East Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Northamptonshire
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	one
Created from	South Northamptonshire, North Northamptonshire
Replaced by	Wellingborough and Kettering

East Northamptonshire was a county constituency in Northamptonshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Wellingborough, and part of the Sessional Division of Kettering (the parishes of Broughton, Cransley, Kettering and Pytchley). ^[1]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	Francis Channing	Liberal
	1910	Leo Chiozza Money	Liberal
	1918	constituency abolished

Election results

Decades:

1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s

Elections in the 1880s

Channing

General election 1885: East Northamptonshire ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Channing	5,414	61.7
	Conservative	Richmond Ramsden	3,359	38.3
Majority			2,055	23.4
Turnout			8,773	90.5
Registered electors			9,691
	Liberal win (new seat)

General election 1886: East Northamptonshire ^{[2] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Channing	4,428	59.5	−2.2
	Conservative	Leopold Agar-Ellis	3,012	40.5	+2.2
Majority			1,416	19.0	−4.4
Turnout			7,440	76.8	−13.7
Registered electors			9,691
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.2

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: East Northamptonshire ^{[2] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Channing	5,832	57.3	−2.2
	Conservative	William Potter	4,348	42.7	+2.2
Majority			1,484	14.6	−4.4
Turnout			10,180	88.1	+11.3
Registered electors			11,559
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.2

General election 1895: East Northamptonshire ^{[2] [5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Channing	6,177	55.5	−1.8
	Conservative	Herbert Lush-Wilson	4,961	44.5	+1.8
Majority			1,216	11.0	−3.6
Turnout			11,138	88.9	+0.8
Registered electors			12,526
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: East Northamptonshire ^{[2] [5] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Channing	7,003	55.7	+0.2
	Conservative	John Parker	5,563	44.3	−0.2
Majority			1,440	11.4	+0.4
Turnout			12,566	84.5	−4.4
Registered electors			14,865
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

General election 1906: East Northamptonshire ^{[2] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Channing	9,017	62.5	+6.8
	Conservative	Arthur de Capell-Brooke	5,414	37.5	−6.8
Majority			3,603	25.0	+13.6
Turnout			14,431	85.6	+1.1
Registered electors			16,862
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.8

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: East Northamptonshire ^{[6] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Channing	8,679	56.1	−6.4
	Conservative	Arthur de Capell-Brooke	6,802	43.9	+6.4
Majority			1,877	12.2	−12.8
Turnout			15,481	88.6	+3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.4

Richards

Money

General election December 1910: East Northamptonshire ^{[6] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leo Chiozza Money	7,430	47.8	−8.3
	Conservative	Arthur de Capell-Brooke	6,676	43.0	+8.3
	Independent Labour	Thomas Frederick Richards	1,431	9.2	New
Majority			754	4.8	−16.6
Turnout			15,537	88.9	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−8.3

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Liberal: Leo Chiozza Money
• Unionist: C.J.O. Mansell
• Labour: R.J. Davies

References

1. "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 48 & 49 Victoria. Ch. 23: Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Schedule 7". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1885. pp. 166–167. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
2. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
3. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
4. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
5. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
6. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916