Stockton-on-Tees (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stockton-on-Tees
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
StocktonOnTees1974Constituency.svg
Boundary of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, boundaries 1974–1983
County Cleveland
1868–1983
SeatsOne
Created from South Durham
Replaced by Stockton North and Stockton South

Stockton-on-Tees is a former 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 from 1868 to 1983.

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History

The constituency was created as the parliamentary borough of Stockton by the Reform Act 1867, [1] but was named as Stockton-on-Tees under the Boundary Act 1868. [2] It included Thornaby-on-Tees until the redistribution of seats for the 1950 general election.

In 1966, the borough of Stockton was absorbed into the newly created County Borough of Teesside and at the next periodic review of parliamentary constituencies which came into effect for the February 1974 election, it was officially named as Teesside, Stockton. A further local government reorganisation which came into effect in April 1974 saw Stockton re-established as a borough within the new county of Cleveland and, at the next redistribution which did not come into effect until the 1983 election, the Stockton-on-Tees constituency was abolished. The majority of the electorate, including Stockton town centre, Norton and Billingham were included in the new Stockton North seat, with parts included in Stockton South.

Boundaries

1868–1918

Under the Reform Act 1867, the proposed contents of the new parliamentary borough were defined as the municipal borough of Stockton, and the township of Thornaby. [1] However, this was amended under the Boundary Act 1868, with the boundary being extended to include the whole of the parish of Stockton, part of the township of Linthorpe and most of the parish of Norton. [2]

See map on Vision of Britain website. [3]

1918–1950

The Boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby-on-Tees. [4]

Minor changes. Boundaries aligned to those of the local authorities.

1950–1974

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. [5]

Thornaby-on-Tees transferred to Middlesbrough West.

1974–1983 (Teesside, Stockton)

The County Borough of Teesside wards of Billingham East, Billingham West, Grangefield, Hartburn, Mile House, North End, Norton, Stockton South. [6]

Billingham transferred from the abolished constituency of Sedgefield.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1868 Joseph Dodds Liberal
1888 by-election Sir Horace Davey Liberal
1892 Thomas Wrightson Conservative
1895 Jonathan Samuel Liberal
1900 Sir Robert Ropner Conservative
Jan. 1910 Jonathan Samuel Liberal
1917 by-election Bertrand Watson Liberal
1923 Robert Strother Stewart Liberal
1924 Harold Macmillan Conservative
1929 Frederick Fox Riley Labour
1931 Harold Macmillan Conservative
1945 George Chetwynd Labour
1962 by-election Bill Rodgers Labour
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Stockton-on-Tees [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Dodds 2,476 74.1
Conservative Ernest McDonnell Vane-Tempest86725.9
Majority 1,60948.2
Turnout 3,34374.4
Registered electors 4,492
Liberal win (new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Stockton-on-Tees [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Dodds 3,223 69.3 −4.8
Conservative Francis Lyon Barrington [8] 1,42530.7+4.8
Majority 1,79838.6−9.6
Turnout 4,64878.0+3.6
Registered electors 5,961
Liberal hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Stockton-on-Tees [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Dodds 4,991 77.5 +8.2
Conservative William Digby Seymour 1,45222.5−8.2
Majority 3,53955.0+16.4
Turnout 6,44377.3−0.7
Registered electors 8,333
Liberal hold Swing +8.2
General election 1885: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Dodds 4,237 57.5 −20.0
Conservative Thomas Wrightson 3,13342.5+20.0
Majority 1,10415.0−40.0
Turnout 7,37084.1+6.8
Registered electors 8,761
Liberal hold Swing −20.0
General election 1886: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Dodds 3,822 57.5 0.0
Conservative Thomas Wrightson 2,82042.50.0
Majority 1,00215.00.0
Turnout 6,64275.8−8.3
Registered electors 8,761
Liberal hold Swing 0.0

Dodds resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 21 Dec 1888: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Horace Davey 3,889 52.7 −4.8
Conservative Thomas Wrightson 3,49447.3+4.8
Majority 3955.4−9.6
Turnout 7,38381.2+5.4
Registered electors 9,094
Liberal hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Wrightson 4,788 51.7 +9.2
Liberal Horace Davey 4,47748.3−9.2
Majority 3113.4N/A
Turnout 9,26588.9+13.1
Registered electors 10,422
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.2
General election 1895: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jonathan Samuel 4,786 52.6 +4.3
Conservative Thomas Wrightson 4,31447.4−4.3
Majority 4725.2N/A
Turnout 9,10088.7−0.2
Registered electors 10,256
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ropner 5,262 51.9 +4.5
Liberal Jonathan Samuel 4,87348.1−4.5
Majority 3893.8N/A
Turnout 10,13589.6+0.9
Registered electors 11,308
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.5
General election 1906: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ropner 5,330 45.5 −6.4
Liberal Sigismund Mendl 3,67531.4−16.7
Labour Repr. Cmte. F. H. Rose2,71023.1New
Majority 1,65514.1+10.3
Turnout 11,71593.1+3.5
Registered electors 12,581
Conservative hold Swing +5.2

