Eskdale (UK Parliament constituency)

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Eskdale
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created from East Cumberland
Replaced by North Cumberland and Workington

Eskdale was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Eskdale, district of north Cumberland not to be confused with the valley of Eskdale in the west of the county. 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 system.

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History

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

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Carlisle, the Sessional Divisions of Cumberland Ward, Eskdale Ward, and Longtown, and part of the Sessional Division of Allerdale Ward below Derwent. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Robert Andrew Allison Liberal
1900 Claude Lowther Conservative
1906 Geoffrey Howard Liberal
1910 Claude Lowther Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Eskdale [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 4,749 60.0
Conservative Samuel Porter Foster3,16340.0
Majority1,58620.0
Turnout 7,91279.1
Registered electors 10,000
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Eskdale [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 4,112 56.0 −4.0
Conservative James Lowther 3,22644.0+4.0
Majority88612.0−8.0
Turnout 7,33873.4−5.7
Registered electors 10,000
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Eskdale [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 3,976 55.7 −0.3
Liberal Unionist Henry Howard 3,16344.3+0.3
Majority81311.4−0.6
Turnout 7,13975.9+2.5
Registered electors 9,402
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
Robert Allison Robert Andrew Allison.jpg
Robert Allison
General election 1895: Eskdale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 3,745 51.0 -4.7
Liberal Unionist Henry Howard 3,59849.0+4.7
Majority1472.0-9.4
Turnout 7,34376.5+0.6
Registered electors 9,603
Liberal hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Eskdale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claude Lowther 4,052 54.7 +5.7
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 3,34945.3−5.7
Majority7039.4N/A
Turnout 7,40173.6−2.9
Registered electors 10,054
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.7
Geoffrey Howard 1906 postcard.jpg
General election 1906: Eskdale [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoffrey Howard 4,467 51.4 +6.1
Conservative Claude Lowther 4,23048.6−6.1
Majority2372.8N/A
Turnout 8,69780.4+6.8
Registered electors 10,811
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.1

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Eskdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoffrey Howard 4,504 50.2 -1.2
Conservative Claude Lowther 4,47049.8+1.2
Majority340.4-2.4
Turnout 8,97481.5+1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.2
General election December 1910: Eskdale [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claude Lowther 4,581 52.1 +2.3
Liberal Geoffrey Howard 4,21147.9-2.3
Majority3704.2+3.8
Turnout 8,79279.8-1.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.3

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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References

  1. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons 1916
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  4. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  5. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  8. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  9. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885–1918 (Craig)
  10. ↑ Lloyd George, Liberalism and the Land: The Land Issue and Party Politics in England, 1906–1914 By Ian Packer
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