West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Denbighshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created from Denbighshire
Replaced by Denbigh

West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. 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.

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History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the two-member Denbighshire constituency was divided into and Eastern and Western divisions. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 William Cornwallis-West Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Sir John Roberts Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: West Denbighshire [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cornwallis-West 4,586 60.5
Conservative Charles Salusbury Mainwaring2,99239.5
Majority1,59421.0
Turnout 7,57885.2
Registered electors 8,899
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: West Denbighshire [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist William Cornwallis-West Unopposed
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s

Herbert Roberts Herbert Roberts.jpg
Herbert Roberts
General election 1892: West Denbighshire [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Roberts 4,612 66.9 New
Liberal Unionist William Cornwallis West 2,27933.1N/A
Majority2,33333.8N/A
Turnout 6,89169.5N/A
Registered electors 9,915
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing N/A
General election 1895: West Denbighshire [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Roberts 4,481 60.9 -6.0
Conservative Thomas Alured Wynne-Edwards2,87839.1+6.0
Majority1,60321.8-12.0
Turnout 7,35982.3+12.8
Registered electors 8,941
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: West Denbighshire [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Roberts Unopposed
Liberal hold
Herbert Roberts 1906 Sir Herbert Roberts MP.jpg
Herbert Roberts
General election 1906: West Denbighshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Roberts Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: West Denbighshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Roberts 5,854 67.4 N/A
Conservative Samuel Thompson2,82932.6New
Majority3,02534.8N/A
Turnout 8,68387.5N/A
Registered electors 9,920
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election December 1910: West Denbighshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Roberts Unopposed
Liberal 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;

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References

  1. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  4. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  5. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  8. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  9. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 29 Jun 1914
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