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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955–1997 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kingston upon Hull West was a borough constituency in Kingston upon Hull which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Kingston upon Hull West | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Kingston upon Hull West in Humberside, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997 | |
Major settlements | Kingston upon Hull |
1955–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Hull Central and Haltemprice |
Replaced by | Hull West and Hessle |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Kingston upon Hull |
Replaced by | Hull North West and Hull South West |
It was recreated for the 1955 general election and abolished again for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Hull West and Hessle constituency.
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1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, Newington, and Park.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Coltman, North Newington, Pickering, St Andrew's, and South Newington.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Boothferry, Coltman, Derringham, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.
1983–1997: The City of Hull wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.
Election | Member[1] | Party[2] | |
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1885 | Charles Wilson | Liberal | |
1906 | Charles Wilson | Liberal | |
1907 | Guy Wilson | Liberal | |
1918 | Constituency abolished |
Election | Member[1] | Party | |
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1955 | Mark Hewitson | Labour | |
1964 | James Johnson | Labour | |
1983 | Stuart Randall | Labour | |
1997 | Constituency abolished: see Hull West and Hessle |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Wilson | 5,247 | 58.7 | ||
Conservative | Albert Rollit | 3,697 | 41.3 | ||
Majority | 1,550 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,944 | 77.7 | |||
Registered electors | 11,517 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 4,623 | 60.3 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Arthur Knocker Dibb [6] | 3,045 | 39.7 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 1,578 | 20.6 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,668 | 66.6 | −11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,517 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,283 | 64.2 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Unionist | Goldwin Smith | 3,500 | 35.8 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 2,783 | 28.4 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,783 | 70.2 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 13,929 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,637 | 82.6 | +18.4 | |
Ind. Labour Party | Tom McCarthy | 1,400 | 17.4 | New | |
Majority | 5,237 | 65.2 | +36.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,037 | 55.4 | −14.8 | ||
Registered electors | 14,520 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,364 | 59.0 | −23.6 | |
Conservative | John Bouch Willows | 4,419 | 41.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,945 | 18.0 | −47.2 | ||
Turnout | 10,783 | 64.3 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 16,757 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 8,652 | 57.5 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Sherburn | 6,405 | 42.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,247 | 15.0 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 15,057 | 74.6 | +10.3 | ||
Registered electors | 20,192 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Guy Wilson | 5,623 | 36.2 | −21.3 | |
Conservative | George Trout Bartley | 5,382 | 34.7 | −7.8 | |
Labour | James Holmes | 4,512 | 29.1 | New | |
Majority | 241 | 1.5 | −13.5 | ||
Turnout | 15,517 | 75.4 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 20,583 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Guy Wilson | 10,005 | 54.7 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Sherburn | 8,288 | 45.3 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 1,717 | 9.4 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 18,293 | 80.9 | +6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 22,609 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Guy Wilson | 9,236 | 53.8 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | Lambert Ward | 7,943 | 46.2 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,293 | 7.6 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 17,179 | 76.0 | −4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 22,609 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 |
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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Hewitson | 25,785 | 56.00 | ||
Conservative | Reginald Northam | 20,262 | 44.00 | ||
Majority | 5,523 | 12.00 | |||
Turnout | 46,047 | 70.12 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Hewitson | 25,446 | 52.51 | ||
Conservative | Thomas H. F. Farrell | 23,011 | 47.49 | ||
Majority | 2,435 | 5.02 | |||
Turnout | 48,457 | 75.60 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 24,855 | 56.90 | ||
Conservative | John G. Bellak | 18,825 | 43.10 | ||
Majority | 6,030 | 13.80 | |||
Turnout | 43,680 | 70.94 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 26,816 | 64.82 | ||
Conservative | Giles Shaw | 14,551 | 35.18 | ||
Majority | 12,265 | 29.64 | |||
Turnout | 41,367 | 70.42 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 24,050 | 62.33 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Edward Forrow | 14,537 | 37.67 | ||
Majority | 9,513 | 24.66 | |||
Turnout | 38,587 | 64.79 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 20,719 | 49.33 | ||
Conservative | Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor | 12,788 | 30.44 | ||
Liberal | I. Silverwood | 8,497 | 20.23 | New | |
Majority | 7,931 | 18.89 | |||
Turnout | 42,004 | 73.59 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 20,393 | 54.86 | ||
Conservative | Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor | 10,272 | 27.63 | ||
Liberal | Anthony Ronald Michell | 6,508 | 17.51 | ||
Majority | 10,121 | 27.23 | |||
Turnout | 37,173 | 64.55 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 19,750 | 55.78 | ||
Conservative | R. E. Smith | 11,592 | 32.74 | ||
Liberal | S. J. Foston | 3,656 | 10.33 | ||
National Front | M. D. Fox | 411 | 1.16 | New | |
Majority | 8,158 | 23.04 | |||
Turnout | 35,409 | 67.46 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Randall | 15,361 | 41.92 | ||
Conservative | Martin Robert Charles Humphreys | 11,707 | 31.95 | ||
SDP | Stephen Unwin | 9,575 | 26.13 | New | |
Majority | 3,654 | 9.97 | |||
Turnout | 36,643 | 63.50 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Randall | 19,527 | 51.94 | ||
Conservative | Martin Robert Charles Humphreys | 11,397 | 30.32 | ||
SDP | Martyn Arthur Bond | 6,669 | 17.74 | ||
Majority | 8,130 | 21.62 | |||
Turnout | 37,593 | 67.57 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Randall | 21,139 | 57.3 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Donald M. Stewart | 10,554 | 28.6 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert D. Tress | 4,867 | 13.2 | −4.5 | |
Natural Law | Barry J. Franklin | 308 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 10,585 | 28.7 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 36,868 | 65.7 | −1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 |
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