Liverpool Everton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Liverpool Everton
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire
Major settlements Everton
1885–1950
SeatsOne
Created from Liverpool
Replaced by Liverpool Scotland

Liverpool Everton was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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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 1950 general election.

Boundaries

1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Everton.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Everton and Netherfield.

Members of Parliament

ElectedMember [1] Party [2] [3]
1885 Edward Whitley Conservative
1892 by-election Sir John A. Willox Conservative
1905 by-election John Harmood-Banner Conservative
1924 Herbert Charles Woodcock Conservative
1929 Derwent Hall Caine Labour
1931 Frank Hornby Conservative
1935 Bertie Kirby Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Liverpool Everton [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Whitley 4,535 68.7
Liberal Frederick Davies2,06331.3
Majority2,47237.4
Turnout 6,59869.9
Registered electors 9,439
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Liverpool Everton [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Whitley Unopposed
Conservative hold
The Pall Mall Gazette (London, England), Wednesday, July 6, 1892; Issue 8515.jpg

Elections in the 1890s

By-election 15 Feb 1892: Liverpool Everton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John A. Willox Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1892: Liverpool Everton [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John A. Willox 3,954 64.6 N/A
Liberal Peter Wilson Atkin2,16535.4New
Majority1,78929.2N/A
Turnout 6,19966.7N/A
Registered electors 9,179
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Liverpool Everton [4] [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John A. Willox Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Liverpool Everton [4] [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John A. Willox Unopposed
Conservative hold
1905 Liverpool Everton by-election [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harmood-Banner 3,854 60.2 N/A
Liberal William Hanbury Aggs2,54339.8New
Majority1,31120.4N/A
Turnout 6,39763.4N/A
Registered electors 10,096
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1906: Liverpool Everton [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harmood-Banner 3,949 57.8 N/A
Liberal William Hanbury Aggs2,88442.2N/A
Majority1,06515.6N/A
Turnout 6,83367.3N/A
Registered electors 10,149
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Liverpool Everton [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harmood-Banner 4,283 62.4 +4.6
Liberal William Hanbury Aggs2,57737.6−4.6
Majority1,70624.8+9.2
Turnout 6,86073.7+6.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
General election December 1910: Liverpool Everton [4] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harmood-Banner Unopposed
Conservative hold

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;

General election 1918: Liverpool Everton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist John Harmood-Banner 6,37052.4N/A
NFDDSS Arthur W Brooksbank5,77947.6New
Majority5914.8N/A
Turnout 12,14947.4N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Liverpool Everton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Harmood-Banner 11,667 60.6 +8.2
Labour Joseph Toole 7,60039.4New
Majority4,06721.2+16.4
Turnout 19,26770.3+13.9
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Liverpool Everton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Harmood-Banner 9,183 54.5 −6.1
Labour Henry Walker7,67345.5+6.1
Majority1,5109.0−12.2
Turnout 16,85659.8−10.5
Unionist hold Swing -6.1
General election 1924: Liverpool Everton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Herbert Charles Woodcock 10,705 51.5 −3.0
Labour Henry Walker10,07548.5+3.0
Majority6303.0−6.0
Turnout 20,78072.3+12.5
Unionist hold Swing -3.0
General election 1929: Liverpool Everton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derwent Hall Caine 14,234 52.9 +4.4
Unionist Margaret Beavan 12,66747.1−4.4
Majority1,5675.8N/A
Turnout 26,90175.9+3.6
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +4.4

Elections in the 1930s

Frank Hornby 2.jpg
General election 1931: Liverpool Everton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Hornby 12,186 48.9 +1.8
Labour Samuel Lewis Treleaven7,78631.2−21.7
National Labour Derwent Hall Caine 4,95019.9New
Majority4,40017.7N/A
Turnout 24,92271.3−4.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +11.7
General election 1935: Liverpool Everton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bertie Kirby 10,962 50.4 +19.2
Conservative Ralph Etherton 10,78549.6+0.7
Majority1770.8N/A
Turnout 21,74767.4―3.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.2

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Liverpool Everton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bertie Kirby 9,088 65.4 +15.0
Conservative HW Hill4,80634.6―15.0
Majority4,28230.8+30.0
Turnout 13,89462.9―4.5
Labour hold Swing +15.0

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1989]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 140. ISBN   0-900178-27-2.
  3. ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 175. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig p140 ISBN   0-900178-27-2.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  6. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  7. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  8. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig p175 ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
  10. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
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