Warrington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. From 1832 to 1983 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Warrington | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Lancashire |
Replaced by | Warrington North and Warrington South |
History
editThe Warrington constituency covered the central part of the town of Warrington in Lancashire and surrounding area.
In 1983 it was abolished and replaced by Warrington North and Warrington South constituencies.
Boundaries
editThe Parliamentary Borough of Warrington was defined by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 as comprising:
The respective Townships of Warrington and Latchford; and also those two detached portions of the township of Thelwall which lie between the boundary of the township of Latchford and the River Mersey[1][2]
It was this area that was incorporated as a Municipal Borough in 1847.[3] The boundaries were unchanged until 1918 when the constituency was redefined as being identical with the area of the County Borough of Warrington.[4] The constituency boundaries were widened to reflect those of the County Borough in 1950, at the same time it was renamed as Warrington Borough Constituency.[5][6]
Members of Parliament
editElection results
editElections in the 1830s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edmund George Hornby | 203 | 53.6 | ||
Tory | John Ireland Blackburne | 176 | 46.4 | ||
Majority | 27 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 379 | 83.1 | |||
Registered electors | 456 | ||||
Whig win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ireland Blackburne | 148 | 53.2 | 6.8 | |
Radical | Charles Hindley[9] | 130 | 46.8 | 6.8 | |
Majority | 18 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 278 | 49.9 | 33.2 | ||
Registered electors | 557 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | 3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ireland Blackburne | 278 | 52.3 | 0.9 | |
Whig | Edward Davies Davenport | 254 | 47.7 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 24 | 4.6 | 1.8 | ||
Turnout | 532 | 83.8 | 33.9 | ||
Registered electors | 635 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 |
Elections in the 1840s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ireland Blackburne | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 633 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 327 | 52.3 | N/A | |
Whig | William Allcard[10] | 298 | 47.7 | New | |
Majority | 29 | 4.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 625 | 89.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 699 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1850s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 701 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 720 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 723 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 768 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter Rylands | 1,984 | 50.3 | New | |
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 1,957 | 49.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 27 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,941 | 88.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,470 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1870s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 2,381 | 52.0 | 2.3 | |
Liberal | Peter Rylands | 2,201 | 48.0 | 2.3 | |
Majority | 180 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,582 | 91.2 | 3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,022 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Gordon McMinnies | 3,002 | 54.8 | 6.8 | |
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 2,473 | 45.2 | 6.8 | |
Majority | 529 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,475 | 92.5 | 1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,919 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 4,010 | 55.4 | 10.2 | |
Liberal | William Crosfield | 3,234 | 44.6 | 10.2 | |
Majority | 776 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,244 | 93.7 | 1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,730 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 3,717 | 53.6 | 1.8 | |
Liberal | John Crosfield | 3,216 | 46.4 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 501 | 7.2 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,933 | 89.7 | 4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 7,730 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 3,843 | 54.1 | 0.5 | |
Liberal | Arthur Houston | 3,258 | 45.9 | 0.5 | |
Majority | 585 | 8.2 | 1.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,101 | 89.8 | 0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,906 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 4,001 | 54.6 | 0.5 | |
Liberal | Percival Brown Scott | 3,326 | 45.4 | 0.5 | |
Majority | 675 | 9.2 | 1.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,327 | 86.7 | 3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,449 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 4,468 | 57.5 | 2.9 | |
Liberal | Arthur Crosfield | 3,303 | 42.5 | 2.9 | |
Majority | 1,165 | 15.0 | 5.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,771 | 83.0 | 3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 9,360 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Crosfield | 5,599 | 57.7 | 15.2 | |
Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 4,099 | 42.3 | 15.2 | |
Majority | 1,500 | 15.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,698 | 93.6 | 10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,365 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1 |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Crosfield | 5,256 | 50.7 | 7.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 5,103 | 49.3 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 153 | 1.4 | 14.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,359 | 95.8 | 2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 10,814 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | 11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Smith | 5,162 | 51.2 | 1.9 | |
Liberal | Arthur Crosfield | 4,916 | 48.8 | 1.9 | |
Majority | 246 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,078 | 93.2 | 2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,814 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 4.5 |
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;
- Unionist: Harold Smith
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Harold Smith | 10,403 | 43.7 | 7.5 |
Liberal | Peter Peacock | 8,011 | 33.7 | 15.1 | |
Labour | Isaac Brassington | 5,377 | 22.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,392 | 10.0 | 7.6 | ||
Turnout | 23,791 | 70.2 | 23.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | 4.7 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 15,394 | 53.1 | 9.4 | |
Labour | James Gregory | 13,570 | 46.9 | 24.3 | |
Majority | 1,824 | 6.2 | 3.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,964 | 84.7 | 14.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | 8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Dukes | 12,984 | 43.6 | 3.3 | |
Unionist | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 12,314 | 41.3 | 11.8 | |
Liberal | John Francis Crowley | 4511 | 15.1 | New | |
Majority | 670 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,809 | 86.1 | 1.4 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 16,788 | 52.4 | 11.1 | |
Labour | Charles Dukes | 15,251 | 47.6 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 1,537 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,039 | 91.0 | 4.9 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | 11.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Dukes | 21,610 | 50.6 | 3.0 | |
Unionist | Noel Goldie | 18,025 | 42.2 | 10.2 | |
Liberal | Alison Garland | 3,070 | 7.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,585 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,705 | 89.3 | 1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 3.5 |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Noel Goldie | 24,400 | 56.2 | 14.0 | |
Labour | Charles Dukes | 19,055 | 43.9 | 6.7 | |
Majority | 5,345 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,455 | 72.4 | 16.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Noel Goldie | 21,324 | 50.7 | 5.5 | |
Labour | Edward Porter | 20,720 | 49.3 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 604 | 1.4 | 11.0 | ||
Turnout | 42,044 | 84.8 | 12.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 |
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Porter | 22,265 | 62.9 | 13.6 | |
Conservative | Noel Goldie | 13,110 | 37.1 | 13.6 | |
Majority | 9,155 | 25.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,375 | 73.8 | 11.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.6 |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 26,482 | 56.8 | 6.1 | |
Conservative | Francis Leslie Neep | 17,730 | 38.0 | 0.9 | |
Liberal | James Campbell Park | 1,899 | 4.1 | New | |
Communist | James Joseph Grady | 496 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 8,752 | 18.8 | 7.0 | ||
Turnout | 46,607 | 86.0 | 12.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 26,225 | 57.8 | 1.0 | |
Conservative | F Joan Crowther | 17,623 | 38.8 | 0.8 | |
Liberal | James Campbell Park | 1,537 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 8,602 | 19.0 | 0.2 | ||
Turnout | 45,385 | 82.8 | 3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 22,721 | 57.1 | 0.7 | |
Conservative | Herbert Davies | 17,075 | 42.9 | 4.1 | |
Majority | 5,646 | 14.2 | 4.8 | ||
Turnout | 39,796 | 73.9 | 8.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edith Summerskill | 22,890 | 56.3 | 0.8 | |
Conservative | Frank O Stansfield | 17,791 | 43.7 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 5,099 | 12.5 | 1.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,681 | 73.9 | 0.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 16,149 | 55.8 | 0.5 | |
Conservative | Beata Brookes | 9,149 | 32.1 | 11.6 | |
Liberal | Frank Tetlow | 3,623 | 12.5 | New | |
Majority | 7,000 | 23.8 | 11.3 | ||
Turnout | 28,921 | 56.7 | 20.2 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 20,551 | 57.1 | 0.8 | |
Conservative | William A Lowe | 11,297 | 31.4 | 12.3 | |
Liberal | Michael Ford Pitts | 4,119 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,254 | 25.7 | 13.2 | ||
Turnout | 35,967 | 71.4 | 2.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 21,930 | 64.7 | 7.6 | |
Conservative | W Peter Adshead | 8,918 | 26.3 | 5.1 | |
Liberal | Edward J Woods | 3,070 | 9.1 | 2.4 | |
Majority | 13,012 | 38.4 | 12.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,918 | 68.9 | 2.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 20,970 | 64.3 | 0.4 | |
Conservative | Alfred B Gooch | 11,647 | 35.7 | 9.4 | |
Majority | 9,323 | 28.6 | 9.8 | ||
Turnout | 32,617 | 65.2 | 3.7 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 19,550 | 57.2 | 7.1 | |
Conservative | JW Hayton | 8,444 | 24.7 | 11.0 | |
Liberal | FJ Deakin | 6,187 | 18.1 | New | |
Majority | 11,106 | 32.5 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,181 | 73.9 | 8.7 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 19,882 | 62.8 | 5.6 | |
Conservative | JW Hayton | 7,621 | 24.1 | 0.6 | |
Liberal | FJ Deakin | 4,158 | 13.1 | 5.0 | |
Majority | 12,261 | 38.7 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 31,661 | 68.0 | 5.9 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 19,306 | 61.6 | 1.2 | |
Conservative | G Povey | 9,032 | 28.8 | 4.7 | |
Liberal | Iain Brodie Browne | 2,883 | 9.1 | 4.0 | |
Social Democratic | C Campbell | 144 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 10,274 | 32.8 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 31,365 | 71.3 | 3.3 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Doug Hoyle | 14,280 | 48.4 | 13.2 | |
SDP | Roy Jenkins | 12,521 | 42.4 | 33.3 | |
Conservative | Stanley Sorrell | 2,102 | 7.1 | 21.7 | |
Ecology | Neil Chantrell | 219 | 0.8 | New | |
United Democratic Labour Party | Daniel Hussey | 149 | 0.5 | New | |
Citizen's Band Radio Party | Iain Leslie | 111 | 0.4 | New | |
Independent Labour | John Fleming | 53 | 0.2 | New | |
Social Democratic | Donald Kean | 38 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
Democratic Monarchist | Bill Boaks | 14 | 0.1 | New | |
English Democratic Party | Harry Wise | 11 | 0.0 | New | |
More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 10 | 0.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,759 | 6.0 | 26.8 | ||
Turnout | 29,508 | 67.0 | 4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.2 |
References
edit- ^ Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 (1832 c.64) Schedule O
- ^ The Maxima Charta of 1832, for England, Scotland and Ireland comprising the various statutes passed in the reign of William IV for amending the representation of the people in the commons House of Parliament, also the statutes which describe the boundaries. London: H Fisher, R Fisher & P Jackson. 1832. p. 101.
- ^ "No. 20621". The London Gazette. 10 July 1846. p. 2532.
- ^ Representation of the People Act 1918 (c. 64), Ninth Schedule: Redistribution of Seats
- ^ Representation of the People Act 1948 (c.65) First Schedule
- ^ Youngs, Frederic A Jr. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.2: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. p. 818. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.
- ^ a b c d e f Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 188. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 319. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "Page 2". Morning Post. 8 January 1835. Retrieved 28 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lancashire Election News". Manchester Times. 24 July 1847. p. 7. Retrieved 22 December 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02298-4.
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ a b c d e British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
Sources
edit- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 319. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 202. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 267. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)