# Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency)

Wimbledon is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2024, the seat has been held by Paul Kohler of the Liberal Democrats.

## History

The area was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and had lay in Mid Surrey that elected two MPs. The constituency covered great bounds, skirting around Croydon to its south to reach Caterham, Warlingham, Chelsham and Farleigh in the North Downs and bearing formal alternate titles of the Wimbledon Division (of Surrey) and the North East Division of Surrey which in all but the most formal legal writing was written as North East Surrey.
An Act reduced the seat in 1918 to create the Mitcham seat in the south-east; another in 1950 created Merton and Morden in the south.

### Political history

More voters (than for any other party or candidate) elected Conservative candidates from 1885 until 1997 except in 1945. In 1997, 2001 and 2005 the Labour candidate won the seat during that party's national landslide years, followed by a restored Conservative leaning but in 2024 the Liberal Democrat candidate won the seat during the Labour Party national landslide. While the 2005 Conservative majority was marginal, the 2010 majority was 24.1% of the vote, so on the percentage of majority measure, but not on any longevity measure, it bore a considerable safe seat hallmark.
Since 1990 the ward of Merton Park has only ever returned councillors for Merton Park Ward Residents Association. Since 1994 the ward of West Barnes, which contains Merton's half of the town of Motspur Park, has swung between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats; the latter presently hold all three seats in the ward. At the local elections in 2018, Liberal Democrat councillors were elected for the wards of Trinity and Dundonald for the first time in the borough's history, with a further first time win for the Liberal Democrats in a by-election in the Cannon Hill ward in 2019.
In 2010, the second-placed candidate was a Liberal Democrat. The national collapse in the Liberal Democrat vote at the 2015 election meant that the Liberal Democrats did not return to 2nd place until 2019, when they did so with a 22.7% upswing in their vote. The made the seat one of the most marginal in the country and was a top Liberal Democrat target and Conservative defence for the 2024 general election.
At the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union, the London Borough of Merton, of which the constituency is a part, voted to remain by 62.9%, and 70.6% of this constituency itself voted to remain in the European Union. In September 2019 the incumbent, Stephen Hammond lost his party's whip for rebelling on a key Brexit vote. He briefly sat as an Independent and the whip was restored on 29 October 2019, with 9 of 21 other rebels of the same party.
At the 2024 general election, The Liberal Democrats won the traditionally Conservative seat for the first time. This was after the seat had become marginal at the 2019 General Election with only a 1.2% majority for the Conservative Candidate. The Liberal Democrats won a record breaking 72 seats during this election with the Conservatives losing a historic 251 seats making the Wimbledon constituency a strong Liberal Democrat seat with a current majority of 12,610.

### Prominent frontbenchers

* Henry Chaplin was sworn of the Privy Council in 1885 when he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until 1886. He became the first President of the Board of Agriculture as part of the Cabinet (1889–1892). In the Conservative cabinet of 1895 to 1900 he was President of the Local Government Board and was responsible for the Agricultural Rates Act 1896
* Sir Michael Havers reached the highest judicial and legal position in the country for four months in 1987, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain who also acted as Lord Speaker. For eight years previously, Havers was Attorney General for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, having served as the more junior, Solicitor General in the Heath ministry

## Boundaries
### Historic

1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Croydon except so much as is within a district of the Metropolis, the parishes of Caterham, Chelsham, Farley, Warlingham, Merton, and Wimbledon, so much of the Parliamentary Borough of Deptford as is in Surrey, and the area of the Parliamentary Boroughs of Battersea and Clapham, Camberwell, Lambeth, Newington, Southwark, and Wandsworth.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Wimbledon, and the Urban District of Merton and Morden.
1950–1955: The Municipal Boroughs of Wimbledon, and Malden and Coombe.
1955–1974: The Municipal Borough of Wimbledon.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Merton wards of Cannon Hill, Priory, West Barnes, Wimbledon East, Wimbledon North, Wimbledon South, and Wimbledon West.
1983–2010: The London Borough of Merton wards of Abbey, Cannon Hill, Dundonald, Durnsford, Hillside, Merton Park, Raynes Park, Trinity, Village, and West Barnes.
2010–2024: As above except Durnsford ward had been replaced by Wimbledon Park ward following a local authority boundary review.

