# Putney (UK Parliament constituency)

Putney is a constituency in Greater London created in 1918 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Fleur Anderson of the Labour Party.
Anderson succeeded Justine Greening as Member of Parliament (MP), after Greening announced she would not seek reelection to a fifth term in office. She served as Secretary of State for Transport (2011–2012), Secretary of State for International Development (2012–2016) and Secretary of State for Education (2016–2018) under Prime Ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth wards of Putney and Southfields.
1950–1964: The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth wards of Fairfield, Putney and Southfields.
1964–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth wards of Fairfield, Putney, Southfield, Thamesfield, and West Hill.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Wandsworth wards of Putney, Roehampton, Southfield, Thamesfield, and West Hill.
1983–2010: The London Borough of Wandsworth wards of East Putney, Parkside, Roehampton, Southfields, Thamesfield, West Hill, and West Putney.
2010–2024: As above less Parkside ward.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward boundaries in place at 1 December 2020, the composition of the constituency from the 2024 United Kingdom general election was expanded to bring it within the permitted electoral range by including the majority of the Fairfield ward (polling districts FFA, FFB and FFC), transferred from Battersea.
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022, the Fairfield ward was largely replaced by the Wandsworth Town ward. The constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Wandsworth from the 2024 general election:
* East Putney; Roehampton; Southfields; Thamesfield; West Hill; West Putney; most of Wandsworth Town; and small part of St Mary's.

## History

When created in 1918 the constituency was carved out of the west of the abolished seat Wandsworth. The rest of the latter formed Wandsworth Central, Balham and Tooting and Streatham. Putney formed one of the divisions of the Parliamentary Borough of Wandsworth.

### Political history

The seat was Conservative from 1918 until 1964, in a national context of Labour marginal wins in the 1920s, the landslide Labour victory in 1945 and the narrower Labour win in 1950. After the Labour win of 1964, the fairly narrow Heath ministry win of 1970 failed to tip the seat back to the Conservative Party, and the seat was held by Labour for 15 years with Hugh Jenkins as MP.
Putney was next held by Conservative Secretary of State for National Heritage David Mellor from 1979 until 1997 during the party's successive national governments; the 1997 Labour landslide saw Putney gained by Tony Colman (Lab) and a signal early-declared result as the landslide unfolded.
Putney was the first Conservative gain on election night in 2005, when Justine Greening took back the seat from Labour on a two-party swing (Lab-Con) of 6.5%. The 2015 result gave the seat the 148th most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority, similar to the 2010 result. The 2017 election saw Greening re-elected, but with a 10% swing to Labour; this heavy swing against the Conservatives has been attributed to the fact that the Borough of Wandsworth (of which Putney is part) voted 75% in favour of remaining in the European Union in the previous year's referendum. In 2019, Putney was the only seat in the country gained by Labour, amid the worst election results for the party since 1935. Labour would retain the seat in their landslide victory nearly five years later with a slightly increased majority.

## Constituency profile

Putney has long had many desirable properties of southwest London with Southfields to the south and the River Thames to the north with Fulham lying across the river.
The majority of the area as in the 19th century is covered by mid-to-high income neighbourhoods whereas the eastern boundary of the seat eating into Wandsworth town centre is more mixed, and Roehampton which has its university (University of Roehampton and part of the Kingston University campus) consists of, in terms of housing, by a small majority, a diverse council stock that owing to its cost has only fractionally been acquired under the Right to Buy — much of this ward remains in one form or another reliant on social housing.
The local council is not a bellwether of who will win the Putney seat, and for a considerable time has imposed the lowest council tax in the country. Between 1997 and 2005 Putney had a unique attribute of being the only seat in the country where every single component ward elected a full slate of Conservative councillors, yet the constituency had a Labour MP, Tony Colman.
In the 2016 EU Referendum, Putney voted 72.24% to Remain.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | Samuel Samuel | Coalition Conservative |
| 1922 | Samuel Samuel | Unionist |
| 1931 | Samuel Samuel | Conservative |
| 1934 by-election | Marcus Samuel | Conservative |
| 1942 by-election | Sir Hugh Linstead | Conservative |
| 1964 | Hugh Jenkins | Labour |
| 1979 | David Mellor | Conservative |
| 1997 | Tony Colman | Labour |
| 2005 | Justine Greening | Conservative |
| September 2019 | Justine Greening | Independent |
| 2019 | Fleur Anderson | Labour |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

