# Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)

Sevenoaks is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Laura Trott, a Conservative who currently serves as Shadow Secretary of State for Education. She was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from November 2023 to July 2024. The seat was previously held by Michael Fallon, who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2014 to 2017.

## History

This constituency has existed since the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.
With the exception of the one-year Parliament in 1923, the constituency has to date been a Conservative stronghold.

### 1885–1950

Sir Thomas Jewell Bennett before entering Parliament was a leader writer at The Standard and lived in India for many years, working at the Bombay Gazette before becoming both editor and principal proprietor of the Times of India. Bennett returned to England in 1901 and in 1910 unsuccessfully contested his first Parliamentary election, losing to Alfred Gelder at the time of David Lloyd George and H. H. Asquith's celebrated "People's Budget". He represented the seat for five years from 1918.
Higher in government in this period was Hilton Young, the Health Secretary between 1931 and 1935. The health portfolio at the time included responsibility for housing, including slum clearance and rehousing. Key items of legislation to which he contributed in this period were: the Town and Country Planning Act (1932) (which applied to all 'developable' land), the Housing Act (1935) (which laid down standards of accommodation) and the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act (1935) (which sought to consolidate urban development and restrict ribbon sprawl along major highways).

### 1950–date

Since 1950 the highest government position has been that of Michael Fallon, who was appointed Secretary of State for Defence in 2014 under Prime Minister David Cameron. Fallon held the office until he resigned on 1 November 2017 in the light of allegations of inappropriate behaviour of a sexual nature, before retiring prior to the 2019 general election.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Sevenoaks and Wrotham, and the Rural Districts of Malling and Sevenoaks.
1950–1974: The Urban District of Sevenoaks, and the Rural Districts of Malling and Sevenoaks.
1974–1983: The Urban District of Sevenoaks, the Rural District of Sevenoaks as altered by the Greater London Kent and Surrey Order 1968, and in the Rural District of Dartford the civil parishes of Ash-cum-Ridley, Eynsford, Farningham, Fawkham, Hartley, Horton Kirby, Longfield, Swanley, and West Kingsdown.
1983–1997: The District of Sevenoaks wards of Brasted, Chevening, Crockenhill and Lullingstone, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Farningham, Halstead Knockholt and Badgers Mount, Hextable and Swanley Village, Kemsing, Leigh, Otford, Penshurst and Fordcombe, Riverhead, Seal, Sevenoaks Kippington, Sevenoaks Northern, Sevenoaks Town and St John's, Sevenoaks Weald and Underriver, Sevenoaks Wildernesse, Shoreham, Somerdon, Sundridge and Ide Hill, Swanley Christchurch, Swanley St Mary's, Swanley White Oak, Westerham and Crockham, and West Kingsdown.
1997–2010: The District of Sevenoaks wards of Ash-cum-Ridley, Brasted, Chevening, Crockenhill and Lullingstone, Dunton Green, Eynsford, Farningham, Halstead Knockholt and Badgers Mount, Hextable and Swanley Village, Kemsing, Otford, Riverhead, Seal, Sevenoaks Kippington, Sevenoaks Northern, Sevenoaks Town and St John's, Sevenoaks Weald and Underriver, Sevenoaks Wildernesse, Shoreham, Sundridge and Ide Hill, Swanley Christchurch, Swanley St Mary's, Swanley White Oak, Westerham and Crockham, and West Kingsdown.
2010–2024: The District of Sevenoaks wards of Ash, Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge, Crockenhill and Well Hill, Dunton Green and Riverhead, Eynsford, Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth, Fawkham and West Kingsdown, Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount, Hextable, Kemsing, Otford and Shoreham, Seal and Weald, Sevenoaks Eastern, Sevenoaks Kippington, Sevenoaks Northern, Sevenoaks Town and St John's, Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village, Swanley St Mary's, Swanley White Oak, and Westerham and Crockham Hill.
2024–present: Further to the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
* The Borough of Dartford ward of Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley.
* The District of Sevenoaks wards of: Brasted, Chevening & Sundridge; Crockenhill and Well Hill; Dunton Green and Riverhead; Eynsford; Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth; Fawkham and West Kingsdown; Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount; Hextable; Kemsing; Otford and Shoreham; Seal & Weald; Sevenoaks Eastern; Sevenoaks Kippington; Sevenoaks Northern; Sevenoaks Town and St. John’s; Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village; Swanley St. Mary’s; Swanley White Oak; Westerham and Crockham Hill.
Minor changes, with the addition of the Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley ward from Dartford being offset by the transfer of the Ash & New Ash Green ward to the re-established constituency of Tonbridge.