### Current

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of:
* The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames wards of: Old Malden; St. James.
* The London Borough of Merton wards of: Abbey; Hillside; Merton Park; Raynes Park; Village; Wandle; West Barnes; Wimbledon Park; Wimbledon Town & Dundonald.
The Merton Borough wards reflect the local authority boundary review which became effective on 4 May 2022, with the Cannon Hill ward being moved to Mitcham and Morden. The wards of Old Malden and St. James (as they existed on 1 December 2020) were transferred from Kingston and Surbiton.
A local government boundary review becoming effective in May 2022 was also carried out in Kingston upon Thames, but the Electoral Changes Order was not passed until 1 April 2021. Consequently, the parts in Kingston upon Thames now comprise the Motspur Park & Old Malden East ward, nearly all of the Old Malden ward, and parts of the Green Lane & St James, and New Malden Village wards.
According to analysis by the New Statesman the Liberal Democrats, rather than the Conservatives, would have won the seat if the 2019 election had been held on the new boundaries.

## Constituency profile

The seat has a commuter-sustained suburban economy with an imposing shopping centre, overwhelmingly privately built and owned or rented homes and a range of open green spaces, ranging in value from elevated Wimbledon Village – sandwiched between Wimbledon Common and Wimbledon Park – where a large tranche of homes exceed £1,000,000 – to Merton Abbey ruins and South Wimbledon, with more social housing in its wards.
Wimbledon station is a southern terminus of the District line, as well as a station on the South West main line. It is also the western terminus of the Croydon Tramlink. South Wimbledon is a station on the Northern line branch to Morden.
Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 1.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.
Wards in this area often see a minority of Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors. Voters have quite high median and mean incomes, with an above-average public sector workforce which together means the seat resembles similar constituencies Richmond Park, Kingston and Surbiton and Putney. As widely touted in opinion polls the runner-up of the 2019 election became the Liberal Democrat.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Cosmo Bonsor | Conservative |
| 1900 | Eric Hambro | Conservative |
| 1907 by-election | Henry Chaplin | Conservative |
| 1916 by-election | Stuart Coats | Conservative |
| 1918 | Sir Joseph Hood | Conservative |
| 1924 | Sir John Power | Conservative |
| 1945 | Arthur Palmer | Labour |
| 1950 | Sir Cyril Black | Conservative |
| 1970 | Sir Michael Havers | Conservative |
| 1987 | Dr. Charles Goodson-Wickes | Conservative |
| 1997 | Roger Casale | Labour |
| 2005 | Stephen Hammond | Conservative |
| September 2019 | Stephen Hammond | Independent |
| December 2019 | Stephen Hammond | Conservative |
| 2024 | Paul Kohler | Liberal Democrats |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kohler | 24,790 | 45.1 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Danielle Dunfield-Prayero | 12,180 | 22.2 | –17.6 |
| | Labour | Eleanor Stringer | 11,733 | 21.3 | +0.5 |
| | Reform UK | Ben Cronin | 3,221 | 5.9 | +5.7 |
| | Green | Rachel Brooks | 2,442 | 4.4 | +4.2 |
| | Workers Party | Aaron Mafi | 341 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sarah Barber | 129 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Amy Lynch | 80 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Heritage | Michael Watson | 69 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,610 | 22.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,985 | 72.0 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,334 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.0 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 22,617 | 39.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 21,778 | 38.3 |
| | Labour | 11,834 | 20.8 |
| | Others | 366 | 0.6 |
| | Green | 138 | 0.2 |
| | Brexit Party | 139 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 56,872 | 76.2 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 74,641 |
General election 2019: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 20,373 | 38.4 | –8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kohler | 19,745 | 37.2 | +22.7 |
| | Labour | Jackie Schneider | 12,543 | 23.7 | –11.9 |
| | Independent | Graham Hadley | 366 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 628 | 1.2 | –9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,027 | 77.7 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,232 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –15.4 | |
General election 2017: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 23,946 | 46.5 | –5.6 |
| | Labour | Imran Uddin | 18,324 | 35.6 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Quilliam | 7,472 | 14.5 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Charles Barraball | 1,231 | 2.4 | –1.7 |
| | UKIP | Strachan McDonald | 553 | 1.1 | –4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,622 | 10.9 | –15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,526 | 77.2 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,780 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –7.6 | |
General election 2015: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 25,225 | 52.1 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Judge | 12,606 | 26.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shas Sheehan | 6,129 | 12.7 | –12.3 |
| | UKIP | Peter Bucklitsch | 2,476 | 5.1 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Charles Barraball | 1,986 | 4.1 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,619 | 26.1 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,422 | 73.5 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,853 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | –0.4 | |
General election 2010: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 23,257 | 49.1 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shas Sheehan | 11,849 | 25.0 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Andrew Judge | 10,550 | 22.3 | –13.4 |
| | UKIP | Mark McAleer | 914 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Rajeev Thacker | 590 | 1.2 | –1.9 |
| | Christian | David Martin | 235 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,408 | 24.1 | +18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,395 | 73.0 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,723 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 17,886 | 41.2 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Roger Casale | 15,585 | 35.9 | –9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Gee | 7,868 | 18.1 | +5.1 |
| | Green | Giles Barrow | 1,374 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Mills | 408 | 0.9 | –0.1 |
| | Independent | Christopher Coverdale | 211 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Tiger's Eye – the Party for Kids | Alastair Wilson | 50 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | George Weiss | 22 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,301 | 5.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,404 | 68.1 | +3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,696 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.2 | |
