Huddersfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
Huddersfield is a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1983 by Barry Sheerman of Labour Co-op.[n 2]
Quick Facts County, Electorate ...
| Huddersfield | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire | |
Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 65,917 (December 2019)[1] |
| Major settlements | Huddersfield, Kirkheaton |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Barry Sheerman (Labour Co-op) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Huddersfield East Huddersfield West |
| 1832–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Created from | Yorkshire |
| Replaced by | Huddersfield East Huddersfield West |
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1983–2010: The Borough of Kirklees wards of Almondbury, Birkby, Dalton, Deighton, Newsome, and Paddock.
2010–present: The Borough of Kirklees wards of Almondbury, Ashbrow, Dalton, Greenhead, and Newsome.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Kirklees wards of: Almondbury; Ashbrow; Crosland Moor and Netherton; Dalton (polling districts DA01, DA02, DA03, DA04, DA05, DA07 and DA08); Greenhead; Newsome.[2]
In order to bring the electorate within the permitted range, the Crosland Moor and Netherton ward will be transferred from Colne Valley. To partly compensate, a small part of the Dalton ward, including the village of Kirkheaton will be transferred to the re-established constituency of Spen Valley.
This constituency covers the urban centre and east of the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield, the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. The town grew out of the former woollen industry, and is now a primarily residential market town with some light industry remaining in the town such as Syngenta and Cummins, and a growing number of students at the University of Huddersfield. The town is economically diverse with some deprived inner-city council estates, such as Deighton, and better-off areas on the outskirts, such as Fixby, some exclusive detached stone houses in leafy roads.
However, the town’s western suburbs such as Crosland Moor, Netherton, Golcar, and the middle-class suburb of Lindley are actually in the neighbouring Colne Valley constituency.
Apart from four years tenure as MP by Geoffrey Dickens for Huddersfield West (1979-1983), the area (including its divided halves for the 33 years to 1983) has returned a Labour Party MP since 1945.
The constituency is currently held by the Labour Party, although the Liberal Democrats made inroads by coming second in the 2005 general election, and in the 2010 general election Karen Tween of the Conservative Party narrowed the incumbent's lead to a relatively average 4,472 votes and the new Liberal Democrat candidate slipped into third place. There are currently Green Party councillors in Newsome, and some Tory and Liberal Democrat councillors in Almondbury, but the remaining wards are safely Labour. The Dalton ward also includes the village of Kirkheaton, separated by a green buffer, and the Almondbury ward includes the small village of Lepton, West Yorkshire.
More information Election, Member ...
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Lewis Fenton | Whig[4] | |
| 1834 by-election | John Blackburne | Whig[4] | |
| 1837 by-election | Edward Ellice | Whig[4][5][6][7][8] | |
| 1837 | William Crompton-Stansfield | Whig[9][8][10][6][11][12][4] | |
| 1853 by-election | Viscount Goderich | Whig[13][14][15] | |
| 1857 | Edward Akroyd | Whig[10][16][17] | |
| 1859 | Edward Leatham | Liberal | |
| 1865 | Thomas Crosland | Liberal | |
| 1868 | Edward Leatham | Liberal | |
| 1886 | William Summers | Liberal | |
| 1893 by-election | Sir Joseph Crosland | Conservative | |
| 1895 | Sir James Woodhouse | Liberal | |
| 1906 by-election | Arthur Sherwell | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Sir Charles Sykes | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 | Sir Arthur Marshall | Liberal | |
| 1923 | James Hudson | Labour | |
| 1931 | William Mabane | National Liberal[n 3] | |
| 1945 | Joseph Mallalieu | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see Huddersfield East and Huddersfield West | ||
| 1983 | constituency reconstituted | ||
| 1983 | Barry Sheerman | Labour Co-operative | |
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Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 20,509 | 49.0 |  11.4 | |
| Conservative | Ken Davy | 15,572 | 37.2 |  4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Wilkinson | 2,367 | 5.7 | 3.1 | |
| Green | Andrew Cooper | 1,768 | 4.2 | 1.0 | |
| Brexit Party | Stuart Hale | 1,666 | 4.0 | New | |
| Majority | 4,937 | 11.8 | 15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 41,882 | 63.9 | 1.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 7.8 |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 26,470 | 60.4 | +15.5 | |
| Conservative | Scott Benton | 14,465 | 33.0 | +6.2 | |
| Green | Andrew Cooper | 1,395 | 3.2 | -3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zulfiqar Ali | 1,155 | 2.6 | -3.2 | |
| Yorkshire | Bikatshi Katenga | 274 | 0.6 | New | |
| Independent | Marteen Thokkudubiyyapu | 75 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 12,005 | 27.4 | +9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 43,834 | 65.5 | +3.5 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 18,186 | 44.9 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | Itrat Ali | 10,841 | 26.8 | -1.0 | |
| UKIP | Rob Butler | 5,948 | 14.7 | New | |
| Green | Andrew Cooper | 2,798 | 6.9 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zulfiqar Ali | 2,365 | 5.8 | -18.9 | |
| TUSC | Mike Forster | 340 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 7,345 | 18.1 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 40,478 | 62.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 15,725 | 38.8 | -7.6 | |
| Conservative | Karen Tweed | 11,253 | 27.8 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Blanchard | 10,023 | 24.7 | +0.6 | |
| Green | Andrew Cooper | 1,641 | 4.0 | -0.6 | |
| BNP | Rachel Firth | 1,563 | 3.9 | +0.9 | |
| TUSC | Paul Cooney[26] | 319 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 4,472 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 40,524 | 61.1 | +4.5 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 16,341 | 46.8 | −6.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Bone | 7,990 | 22.9 | +7.9 | |
| Conservative | David Meacock | 7,597 | 21.7 | −3.2 | |
| Green | Julie Stewart-Turner | 1,651 | 4.7 | +1.2 | |
| BNP | Karl Hanson | 1,036 | 3.0 | New | |
| Independent | Theresa Quarmby | 325 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 8,351 | 23.9 | -4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 34,940 | 56.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −7.1 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 18,840 | 53.2 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | Paul Baverstock | 8,794 | 24.9 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Bentley | 5,300 | 15.0 | −2.2 | |
| Green | John Phillips | 1,254 | 3.5 | +1.3 | |
| UKIP | Judith Longman | 613 | 1.7 | New | |
| Socialist Alliance | Graham Hellawell | 374 | 1.1 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | George Randall | 208 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 10,046 | 28.3 | -7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 35,383 | 55.0 | −12.0 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1990s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 25,171 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | Bill Forrow | 9,323 | 20.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Beever | 7,642 | 17.2 | ||
| Referendum | Paul McNulty | 1,480 | 3.3 | New | |
| Green | John Phillips | 938 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,848 | 35.6 | |||
| Turnout | 44,554 | 67.0 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 23,832 | 48.7 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | JM Kenyon | 16,574 | 33.9 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | AE Denham | 7,777 | 15.9 | −5.6 | |
| Green | Nicholas Harvey | 576 | 1.2 | −0.1 | |
| Natural Law | M Cran | 135 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 7,258 | 14.8 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,894 | 72.4 | −3.1 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
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Elections in the 1980s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 23,019 | 45.9 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Nick Hawkins | 15,741 | 31.4 | -1.8 | |
| Liberal | John Smithson | 10,773 | 21.5 | -3.3 | |
| Green | Nicholas Harvey | 638 | 1.3 | New | |
| Majority | 7,278 | 14.5 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 50,171 | 75.5 | +4.4 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 20,051 | 41.4 | ||
| Conservative | John Tweddle | 16,096 | 33.2 | ||
| Liberal | Kathleen Hasler | 12,027 | 24.8 | ||
| Independent | H Hirst | 271 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 3,955 | 8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 48,445 | 71.1 | |||
| Labour Co-op win (new seat) | |||||
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Elections in the 1940s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 33,362 | 48.3 | +9.1 | |
| National Liberal | William Mabane | 24,496 | 35.5 | -25.3 | |
| Liberal | Roy Harrod | 11,119 | 16.2 | New | |
| Majority | 8,866 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 68,977 | 78.4 | +5.2 | ||
| Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | +17.2 | |||
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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;
- Liberal National: William Mabane
- Labour: Joseph Mallalieu
- Liberal: Elliott Dodds
Elections in the 1930s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | William Mabane | 37,009 | 60.8 | -9.3 | |
| Labour | William Pickles | 23,844 | 39.2 | +9.3 | |
| Majority | 13,165 | 21.6 | -18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 60,853 | 73.2 | -10.1 | ||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | -9.3 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | William Mabane | 47,056 | 70.1 | +38.5 | |
| Labour | James Hudson | 20,034 | 29.9 | -8.4 | |
| Majority | 27,022 | 40.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 67,090 | 83.3 | -2.8 | ||
| National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +23.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1920s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Hudson | 25,966 | 38.3 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | William Mabane | 21,398 | 31.6 | −0.1 | |
| Unionist | Enoch Hill | 20,361 | 30.1 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 4,568 | 6.7 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 67,725 | 86.1 | −2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,635 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Hudson | 19,010 | 36.3 | −0.4 | |
| Unionist | Enoch Hill | 16,745 | 32.0 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Marshall | 16,626 | 31.7 | −4.9 | |
| Majority | 2,265 | 4.3 | +4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 52,381 | 88.5 | +6.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,176 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Hudson | 17,430 | 36.7 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Marshall | 17,404 | 36.6 | +2.6 | |
| Unionist | Charles Tinker | 12,694 | 26.7 | New | |
| Majority | 26 | 0.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,528 | 81.9 | −1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,029 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.3 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Marshall | 15,879 | 34.0 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | James Hudson | 15,673 | 33.5 | +1.0 | |
| National Liberal | Charles Sykes | 15,212 | 32.5 | −6.3 | |
| Majority | 206 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,764 | 83.1 | +13.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,243 | ||||
| Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing | +5.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | Charles Sykes | 15,234 | 38.8 | N/A |
| Labour | Harry Snell | 12,737 | 32.5 | +3.5 | |
| Liberal | Ernest Woodhead | 11,256 | 28.7 | −8.8 | |
| Majority | 2,497 | 6.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,227 | 69.8 | −20.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,200 | ||||
| National Liberal gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
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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: Arthur Sherwell
- Unionist:
- Socialist: Harry Snell (candidature not approved by Labour Party National Executive)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Sherwell | 6,458 | 37.5 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Henry Kaye | 5,777 | 33.5 | +4.9 | |
| Labour | Harry Snell | 4,988 | 29.0 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 681 | 4.0 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 17,223 | 90.5 | −4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,021 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Sherwell | 7,158 | 39.8 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Harry Snell | 5,686 | 31.6 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | Harold Smith | 5,153 | 28.6 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 1,472 | 8.2 | +5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 17,997 | 94.6 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,021 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Sherwell | 5,762 | 36.0 | −2.2 | |
| Labour | T. Russell Williams | 5,422 | 33.8 | −1.4 | |
| Conservative | John Foster Fraser | 4,844 | 30.2 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 340 | 2.2 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 16,028 | 91.2 | −2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,568 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Woodhouse | 6,302 | 38.2 | −15.4 | |
| Labour Repr. Cmte. | T. Russell Williams | 5,813 | 35.2 | New | |
| Conservative | John Foster Fraser | 4,391 | 26.6 | −19.8 | |
| Majority | 489 | 3.0 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 16,506 | 94.0 | +6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,568 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Woodhouse | 7,896 | 53.6 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | Hildred Carlile | 6,831 | 46.4 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 1,065 | 7.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 14,727 | 87.8 | −2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,770 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Woodhouse | 6,755 | 47.5 | −3.4 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Crosland | 5,868 | 41.3 | −7.8 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Russell Smart | 1,594 | 11.2 | New | |
| Majority | 887 | 6.2 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 14,217 | 89.8 | −0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,832 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Crosland | 7,068 | 50.1 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal | Joseph Woodhead | 7,033 | 49.9 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 35 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 14,101 | 90.7 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,550 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.0 | |||
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- Caused by Summers' death.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Summers | 7,098 | 50.9 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Crosland | 6,837 | 49.1 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 261 | 1.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 13,935 | 90.1 | +8.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,466 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Summers | 6,210 | 50.8 | -2.1 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Crosland | 6,026 | 49.2 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 184 | 1.6 | -4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 12,236 | 81.6 | −6.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,991 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Leatham | 6,960 | 52.9 | −8.1 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Crosland | 6,194 | 47.1 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 766 | 5.8 | −16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 13,154 | 87.7 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,991 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −8.1 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Leatham | 7,008 | 61.0 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | William Alexander Lindsay[36] | 4,486 | 39.0 | −7.8 | |
| Majority | 2,522 | 22.0 | +15.6 | ||
| Turnout | 11,494 | 85.9 | −3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,386 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
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Elections in the 1870s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Leatham | 5,668 | 53.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Thomas Brooke[37] | 4,985 | 46.8 | New | |
| Majority | 683 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,653 | 89.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 11,917 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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Elections in the 1860s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Leatham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 11,242 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Leatham | 1,111 | 58.5 | +14.9 | |
| Conservative | William Campbell Sleigh | 789 | 41.5 | New | |
| Majority | 322 | 17.0 | +4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,900 | 88.9 | +4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,138 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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- Caused by Crosland's death.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Crosland | 1,019 | 56.4 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal | Edward Leatham | 787 | 43.6 | −7.0 | |
| Majority | 232 | 12.8 | +11.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,806 | 84.5 | −8.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,138 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1850s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Leatham | 779 | 50.6 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal | Edward Akroyd | 760 | 49.4 | −8.8 | |
| Majority | 19 | 1.2 | −14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,539 | 92.7 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,660 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Edward Akroyd | 823 | 58.2 | +6.8 | |
| Radical | Richard Cobden | 590 | 41.8 | −6.8 | |
| Majority | 233 | 16.4 | +13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,413 | 91.0 | +1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,552 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | George Robinson | 675 | 53.2 | +1.8 | |
| Radical | Joseph Starkey[15][38] | 593 | 46.8 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 82 | 6.4 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,268 | 89.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,415 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
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- Caused by Stansfield's election being declared void on petition due to bribery and treating which "prevailed to a great extent".[39]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Crompton-Stansfield | 625 | 51.4 | −0.4 | |
| Radical | William Willans[40][41] | 590 | 48.6 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 35 | 2.8 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,215 | 89.1 | +0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,364 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
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Elections in the 1840s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Crompton-Stansfield | 525 | 51.8 | N/A | |
| Radical | John Cheetham (Huddersfield MP) | 488 | 48.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,013 | 88.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,142 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Crompton-Stansfield | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,003 | ||||
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Elections in the 1830s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Crompton-Stansfield | 323 | 51.8 | −17.1 | |
| Conservative | Richard Oastler | 301 | 48.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 22 | 3.6 | −34.2 | ||
| Turnout | 624 | 78.0 | +25.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 800 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Edward Ellice | 340 | 54.0 | −14.9 | |
| Conservative | Richard Oastler | 290 | 46.0 | New | |
| Majority | 50 | 8.0 | −29.8 | ||
| Turnout | 630 | 78.8 | +26.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 800 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | ||||
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- Caused by Blackburne's death
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Whig | John Blackburne (Huddersfield MP) | 241 | 68.9 | +5.5 | |
| Radical | William Augustus Johnson[42] | 109 | 31.1 | −5.5 | |
| Majority | 132 | 37.8 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 350 | 52.2 | −16.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 671 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Blackburne (Huddersfield MP) | 234 | 47.8 | −15.6 | |
| Tory | Michael Thomas Sadler | 147 | 30.0 | New | |
| Radical | Joseph Wood | 108 | 22.0 | −14.6 | |
| Whig | John Charles Ramsden | 1 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 87 | 17.8 | −9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 490 | 81.1 | +12.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 640 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
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- Caused by Fenton's death. While Ramsden was not a candidate, a local spirit merchant, Paul Hirst, voted for him.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Lewis Fenton | 263 | 63.4 | ||
| Radical | Joseph Wood | 152 | 36.6 | ||
| Majority | 111 | 26.8 | |||
| Turnout | 415 | 68.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 608 | ||||
| Whig win (new seat) | |||||
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