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jonathan Samuel 6,026 55.1 +23.7
Conservative J. Stroyan4,91344.9−0.6
Majority 1,11310.2N/A
Turnout 10,93994.4+1.3
Registered electors 11,582
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.2
General election December 1910: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jonathan Samuel 5,510 53.2 −1.9
Conservative H.A. Richardson4,84046.8+1.9
Majority 6706.4−3.8
Turnout 10,35089.4−5.0
Registered electors 11,582
Liberal hold Swing −1.9
By-election, 1917: Stockton-on-Tees [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bertrand Watson 7,641 92.8 +39.6
Independent E. Beckhouse5967.2New
Majority 7,04585.6+79.2
Turnout 8,23759.3−30.1
Registered electors 13,882
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1918: Stockton-on-Tees [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal Bertrand Watson Unopposed
Liberal hold
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Stockton-on-Tees [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Bertrand Watson 12,396 38.0 N/A
Labour Frederick Fox Riley 11,18334.3New
Liberal Robert Strother Stewart 9,04127.7N/A
Majority 1,2133.7N/A
Turnout 32,62085.9N/A
National Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Stockton-on-Tees [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Strother Stewart 11,734 34.5 +6.8
Unionist Harold Macmillan 11,66134.3New
Labour Frederick Fox Riley 10,61931.2−3.1
Majority 730.2N/A
Turnout 34,01487.5+1.6
Liberal gain from National Liberal Swing
General election 1924: Stockton-on-Tees [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Harold Macmillan 15,163 42.0 +7.7
Labour Frederick Fox Riley 11,94833.1+1.9
Liberal Robert Strother Stewart 8,97124.9−9.6
Majority 3,2158.9N/A
Turnout 36,08290.2+2.7
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1929: Stockton-on-Tees [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick Fox Riley 18,961 41.2 +8.1
Unionist Harold Macmillan 16,57236.1−5.9
Liberal John Cecil Hayes10,40722.7−2.2
Majority 2,3895.1N/A
Turnout 45,94087.1−3.1
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +7.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Stockton-on-Tees [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Macmillan 29,199 61.6 +25.5
Labour Frederick Fox Riley 18,16838.4−2.8
Majority 11,03123.2N/A
Turnout 47,36788.4+1.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +14.1

Communist Party candidate George Short submitted correct nomination papers but refused to submit the required deposit of £150, so his nomination was rejected. [11]

General election 1935: Stockton-on-Tees [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Macmillan 23,285 48.9 −12.7
Labour Susan Lawrence 19,21740.3+1.9
Liberal Gerald Leslie Tossell5,15810.8New
Majority 4,0688.6−14.6
Turnout 47,66086.3−2.1
Conservative hold Swing -7.3

Elections in the 1940s

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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1945:Stockton-on-Tees [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chetwynd 27,128 55.1 +14.8
Conservative Harold Macmillan 18,46437.4−11.5
Liberal Gordon Page Evans3,7187.5−3.3
Majority 8,66417.7N/A
Turnout 49,31081.2−5.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +13.1

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chetwynd 23,475 54.03 −1.07
Conservative Richard Anthony Lamb16,49537.97+0.57
Liberal Anthony Graeme Gamble3,4758.00+0.50
Majority 6,98016.07−1.63
Turnout 43,44589.44+8.24
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chetwynd 24,558 55.73 +1.70
Conservative Henry Camden Ridge Laslett19,51144.27+6.30
Majority 5,04711.45−4.62
Turnout 44,06987.96−1.48
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chetwynd 23,422 54.43 −1.30
Conservative Charles Longbottom 19,60745.57+1.30
Majority 3,8158.87−2.58
Turnout 43,02983.77−4.19
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chetwynd 23,961 53.67 −0.76
Conservative Gerald Coles20,68446.33+0.76
Majority 3,2777.34−1.53
Turnout 44,64583.88+0.11
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1962 Stockton-on-Tees by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rodgers 19,694 45.2 −8.47
Conservative Gerald Coles12,11227.8−18.53
Liberal John Mulholland 11,72226.9New
Majority 7,58217.4+10.06
Turnout 43,528
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rodgers 22,011 50.52
Conservative Ronald Bray 15,42435.40
Liberal John Mulholland 6,13014.07N/A
Majority 6,58715.12
Turnout 43,56581.79
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rodgers 24,248 59.68
Conservative Patrick Vaughan Radford15,54738.38
Communist Ernest Jones7101.75New
Majority 8,70121.30
Turnout 40,50577.38
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rodgers 22,283 54.87
Conservative Patrick Vaughan Radford17,96044.22
Communist Ernest Jones3690.91
Majority 4,32310.65
Turnout 40,61273.09
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rodgers 37,876 59.02
Conservative Beryl Sloan25,50539.74
Communist Ernest Jones7911.23
Majority 12,37119.28
Turnout 64,17275.96
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rodgers 32,962 55.77
Conservative Brian Mawhinney 18,48831.28
Liberal N. Long6,90611.68New
Independent V. Fletcher7501.27New
Majority 14,47424.49
Turnout 59,10669.11
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Stockton-on-Tees
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Rodgers 34,917 53.10
Conservative Robert Jones 23,79036.18
Liberal S.E. Dunleavy6,0749.24
National Front A. Bruce3840.58New
Independent V. Fletcher3430.52
Communist J. Smith2430.37New
Majority 11,12716.92
Turnout 65,75173.71
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). p. 22. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Boundary Act 1868". 1868. p. 160.
  3. ↑ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1868, Stockton".
  4. ↑ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 11. ISBN   0-900178-09-4. OCLC   539011.
  5. ↑ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 60. ISBN   0-900178-09-4. OCLC   539011.
  6. ↑ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 147. ISBN   0-900178-09-4. OCLC   539011.
  7. 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   978-1-349-02349-3.
  8. ↑ "Death of the Hon. Francis Barrington" . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 19 January 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2018– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
  11. ↑ "Nomination Day Incidents." Times [London, England] 17 October 1931: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  13. ↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1939

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