Two weeks after the election, Wandsworth Council reported that 6,558 votes had incorrectly failed to be included in the declared election result on the night, due to a "spreadsheet issue". The council issued revised results on their website. This does not have official effect unless an election petition is lodged, as returning officers in the UK do not have the legal power to revise an election result once formally declared.
2024 general election: Putney (revised result) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fleur Anderson | 24,113 | 48.9 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Lee Roberts | 11,625 | 23.6 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kieren McCarthy | 5,943 | 12.1 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Fergal McEntee | 3,721 | 7.5 | +5.2 |
| | Reform UK | Peter Hunter | 3,070 | 6.2 | +6.1 |
| | Workers Party | Heiko Khoo | 491 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Rejoin EU | Felix Burford-Connole | 332 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,488 | 25.3 | +17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,295 | 67.9 | −8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,614 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 | |
2024 general election: Putney (originally declared result) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fleur Anderson | 20,952 | 49.0 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Lee Roberts | 10,011 | 23.4 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kieren McCarthy | 5,189 | 12.1 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Fergal McEntee | 3,182 | 7.4 | +5.1 |
| | Reform UK | Peter Hunter | 2,681 | 6.3 | +6.2 |
| | Workers Party | Heiko Khoo | 433 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Rejoin EU | Felix Burford-Connole | 289 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,941 | 25.6 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,737 | 58.9 | −17.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,614 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.9 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 24,613 | 44.3 |
| | Conservative | 20,197 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9,382 | 16.9 |
| | Green | 1,298 | 2.3 |
| | Brexit Party | 36 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 55,526 | 76.0 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 73,041 |
2019 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fleur Anderson | 22,780 | 45.1 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Will Sweet | 18,006 | 35.7 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Wixley | 8,548 | 16.9 | +5.3 |
| | Green | Fergal McEntee | 1,133 | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,774 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,467 | 77.0 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,542 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.4 | |
2017 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justine Greening | 20,679 | 44.1 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Neeraj Patil | 19,125 | 40.8 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Mercer | 5,448 | 11.6 | +5.3 |
| | Green | Ben Fletcher | 1,107 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Ward | 477 | 1.0 | +3.6 |
| | Independent | Lotta Quizeen | 58 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,554 | 3.3 | +21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,894 | 72.1 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,031 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.2 | |
2015 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justine Greening | 23,018 | 53.8 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Sheila Boswell | 12,838 | 30.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hallett | 2,717 | 6.3 | −10.6 |
| | Green | Christopher Poole | 2,067 | 4.8 | +3.4 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Ward | 1,989 | 4.6 | +3.5 |
| | Animal Welfare | Guy Dessoy | 184 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,180 | 23.8 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,813 | 67.0 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,923 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
2010 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justine Greening | 21,223 | 52.0 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | Stuart King | 11,170 | 27.4 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Sandbach | 6,907 | 16.9 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Bruce Mackenzie | 591 | 1.4 | −1.3 |
| | BNP | Peter Darby | 459 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Hugo Wareham | 435 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,053 | 24.6 | +19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,785 | 64.4 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,371 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.8 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justine Greening | 15,497 | 42.4 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Tony Colman | 13,731 | 37.5 | −9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Ambache | 5,965 | 16.3 | +2.7 |
| | Green | Keith Magnum | 993 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Anthony Gahan | 388 | 1.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,766 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,574 | 59.5 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,499 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.50 | |
2001 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Colman | 15,911 | 46.5 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Michael Simpson | 13,140 | 38.4 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Burrett | 4,671 | 13.6 | +2.8 |
| | UKIP | Pat Wild | 347 | 1.0 | +0.5 |
| | ProLife Alliance | Yvonne Windsor | 185 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,771 | 8.1 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,254 | 56.5 | −16.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,643 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Colman | 20,084 | 45.6 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | David Mellor | 17,108 | 38.9 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Pyne | 4,739 | 10.8 | +1.2 |
| | Referendum | James Goldsmith | 1,518 | 3.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | William Jamieson | 233 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Happiness Stan's Freedom to Party | Lenny Beige (AKA Steve Furst) | 101 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Sportsman's Alliance: Anything but Mellor | Michael Yardley | 90 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | John Small | 66 | 0.2 | −0.1 |
| | Independently Beautiful Party | Ateeka Poole | 49 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Renaissance Democrat | Dorian Van Braam | 7 | 0.02 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,976 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,994 | 73.3 | −4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,015 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.2 | |
1992 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Mellor | 25,188 | 52.2 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | Judith Chegwidden | 17,662 | 36.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Martyn | 4,636 | 9.6 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Keith Hagenbach | 618 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| | Natural Law | Paul Levy | 139 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,526 | 15.6 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,243 | 77.9 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,914 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1987 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Mellor | 24,197 | 50.5 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Hain | 17,290 | 36.1 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Sally Harlow | 5,934 | 12.4 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Simon Desorgher | 508 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,907 | 14.4 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,929 | 76.0 | +2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,108 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
1983 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Mellor | 21,863 | 46.5 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Hain | 16,844 | 35.9 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal | Charles Welchman | 7,668 | 16.3 | +6.0 |
| | National Front | Michael Connolly | 290 | 0.6 | −0.8 |
| | Ecology | Rose Baillie-Grohman | 190 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Socialist (GB) | Leonard Chalk | 88 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | William Williams | 41 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,019 | 10.6 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,984 | 73.6 | −2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,853 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1979 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Mellor | 23,040 | 46.8 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Hugh Jenkins | 20,410 | 41.5 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal | Nicholas Couldrey | 5,061 | 10.3 | −3.7 |
