Major settlements Kingston upon Thames Created from East Surrey Number of members 1 | Type of constituency County constituency Major settlement Kingston upon Thames | |
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County 1885–1965: Surrey
1965–1997: Greater London Replaced by East Surrey, Kingston and Surbiton, Richmond Park | ||
Kingston-upon-Thames was a parliamentary constituency in the South-West London suburb of Kingston upon Thames until 1965 in Surrey which existed between 1885 and 1997 and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
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History
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election as a county division called Kingston from part of the East Surrey constituency. It became a borough constituency at the 1918 general election, when it was renamed as Kingston-upon-Thames.
It was abolished for the 1997 general election. Its territory was then divided between the new constituencies of Kingston and Surbiton and Richmond Park.
The constituency's most high-profile MP was the Conservative Norman Lamont, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 to 1993.
Boundaries
1983-1997: The London Borough of Kingston upon Thames wards of Burlington, Cambridge, Canbury, Coombe, Grove, Hill, Malden, Manor, Norbiton, Norbiton Park, St James, and Tudor.
The constituency consisted of the town of Kingston upon Thames and the surrounding areas.
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;
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1939/40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;