Gravesend (UK Parliament constituency)

Gravesend was a county constituency centred on the town of Gravesend, Kent which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

It is most notable for being a bellwether, with the winner of Gravesend (and its successor Gravesham) winning every election from 1918 through to the present day except for 1929, 1951, and 2005.

1868–1885: The parishes of Gravesend, Milton, and Northfleet.

The 1880 election was declared void on account of bribery, whereby Bevan had "given his men a holiday and paid them their wages".

The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; * Davies stood for election as an 'Anti-Waste' candidate, but was not officially supported by the Anti-Waste League

Shipman
Palmer
Runciman
Harmsworth
Parker