General election 2001: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Casale | 18,806 | 45.7 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hammond | 15,062 | 36.6 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Pierce | 5,341 | 13.0 | –3.6 |
| | Green | Rajeev Thacker | 1,007 | 2.4 | +1.4 |
| | CPA | Roger Glencross | 479 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Mariana Bell | 414 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,744 | 9.1 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,109 | 64.3 | –11.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,930 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Casale | 20,674 | 42.8 | +19.5 |
| | Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 17,684 | 36.6 | –16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Willott | 8,014 | 16.6 | +4.7 |
| | Referendum | Abid Hameed | 993 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Rajeev Thacker | 474 | 1.0 | –0.7 |
| | ProLife Alliance | Sophie Davies | 346 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Mongolian Barbeque Great Place to Party | Matthew Kirby | 112 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | Graham Stacey | 47 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,990 | 6.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,344 | 75.4 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,113 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | –17.9 | |
General election 1992: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 26,331 | 53.0 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Kingsley Abrams | 11,570 | 23.3 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Willott | 10,569 | 21.3 | –6.2 |
| | Green | Vaughan Flood | 860 | 1.7 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Hugh Godfrey | 181 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Graham Hadley | 170 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,761 | 29.7 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,681 | 80.2 | +4.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,917 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Goodson-Wickes | 24,538 | 50.9 | –1.3 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Slade | 13,237 | 27.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Christine Bickerstaff | 10,428 | 21.6 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,301 | 23.4 | –1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,203 | 76.1 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,353 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Havers | 24,169 | 52.1 | –3.0 |
| | Liberal | David J. Twigg | 12,623 | 27.2 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Rock Tansey | 8,806 | 19.0 | –9.5 |
| | Ecology | Antony Jones | 717 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Party of Associates with Licensees | E.J. Weakner | 114 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,546 | 24.9 | –1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,429 | 72.4 | –4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,132 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Havers | 27,567 | 55.10 | +6.57 |
| | Labour | Rock Tansey | 14,252 | 28.48 | –2.64 |
| | Liberal | David J. Twigg | 7,604 | 15.20 | –5.63 |
| | National Front | Anthony Bailey | 612 | 1.22 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,315 | 26.62 | +8.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,035 | 76.42 | +7.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,471 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Havers | 23,615 | 48.53 | –0.09 |
| | Labour | K. Bill | 14,909 | 30.64 | +2.39 |
| | Liberal | K. Searby | 10,133 | 20.83 | –3.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,706 | 17.89 | –4.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,657 | 68.80 | –8.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,726 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Havers | 26,542 | 48.62 | –4.85 |
| | Labour | K. Bill | 14,329 | 26.25 | –3.67 |
| | Liberal | K. Searby | 13,478 | 24.69 | +8.08 |
| | Independent | Bill Boaks | 240 | 0.44 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,213 | 22.37 | –1.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,589 | 77.75 | +11.92 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,210 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Havers | 15,285 | 53.47 | +3.14 |
| | Labour | Ralph C. Holmes | 8,554 | 29.92 | –1.61 |
| | Liberal | John Reginald MacDonald | 4,749 | 16.61 | –2.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,731 | 23.55 | +4.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,588 | 66.83 | –8.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,774 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Black | 15,191 | 50.33 | –1.70 |
| | Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,517 | 31.53 | +2.53 |
| | Liberal | John Reginald MacDonald | 5,475 | 18.14 | –0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,674 | 18.80 | –4.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,183 | 74.99 | +0.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,248 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Black | 15,952 | 52.03 | –14.83 |
| | Labour | John R. Daly | 8,891 | 29.00 | –4.15 |
| | Liberal | George Scott | 5,817 | 18.97 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,061 | 23.02 | –10.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,660 | 74.88 | –3.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,947 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Black | 21,538 | 66.86 | +1.31 |
| | Labour | Lawrence M. Kershaw | 10,678 | 33.15 | –1.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,860 | 33.71 | +2.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,216 | 78.43 | +0.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,151 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Black | 22,112 | 65.55 | –0.98 |
| | Labour | Greville Janner | 11,622 | 34.45 | +0.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,490 | 31.10 | –1.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,734 | 78.27 | –4.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,099 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Black | 42,218 | 66.53 | +5.20 |
| | Labour | Charles Ford | 21,242 | 33.47 | +2.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,976 | 33.06 | +2.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,460 | 82.34 | –3.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,067 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cyril Black | 40,339 | 61.33 | +18.94 |
| | Labour | George Leonard Deacon | 20,296 | 30.86 | –13.55 |
| | Liberal | Ian Forester Gibson | 5,136 | 7.81 | –1.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,043 | 30.47 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,771 | 85.72 | +7.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,728 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Substantial loss of territory to create Mitcham and Morden

