Birkenhead West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Birkenhead West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Seatsone
Created from Birkenhead and Wirral
Replaced by Birkenhead

Birkenhead West was a parliamentary constituency that returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

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History

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election when the Parliamentary Borough of Birkenhead was split between the East and West Divisions.

It was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election, when it was included in the reconstituted constituency of Birkenhead.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Claughton, Cleveland, Grange, and Oxton. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Sir Henry Grayson Coalition Conservative
1922 William Henry Stott Conservative
1923 William Henry Egan Labour
1924 Ellis Nuttall Conservative
1929 William Henry Egan Labour
1931 John Sandeman Allen Conservative
1945 Percy Collick Labour
1950 constituency abolished: see Birkenhead

Elections

Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birkenhead West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Henry Grayson 10,88159.43
Labour William Henry Egan 5,67330.98
Liberal Harold Bickersteth1,7559.59
Majority5,20828.45
Turnout 18,30960.89
Registered electors 30,068
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Birkenhead West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Henry Stott 12,176 54.00 −5.43
Labour William Henry Egan 10,37146.00+15.02
Majority1,8058.00−20.45
Turnout 22,54775.55+14.66
Registered electors 29,843
Unionist hold Swing −10.23
General election 1923: Birkenhead West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Henry Egan 12,473 55.85 +9.85
Unionist William Henry Stott 9,86244.15−9.85
Majority2,61111.70N/A
Turnout 22,33572.42−3.13
Registered electors 30,841
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +9.85
General election 1924: Birkenhead West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Ellis Nuttall 13,059 50.65 +6.50
Labour William Henry Egan 12,72349.35−6.50
Majority3361.30N/A
Turnout 25,78281.14+8.72
Registered electors 31,774
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +6.50
General election 1929: Birkenhead West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Henry Egan 15,634 46.00 −3.35
Unionist Ellis Nuttall 13,41039.45−11.20
Liberal RP Fletcher4,94614.55New
Majority2,2246.55N/A
Turnout 33,99079.47−1.67
Registered electors 42,773
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +3.93

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Birkenhead West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Sandeman Allen 22,336 63.78 +24.33
Labour William Henry Egan 12,68236.22−9.78
Majority9,65427.56N/A
Turnout 35,01882.20+2.73
Registered electors 42,600
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +17.06
General election 1935: Birkenhead West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Sandeman Allen 17,684 55.94 −7.84
Labour C McVey13,93144.06+7.84
Majority3,75311.88−15.72
Turnout 31,61574.71−7.49
Registered electors 42,316
Conservative hold Swing −7.84

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birkenhead West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Collick 15,568 57.32 +13.26
Conservative AR Moody11,59142.68−13.26
Majority3,97714.64N/A
Turnout 27,15975.12+0.41
Registered electors 36,156
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.26

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the people act, 1918 : with explanatory notes. University of California Libraries. London : Sweet and Maxwell.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p.  78. ISBN   0-900178-01-9.
  3. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922
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