Liverpool Kirkdale (UK Parliament constituency)

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Liverpool Kirkdale
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Liverpool Kirkdale in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
1885–1983
Seatsone
Replaced by Liverpool Walton, Liverpool Broadgreen and Liverpool Riverside

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

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Boundaries

1885–1918: The parish of Kirkdale, and part of the parish of Everton.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Kirkdale and St Domingo.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, and Kirkdale.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, Melrose, Tuebrook, and Westminster.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, Melrose, St Domingo, Tuebrook, and Westminster.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
1885 Sir George Baden-Powell Conservative
1898 by-election David MacIver Conservative
1907 by-election Charles McArthur Liberal Unionist
1910 by-election Gerald Kyffin-Taylor Conservative
1915 by-election De Fonblanque Pennefather [n 1] Conservative
1929 Elijah Sandham Labour
1931 Sir Robert Rankin Conservative
1945 William Keenan Labour
1955 Norman Pannell Conservative
1964 James Dunn Labour
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished
  1. ↑ Adopted the name John in 1923 and created a baronet in 1924.

Election results 1885–1918

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Liverpool Kirkdale [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Baden-Powell 3,391 55.2
Lib-Lab James Samuelson 1,98132.3
Irish Nationalist John Redmond 76512.5
Majority1,41022.9
Turnout 6,31773.5
Registered electors 8,346
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Liverpool Kirkdale [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Baden-Powell 3,084 58.7 +3.5
Liberal Ralph Neville 2,17241.3+9.0
Majority91217.4-5.5
Turnout 5,25663.0-10.5
Registered electors 8,346
Conservative hold Swing -2.7

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Liverpool Kirkdale [2] [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Baden-Powell 3,750 57.5 -1.2
Lib-Lab T. R. Threlfall 2,77342.5+1.2
Majority97715.0-2.4
Turnout 6,52368.2+5.2
Registered electors 9,567
Conservative hold Swing -1.2
Baden-Powell George Baden-Powell.jpg
Baden-Powell
General election 1895: Liverpool Kirkdale [2] [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Baden-Powell 3,818 60.7 +3.2
Liberal Benjamin Sands Johnson2,46839.3-3.2
Majority1,35021.4+6.4
Turnout 6,28665.3-2.9
Registered electors 9,631
Conservative hold Swing +3.2

Baden-Powell's death caused a by-election.

MacIver David MacIver.jpg
MacIver
1898 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election [2] [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David MacIver Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

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Cherry
General election 1900: Liverpool Kirkdale [2] [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David MacIver 4,333 71.4 +10.7
Liberal Richard Cherry 1,73828.6−10.7
Majority2,59542.8+21.4
Turnout 6,07156.8−8.5
Registered electors 10,695
Conservative hold Swing +10.7
General election 1906: Liverpool Kirkdale [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David MacIver 3,749 54.3 −17.1
Labour Repr. Cmte. James Conley 3,15745.7New
Majority5928.6−34.2
Turnout 6,28465.2+8.4
Registered electors 10,596
Conservative hold Swing N/A
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Hill
1907 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles MacArthur 4,000 54.6 +0.3
Labour John Hill 3,33045.4−0.3
Majority6709.2+0.6
Turnout 7,33069.6+4.4
Registered electors 10,529
Conservative hold Swing +0.3

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Liverpool Kirkdale [2] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles MacArthur 4,144 51.4 -3.2
Labour Alexander Gordon Cameron 3,92148.6+3.2
Majority2232.8-6.4
Turnout 6,06577.8+8.2
Conservative hold Swing -3.2
1910 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election [2] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Kyffin-Taylor 4,268 55.5 +4.1
Labour Alexander Gordon Cameron 3,42744.5―4.1
Majority84111.0+8.2
Turnout 7,69574.3―3.5
Conservative hold Swing +4.1
General election December 1910: Liverpool Kirkdale [2] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Kyffin-Taylor 4,205 58.4 +2.9
Labour Thomas McKerrell 2,99241.6―2.9
Majority1,21316.8+5.8
Turnout 7,19769.5―4.8
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
1915 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election [2] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist De Fonblanque Pennefather Unopposed
Unionist hold