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Palmer | 30,188 | 44.41 | +12.25 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Hardy-Roberts | 28,820 | 42.39 | –25.45 |
| | Liberal | Alick Kay | 6,501 | 9.56 | N/A |
| | Common Wealth | K. Horne | 2,472 | 3.64 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,368 | 2.02 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,981 | 78.07 | +10.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,363 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Power | 36,816 | 67.84 | –12.54 |
| | Labour | Tom Braddock | 17,452 | 32.16 | +12.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,364 | 35.68 | –25.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,268 | 67.60 | –3.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,283 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Power | 39,643 | 80.38 | +26.98 |
| | Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,674 | 19.62 | –4.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,969 | 60.76 | +41.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,317 | 70.95 | +2.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,508 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Power | 21,902 | 53.4 | –20.8 |
| | Labour | Tom Braddock | 9,924 | 24.2 | –1.6 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Peters | 9,202 | 22.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,978 | 29.2 | –19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,028 | 68.8 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 59,654 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | –9.6 | |
General election 1924: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Power | 21,209 | 74.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Starr | 7,386 | 25.8 | –4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,823 | 48.4 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,595 | 72.2 | +14.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 39,604 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
General election 1923: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Joseph Hood | 15,495 | 69.8 | –1.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Starr | 6,717 | 30.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,778 | 39.6 | –3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,212 | 57.3 | –4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,793 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | –1.9 | |
General election 1922: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Joseph Hood | 16,751 | 71.7 | –9.9 |
| | Liberal | Robert Oswald Moon | 6,627 | 28.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,124 | 43.4 | –19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,378 | 62.0 | +15.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,677 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | –9.9 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Joseph Hood | 13,652 | 81.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | G.M. Edwardes Jones | 3,079 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,573 | 63.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,731 | 46.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,258 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
1916 Wimbledon by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Coats | 8,970 | 55.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kennedy Jones | 7,159 | 44.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,811 | 11.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,129 | 46.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,719 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election December 1910: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,810 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election January 1910: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 14,445 | 61.8 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Holland | 8,930 | 38.2 | –5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,515 | 23.6 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,375 | 84.1 | +6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,810 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1907 Wimbledon by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Chaplin | 10,263 | 75.7 | +19.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Bertrand Russell | 3,299 | 24.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,694 | 51.4 | +39.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,562 | 57.2 | –20.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,702 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1906: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Hambro | 9,523 | 56.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | St George Lane Fox-Pitt | 7,409 | 43.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,114 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,932 | 77.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,899 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Hambro | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1892: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | 7,397 | 74.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Thomas Arthur Meates | 2,602 | 26.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,795 | 48.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,999 | 64.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,582 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1885: Wimbledon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cosmo Bonsor | 6,189 | 62.3 | |
| | Liberal | John Cooper | 3,745 | 37.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,444 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,934 | 70.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,086 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |