Batley_and_Morley
Batley and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983
Batley and Morley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Batley and Morley in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Quick Facts 1918–1983, Seats ...
Batley and Morley | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Morley |
Replaced by | Batley and Spen and Morley and Leeds South |
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The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then replaced by the seats of Batley and Spen & Morley and Leeds South.
1918–1950: The Boroughs of Batley, Morley, and Ossett.
1950–1983: The Boroughs of Batley and Morley.
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Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Liberal | Gerald France | 13,519 | 52.9 | |
Labour | Ben Turner | 12,051 | 47.1 | ||
Majority | 1,468 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 25,570 | 66.9 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
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Elections in the 1920s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ben Turner | 15,005 | 46.1 | -1.0 | |
Liberal | John Albert Compston | 9,443 | 29.1 | -23.8 | |
Unionist | John Potter | 8,054 | 24.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,562 | 17.0 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 33,002 | 85.2 | +18.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ben Turner | 14,964 | 52.6 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Walter Forrest | 13,480 | 47.4 | +18.3 | |
Majority | 1,484 | 5.2 | −11.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,444 | 73.8 | −11.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.9 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Walter Forrest | 16,369 | 50.6 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Ben Turner | 15,966 | 49.4 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 403 | 1.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,335 | 83.3 | +9.5 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ben Turner | 24,621 | 58.3 | +8.9 | |
Liberal | Walter Forrest | 17,641 | 41.7 | −8.9 | |
Majority | 6,980 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,262 | 84.1 | +0.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Wilfrid Wills | 26,378 | 61.2 | New | |
Labour | Ben Turner | 16,700 | 38.8 | -19.5 | |
Majority | 9,678 | 22.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,078 | 85.9 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Willie Brooke | 21,182 | 53.6 | +14.8 | |
Conservative | Wilfrid Wills | 18,354 | 46.4 | -14.8 | |
Majority | 2,828 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,536 | 79.3 | -6.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hubert Beaumont | 20,020 | 55.4 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Wilfrid Wills | 16,124 | 44.6 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 3,896 | 10.8 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 36,144 | 72.6 | -6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- Liberal Party candidate Ernest Dalton withdrew
Elections in the 1940s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hubert Beaumont | 22,682 | 58.1 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | G W Hirst | 11,090 | 28.4 | -18.0 | |
Liberal | Ashley Mitchell | 5,256 | 13.5 | New | |
Majority | 11,592 | 29.7 | +22.5 | ||
Turnout | 39,028 | 80.9 | +1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 24,514 | 59.3 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Arthur Maxwell Ramsden | 16,828 | 40.7 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 7,686 | 18.6 | −11.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,342 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1950s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 29,776 | 59.95 | +1.83 | |
Conservative | Winefriede Carmen Glynne Bremner | 19,891 | 40.05 | +11.63 | |
Majority | 9,885 | 19.90 | −9.80 | ||
Turnout | 49,667 | 87.03 | +6.15 | ||
Registered electors | 57,066 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.90 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 29,326 | 59.68 | −0.27 | |
Conservative | Reginald Northam | 19,811 | 40.32 | +0.27 | |
Majority | 9,515 | 19.36 | −0.54 | ||
Turnout | 49,137 | 85.53 | −1.50 | ||
Registered electors | 57,453 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.27 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 27,178 | 60.20 | +0.52 | |
Conservative | Harry Watson | 17,970 | 39.80 | −0.52 | |
Majority | 9,208 | 20.40 | +1.04 | ||
Turnout | 45,148 | 79.89 | −5.64 | ||
Registered electors | 56,513 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.52 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 26,781 | 58.35 | −1.85 | |
Conservative | Barbara M Garden | 19,115 | 41.65 | +1.85 | |
Majority | 7,666 | 16.70 | −3.70 | ||
Turnout | 45,896 | 81.91 | +2.02 | ||
Registered electors | 56,031 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.85 | |||
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Elections in the 1960s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 23,362 | 52.61 | −5.74 | |
Conservative | Peter JD Marshall | 13,477 | 30.35 | −11.30 | |
Liberal | Ivan Harvey Lester | 7,564 | 17.03 | New | |
Majority | 9,885 | 22.26 | +5.56 | ||
Turnout | 44,403 | 78.68 | −3.23 | ||
Registered electors | 56,436 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.78 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 24,086 | 56.16 | +3.55 | |
Conservative | Peter JD Marshall | 12,435 | 28.99 | −1.36 | |
Liberal | EA Berry | 6,366 | 14.84 | −2.19 | |
Majority | 11,651 | 27.17 | +4.91 | ||
Turnout | 42,887 | 78.68 | −3.36 | ||
Registered electors | 56,936 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.46 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 23,024 | 50.4 | −5.8 | |
Conservative | Donald Thompson | 15,753 | 34.53 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | Peter Wrigley | 6,893 | 15.09 | +0.25 | |
Majority | 7,271 | 15.92 | −11.25 | ||
Turnout | 45,670 | 72.39 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 21,495 | 44.60 | −5.81 | |
Conservative | George Neill Alexander Crone | 14,404 | 29.89 | −4.60 | |
Liberal | Peter Wrigley | 11,470 | 23.80 | +8.71 | |
Independent Democratic Alliance | Gerald Jarratt | 828 | 1.72 | New | |
Majority | 7,091 | 14.71 | −1.21 | ||
Turnout | 48,197 | 78.34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Broughton | 21,179 | 49.21 | +4.61 | |
Conservative | George Neill Alexander Crone | 12,931 | 30.05 | +0.16 | |
Liberal | Ivan Harvey Lester | 8,928 | 20.74 | −3.05 | |
Majority | 8,248 | 19.16 | |||
Turnout | 43,038 | 69.55 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kenneth Woolmer | 22,984 | 49.04 | −0.17 | |
Conservative | George Neill Alexander Crone | 17,632 | 37.62 | +7.58 | |
Liberal | Christopher Julian Cawood | 4,943 | 10.55 | −10.20 | |
Independent Labour | Douglas Parkin | 848 | 1.81 | New | |
Ecology | Clive Lord | 460 | 0.98 | New | |
Majority | 5,352 | 11.42 | |||
Turnout | 46,867 | 74.54 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- "UK General Election results 1970". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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