Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)

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Liverpool Edge Hill
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
LiverpoolEdgeHill1974Constituency.svg
Liverpool Edge Hill in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
1918–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Liverpool Abercromby
Replaced by Liverpool Mossley Hill and Liverpool Broadgreen [1]

Liverpool Edge Hill was a borough constituency within the city and metropolitan borough of Liverpool, in the English county of Merseyside, centred on Edge Hill. 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 voting system.

Contents

The constituency was created in 1918 and abolished in 1983.

History

There were two by-elections in Liverpool Edge Hill, following the deaths of its incumbent Members of Parliament. At the 1947 by-election, Labour held the seat with a reduced majority, but the 1979 by-election saw a large swing against Labour who lost the seat to the Liberal David Alton — a defeat which foreshadowed Labour's national loss in the 1979 general election.

When the constituency disappeared for the 1983 general election, 59.85% of its territory was transferred to the new constituency of Liverpool Mossley Hill, where David Alton was re-elected. The remaining 40.15% of the seat fell into Liverpool Broadgreen, which was won by the Labour left-winger Terry Fields.

Michael Howard, later leader of the Conservative Party, was twice a candidate in the constituency, in the general elections of 1966 and 1970.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Edge Hill and Low Hill, and part of Kensington ward.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Edge Hill, Fairfield, Kensington, and Low Hill.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fairfield, Kensington, Picton, and Smithdown.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fairfield, Kensington, Low Hill, Picton, and Smithdown.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 William Watson Rutherford Conservative
1923 by-election John Henry Hayes Labour
1931 Sir Hugo Rutherford, Bt Conservative
1935 Alexander Critchley Conservative
1945 Richard Clitherow Labour
1947 by-election Arthur Irvine Labour
1979 by-election David Alton Liberal
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Election in the 1910s

1918 general election: Liverpool Edge Hill [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist William Rutherford 9,83263.8
Labour Peter Tevenan 5,58736.2
Majority4,24527.6
Turnout 15,41950.3
Registered electors 30,683
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

1922 general election: Liverpool Edge Hill [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Rutherford 14,186 59.8 −4.0
Labour Jack Hayes 9,52040.2+4.0
Majority4,66619.6−8.0
Turnout 23,70670.5+20.2
Registered electors 33,634
Unionist hold Swing −4.0
1923 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Hayes 10,300 52.7 +12.5
Unionist John Waller Hills 9,25047.3−12.5
Majority1,0505.4N/A
Turnout 19,55058.1−12.4
Registered electors 33,634
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +12.5
1923 general election: Liverpool Edge Hill [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Hayes 13,538 56.9 +16.7
Unionist Oliver Stanley 10,24943.1−16.7
Majority3,28913.8N/A
Turnout 23,78769.9−0.6
Registered electors 34,021
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +16.7
1924 general election: Liverpool Edge Hill [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Hayes 14,168 53.0 −3.9
Unionist D.C. Williams12,58747.0+3.9
Majority1,5816.0−7.8
Turnout 26,75578.1+8.2
Registered electors 34,254
Labour hold Swing −3.9
1929 general election: Liverpool Edge Hill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Hayes 17,650 55.4 +2.4
Unionist Hugo Rutherford 11,62236.5−10.5
Liberal Arthur Donald Dennis2,5818.1New
Majority6,02818.9+12.9
Turnout 31,85374.9−3.2
Registered electors 42,516
Labour hold Swing +6.5

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugo Rutherford 19,901 62.8 +26.3
Labour Jack Hayes 11,77237.2―17.8
Majority8,12925.6N/A
Turnout 31,67374.7―0.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Critchley 13,882 50.6 ―12.2
Labour Jack Hayes 13,58149.5+12.3
Majority3011.1―24.5
Turnout 27,46368.1―6.6
Conservative hold Swing ―12.2

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Clitherow 13,150 64.9 +15.4
Conservative Wilfrid Clothier7,11135.1―15.5
Majority6,03929.8N/A
Turnout 20,26166.3―1.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing ―15.5
By-election 1947: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 10,827 52.1 ―12.8
Conservative Reginald Bevins 8,87442.6+7.5
Liberal Hubert Winthrop Young 9104.4New
Ind. Labour Party David Gibson 1540.7New
Independent Cyril Foster480.2New
Majority1,9539.5―20.3
Turnout 20,81362.7―3.4
Labour hold Swing +10.2

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 21,834 50.9 ―14.0
Conservative Eric Errington 18,83043.9+8.8
Liberal John Bowen2,2475.2N/A
Majority3,0047.0―22.8
Turnout 42,91178.3+12.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 22,906 53.9 +3.0
Conservative Harold Steward 19,56946.1+2.2
Majority3,3377.8+0.8
Turnout 42,47576.4―1.9
Labour hold Swing +0.4
General election 1955: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 20,060 51.4 ―2.5
Conservative Harry Sibson Leslie Rigg18,94048.6+2.5
Majority1,1202.8―5.0
Turnout 39,00068.0―8.4
Labour hold Swing ―2.5
General election 1959: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 19,725 50.9 ―0.5
Conservative Joseph Norton19,02649.1+0.5
Majority6991.8―1.0
Turnout 38,75170.7+2.7
Labour hold Swing ―0.6

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 19,221 59.0 +8.1
Conservative Neil S. Jamieson13,33541.0―8.1
Majority5,88618.0+14.2
Turnout 32,55665.6―5.1
Labour hold Swing +8.1
General election 1966: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 18,203 63.1 +4.1
Conservative Michael Howard 10,66236.9―4.1
Majority7,54126.2+8.2
Turnout 28,86560.5―5.1
Labour hold Swing +4.1

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 14,752 57.7 ―5.4
Conservative Michael Howard 10,80442.3+5.4
Majority3,94815.4―10.8
Turnout 25,55658.7―1.8
Labour hold Swing ―5.4
General election February 1974: Liverpool Edge Hill [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 12,979 47.9 ―10.1
Liberal David Alton 7,22926.7New
Conservative Stephen Nicholas Perry6,87125.4―16.6
Majority5,55718.2+2.8
Turnout 29,07966.6+7.9
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Irvine 13,023 51.9 +4.0
Liberal David Alton 6,85227.3+0.6
Conservative Stephen Nicholas Perry5,20820.8―4.6
Majority6,17124.6+6.4
Turnout 25,08361.2―5.4
Labour hold Swing +1.7
By-election 1979: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Alton 12,945 64.1 +36.8
Labour Bob Wareing 4,81223.8―28.1
Conservative Charles John Nicholas Ward1,9069.4―11.3
Law and OrderJoan Jonker3371.7New
Socialist Unity Ann Walker1270.6New
Gay LiberalMichael Taylor400.2New
Independent Bill Boaks 320.2New
Majority8,13340.3N/A
Turnout 20,19920.2―41.0
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +30.2
General election 1979: Liverpool Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Alton 12,701 52.0 +24.7
Labour Bob Wareing 8,45334.6―17.3
Conservative Charles John Nicholas Ward3,09812.7―8.1
National Front Howard Hawksley1520.6New
Majority4,24817.4N/A
Turnout 24,40469.0+7.8
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +21.0

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References

  1. ↑ "'Liverpool Edge Hill', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1922
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  6. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  7. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  8. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  9. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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