## Constituency profile

The seat is in mainstay London Commuter Belt territory, which supports a relatively high-income local economy with retail and self-employed trades principally benefiting. Sevenoaks constituency covers the towns of Sevenoaks and Swanley in Kent and some of the surrounding area. The Conservatives currently hold a majority in the District, but all the councillors for Sevenoaks Town wards are Liberal Democrats who also have a majority in the wards of Brasted, Chevening and Sundridge, and hold Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway and Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone. There are also three independent councillors and four Green Party councillors (New Ash Green and Eynsford).

### In statistics

The constituency consists of Census Output Areas of one local government districts with a working population whose income is higher than the national average and lower than average reliance upon social housing. At the end of 2012 the unemployment rate in the constituency stood as 1.7% of the population claiming jobseekers allowance, compared to the regional average of 2.4%. The borough contributing to the bulk of the seat has a low 13.1% of its population without a car, 19.2% of the population without qualifications and a high 32.0% with level 4 qualifications or above. In terms of tenure 72.7% of homes are owned outright or on a mortgage by occupants as at the 2011 census across the district.
Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as being part of the “Strong Right” demographic, those who have fiscally conservative views on the economy but are also fairly nationalist and socially conservative, alongside strong support for Brexit. Additionally, the gross household income is £53,612 whilst the average house price is £567,313.

## Members of Parliament

West Kent prior to 1885
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Charles Mills | Conservative |
| 1892 | Henry Forster | Conservative |
| 1918 | Sir Thomas Bennett | Coalition Conservative |
| 1923 | Ronald Williams | Liberal |
| 1924 | Walter Styles | Conservative |
| 1929 | Sir Hilton Young | Conservative |
| 1935 | Sir Charles Ponsonby | Conservative |
| 1950 | Sir John Rodgers | Conservative |
| 1979 | Mark Wolfson | Conservative |
| 1997 | Sir Michael Fallon | Conservative |
| 2019 | Laura Trott | Conservative |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura Trott | 18,328 | 36.7 | −25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Streatfeild | 12,888 | 25.8 | +6.4 |
| | Reform UK | James Milmine | 9,341 | 18.7 | New |
| | Labour | Denise Scott-McDonald | 6,802 | 13.6 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Laura Manston | 2,033 | 4.1 | +0.7 |
| | Rejoin EU | Elwyn Jones | 298 | 0.6 | New |
| | SDP | Adam Hibbert | 209 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,440 | 10.9 | −31.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,899 | 67.9 | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,708 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −15.7 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 31,780 | 61.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9,987 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | 6,958 | 13.5 |
| | Green | 1,773 | 3.4 |
| | Others | 990 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 51,488 | 69.9 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 73,684 |
General election 2019: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura Trott | 30,932 | 60.7 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Willis | 10,114 | 19.8 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Seamus McCauley | 6,946 | 13.6 | −7.3 |
| | Green | Paul Wharton | 1,974 | 3.9 | +0.6 |
| | Independent | Paulette Furse | 695 | 1.4 | New |
| | Libertarian | Sean Finch | 295 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,818 | 40.9 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,956 | 71.0 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2017: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fallon | 32,644 | 63.7 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Chris Clark | 10,727 | 20.9 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 4,280 | 8.4 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | Graham Cushway | 1,894 | 3.7 | −14.2 |
| | Green | Philip Dodd | 1,673 | 3.3 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,917 | 42.8 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,218 | 72.1 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2015: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fallon | 28,531 | 56.9 | +0.1 |
| | UKIP | Steve Lindsay | 8,970 | 17.9 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Chris Clark | 6,448 | 12.9 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 3,937 | 7.9 | −13.5 |
| | Green | Amelie Boleyn | 2,238 | 4.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,561 | 39.0 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,124 | 70.9 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.1 | |
General election 2010: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fallon | 28,076 | 56.8 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bullion | 10,561 | 21.4 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Gareth Siddorn | 6,541 | 13.2 | −7.8 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Heath | 1,782 | 3.6 | +0.6 |
| | BNP | Paul Golding | 1,384 | 2.8 | New |
| | English Democrat | Louise Uncles | 806 | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| | Independent | Mark Ellis | 258 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,515 | 35.4 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,408 | 71.1 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fallon | 22,437 | 51.8 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Abbotts | 9,467 | 21.9 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Tim Stanley | 9,101 | 21.0 | −4.6 |
| | UKIP | Robert Dobson | 1,309 | 3.0 | +0.3 |
| | English Democrat | John Marshall | 751 | 1.7 | New |
| | United Kingdom Pathfinders | Mark Ellis | 233 | 0.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,970 | 29.9 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,298 | 58.7 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 2001: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fallon | 21,052 | 49.4 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Caroline Humphreys | 10,898 | 25.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Gray | 9,214 | 21.6 | −2.5 |
| | UKIP | Lisa Hawkins | 1,155 | 2.7 | New |
| | United Kingdom Pathfinders | Mark Ellis | 295 | 0.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,154 | 23.8 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,614 | 63.9 | −11.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Fallon | 22,776 | 45.4 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | John Hayes | 12,315 | 24.6 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Walshe | 12,086 | 24.1 | −0.3 |
| | Referendum | Nigel Large | 2,138 | 4.3 | New |
| | Green | Margot Lawrence | 443 | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| | Pathfinders | Mark Ellis | 244 | 0.5 | New |
| | Natural Law | Alex Hankey | 147 | 0.3 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,461 | 20.8 | −12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,151 | 75.4 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Wolfson | 33,245 | 57.5 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Walshe | 14,091 | 24.4 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | J. Evans | 9,470 | 16.4 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Margot Lawrence | 786 | 1.4 | New |
| | Natural Law | P. Wakeling | 210 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,154 | 33.1 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,802 | 81.3 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Wolfson | 32,945 | 58.9 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Jakobi | 15,600 | 27.9 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | Graham Green | 7,379 | 13.2 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,345 | 31.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,923 | 76.4 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
General election 1983: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Wolfson | 30,722 | 58.4 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Jakobi | 15,061 | 28.6 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Roland Gooding | 6,439 | 12.2 | −12.6 |
| | National Front | G. L. Burnett | 416 | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,706 | 29.8 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,596 | 73.7 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Wolfson | 36,697 | 57.39 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | R. H. Redden | 14,583 | 22.81 | −3.73 |
| | Liberal | G. Phillips | 11,839 | 18.52 | −7.95 |
| | National Front | Michael Easter | 821 | 1.28 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,114 | 34.58 | +14.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,942 | 78.98 | +3.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.07 | |
General election October 1974: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 26,670 | 46.99 | −1.37 |
| | Labour | James Scanlan | 15,065 | 26.54 | +2.33 |
| | Liberal | Robert Webster | 15,024 | 26.47 | +0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,605 | 20.45 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,759 | 75.71 | −7.69 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 29,963 | 48.36 | −5.77 |
| | Liberal | Ian Bradley | 16,223 | 26.21 | +5.85 |
| | Labour | J. Scanlan | 14,987 | 24.21 | −1.28 |
| | Independent | D. J. Woolard | 754 | 1.22 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,713 | 22.15 | −6.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,898 | 83.4 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Sevenoaks: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 32,654 | 54.13 | +3.63 |
| | Labour | John Ovenden | 15,376 | 25.49 | −6.83 |
| | Liberal | Robert Webster | 12,290 | 20.37 | +3.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,278 | 28.64 | +8.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,320 | 73.0 | −6.19 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,651 | 50.5 | −1.53 |
| | Labour | Peter Pearce | 18,338 | 32.32 | +5.18 |
| | Liberal | Noel Blackburn | 9,746 | 17.18 | −3.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,313 | 18.18 | −6.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,735 | 79.19 | −0.89 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.3 | |
General election 1964: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,678 | 52.03 | −4.04 |
| | Labour | Peter Pearce | 14,958 | 27.14 | −1.24 |
| | Liberal | Nelia Penman | 11,480 | 20.83 | +5.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,720 | 24.89 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,116 | 80.09 | −0.08 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,186 | 56.07 | −5.77 |
| | Labour | Roderick Ogley | 14,265 | 28.38 | −9.78 |
| | Liberal | Nelia Penman | 7,819 | 15.55 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,921 | 27.69 | +4.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,270 | 80.17 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
General election 1955: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,936 | 61.84 | +1.47 |
| | Labour | John N. Powrie | 17,858 | 38.16 | −1.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,078 | 23.68 | +2.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,794 | 78.07 | −3.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.47 | |
General election 1951: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 28,668 | 60.37 | +8.62 |
| | Labour | John N. Powrie | 18,823 | 39.63 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,845 | 20.74 | +5.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,491 | 81.46 | −3.44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
General election 1950: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rodgers | 25,292 | 51.75 | +6.14 |
| | Labour | J. Spencer | 17,610 | 36.03 | −0.05 |
| | Liberal | Edward Moulton-Barrett | 5,969 | 12.21 | −4.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,682 | 15.72 | +6.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,871 | 84.9 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Ponsonby | 18,893 | 45.61 | −21.89 |
| | Labour | John Pudney | 14,947 | 36.08 | New |
| | Liberal | Nelia Muspratt | 6,906 | 16.67 | −15.83 |
| | Communist | K. Thompson | 676 | 1.63 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,946 | 9.53 | −25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,422 | 73.6 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Ponsonby | 21,405 | 67.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Horridge | 10,297 | 32.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,108 | 35.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,702 | 65.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 Sevenoaks by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Ponsonby | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1931: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilton Young | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Hilton Young | 16,767 | 53.7 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal | Edgar Stratton Liddiard | 7,844 | 25.1 | −13.0 |
| | Labour | Hamilton Fyfe | 6,634 | 21.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,923 | 28.6 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,245 | 71.6 | −3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,627 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
General election 1924: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Walter Styles | 15,125 | 61.9 | +13.5 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Williams | 9,311 | 38.1 | −13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,814 | 23.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,436 | 74.8 | +10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,660 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.5 | |
General election 1923: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ronald Williams | 10,656 | 51.6 | New |
| | Unionist | Thomas Jewell Bennett | 9,987 | 48.4 | −15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 669 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,643 | 64.4 | +3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,078 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1922: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Thomas Jewell Bennett | 12,045 | 63.8 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | L. A. Goldie | 6,849 | 36.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,196 | 27.6 | −24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,894 | 60.9 | +14.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,000 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Thomas Jewell Bennett | 10,650 | 76.2 | N/A |
| | Independent Labour | John Ephraim Skinner | 3,323 | 23.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,327 | 52.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,973 | 46.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,189 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

