City of York | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | North Yorkshire |
Major settlements | York |
1265–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | York Central, York Outer |
York was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1265 until 2010. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) until 1918, and one thereafter under the first-past-the-post system of election. From 1997 to 2010 it was known as City of York.
This constituency area tracked the municipal government area of York. Each general revision of English constituencies from 1885 would redefine the York constituency to include any changes to the city council area since the previous revision.
From | Legislation | Limits | Area | Notes |
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Medieval | Prescription | The ancient borough, or "city and liberty", of York. [1] | 2,720 acres (1,100 ha) [2] | A freeman borough in which freedom of the city ("citizenship") could be acquired by patrimony (inheritance), servitude (apprenticeship) or purchase. [3] [1] [4] The "city" was the medieval walled city, but the boundary of the surrounding "liberty" was uncertain. [1] [4] The Minster Yard, an extra-parochial place around York Minster, was excluded from the ancient and parliamentary borough, [1] as was York Castle. [4] Although the Ainsty to the west of the city was annexed to the county of the city in 1449 by letters patent, [5] it was not annexed to the borough; patrimony or servitude in the Ainsty did not make one eligible for citizenship, [1] and Ainsty forty shilling freeholders voted for Yorkshire MPs (confirmed in 1736 [4] [6] ) rather than York MPs. [3] Freeholdings within the borough gave no franchise. [3] [7] |
1832 | Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 | The ancient borough plus two extensions encompassing urbanised parts of the adjoining townships: one to the north, through Clifton and Heworth between the River Ouse and Tang Hall Beck; the other to the southeast through Fulford. [1] [8] | 2,789 acres (1,129 ha) [9] | The Parliamentary Boundaries Act specified the complete boundary explicitly, to resolve uncertainty over the extent of the "liberty", [8] [1] especially at the Knavesmire, unresolved until the Ordnance Survey mapped the area in detail in 1852. [4] [10] |
1885 | Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 | The previous parliamentary borough of York plus the current (1884 [10] ) boundaries of the municipal borough of York. [11] | 3,591 acres (1,453 ha) [12] | The Representation of the People Act 1884 was a partial reform from a property-based franchise towards a residence-based one, with a grandfather clause protecting those who would otherwise have lost their vote. The broader municipal boundary defined the reformed franchise, while the older parliamentary boundary was for the grandfathered property owners. |
1918 | Representation of the People Act 1918 | The current (1893 [10] ) boundaries of the county borough and city of York, including York Castle. [13] | 3,730 acres (1,510 ha) [14] [15] | The representation was also reduced from two members to one. As late as 1951 there was uncertainty over whether the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 had brought the castle within the municipal borough (county borough from 1889); [16] it was included explicitly by the 1918 act but implicitly by the 1948 act. |
1950 | Representation of the People Act 1948 | The current (1937 [10] ) boundaries of the county borough and city of York. | 6,409 acres (2,594 ha) [15] | Consequent on the Initial Review of Westminster constituencies |
1964 | Parliamentary Constituencies (Leeds, York and Barkston Ash) Order, 1960 [17] | The current (1957 [17] ) boundaries of the county borough and city of York. | 6,933 acres (2,806 ha) [15] [18] | Consequent on the 1959 report of the Boundary Commission for England [19] |
Feb. 1974 | Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 [20] | The current (1968) boundaries of the county borough and city of York. | 2,946 hectares (7,280 acres) [21] | Consequent on the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies |
1983 | Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983 [22] | The current (1968) boundaries of the non-metropolitan district and city of York. | 2,946 hectares (7,280 acres) [23] | Consequent on the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies |
1997 | Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995 [24] | The current (1968) boundaries of the non-metropolitan district and city of York. | Consequent on the Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. The name of the constituency was also changed from "York" to "City of York". The non-metropolitan district of York was abolished in 1996 and subsumed into a new, larger, unitary authority named the City of York; [25] however, this did not affect the parliamentary constituency boundary. |
