North West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North West Staffordshire | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | North Staffordshire and West Staffordshire |
Replaced by | Stone and Stafford |
North West Staffordshire was a constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.
History
[edit]The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | George Leveson-Gower | Liberal | |
1886 | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | Conservative | |
1892 | James Heath | Conservative | |
1906 | Alfred Billson | Liberal | |
1907 | Albert Stanley | Liberal | |
1910 | Labour | ||
1916 | Samuel Finney | Labour | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | 5,757 | 54.9 | ||
Conservative | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | 4,720 | 45.1 | ||
Majority | 1,037 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 10,477 | 79.2 | ' | ||
Registered electors | 13,222 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Leveson-Gower was appointed Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | 5,252 | 54.1 | +9.0 | |
Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | 4,459 | 45.9 | −9.0 | |
Majority | 793 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,711 | 73.4 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 13,222 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Heath | 5,638 | 51.1 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | Leonard Shoobridge | 5,406 | 48.9 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 232 | 2.2 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,044 | 78.8 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 14,011 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Heath | 6,206 | 52.8 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Leonard Shoobridge | 5,538 | 47.2 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 668 | 5.6 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,744 | 80.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,657 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Heath | 6,205 | 57.5 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | James Lovatt | 4,594 | 42.5 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 1,611 | 15.0 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,799 | 73.8 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,626 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Billson | 7,667 | 58.0 | +15.5 | |
Conservative | James Heath | 5,557 | 42.0 | −15.5 | |
Majority | 2,110 | 16.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,224 | 85.8 | +12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 15,404 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Albert Stanley | 7,396 | 59.4 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Twyford | 5,047 | 40.6 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 2,349 | 18.8 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,443 | 79.1 | −6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 15,738 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Albert Stanley | 8,566 | 59.8 | New | |
Conservative | Gilbert Nugent | 5,754 | 40.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 2,812 | 19.6 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 14,320 | 86.8 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 16,498 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Stanley | 8,125 | 62.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Leslie de Gruyther | 4,940 | 37.8 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 3,185 | 24.4 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,065 | 79.2 | −7.6 | ||
Registered electors | 16,498 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Albert Stanley
- Unionist:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Finney | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Liberal Year Book, 1908
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918