Kingston upon Hull West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Kingston upon Hull West in Humberside, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997
Major settlements Kingston upon Hull
1955–1997
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Created from Hull Central and Haltemprice
Replaced by Hull West and Hessle
1885–1918
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Type of constituency Borough constituency
Created from Kingston upon Hull
Replaced by Hull North West and Hull South West

Kingston upon Hull West was a borough constituency in Kingston upon Hull which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Contents

It was recreated for the 1955 general election and abolished again for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Hull West and Hessle constituency.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, Newington, and Park.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Coltman, North Newington, Pickering, St Andrew's, and South Newington.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Boothferry, Coltman, Derringham, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.

1983–1997: The City of Hull wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

ElectionMember [1] Party [2]
1885 Charles Wilson Liberal
1906 Charles Wilson Liberal
1907 Guy Wilson Liberal
1918 Constituency abolished

MPs 1955–1997

ElectionMember [1] Party
1955 Mark Hewitson Labour
1964 James Johnson Labour
1983 Stuart Randall Labour
1997 Constituency abolished: see Hull West and Hessle

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

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Rollit
General election 1885: Kingston upon Hull West [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Wilson 5,247 58.7
Conservative Albert Rollit 3,69741.3
Majority 1,55017.4
Turnout 8,94477.7
Registered electors 11,517
Liberal win (new seat)
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Wilson
General election 1886: Kingston upon Hull West [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Wilson 4,623 60.3 +1.6
Conservative Arthur Knocker Dibb [6] 3,04539.7−1.6
Majority 1,57820.6+3.2
Turnout 7,66866.6−11.1
Registered electors 11,517
Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Kingston upon Hull West [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Wilson 6,283 64.2 +3.9
Liberal Unionist Goldwin Smith3,50035.8−3.9
Majority 2,78328.4+7.8
Turnout 9,78370.2+3.6
Registered electors 13,929
Liberal hold Swing +3.9
General election 1895: Kingston upon Hull West [3] [7] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Wilson 6,637 82.6 +18.4
Ind. Labour Party Tom McCarthy 1,40017.4New
Majority 5,23765.2+36.8
Turnout 8,03755.4−14.8
Registered electors 14,520
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Kingston upon Hull West [3] [7] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Wilson 6,364 59.0 −23.6
Conservative John Bouch Willows4,41941.0New
Majority 1,94518.0−47.2
Turnout 10,78364.3+8.9
Registered electors 16,757
Liberal hold Swing N/A
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General election 1906: Kingston upon Hull West [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Wilson 8,652 57.5 −1.5
Liberal Unionist John Sherburn6,40542.5+1.5
Majority 2,24715.0−3.0
Turnout 15,05774.6+10.3
Registered electors 20,192
Liberal hold Swing −1.5
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Bartley
1907 Kingston upon Hull West by-election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Guy Wilson 5,623 36.2 −21.3
Conservative George Trout Bartley 5,38234.7−7.8
Labour James Holmes 4,51229.1New
Majority 2411.5−13.5
Turnout 15,51775.4+0.8
Registered electors 20,583
Liberal hold Swing −6.8

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Kingston upon Hull West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Guy Wilson 10,005 54.7 −2.8
Liberal Unionist John Sherburn8,28845.3+2.8
Majority 1,7179.4−5.6
Turnout 18,29380.9+6.3
Registered electors 22,609
Liberal hold Swing −2.8
General election December 1910: Kingston upon Hull West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Guy Wilson 9,236 53.8 −0.9
Conservative Lambert Ward 7,94346.2+0.9
Majority 1,2937.6−1.8
Turnout 17,17976.0−4.9
Registered electors 22,609
Liberal hold Swing −0.9

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;

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Kingston upon Hull West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Hewitson 25,785 56.00
Conservative Reginald Northam20,26244.00
Majority 5,52312.00
Turnout 46,04770.12
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1959: Kingston upon Hull West [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Hewitson 25,446 52.51
Conservative Thomas H. F. Farrell23,01147.49
Majority 2,4355.02
Turnout 48,45775.60
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Kingston upon Hull West [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 24,855 56.90
Conservative John G. Bellak18,82543.10
Majority 6,03013.80
Turnout 43,68070.94
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Kingston upon Hull West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 26,816 64.82
Conservative Giles Shaw 14,55135.18
Majority 12,26529.64
Turnout 41,36770.42
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Kingston upon Hull West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 24,050 62.33
Conservative Timothy Edward Forrow14,53737.67
Majority 9,51324.66
Turnout 38,58764.79
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Kingston upon Hull West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 20,719 49.33
Conservative Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor12,78830.44
Liberal I. Silverwood8,49720.23New
Majority 7,93118.89
Turnout 42,00473.59
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Kingston upon Hull West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 20,393 54.86
Conservative Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor10,27227.63
Liberal Anthony Ronald Michell 6,50817.51
Majority 10,12127.23
Turnout 37,17364.55
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Kingston upon Hull West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Johnson 19,750 55.78
Conservative R. E. Smith11,59232.74
Liberal S. J. Foston3,65610.33
National Front M. D. Fox4111.16New
Majority 8,15823.04
Turnout 35,40967.46
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Kingston upon Hull West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Randall 15,361 41.92
Conservative Martin Robert Charles Humphreys11,70731.95
SDP Stephen Unwin9,57526.13New
Majority 3,6549.97
Turnout 36,64363.50
Labour hold Swing
General election 1987: Kingston upon Hull West [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Randall 19,527 51.94
Conservative Martin Robert Charles Humphreys11,39730.32
SDP Martyn Arthur Bond6,66917.74
Majority 8,13021.62
Turnout 37,59367.57
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Kingston upon Hull West [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Randall 21,139 57.3 +5.4
Conservative Donald M. Stewart10,55428.6−1.7
Liberal Democrats Robert D. Tress4,86713.2−4.5
Natural Law Barry J. Franklin3080.8New
Majority 10,58528.7+7.1
Turnout 36,86865.7−1.9
Labour hold Swing +3.5

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  2. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 130.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907.
  4. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.
  6. ↑ "Yorkshire Candidates" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 10 July 1886. p. 8. Retrieved 29 November 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901.
  8. 1 2 Craig, 1885–1918, p. 130.
  9. 1 2 3 British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973, by F. W. S. Craig.
  10. 1 2 F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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