070 | 24.2 | +21.7 | ||
| Turnout | 16,772 | 88.1 | +6.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,035 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Forster | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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: Henry Forster
- Liberal: Leonard Powell[43]
See also
References
- Specific
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 British parliamentary election results 1950–1973, Craig, F. W. S.
- 1 2 3 British parliamentary election results 1918–1949, Craig, F. W. S.
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- 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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- General
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
External links
- Sevenoaks UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Sevenoaks UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Sevenoaks UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
