Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Farnworth
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire (until 1974)
Greater Manchester (from 1974)
1918–1983
Seatsone
Created from Ince, Leigh, Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth and Westhoughton
Replaced by Worsley, Bolton South East and Eccles [1]

Farnworth was a county constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

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Boundaries

Farnworth in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 Farnworth1974Constituency.svg
Farnworth in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974–83

From 1885 to 1918 the Farnworth area had been included in the Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth constituency.

The Farnworth constituency included Farnworth, Moses Gate, Kearsley, Stoneclough, Little Lever, Little Hulton, Walkden, and Roe Green. [2] [3] [4]

The constituency disappeared in the 1983 redistribution; Farnworth itself and the surrounding wards within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton were placed in the new Bolton South East constituency where it has remained since, while Walkden, Worsley and surroundings in the City of Salford became part of the new Worsley (1983–2010), later Worsley and Eccles South (2010–present) constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Edward Bagley Conservative
1922 Thomas Greenall Labour
1929 Guy Rowson Labour
1931 James Stones Conservative
1935 Guy Rowson Labour
1938 by-election George Tomlinson Labour
1952 by-election Ernest Thornton Labour
1970 John Roper Labour Co-operative
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Farnworth [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Edward Bagley 10,237 42.9
Labour Thomas Greenall 9,74040.8
Liberal Thomas Flitcroft3,89316.3
Majority4972.1
Turnout 23,87069.9
Registered electors 34,132
Unionist win (new seat)

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Farnworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Greenall 13,391 45.6 +4.8
Unionist Edward Bagley 10,03734.8−9.1
Liberal Edward Rudd5,92720.2+3.9
Majority3,35410.8N/A
Turnout 29,35584.8+14.9
Registered electors 34,606
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +6.8
General election 1923: Farnworth [7] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Greenall 14,858 57.2 +11.6
Unionist Alexander Worsthorne 11,13442.8+8.0
Majority3,72414.4+3.6
Turnout 25,99273.5−11.3
Registered electors 35,351
Labour hold Swing +1.5
General election 1924: Farnworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Greenall 15,327 47.5 −9.7
Unionist Alexander Worsthorne 12,52138.7−4.1
Liberal J Charles Martin4,46713.8N/A
Majority2,8068.8−5.6
Turnout 32,31589.6+16.1
Registered electors 36,058
Labour hold Swing −2.8
General election 1929: Farnworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Guy Rowson 21,857 52.2 +4.7
Unionist Mary Pickford 10,64325.4−13.3
Liberal Ernest Frederick Dyer9,38122.4+8.6
Majority11,21426.8+18.0
Turnout 41,88187.5−2.1
Registered electors 47,841
Labour hold Swing +9.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Farnworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Stones 22,460 53.5 +28.1
Labour Guy Rowson 19,55346.5−5.7
Majority2,9077.0N/A
Turnout 42,01384.8−2.7
Registered electors 49,550
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +16.9
General election 1935: Farnworth [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Guy Rowson 22,040 51.7 +5.2
Conservative Edgar Godfrey Unsworth16,83939.5−14.0
People's PeaceJames Monteith Erskine3,7638.8N/A
Majority5,20112.2N/A
Turnout 42,64282.4−2.4
Registered electors 51,739
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.6
1938 Farnworth by-election [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Tomlinson 24,298 59.1 +7.4
Conservative Herbert F. Ryan16,83540.9+1.4
Majority7,46318.2+6.0
Turnout 41,13377.9−4.5
Registered electors 52,784
Labour hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Farnworth [5] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Tomlinson 28,462 66.1 +14.4
Conservative Fred Howard14,57033.9−5.6
Majority13,89232.2+20.0
Turnout 43,03277.5−4.9
Registered electors 55,549
Labour hold Swing +10.0

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Farnworth [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Tomlinson 25,37556.60
Conservative F. Kay14,26631.82
Liberal Abraham Lomax5,18911.57New
Majority11,10924.78
Turnout 44,83088.14
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Farnworth [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Tomlinson 26,29759.22
Conservative Jesse Seddon18,11240.78
Majority8,18518.44
Turnout 44,40986.75
Labour hold Swing
1952 Farnworth by-election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 21,83459.90+0.68
Conservative Donald Henry Moore14,61540.10−0.68
Majority7,21919.80+1.36
Turnout 36,449
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Farnworth [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 24,82957.66
Conservative David Waddington 18,23142.34
Majority6,59815.32
Turnout 43,06081.53
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Farnworth [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 27,39358.60
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [15] 19,35641.40
Majority8,03717.20
Turnout 46,74983.34
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Farnworth [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 28,49262.06
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [15] 17,42137.94
Majority11,07124.12
Turnout 45,91378.79
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Farnworth [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 30,01566.19
Conservative Mark Andrew15,32933.81
Majority14,68632.38
Turnout 45,34474.78
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Farnworth [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Roper 29,39258.48
Conservative Ivan A. Johnston20,86741.52
Majority8,52516.96
Turnout 50,25972.26
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Farnworth [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Roper 28,06849.75
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [15] 15,43127.35
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] 12,91822.90New
Majority12,63722.40
Turnout 56,41780.73
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Farnworth [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Roper 28,18453.5
Conservative R. H. Shepherd13,48925.6
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] 11,05921.0
Majority14,69527.9
Turnout 52,73274.73
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Farnworth [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Roper 27,96550.1―3.4
Conservative Stanley Windle19,85835.6+10.0
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] 8,04314.4―6.6
Majority8,10714.5
Turnout 55,86677.8+3.1
Labour hold Swing ―6.7

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  13. ↑ General Election 26 May 1955: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  14. ↑ General Election 8 October 1959: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  15. 1 2 3 Albert Samuel Royse. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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  17. ↑ General Election 31 March 1966: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  18. ↑ General Election 18 June 1970: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  19. ↑ General Election 28 February 1974: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
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