Consett (UK Parliament constituency)

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Consett
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Consett1974Constituency.svg
Boundary of Consett in County Durham, boundaries 1974-83
19181983
Number of membersone
Replaced by North Durham and North West Durham [1]
Created from North West Durham

Consett was a county constituency, centred on the town of Consett in County Durham. It 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 from 1918 to 1983.

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History

Creation

Consett was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election. It succeeded the abolished North West Division of Durham, comprising the whole of that seat, excluding Tanfield, which was included in the new constituency of Blaydon, and Lanchester, which was transferred to Barnard Castle.

Boundaries

1918–1950

  • The Urban Districts of Annfield Plain, Benfieldside, Consett, Leadgate, and Stanley; and
  • in the Rural District of Lanchester, the parishes of Craghead, Ebchester, Healeyfield, Knitsley, and Medomsley. [2]

1950–1983

  • The Urban Districts of Consett and Stanley. [3]

Only minor changes - the Urban Districts of Annfield Plain and Tanfield (transferred back from Blaydon) had been merged with Stanley; and Benfieldside and Leadgate with Consett, along with the parishes of Ebchester and Medomsley.

Abolition

The seat was abolished for the 1983 general election as a result of the periodic review of parliamentary constituencies following the re-organisation of local government under the Local Government Act 1972. On abolition, eastern areas, comprising the former Urban District of Stanley, were included in the newly created constituency of North Durham, and eastern areas, comprising the former Urban District of Consett, were transferred back to North West Durham (which had been re-established in 1950).

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Aneurin Williams Liberal
1922 Herbert Dunnico Labour
1931 John Dickie Liberal National
1935 David Adams Labour
1943 James Glanville Labour
1955 William Stones Labour
1966 David Watkins Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Aneurin Williams 1910 Aneurin Williams.jpg
Aneurin Williams
General election 1918: Consett [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Aneurin Williams 7,576 34.3
C National Democratic Robert Gee 7,28332.9
Labour G. H. Stuart-Bunning 7,26832.8
Majority2931.4
Turnout 22,12764.3
Liberal win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Consett [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Dunnico 14,469 46.5 +13.7
Liberal Aneurin Williams 9,87031.82.5
Unionist Sydney Erskine Dare Wilson6,74521.7New
Majority4,59914.7N/A
Turnout 31,08482.0+17.7
Registered electors 37,886
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +8.1
Ursula Williams Ursula Williams.jpg
Ursula Williams
General election 1923: Consett [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Dunnico 15,862 52.0 +5.5
Liberal Ursula Williams 14,61948.0+16.2
Majority1,2434.010.7
Turnout 30,48178.23.8
Registered electors 38,989
Labour hold Swing 5.4
General election 1924: Consett [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Dunnico 18,842 55.9 +3.9
Constitutionalist James E Davies14,83644.1New
Majority4,00611.8+7.8
Turnout 33,67883.4+5.2
Registered electors 40,363
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1929: Consett [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Dunnico 22,256 56.5 +0.6
Liberal John Dickie 10,77227.3New
Unionist John William Watts6,40016.2New
Majority11,48429.2+17.4
Turnout 39,42880.13.3
Registered electors 49,233
Labour hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Consett [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal John Dickie 22,474 53.0 +25.7
Labour Herbert Dunnico 19,92747.0-9.5
Majority2,5476.01N/A
Turnout 42,40183.24+3.1
National Liberal gain from Labour Swing +17.6
General election 1935: Consett [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Adams 25,419 58.7 +9.7
National Liberal John Dickie 17,89741.3-11.7
Majority7,52217.4+11.4
Turnout 43,31683.8+0.6
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

1943 Consett by-election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Glanville Unopposed N/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
General election 1945: Consett [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Glanville 28,617 70.1 +11.4
National Liberal James Aloysius McGilley12,19829.9-11.4
Majority16,41940.2+22.8
Turnout 40,81577.4-6.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Glanville 34,90766.79
Conservative Philip Goodhart 12,63424.17
Liberal Norman Dees4,7219.03New
Majority22,27342.62
Turnout 52,26286.84
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Glanville 35,70569.24
Conservative George Frederick H Walker15,86130.76
Majority19,84438.48
Turnout 51,56685.06
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Stones 30,97967.05
Conservative Fergus Montgomery 15,22432.95
Majority15,75534.10
Turnout 46,20377.51
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Stones 32,30766.83
Conservative Denis Alan Orde16,03733.17
Majority16,27033.66
Turnout 48,34481.65
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Stones 29,67668.10
Conservative Denis W Stokoe13,90131.90
Majority15,77536.20
Turnout 43,57776.73
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 29,75373.26
Conservative Robert William G Sanderson10,85826.74
Majority18,89546.52
Turnout 40,61173.51
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 28,98570.87
Conservative Neville Trotter 11,91429.13
Majority17,07141.74
Turnout 40,89970.17
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 27,40161.10
Conservative T Wilkinson9,05820.20
Liberal R McClure8,38418.70New
Majority18,34340.90
Turnout 44,84376.50
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 27,12366.98
Conservative M Lycett7,67718.96
Liberal J Gillinder5,69514.06
Majority19,44648.02
Turnout 40,49568.62
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Consett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 26,70861.26
Conservative M Lycett10,84124.87
Liberal R Kennedy6,04813.87
Majority15,86736.39
Turnout 43,59775.76
Labour hold Swing

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  2. "Representation of the People Act 1918". p. 496.
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