Elections 1918–1945

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Liverpool Kirkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist De Fonblanque Pennefather 10,380 67.4 N/A
Labour Samuel Mason5,01232.0New
Majority5,36834.4N/A
Turnout 15,39250.0N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Liverpool Kirkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist De Fonblanque Pennefather Unopposed N/AN/A
Unionist hold
General election 1923: Liverpool Kirkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist De Fonblanque Pennefather Unopposed N/AN/A
Unionist hold
General election 1924: Liverpool Kirkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist John Pennefather 14,392 60.6 N/A
Labour Elijah Sandham 9,36939.4New
Majority5,02321.2N/A
Turnout 23,76173.7N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1929: Liverpool Kirkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elijah Sandham 15,222 51.3 +11.9
Unionist Robert Rankin 14,42948.7―11.9
Majority7932.6N/A
Turnout 29,65172.9―3.8
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +11.9

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Liverpool Kirkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Rankin 14,303 45.2 ―3.5
Ind. Labour Party Elijah Sandham 9,53130.1―21.2
Protestant Henry Dixon Longbottom 7,83424.7New
Majority4,77215.1N/A
Turnout 31,66877.5+4.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.8
General election 1935: Liverpool Kirkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Rankin 10,540 38.8 ―6.4
Labour John Hamilton9,98436.7+6.6
Protestant Henry Dixon Longbottom6,67724.6―0.1
Majority5562.1―13.0
Turnout 27,20169.5―8.0
Conservative hold Swing ―6.5

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 Kirkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Keenan 10,640 54.1 +17.4
Conservative Aled Roberts 6,41432.6―6.2
Protestant Henry Dixon Longbottom2,60113.2―11.4
Majority4,22621.5N/A
Turnout 19,65564.3―5.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +11.8

Elections 1950–1979

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Keenan 19,219 48.7 ―5.4
Conservative David J. Lewis18,59147.1+14.5
Liberal June Stananought Pritchard1,6484.2New
Majority6281.6―19.9
Turnout 39,45879.7+15.4
Labour hold Swing ―10.0
General election 1951: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Keenan 19,637 51.0 +2.3
Conservative David J. Lewis18,87949.0+1.9
Majority7582.0+0.4
Turnout 38,51677.9―1.8
Labour hold Swing +0.2
General election 1955: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Pannell 22,356 52.1 +3.1
Labour William Keenan 20,54247.9―3.1
Majority1,8144.2N/A
Turnout 42,89870.6−7.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.1
General election 1959: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Pannell 22,416 53.3 +1.2
Labour Co-op Thomas H. Hockton19,66946.7―1.2
Majority2,7476.6+2.4
Turnout 42,08573.7+3.1
Conservative hold Swing +1.2

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Dunn 20,128 55.5 +8.8
Conservative Norman Pannell 16,12044.5―8.8
Majority4,00811.0+4.4
Turnout 36,24869.1―4.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.8
General election 1966: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Dunn 19,233 59.3 +3.8
Conservative Norman Pannell 13,21940.7―3.8
Majority6,01418.6+7.6
Turnout 32,45265.7―3.4
Labour hold Swing +3.8

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Dunn 17,678 56.5 ―2.8
Conservative Michael P. Tinne13,61543.5+2.8
Majority4,06313.0―5.6
Turnout 31,29363.7―2.0
Labour hold Swing ―2.8
General election February 1974: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Dunn 16,443 52.7 ―4.9
Conservative James Gillin9,91831.8―10.6
Liberal Paul Desmond Mahon4,86615.6New
Majority6,52520.9+7.9
Turnout 31,22769.5+5.8
Labour hold Swing +7.8
General election October 1974: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Dunn 17,686 61.4 +8.7
Conservative Maurice Edward Jones8,20528.5―3.3
Liberal Michael Storey 2,90810.1―5.5
Majority9,48132.9+12.0
Turnout 28,79963.5―6.0
Labour hold Swing +6.0
General election 1979: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Dunn 17,043 56.1 ―5.3
Conservative Myra Fitzsimmons9,33430.7+2.2
Liberal Paul Desmond Mahon3,81912.6+2.5
National Front Warner Reginald Williams1980.7New
Majority7,70925.4―7.5
Turnout 30,39470.2+6.7
Labour hold Swing ―3.8

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  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "K" (part 2)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p142. ISBN   0-900178-27-2
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  4. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  5. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
  6. 1 2 3 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  7. 1 2 3 4 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  9. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
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