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Replaced by
  
Folkestone and Hythe

Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)

Number of members
  
1298–1832: two 1832–1950: one

Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member. The constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, and replaced with the new Folkestone and Hythe constituency.

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Boundaries

1918-1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Folkestone and Hythe, the Urban District of Cheriton, and part of the Urban District of Sandgate.

Elections in the 1910s

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Unionist: Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon
  • Liberal: William Deedes
  • endorsed by the Coalition Government

    • Elections in the 1930s

  • The Liberal candidate, Hester Holland withdrew on 14 Oct 1931
  • Philby was a candidate for the British People's Party.

    • References

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