By virtue of its importance, York was regularly represented in Parliament from an early date: it had been required to send delegates to the assembly of 1265, but no actual returns survive until the end of the 13th century. The structure of the civic government of the city provided the basis by which it elected its Parliamentary representatives. In the years following the city's Royal Charter, granted in the 1150s, power was held by a Lord Mayor and associated bailiffs. Further expansion of governance saw the establishment of coroners, sheriffs and aldermen. The appointment of twelve aldermen in 1399 led to the establishment of the City Council. Subsequently, other tiers of governance, such as the probi homines and the communitas, would eventually provide the bodies for the election of MPs. Those who occupied such positions were all freemen of the city and frequently came form the mercantile classes rather than the nobility, and were considered the electorate of the city. In the beginnings of the constituency this electorate was about twenty four, but had risen to around seventy five by 1690. Early in the 18th century, the number of freemen being made had increased significantly and this further increased the electorate. By the election of 1830, there were about 3,800 registered voters. [26]
There was a period between 1581 and 1597 where elections were a two-stage process. In the first stage, member of the common chamber of the council and 50 freeholders cast votes and the top four contenders would progress to a second ballot. This ballot was conducted by the Lord Mayor and the aldermen and the top two would be returned as MPs. In 1597 this process was reduced to a single ballot whereby all of those in both the commons and assembly of York would cast two votes. The two contenders with the most votes were returned as MP. From 1628 the process became fully open, as previously the process had an element of pre-approval by the Lord mayor and the aldermen. [26]
A borough constituency consisting of the city of York has been represented in every Parliament since the Model Parliament of 1295. Until 1918, it returned two MPs; since then it has returned one. Until 1997, when its official name became City of York with no boundary changes, [27] the constituency was usually simply called York.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England recommended the creation of two new seats for the City of York. Both the City of York and Vale of York seats were abolished in 2010 and replaced by two new constituencies, namely York Central and York Outer.
Second Protectorate Parliament
Long Parliament (restored)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Samuel Adlam Bayntun | 1,928 | 34.3 | ||
Whig | Thomas Dundas | 1,907 | 33.9 | ||
Whig | Edward Petre | 1,792 | 31.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,725 | c. 98.0 | |||
Registered electors | c. 3,800 | ||||
Majority | 21 | 0.4 | |||
Tory hold | |||||
Majority | 115 | 2.1 | |||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Samuel Adlam Bayntun | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Thomas Dundas | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 3,800 | ||||
Tory hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Petre | 1,505 | 34.2 | ||
Tory | Samuel Adlam Bayntun | 1,140 | 25.9 | ||
Tory | John Lowther | 884 | 20.1 | ||
Whig | Thomas Dundas | 872 | 19.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,652 | 92.3 | |||
Registered electors | 2,873 | ||||
Majority | 365 | 8.3 | |||
Whig hold | |||||
Majority | 256 | 5.8 | |||
Tory hold |
Bayntun's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Dundas | 1,337 | 61.2 | +7.2 | |
Tory | John Lowther | 846 | 38.8 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 491 | 22.4 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,183 | 75.5 | −16.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,890 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory | Swing | +7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lowther | 1,499 | 40.3 | −5.7 | |
Whig | John Dundas | 1,301 | 35.0 | +0.8 | |
Whig | Charles Francis Barkley [53] | 919 | 24.7 | +4.9 | |
Turnout | 2,546 | 88.1 | −4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,890 | ||||
Majority | 198 | 5.3 | −0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.7 | |||
Majority | 382 | 10.3 | +2.0 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lowther | 1,461 | 37.3 | +17.2 | |
Whig | John Dundas | 1,276 | 32.6 | −27.1 | |
Conservative | David Francis Atcherley | 1,180 | 30.1 | +10.0 | |
Turnout | 2,468 | 87.2 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,829 | ||||
Majority | 185 | 4.7 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +15.4 | |||
Majority | 96 | 2.5 | −7.8 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | −27.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lowther | 1,625 | 35.1 | −2.2 | |
Whig | Henry Redhead Yorke | 1,552 | 33.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | David Francis Atcherley [54] | 1,456 | 31.4 | +1.3 | |
Turnout | 2,993 | 85.3 | −1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 3,507 | ||||
Majority | 73 | 1.6 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
Majority | 96 | 2.1 | −0.4 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John George Smyth | Unopposed | |||
Whig | Henry Redhead Yorke | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,047 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Whig hold |
Yorke's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | William Milner | 1,505 | 62.1 | N/A | |
Chartist | Henry Vincent | 860 | 35.5 | New | |
Radical | Charles Wilkins [55] [56] | 57 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 645 | 26.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,422 | 58.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,178 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John George Smyth | 1,870 | 40.8 | N/A | |
