Batley and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)

Batley and Morley
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1983
Seatsone
Created fromMorley
Replaced byBatley and Spen and Morley and Leeds South

Batley and Morley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Batley and Morley in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then replaced by the seats of Batley and Spen & Morley and Leeds South.

Boundaries

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1918–1950: The Boroughs of Batley, Morley, and Ossett.

1950–1983: The Boroughs of Batley and Morley.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1918 Gerald France Coalition Liberal
1922 Ben Turner Labour
1924 Walter Forrest Liberal
1929 Sir Ben Turner Labour
1931 Wilfrid Wills Conservative
1935 Willie Brooke Labour
1939 by-election Hubert Beaumont Labour
1949 by-election Sir Alfred Broughton Labour
1979 Ken Woolmer Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

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Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Batley and Morley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Liberal Gerald France 13,519 52.9
Labour Ben Turner 12,051 47.1
Majority 1,468 5.8
Turnout 25,570 66.9
Liberal win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

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J.A. Compston
General election 1922: Batley and Morley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Turner 15,005 46.1 −1.0
Liberal John Albert Compston 9,443 29.1 −23.8
Unionist John Potter 8,054 24.8 N/A
Majority 5,562 17.0 +11.2
Turnout 33,002 85.2 +18.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1923: Batley and Morley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Turner 14,964 52.6 +6.5
Liberal Walter Forrest 13,480 47.4 +18.3
Majority 1,484 5.2 −11.8
Turnout 28,444 73.8 −11.4
Labour hold Swing −5.9
Walter Forrest
General election 1924: Batley and Morley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter Forrest 16,369 50.6 +3.2
Labour Ben Turner 15,966 49.4 −3.2
Majority 403 1.2 N/A
Turnout 32,335 83.3 +9.5
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
General election 1929: Batley and Morley [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Turner 24,621 58.3 +8.9
Liberal Walter Forrest 17,641 41.7 −8.9
Majority 6,980 16.6 N/A
Turnout 42,262 84.1 +0.8
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +8.9

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Batley and Morley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wilfrid Wills 26,378 61.2 New
Labour Ben Turner 16,700 38.8 −19.5
Majority 9,678 22.4 N/A
Turnout 43,078 85.9 +1.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Batley and Morley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Willie Brooke 21,182 53.6 +14.8
Conservative Wilfrid Wills 18,354 46.4 −14.8
Majority 2,828 7.2 N/A
Turnout 39,536 79.3 −6.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
1939 Batley and Morley by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hubert Beaumont 20,020 55.4 +1.8
Conservative Wilfrid Wills 16,124 44.6 −1.8
Majority 3,896 10.8 +3.6
Turnout 36,144 72.6 −6.7
Labour hold Swing
  • Liberal Party candidate Ernest Dalton withdrew

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Batley and Morley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hubert Beaumont 22,682 58.1 +4.5
Conservative G W Hirst 11,090 28.4 −18.0
Liberal Ashley Mitchell 5,256 13.5 New
Majority 11,592 29.7 +22.5
Turnout 39,028 80.9 +1.6
Labour hold Swing
1949 Batley and Morley by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 24,514 59.3 +1.2
Conservative Arthur Maxwell Ramsden 16,828 40.7 +12.3
Majority 7,686 18.6 −11.1
Turnout 41,342
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Batley and Morley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 29,776 59.95 +1.83
Conservative Winefriede Carmen Glynne Bremner 19,891 40.05 +11.63
Majority 9,885 19.90 −9.80
Turnout 49,667 87.03 +6.15
Registered electors 57,066
Labour hold Swing −4.90
General election 1951: Batley and Morley[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 29,326 59.68 −0.27
Conservative Reginald Northam 19,811 40.32 +0.27
Majority 9,515 19.36 −0.54
Turnout 49,137 85.53 −1.50
Registered electors 57,453
Labour hold Swing −0.27
General election 1955: Batley and Morley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 27,178 60.20 +0.52
Conservative Harry Watson 17,970 39.80 −0.52
Majority 9,208 20.40 +1.04
Turnout 45,148 79.89 −5.64
Registered electors 56,513
Labour hold Swing +0.52
General election 1959: Batley and Morley[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 26,781 58.35 −1.85
Conservative Barbara M Garden 19,115 41.65 +1.85
Majority 7,666 16.70 −3.70
Turnout 45,896 81.91 +2.02
Registered electors 56,031
Labour hold Swing −1.85

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Batley and Morley[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 23,362 52.61 −5.74
Conservative Peter JD Marshall 13,477 30.35 −11.30
Liberal Ivan Harvey Lester 7,564 17.03 New
Majority 9,885 22.26 +5.56
Turnout 44,403 78.68 −3.23
Registered electors 56,436
Labour hold Swing +2.78
General election 1966: Batley and Morley[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 24,086 56.16 +3.55
Conservative Peter JD Marshall 12,435 28.99 −1.36
Liberal EA Berry 6,366 14.84 −2.19
Majority 11,651 27.17 +4.91
Turnout 42,887 78.68 −3.36
Registered electors 56,936
Labour hold Swing +2.46

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Batley and Morley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 23,024 50.4 −5.8
Conservative Donald Thompson 15,753 34.53 +5.5
Liberal Peter Wrigley 6,893 15.09 +0.25
Majority 7,271 15.92 −11.25
Turnout 45,670 72.39
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Batley and Morley[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 21,495 44.60 −5.81
Conservative George Neill Alexander Crone 14,404 29.89 −4.60
Liberal Peter Wrigley 11,470 23.80 +8.71
Independent Democratic Alliance Gerald Jarratt 828 1.72 New
Majority 7,091 14.71 −1.21
Turnout 48,197 78.34
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Batley and Morley[9][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alfred Broughton 21,179 49.21 +4.61
Conservative George Neill Alexander Crone 12,931 30.05 +0.16
Liberal Ivan Harvey Lester 8,928 20.74 −3.05
Majority 8,248 19.16
Turnout 43,038 69.55
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Batley and Morley[9][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Woolmer 22,984 49.04 −0.17
Conservative George Neill Alexander Crone 17,632 37.62 +7.58
Liberal Christopher Julian Cawood 4,943 10.55 −10.20
Independent Labour Douglas Parkin 848 1.81 New
Ecology Clive Lord 460 0.98 New
Majority 5,352 11.42
Turnout 46,867 74.54
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
  2. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  8. ^ "UK General Election results 1970". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "'Batley and Morley', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  10. ^ "UK General Election results February 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  11. ^ "UK General Election results October 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  12. ^ "UK General Election results May 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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