Consett | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
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.
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.
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.
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).
Election | Member | Party | |
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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 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Aneurin Williams | 7,576 | 34.3 | ||
C | National Democratic | Robert Gee | 7,283 | 32.9 | |
Labour | G. H. Stuart-Bunning | 7,268 | 32.8 | ||
Majority | 293 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 22,127 | 64.3 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 14,469 | 46.5 | +13.7 | |
Liberal | Aneurin Williams | 9,870 | 31.8 | −2.5 | |
Unionist | Sydney Erskine Dare Wilson | 6,745 | 21.7 | New | |
Majority | 4,599 | 14.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,084 | 82.0 | +17.7 | ||
Registered electors | 37,886 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 15,862 | 52.0 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | Ursula Williams | 14,619 | 48.0 | +16.2 | |
Majority | 1,243 | 4.0 | −10.7 | ||
Turnout | 30,481 | 78.2 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 38,989 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 18,842 | 55.9 | +3.9 | |
Constitutionalist | James E Davies | 14,836 | 44.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,006 | 11.8 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 33,678 | 83.4 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 40,363 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 22,256 | 56.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | John Dickie | 10,772 | 27.3 | New | |
Unionist | John William Watts | 6,400 | 16.2 | New | |
Majority | 11,484 | 29.2 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 39,428 | 80.1 | −3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 49,233 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Liberal | John Dickie | 22,474 | 53.0 | +25.7 | |
Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 19,927 | 47.0 | -9.5 | |
Majority | 2,547 | 6.01 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,401 | 83.24 | +3.1 | ||
National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +17.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Adams | 25,419 | 58.7 | +9.7 | |
National Liberal | John Dickie | 17,897 | 41.3 | -11.7 | |
Majority | 7,522 | 17.4 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,316 | 83.8 | +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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Glanville | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Glanville | 28,617 | 70.1 | +11.4 | |
National Liberal | James Aloysius McGilley | 12,198 | 29.9 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 16,419 | 40.2 | +22.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,815 | 77.4 | -6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Glanville | 34,907 | 66.79 | ||
Conservative | Philip Goodhart | 12,634 | 24.17 | ||
Liberal | Norman Dees | 4,721 | 9.03 | New | |
Majority | 22,273 | 42.62 | |||
Turnout | 52,262 | 86.84 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Glanville | 35,705 | 69.24 | ||
Conservative | George Frederick H Walker | 15,861 | 30.76 | ||
Majority | 19,844 | 38.48 | |||
Turnout | 51,566 | 85.06 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Stones | 30,979 | 67.05 | ||
Conservative | Fergus Montgomery | 15,224 | 32.95 | ||
Majority | 15,755 | 34.10 | |||
Turnout | 46,203 | 77.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Stones | 32,307 | 66.83 | ||
Conservative | Denis Alan Orde | 16,037 | 33.17 | ||
Majority | 16,270 | 33.66 | |||
Turnout | 48,344 | 81.65 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Stones | 29,676 | 68.10 | ||
Conservative | Denis W Stokoe | 13,901 | 31.90 | ||
Majority | 15,775 | 36.20 | |||
Turnout | 43,577 | 76.73 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watkins | 29,753 | 73.26 | ||
Conservative | Robert William G Sanderson | 10,858 | 26.74 | ||
Majority | 18,895 | 46.52 | |||
Turnout | 40,611 | 73.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watkins | 28,985 | 70.87 | ||
Conservative | Neville Trotter | 11,914 | 29.13 | ||
Majority | 17,071 | 41.74 | |||
Turnout | 40,899 | 70.17 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watkins | 27,401 | 61.10 | ||
Conservative | T Wilkinson | 9,058 | 20.20 | ||
Liberal | R McClure | 8,384 | 18.70 | New | |
Majority | 18,343 | 40.90 | |||
Turnout | 44,843 | 76.50 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watkins | 27,123 | 66.98 | ||
Conservative | M Lycett | 7,677 | 18.96 | ||
Liberal | J Gillinder | 5,695 | 14.06 | ||
Majority | 19,446 | 48.02 | |||
Turnout | 40,495 | 68.62 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watkins | 26,708 | 61.26 | ||
Conservative | M Lycett | 10,841 | 24.87 | ||
Liberal | R Kennedy | 6,048 | 13.87 | ||
Majority | 15,867 | 36.39 | |||
Turnout | 43,597 | 75.76 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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