Whig | William Milner | 1,831 | 39.9 | N/A | |
Chartist | Henry Vincent [57] | 886 | 19.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,294 (est) | 55.5 (est) | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,133 | ||||
Majority | 39 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 945 | 20.6 | N/A | ||
Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Joshua Westhead | 1,548 | 37.9 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | John George Smyth | 1,530 | 37.5 | −3.3 | |
Radical | Malcolm Lewin [58] [59] | 1,006 | 24.6 | +5.3 | |
Turnout | 2,042 (est) | 48.2 (est) | −7.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,236 | ||||
Majority | 18 | 0.4 | −20.2 | ||
Whig hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
Majority | 524 | 12.9 | +12.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joshua Westhead | 1,875 | 34.8 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | John George Smyth | 1,805 | 33.5 | −4.0 | |
Liberal | Austen Henry Layard [60] | 1,706 | 31.7 | +7.1 | |
Turnout | 2,693 (est) | 61.8 (est) | +13.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,355 | ||||
Majority | 70 | 1.3 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.6 | |||
Majority | 99 | 1.8 | −11.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | 2,079 | 36.3 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | George Leeman | 1,854 | 32.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Joshua Westhead | 1,792 | 31.3 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 225 | 3.9 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,902 (est) | 91.2 (est) | +29.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,277 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,735 | 37.2 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | Joshua Westhead | 3,279 | 32.6 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | John Hall Gladstone [61] | 3,038 | 30.2 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 456 | 4.6 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,894 (est) | 75.9 (est) | −15.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,088 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Westhead resigned, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Leeman | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Leeman | 3,880 | 38.5 | −24.3 | |
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,371 | 33.4 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Lewis Payn Dawnay | 2,830 | 28.1 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 509 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,981 (est) | 71.6 (est) | −4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,744 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −18.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +13.5 |
Lowther was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lowther | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ralph Creyke | 4,505 | 35.0 | +15.7 | |
Liberal | Joseph Johnson Leeman | 4,413 | 34.3 | +15.0 | |
Conservative | James Lowther | 3,959 | 30.7 | −30.8 | |
Majority | 546 | 4.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,465 (est) | 77.2 (est) | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,971 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +15.6 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.2 |
Leeman's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Milner | 3,948 | 50.1 | +19.4 | |
Liberal | Frank Lockwood | 3,927 | 49.9 | −19.4 | |
Majority | 21 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,875 | 69.1 | −8.1 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 11,395 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Pease | 5,353 | 27.3 | −7.7 | |
Liberal | Frank Lockwood | 5,260 | 26.9 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | Frederick Milner | 4,590 | 23.4 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | James Legard | 4,377 | 22.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 670 | 3.5 | +0.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,849 | 79.3 | +2.1 (est) | ||
Registered electors | 12,415 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Pease | 4,816 | 26.4 | −0.9 | |
Liberal | Frank Lockwood | 4,810 | 26.3 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | James Legard | 4,352 | 23.8 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Charles Dundas [65] | 4,295 | 23.5 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 458 | 2.5 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,213 | 74.2 | −5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 12,415 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 5,076 | 34.0 | +10.2 | |
Liberal | Frank Lockwood | 5,030 | 33.6 | +7.3 | |
Liberal | Alfred Pease | 4,846 | 32.4 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 230 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,906 | 90.0 | +15.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,005 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Lockwood was appointed Solicitor General for England and Wales, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank Lockwood | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | 5,516 | 34.4 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Frank Lockwood | 5,309 | 33.1 | −0.5 | |