## Election results 1885–1918
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Mills | 4,651 | 54.0 | |
| | Liberal | Patteson Nickalls | 3,956 | 46.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 695 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,607 | 77.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,089 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Mills | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Forster | 6,036 | 60.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Johnston | 3,908 | 39.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,128 | 21.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,944 | 71.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,916 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1895: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Forster | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Forster | 6,604 | 78.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Murray Spencer Richardson | 1,792 | 21.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,812 | 57.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,396 | 56.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,861 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
1902 Sevenoaks by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Forster | 5,333 | 54.6 | −24.1 |
| | Liberal | Beaumont Morice | 4,442 | 45.4 | +24.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 891 | 9.2 | −48.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,775 | 63.4 | +6.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,420 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −24.1 | |
General election 1906: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Forster | 7,219 | 51.1 | −27.6 |
| | Liberal | Beaumont Morice | 6,855 | 48.6 | +27.3 |
| | Independent Liberal | Murray Spencer Richardson | 44 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 2.5 | −54.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,118 | 81.8 | +25.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,256 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −27.5 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Forster | 10,421 | 62.1 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | Frederic Styles Philpin Lely | 6,351 | 37.9 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,070 | 24.2 | +21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,772 | 88.1 | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,035 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
General election December 1910: Sevenoaks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Forster | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
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: Henry Forster
* Liberal: Leonard Powell