Kingston upon Hull North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull North West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
19181950
Seatsone
Created from Hull West
Replaced by Hull Central and Hull North

Kingston upon Hull North West was a borough constituency in the city of Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Newland, and Park.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Lambert Ward Conservative
1945 Kim Mackay Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Hull North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 10,898 59.7
Liberal Guy Wilson *3,82721.0
Labour Alf Gould 3,52819.3
Majority 7,07138.7
Turnout 18,25358.1
Registered electors 31,417
Unionist win (new seat)

* Wilson was issued with the Coalition Coupon but repudiated it.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Hull North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 14,904 57.1 2.6
Liberal John Barran 11,20442.9+21.9
Majority 3,70014.224.5
Turnout 26,10877.0+18.9
Registered electors 33,885
Unionist hold Swing 12.3
General election 1923: Hull North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 12,674 50.2 6.9
Liberal John Barran 12,55949.8+6.9
Majority 1150.413.8
Turnout 25,23373.73.3
Registered electors 34,251
Unionist hold Swing 6.9
General election 1924: Hull North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 15,072 53.3 +3.1
Liberal John Barran 8,08028.521.3
Labour F. L. Kerran 5,15118.2New
Majority 6,99224.8+24.4
Turnout 28,30381.2+7.5
Registered electors 34,835
Unionist hold Swing +12.2
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Alderton
General election 1929: Hull North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 14,764 41.6 11.7
Labour William Pickles 10,70030.1+11.9
Liberal Catherine Alderton 10,05928.30.2
Majority 4,06411.513.3
Turnout 35,52379.12.1
Registered electors 44,913
Unionist hold Swing 11.8

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Hull North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lambert Ward 26,549 72.7 +31.1
Labour James Baum 9,94627.3−2.8
Majority 16,60345.4+33.9
Turnout 36,49579.8+0.7
Conservative hold Swing +16.8
General election 1935: Hull North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lambert Ward 19,278 57.9 −14.8
Labour Edgar P Young14,04442.1+14.8
Majority 5,23415.8−29.6
Turnout 33,32272.0−7.8
Conservative hold Swing -14.8

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Hull North West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kim Mackay 13,944 48.7 +6.6
Conservative Lambert Ward 10,45036.5−21.4
Liberal Harold Stewart Freemantle4,23514.8New
Majority 3,49412.2N/A
Turnout 28,62976.9+4.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +14.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig (1983). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.