Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

Wellington (Shropshire)
Wellington (Shropshire)
Former County constituency ; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members	one
Replaced by	The Wrekin
Created from	North Shropshire

Last updated April 07, 2022

Wellington (Shropshire) is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, formally known as The Mid (or Wellington) Division of Shropshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1885	Alexander Brown	Liberal
1886	Alexander Brown	Liberal Unionist
1906	Charles Henry	Liberal
1918	Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Wellington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Alexander Brown	4,801	65.1
	Conservative	William Kenyon-Slaney	2,571	34.9
Majority			2,230	30.2
Turnout			7,372	85.2
Registered electors			8,648
	Liberal win (new seat)

General election 1886: Wellington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Alexander Brown	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Wellington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Alexander Brown	3,963	59.7	*N/A*
	Liberal	James Harris Sanders	2,680	40.3	New
Majority			1,283	19.4	N/A
Turnout			6,643	79.1	N/A
Registered electors			8,398
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1895: Wellington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Alexander Brown	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Wellington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Alexander Brown	3,480	60.0	*N/A*
	Liberal	Robert Varty	2,318	40.0	New
Majority			1,162	20.0	N/A
Turnout			5,798	68.8	N/A
Registered electors			8,427
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1906: Wellington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Henry	4,806	60.7	+20.7
	Liberal Unionist	Hildebrand Harmsworth	3,114	39.3	−20.7
Majority			1,692	21.4	N/A
Turnout			7,920	89.2	+20.4
Registered electors			8,881
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	+20.7

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Wellington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Henry	4,673	57.3	-3.4
	Liberal Unionist	Charles Peevor Boileau Wood	3,484	42.7	+3.4
Majority			1,189	14.6	-6.8
Turnout			8,157	93.2	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

General election December 1910: Wellington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Henry	4,404	57.3	0.0
	Conservative	George Weld-Forester, 8th Baron Forester	3,286	42.7	0.0
Majority			1,118	14.6	0.0
Turnout			7,690	87.9	-5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

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;

Liberal: Charles Henry
Unionist:

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 376. ISBN 9781349022984.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 2)