# Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## Boundaries

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

## Members of Parliament
### 1366–1640

| Parliament | First Member | Second Member |
| 1386 | Henry Browning | John Bernard |
| 1388 (Feb) | John Dyne | William Hughelot |
| 1388 (Sep) | Walter Fisher | John Cundy |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Dyne | Henry Browning |
| 1390 (Nov) | |
| 1391 | Henry Browning | William Cundy |
| 1393 | John French | Alan Honywode |
| 1394 | |
| 1395 | John Dyne | John Storme |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Dyne | John Honywode |
| 1397 (Sept) |
| 1399 | Thomas Canterbury | Alexander Appleford |
| 1401 | |
| 1402 | Thomas Casebourne | Alexander Appleford |
| 1404 (Jan) | |
| 1404 (Oct) | |
| 1406 | Thomas Casebourne | Henry Philpot |
| 1407 | Martin French | Henry Philpot |
| 1410 | Alexander Appleford | Stephen Rye |
| 1411 | William Canoun |
| 1413 (Feb) | Henry Philpot | Stephen Rye |
| 1413 (May) | Thomas Casebourne | Stephen Rye |
| 1414 (Apr) | William Canoun | Stephen Rye |
| 1414 (Nov) | Robert Bannok | William Yoklete |
| 1415 | |
| 1416 (Mar) | |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | Henry Philpot | Stephen Rye |
| 1419 | Henry Philpot | John Skinner |
| 1420 | Alexander Appleford | John Overhaven |
| 1421 (May) | Thomas Bromlegh | John Leigh |
| 1421 (Dec) | John Overhaven | Richard Rykedon |
| 1510 | John Honywood | John Berde |
| 1512 | Clement Holwey | John Berde |
| 1515 | not known | not known |
| 1523 | not known | not known |
| 1529 | John Hull | Stephen Harry |
| 1536 | ?John Hull | ?Stephen Harry |
| 1539 | not known | not known |
| 1542 | not known | not known |
| 1545 | not known | not known |
| 1547 | William Brooke alias Cobham | William Baddell |
| 1553 (Mar) | William Dalmyngton | John Knight |
| 1553 (Oct) | Thomas Jekyn | William Oxenden |
| 1554 (Apr) | William Carden | John Estday |
| 1554 (Nov) | John Estday | Thomas Keys |
| 1555 | John Knight | John Fowler |
| 1558 | John Knight | Richard Daper |
| 1559 | William Baddell | Ralph Haselhurst |
| 1562–3 | Edward Popham | John Bridgman |
| 1571 | William Cromer | John Stephenson |
| 1572 | Thomas Honywood, died and replaced Nov 1584 by George Morton | John Bridgman |
| 1584 | Christopher Honywood | Thomas Bodley, sat for Portsmouth replaced by ?George Morton |
| 1586 | John Smythe | William Dalmyngton |
| 1588–9 | John Collins | John Smythe |
| 1593 | Henry Fane | John Collins |
| 1597 | Christopher Honywood | Christopher Toldervey |
| 1601 | William Knight | Christopher Toldervey |
| 1604 | Sir John Smith died and replaced 1609 by Sir Norton Knatchbull | Christopher Toldervey |
| 1614 | Sir Richard Smythe | Lionel Cranfield |
| 1621-1622 | Sir Peter Heyman | Richard Zouche |
| 1624 | Sir Peter Heyman | Richard Zouche |
| 1625 | Sir Edward Dering, 1st Baronet | Edward Clarke |
| 1626 | Sir Peter Heyman | Basil Dixwell |
| 1628-1629 | Sir Peter Heyman | Sir Edward Scott |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned | No Parliaments summoned |