Liberal | Alfred Pease | 5,214 | 32.5 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 302 | 1.9 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 10,701 | 90.6 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,807 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Lockwood's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Beresford | 5,643 | 50.0 | +15.6 | |
Liberal | Christopher Furness | 5,643 | 50.0 | −15.6 | |
Majority | 0 | 0.0 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 11,286 | 92.8 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 12,157 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +15.6 |
This result was subject to a recount, with the original result putting Beresford on 5,659 votes, and Furness with 5,648 votes. The recount then led to the above result. 17 ballot papers were reserved for judgement, of which 12 were in favour of Beresford. Beresford was told he was able to substantiate 11 ballot papers, while Furness was given an estimate of four, leading to Beresford being declared MP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Denison Faber | 6,248 | 56.5 | +22.1 | |
Liberal | Alexander Murray | 4,818 | 43.5 | −22.1 | |
Majority | 1,430 | 13.0 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 11,066 | 88.0 | −2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,582 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +22.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Denison Faber | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | John Butcher | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Hamar Greenwood | 6,413 | 27.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Denison Faber | 6,108 | 26.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Butcher | 6,094 | 26.3 | N/A | |
Labour Repr. Cmte. | George Stuart | 4,573 | 19.7 | New | |
Turnout | 23,188 | 93.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,864 | ||||
Majority | 319 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
Majority | 1,535 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arnold Rowntree | 6,751 | 25.4 | +11.5'"`UNIQ−−ref−000000E2−QINU`"' | |
Conservative | John Butcher | 6,741 | 25.3 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | Hamar Greenwood | 6,632 | 24.9 | +11.0'"`UNIQ−−ref−000000E3−QINU`"' | |
Conservative | HH Riley-Smith | 6,495 | 24.4 | −1.9 | |
Turnout | 26,619 | 95.3 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,065 | ||||
Majority | 256 | 11.0 | +10.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
Majority | 109 | 0.4 | −6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Butcher | Unopposed | |||
Liberal | Arnold Rowntree | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
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;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | John Butcher | 16,269 | 61.5 | N/A |
Liberal | Arnold Rowntree | 5,363 | 20.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Harry Gill | 4,822 | 18.2 | New | |
Majority | 10,906 | 41.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,454 | 69.0 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Butcher | 15,163 | 44.5 | −17.0 | |
Labour | Harry Gill | 10,106 | 29.6 | +11.4 | |
Liberal | Elliott Dodds | 8,838 | 25.9 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 5,057 | 14.9 | −26.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,107 | 85.8 | +16.8 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Marriott | 14,772 | 43.4 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Joseph King | 11,626 | 34.2 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | Elliott Dodds | 7,638 | 22.4 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 3,146 | 9.2 | −5.7 | ||
Turnout | 34,036 | 82.8 | −3.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Marriott | 19,914 | 56.2 | +12.8 | |
Labour | David Adams | 15,500 | 43.8 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 4,414 | 12.4 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 35,414 | 84.8 | +2.0 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Burgess | 20,663 | 45.0 | +1.2 | |
Unionist | John Marriott | 17,363 | 37.8 | −18.4 | |
Liberal | Douglas Crockatt | 7,907 | 17.2 | New | |
Majority | 3,300 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,933 | 85.1 | +0.3 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Lumley | 30,216 | 64.94 | ||
Labour | Frederick Burgess | 16,310 | 35.06 | ||
Majority | 13,906 | 29.88 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,526 | 85.98 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Lumley | 25,442 | 57.03 | ||
Labour | Robert Fraser | 19,168 | 42.97 | ||
Majority | 6,274 | 14.06 | |||
Turnout | 44,610 | 82.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Wood | 22,045 | 55.07 | −1.96 | |
Labour | John Dugdale | 17,986 | 44.93 | +1.96 | |
Majority | 4,059 | 10.14 | −3.92 | ||
Turnout | 40,031 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Corlett | 22,021 | 49.85 | ||
Conservative | Lord Irwin | 17,949 | 40.63 | ||
Liberal | Gilbert Henry Keighley-Bell | 4,208 | 9.53 | New | |
Majority | 4,072 | 9.22 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,178 | 76.23 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Hylton-Foster | 29,421 | 46.31 | ||
Labour | Haydn Davies | 29,344 | 46.19 | ||
Liberal | Howard Snow Clay | 4,760 | 7.49 | ||
Majority | 77 | 0.12 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 63,525 | 87.59 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Hylton-Foster | 32,777 | 50.71 | ||
Labour | Thomas Skeffington-Lodge | 31,856 | 49.29 | ||
Majority | 921 | 1.42 | |||
Turnout | 64,633 | 86.37 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harry Hylton-Foster | 31,402 | 50.89 | ||
Labour | Thomas McKitterick | 30,298 | 49.11 | ||
Majority | 1,104 | 1.78 | |||
Turnout | 61,700 | 83.55 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Longbottom | 33,099 | 53.28 | ||
Labour | Douglas Poirier | 29,025 | 46.72 | ||
Majority | 4,074 | 6.56 | |||
Turnout | 62,124 | 84.27 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Longbottom | 26,521 | 44.56 | ||
Labour | Alex Lyon | 25,428 | 42.73 | ||
Liberal | Denis T. Lloyd | 7,565 | 12.71 | New | |
Majority | 1,093 | 1.83 | |||
Turnout | 51,949 | 82.98 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Lyon | 32,167 | 55.24 | ||
Conservative | Charles Longbottom | 26,067 | 44.76 | ||
Majority | 6,100 | 10.48 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 58,234 | 82.68 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Lyon | 29,619 | 51.93 | ||
Conservative | Bryan Askew | 27,422 | 48.07 | ||
Majority | 2,197 | 3.84 | |||
Turnout | 57,041 | 76.25 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Lyon | 25,674 | 40.55 | ||
Conservative | John Watson | 24,843 | 39.24 | ||
Liberal | Steve Galloway | 12,793 | 20.21 | New | |
Majority | 831 | 1.31 | |||
Turnout | 63,310 | 82.75 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Lyon | 26,983 | 46.42 | ||
Conservative | John Watson | 23,294 | 40.08 | ||
Liberal | Elizabeth Graham | 7,370 | 12.68 | ||
More Prosperous Britain | Harold Smith | 304 | 0.52 | New | |
Protest Party | H.L. Stratton | 171 | 0.29 | New | |
Majority | 3,689 | 6.34 | |||
Turnout | 58,122 | 75.31 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Lyon | 26,703 | 44.73 | ||
Conservative | E.D.M. Tod | 25,453 | 42.64 | ||
Liberal | M. Pemberton | 6,752 | 11.31 | ||
Christian Stop Abortion | F.C.J. Radcliffe | 569 | 0.95 | New | |
National Front | P.A. Spink | 221 | 0.37 | New | |
Majority | 1,250 | 2.09 | |||
Turnout | 59,698 | 77.70 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Conal Gregory | 24,309 | 41.31 | ||
Labour | Alex Lyon | 20,662 | 35.11 | ||
SDP | Vince Cable | 13,523 | 22.98 | ||
Independent | Anthony J. Lister | 204 | 0.35 | New | |
BNP | Thomas G. Brattan | 148 | 0.25 | New | |
Majority | 3,647 | 6.20 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 58,846 | 75.14 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Conal Gregory | 25,880 | 41.64 | +0.33 | |
Labour | Hugh Bayley | 25,733 | 41.41 | +6.29 | |
SDP | Vince Cable | 9,898 | 15.93 | −7.05 | |
Green | Alan Dunnett | 637 | 1.02 | New | |
Majority | 147 | 0.23 | −5.97 | ||
Turnout | 62,148 | 78.37 | +3.23 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.98 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hugh Bayley | 31,525 | 49.1 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | Conal Gregory | 25,183 | 39.2 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Karen Anderson | 6,811 | 10.6 | −5.3 | |
Green | Stephen Kenwright | 594 | 0.9 | −0.1 | |
Natural Law | Pamela Orr | 54 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 6,342 | 9.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 64,167 | 81.0 | +2.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hugh Bayley | 34,956 | 59.9 | +10.8 | |
Conservative | Simon Mallett | 14,433 | 24.7 | −14.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waller | 6,537 | 11.2 | +0.6 | |
Referendum | Jonathan Sheppard | 1,083 | 1.9 | New | |
Green | Mark Hill | 880 | 1.5 | +0.6 | |
UKIP | Eric Wegener | 319 | 0.6 | New | |
Independent | Andrew Lightfoot | 137 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 20,523 | 35.2 | +25.3 | ||
Turnout | 58,355 | 73.2 | −7.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +12.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hugh Bayley | 25,072 | 52.3 | −7.6 | |
Conservative | Michael McIntyre | 11,293 | 23.5 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waller | 8,519 | 17.8 | +6.6 | |
Green | Bill Shaw | 1,465 | 3.1 | +1.6 | |
Socialist Alliance | Frank Ormston | 674 | 1.4 | New | |
UKIP | Richard Bate | 576 | 1.2 | +0.6 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Eddie Vee | 381 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 13,779 | 28.8 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 47,980 | 59.0 | −14.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hugh Bayley | 21,836 | 46.9 | −5.4 | |
Conservative | Clive Booth | 11,364 | 24.4 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Waller | 10,166 | 21.8 | +4.0 | |
Green | Andy D'Agorne | 2,113 | 4.5 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Richard Jackson | 832 | 1.8 | +0.6 | |
Independent | Ken Curran | 121 | 0.3 | New | |
Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party | Damien Fleck | 93 | 0.2 | New | |
Independent | Andrew Hinkles | 72 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 10,472 | 22.5 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 46,597 | 61.7 | +2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.2 |
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