| | National Front | James Webster | 685 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,630 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,196 | 76.1 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,648 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.6 | |
October 1974 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Jenkins | 21,611 | 45.3 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Gerard Wade | 18,836 | 39.5 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Slade | 7,159 | 15.0 | −5.2 |
| | More Prosperous Britain | Thomas Keen | 125 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,775 | 5.8 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,731 | 71.8 | −7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,515 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.55 | |
February 1974 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Jenkins | 21,680 | 41.3 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | Gerard Wade | 20,241 | 38.5 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Slade | 10,629 | 20.2 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,439 | 2.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,550 | 79.6 | +10.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,013 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
1970 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Jenkins | 25,162 | 47.6 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | John Wakeham | 23,768 | 45.0 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Broughton | 3,887 | 7.4 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,394 | 2.6 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,727 | 68.8 | −10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,722 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.95 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1966 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Jenkins | 26,601 | 48.3 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Linstead | 23,114 | 41.9 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Slade | 5,420 | 9.8 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,487 | 6.4 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,135 | 78.9 | +1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,870 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.95 | |
1964 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Jenkins | 24,581 | 44.9 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Linstead | 23,274 | 42.54 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Cowen | 6,856 | 12.5 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,307 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,711 | 77.0 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,084 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Linstead | 28,236 | 49.1 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Dick Taverne | 23,115 | 40.2 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal | Michael Francis Burns | 6,166 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,121 | 8.9 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,517 | 80.1 | +4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,772 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2.65 | |
1955 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Linstead | 28,969 | 57.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Bernard Bagnari | 21,774 | 42.9 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,195 | 14.2 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,743 | 76.0 | −5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,776 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
1951 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Linstead | 29,686 | 55.83 | +4.07 |
| | Labour Co-op | Eric Hutchison | 23,489 | 44.17 | +2.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,197 | 11.6 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,175 | 81.9 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,933 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.57 | |
1950 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Linstead | 28,007 | 51.76 | +3.22 |
| | Labour | Irene Chaplin | 22,315 | 41.24 | +4.24 |
| | Liberal | Beresford Alton | 3,785 | 7.0 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,692 | 10.52 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,107 | 81.8 | +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,158 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.51 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1945 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Linstead | 16,356 | 48.5 | −16.6 |
| | Labour | Percy D. Stewart | 12,469 | 37.0 | +5.1 |
| | Common Wealth | Richard Acland | 2,686 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Isaac Joseph Hyam | 2,041 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Ind. Conservative | Eleonora Tennant | 144 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,887 | 11.5 | −21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,696 | 75.6 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 45,796 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -10.85 | |
1942 Putney by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Linstead | 8,788 | 74.9 | +9.8 |
| | Independent | Bernard Acworth | 2,939 | 25.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,849 | 49.8 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,727 | 23.0 | −43.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,066 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +20.85 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1935 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marcus Samuel | 22,288 | 65.1 | −16.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Aiken Watson | 10,895 | 31.9 | +13.5 |
| | Independent | Violet Van der Elst | 1,021 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,393 | 33.2 | −30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,204 | 68.5 | +2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,901 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -15.00 | |
1934 Putney by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marcus Samuel | 15,599 | 54.7 | −26.9 |
| | Labour | Edith Summerskill | 12,936 | 45.3 | +26.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,663 | 9.4 | −53.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,535 | 57.5 | −8.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,642 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -26.9 | |
1931 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Samuel | 27,318 | 81.6 | +17.8 |
| | Labour | John Lawder | 6,172 | 18.4 | −17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,146 | 63.2 | +25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,490 | 66.3 | +4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,538 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +17.8 | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Samuel Samuel | 19,657 | 63.8 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | John Lawder | 11,136 | 36.2 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,521 | 27.6 | −17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,793 | 62.1 | −6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,594 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -8.6 | |
1924 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Samuel Samuel | 17,341 | 72.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Allen | 6,609 | 27.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,732 | 44.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,950 | 68.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,030 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1923 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Samuel Samuel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
1922 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Samuel Samuel | 9,739 | 47.2 | −16.4 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Cyril Prescott-Decie | 5,556 | 27.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry Higgs | 5,317 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,183 | 20.2 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,612 | 61.8 | +18.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,346 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -16.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 general election: Putney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Samuel Samuel | 8,677 | 63.6 | |
| | National | John Jenkins | 4,968 | 36.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,709 | 27.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,645 | 43.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,437 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||