Henley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Henley County constituency
Henley shown within Oxfordshire, and Oxfordshire shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	To be elected
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Oxfordshire
EP constituency:	South East England

Henley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4.1 By-election candidates 4.2 Elections in the 2000s 4.3 Elections in the 1990s 4.4 Elections in the 1980s 4.5 Elections in the 1970s 4.6 Elections in the 1960s 4.7 Elections in the 1950s 4.8 Elections in the 1940s 4.9 Elections in the 1930s 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers southeastern Oxfordshire, and is named for Henley-on-Thames. It contains most of the South Oxfordshire local government district, with the exception of the towns of Didcot and Wallingford, and a few villages to the north west of Oxford

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Oxfordshire, the Boundary Commission for England has made minor changes to the existing arrangement as a consequence of population changes. The electoral wards used in this modified constituency are as follows. Suggestions to alter the name of the constituency to "Henley and Thame" or "South Oxfordshire" were ultimately rejected by the Commission.

• From the district of Cherwell – Kirtlington, and Otmoor
• From the district of South Oxfordshire – Aston Rowant, Benson, Berinsfield, Chalgrove, Chiltern Woods, Chinnor, Crowmarsh, Forest Hill and Holton, Garsington, Goring, Great Milton, Henley North, Henley South, Sandford, Shiplake, Sonning Common, Thame North, Thame South, Watlington, Wheatley, and Woodcote

[edit] History

Henley has been a safe Conservative seat for several generations, and had the high profile (former cabinet minister) Michael Heseltine as its MP for nearly three decades. Heseltine was succeeded by the equally high profile Boris Johnson in 2001. In May 2008, Boris Johnson was elected as Mayor of London, and he stood down as MP for Henley on 4 June 2008^[1], resulting in a by-election in the constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1885)

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Edward William Harcourt	Conservative
	1886	Francis Parker
	1895	Robert Hermon-Hodge	Conservative
	1906	Philip Morrell	Liberal
	1910	Valentine Fleming	Conservative
	1917	Robert Hermon-Hodge	Conservative
	1918	Reginald Terrell	Coalition Conservative
	1922		Conservative
	1924	Robert Henderson	Conservative
	1932	Gifford Fox	Conservative
	1950	John Hay	Conservative
	1974	Michael Heseltine	Conservative
	2001	Boris Johnson	Conservative
	2008	Vacant

[edit] Elections

[edit] By-election candidates

Henley by-election, 2008 [2][3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UK Independence	Chris Adams
	English Democrats	Derek Allpass
	Fur Play Party	Harry Bear
	Independent	Louise Cole
	Independent	Amanda Harrington
	Conservative	John Howell
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Kearney
	Labour	Richard McKenzie
	Monster Raving Loony	Bananaman Owen
	British National Party	Tim Rait
	Common Good	Dick Rodgers
	Green	Mark Stevenson

[edit] Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Henley[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Boris Johnson	24,894	53.5	+7.4
	Liberal Democrat	David Turner	12,101	26.0	–1.0
	Labour	Kaleem Saeed	6,862	14.7	–6.4
	Green	Mark Stevenson	1,518	3.3	+0.7
	UK Independence	Delphine Gray-Fisk	1,162	2.5	–0.7
Majority			12,793	27.5
Turnout			46,537	67.9	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.2

General Election 2001: Henley[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Boris Johnson	20,466	46.1	–0.3
	Liberal Democrat	Catherine Bearder	12,008	27.0	+2.3
	Labour	Janet Matthews	9,367	21.1	–1.6
	UK Independence	Philip Collings	1,413	3.2	N/A
	Green	Oliver Tickell	1,147	2.6	+1.6
Majority			8,458	19.1
Turnout			44,401	64.3	–13.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	–1.3

[edit] Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Henley[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Heseltine	23,908	46.4	–13.3
	Liberal Democrat	Tim Horton	12,741	24.7	+0.6
	Labour	Duncan Enright	12,700	22.7	+7.8
	Referendum Party	Sebastian Sainsbury	2,299	4.5	N/A
	Green	Mrs Susan Miles	514	1.0	N/A
	Natural Law	Nigel Barlow	221	0.4	–0.1
	Whig Party	Thomas Hibbert	160	0.3	N/A
Majority			11,167	21.7	–13.9
Turnout				77.6	–2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Henley[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Heseltine	30,835	59.7
	Liberal Democrat	David Turner	12,443	24.1
	Labour	Ivan Russell-Swinnerton	7,676	14.9
	Independent	A. Plane	431	0.8	N/A
	Natural Law	S. Banerji	274	0.5	N/A
Majority			18,392
Turnout				79.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Henley[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Heseltine	29,978	61.1
	Liberal	J. Madeley	12,896	26.3
	Labour	M. B. Barber	6,173	12.6
Majority			17,082	34.8
Turnout				75.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Henley[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Heseltine	27,039	59.7
	Liberal	I. Brook	13,258	29.3
	Labour	I. Roxburgh	4,282	9.5
	Women for Life On Earth	R. Johnson	517	1.1	N/A
	One Nation Conservative	T. Rogers	213	0.5	N/A
Majority			13,781	30.4
Turnout				72.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Henley[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Heseltine	29,982	58.7
	Liberal	S. Atack	11,693	22.9
	Labour	D. J. Whiting	9,435	18.5
Majority			18,289	35.8
Turnout				77.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Henley[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Heseltine	22,504	49.0
	Liberal	S. R. C. Evans	12,288	26.8
	Labour	I. M. Haig	11,141	24.3
Majority			10,216	22.2
Turnout				73.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Henley[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Heseltine	24,367	48.4
	Liberal	S. R. C. Evans	15,467	30.7
	Labour	A. Alexander	10,500	20.9
Majority			8,900	17.7
Turnout				81.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Henley[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hay	33,452	53.4
	Labour	M. J. Denby	19,310	30.8
	Liberal	A. W. Giles	8,907	14.2	N/A
	Anti-Common Market	D. Brunner	960	1.5	N/A
Majority			14,142	22.6
Turnout				74.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Henley[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hay	28,994	55.4
	Labour	George Cunningham	23,320	44.6
Majority			5,674	10.9
Turnout				75.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Henley[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hay	24,898	49.2
	Labour	A. Ledger	16,614	32.8
	Liberal	A. W. Giles	9,081	18.0
Majority			8,284	16.4
Turnout				78.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Henley[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hay	24,417	53.4
	Labour	A. Ledger	15,014	32.9
	Liberal	C. Truman	6,261	13.7	N/A
Majority			9,403	20.6
Turnout				78.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Henley[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hay	24,061	58.6
	Labour	N. J. T. Wiles	16,980	41.4
Majority			7,081	17.3
Turnout				75.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Henley[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hay	23,621	58.0
	Labour	C. Gallop	17,090	42.0
Majority			6,531	16.0
Turnout				78.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Henley[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hay	20,488	49.4
	Labour	A. E. G. Hawkins	14,709	35.5
	Liberal	M. Minoprio	6,255	15.1
Majority			5,779	13.9
Turnout				81.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Henley[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gifford Fox	22,286	42.5
	Labour	J. S. Cook	19,457	37.1
	Liberal	L. G. Brett	10,718	20.4
Majority			2,829	5.4
Turnout				66.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Henley[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gifford Fox	22,024	70.4
	Liberal	J H May	9,254	29.6
Majority			12,770	40.8
Turnout			31,278	56.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Henley by-election, 1932[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gifford Fox	16,553	69.9	-2.3
	Liberal	R B Matthews	7,129	30.1	+13.8
Majority			9,424	39.8	-16.1
Turnout			23,682	48.9	-19.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire

[edit] References

1. ^ Treasury press release Manor of Northstead
2. ^ ukpollingreport
3. ^ Candidates South Oxfordshire Council
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Ask Aristotle: Henley, guardian.co.uk
5. ^ UK General Election results June 1987
6. ^ UK General Election results June 1983
7. ^ UK General Election results May 1979
8. ^ UK General Election results October 1974
9. ^ UK General Election results February 1974
10. ^ UK General Election results 1970
11. ^ UK General Election results March 1966
12. ^ UK General Election results October 1964
13. ^ UK General Election results October 1959
14. ^ UK General Election results May 1955
15. ^ UK General Election results October 1951
16. ^ UK General Election results February 1950
17. ^ UK General Election results July 1945
18. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949
19. ^ F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949

• (2003) in Iain Dale: The Times House of Commons 1929, 1931, 1935. Politico's (reprint). ISBN 1-84275-033-X. 
• (1945) The Times House of Commons 1945. The Times. 
• (1950) The Times House of Commons 1950. The Times. 
• (1955) The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times. 

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