### 1640–1832

| Year | | First member | First party | | Second member | Second party |
| April 1640 | | John Wandesford | Royalist | | (Sir) Henry Heyman | Parliamentarian |
| November 1640 | | John Harvey | Parliamentarian | | (Sir) Henry Heyman | Parliamentarian |
| 1645 | | Thomas Westrow | | | (Sir) Henry Heyman | Parliamentarian |
| 1653 | Hythe was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Hythe was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Hythe was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Hythe was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Hythe was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate | Hythe was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament and the First and Second Parliaments of the Protectorate |
| January 1659 | | Sir Robert Hales | | | William Kenrick | |
| May 1659 | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump |
| 1660 | | The Viscount Strangford | | | Phineas Andrews | |
| May 1661 | | John Hervey | | | Phineas Andrews | |
| November 1661 | | John Hervey | | | Sir Henry Wood | |
| 1673 | | John Hervey | | | Sir Leoline Jenkins | |
| February 1679 | | Sir Edward Dering | | | Julius Deedes | |
| August 1679 | | Sir Edward Dering | | | Edward Hales | |
| April 1685 | | Heneage Finch | | | Julius Deedes | |
| June 1685 | | Heneage Finch | | | William Shaw | |
| 1689 | | Edward Hales | | | Julius Deedes | |
| 1690 | | Sir Philip Boteler | | | William Brockman | |
| 1695 | | Sir Philip Boteler | | | Jacob des Bouverie | |
| 1701 | | Sir Philip Boteler | | | John Boteler | |
| 1708 | | John Fane | | | John Boteler | |
| 1710 | | John Fane | | | The Viscount Shannon | |
| 1711 | | John Boteler | | | William Berners | |
| 1712 | | John Boteler | | | The Viscount Shannon | |
| 1713 | | Jacob des Bouverie | | | John Boteler | |
| 1715 | | Jacob des Bouverie | | | Sir Samuel Lennard | |
| 1722 | | Captain Hercules Baker | | | Sir Samuel Lennard | |
| 1728 | | Captain Hercules Baker | | | William Glanville | |
| 1744 | | (Sir) Thomas Hales | | | William Glanville | |
| 1761 | | Lord George Sackville | | | William Glanville | |
| 1766 | | Lord George Sackville | | | William Amherst | |
| 1768 | | John Sawbridge | | | William Evelyn | |
| 1774 | | Sir Charles Farnaby | | | William Evelyn | |
| 1798 | | Hon. Charles Marsham | | | William Evelyn | |
| 1802 | | Matthew White | | | Thomas Godfrey | |
| 1806 | | Viscount Marsham | | | Thomas Godfrey | |
| 1807 | | William Deedes | | | Thomas Godfrey | |
| 1810 | | William Deedes | | | Sir John Perring | |
| 1812 | | Matthew White | | | Sir John Perring | |
| 1818 | | John Bladen Taylor | | | Sir John Perring | |
| 1819 | | Samuel Jones-Loyd | Whig | | Sir John Perring | |
| 1820 | | Samuel Jones-Loyd | Whig | | Stewart Marjoribanks | Whig |
| 1826 | | Sir Robert Townsend-Farquhar | Tory | | Stewart Marjoribanks | Whig |
| 1830 | | John Loch | Whig | | Stewart Marjoribanks | Whig |
| 1832 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### 1832–1950

| Year | | Member | Party |
| 1832 | | Stewart Marjoribanks | Whig |
| 1837 | | Viscount Melgund | Whig |
| 1841 | | Stewart Marjoribanks | Whig |
| 1847 | | Edward Drake Brockman | Whig |
| 1857 | | Sir John Ramsden | Whig |
| 1859 | | Baron Mayer de Rothschild | Liberal |
| 1874 | | Sir Edward Watkin | Liberal |
| 1885 | | Sir Edward Watkin | Independent Liberal |
| 1886 | | Sir Edward Watkin | Liberal Unionist |
| 1888 | | Sir Edward Watkin | Independent Liberal |
| 1895 | | Sir James Bevan Edwards | Conservative |
| 1899 | | Sir Edward Sassoon | Liberal Unionist |
| 1912 | | Sir Philip Sassoon | Unionist |
| 1939 | | Rupert Brabner | Conservative |
| 1945 | | Harry Mackeson | Conservative |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

Townsend-Farquhar's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 26 March 1830: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Loch | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1830: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Stewart Marjoribanks | 270 | 48.6 |
| | Whig | John Loch | 270 | 48.6 |
| | Tory | William Fraser | 8 | 1.4 |
| | Tory | Fitzroy Kelly | 8 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 47.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 278 | c. 64.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 430 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
* 204 Scot and Lot votes were placed for Fraser and Kelly, but these were rejected
General election 1831: Hythe :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Whig | Stewart Marjoribanks | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig | John Loch | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1832: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Stewart Marjoribanks | 226 | 53.3 |
| | Tory | William Fraser | 198 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 424 | 90.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 469 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1835: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Stewart Marjoribanks | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 477 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
Marjoribanks resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 16 May 1837: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1837: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | William Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound | 243 | 64.1 |
| | Conservative | William Horsley Beresford | 136 | 35.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 379 | 79.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 476 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Stewart Marjoribanks | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 513 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1847: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Drake Brockman | 211 | 52.8 | N/A |
| | Whig | Mayer Amschel de Rothschild | 189 | 47.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 400 | 82.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 485 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Drake Brockman | 512 | 83.9 | +31.1 |
| | Whig | Robert Standish Motte | 98 | 16.1 | −31.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 67.8 | +62.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 610 | 71.3 | −11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 856 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +31.2 | |
General election 1857: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John William Ramsden | 490 | 65.5 | −18.4 |
| | Peelite | Henry Aitcheson Hankey | 258 | 34.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 31.0 | −36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 748 | 74.9 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 998 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
Ramsden resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 15 February 1859: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Mayer Amschel de Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1859: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mayer Amschel de Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 997 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mayer Amschel de Rothschild | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,291 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1868: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mayer Amschel de Rothschild | 1,268 | 70.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Albert Nugent | 521 | 29.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 41.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,789 | 78.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,275 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Watkin | 1,347 | 81.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Montague Merryweather | 300 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,047 | 63.6 | +21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,647 | 67.4 | −11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,445 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Watkin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,893 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1885: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Edward Watkin | 2,247 | 73.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alpheus Morton | 797 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,450 | 47.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,044 | 81.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,737 | | |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1886: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Unionist | Edward Watkin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Independent Liberal |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | Edward Watkin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist |
General election 1895: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Bevan Edwards | 2,189 | 55.9 | New |
| | Liberal | Israel Hart | 1,726 | 44.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,915 | 83.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,695 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent Liberal | Conservative gain from Independent Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
Edwards' resignation caused a by-election.
1899 Hythe by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Sassoon | 2,425 | 56.1 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Israel Hart | 1,898 | 43.9 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 12.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,323 | 82.8 | −0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,224 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Sassoon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Sassoon | 3,246 | 58.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Chartres Biron | 2,347 | 42.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 899 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,593 | 85.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,520 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Sassoon | 3,746 | 65.7 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal | William Clarke Hall | 1,954 | 34.3 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,792 | 31.4 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,700 | 87.1 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
General election December 1910: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Sassoon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
1912 Hythe by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Philip Sassoon | 3,722 | 65.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Samuel Moorhouse | 2,004 | 35.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,718 | 30.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,726 | 82.2 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
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: Philip Sassoon
* Liberal: William Deedes
General election 1918: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Philip Sassoon | 8,819 | 72.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Robert William Forsyth | 3,427 | 28.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,392 | 44.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,236 | 61.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,896 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Philip Sassoon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1923: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Philip Sassoon | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1924: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Philip Sassoon | 12,843 | 76.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Constantine Gallop | 3,936 | 23.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,907 | 53.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,779 | 79.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,058 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1929: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Philip Sassoon | 12,982 | 57.8 | −18.7 |
| | Liberal | Hester Lloyd Holland | 6,912 | 30.7 | New |
| | Labour | Grace Colman | 2,597 | 11.5 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,070 | 27.1 | −25.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,491 | 70.8 | −8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,745 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Sassoon | 20,277 | 84.9 | +27.1 |
| | Labour | Grace Colman | 3,608 | 15.1 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,669 | 69.8 | +42.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,885 | 71.8 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
* The Liberal candidate, Hester Holland withdrew on 14 Oct 1931
General election 1935: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Sassoon | 15,359 | 63.9 | −21.0 |
| | Liberal | Richard Hathaway Ellis | 8,688 | 36.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,671 | 27.8 | −42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,047 | 68.3 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1939 Hythe by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Brabner | 12,016 | 54.2 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal | Frank Ongley Darvall | 9,577 | 43.2 | +7.1 |
| | Independent | St John Philby | 576 | 2.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,439 | 11.0 | −16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,169 | 62.4 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.4 | |
* Philby was a candidate for the British People's Party.

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Hythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Mackeson | 8,048 | 46.5 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | David Widdicombe | 6,091 | 35.2 | New |
| | Liberal | Arthur Dyke Beauchamp James | 3,152 | 18.2 | −17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,957 | 11.3 | −16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,291 | 73.3 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |