Liverpool_Fairfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Liverpool Fairfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950
Liverpool Fairfield was a borough constituency in Liverpool which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918, until it was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Quick Facts 1918–1950, Seats ...
Liverpool Fairfield | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Liverpool West Derby and Liverpool Walton |
Replaced by | Liverpool Edge Hill and Liverpool Wavertree |
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The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Fairfield and Old Swan, and part of Kensington ward.
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Jack Cohen | Conservative | |
1931 | Sir Edmund Brocklebank | Conservative | |
1945 | Arthur Moody | Labour | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Jack Cohen | 7,698 | 50.6 | ||
C | Liberal | Francis L'Estrange Joseph | 4,188 | 27.5 | |
Labour | George Porter | 3,337 | 21.9 | ||
Majority | 3,510 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 15,223 | 54.9 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
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Elections in the 1920s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Jack Cohen | 14,316 | 72.3 | +21.7 | |
Labour | George Porter | 5,478 | 27.7 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 8,838 | 44.6 | +21.5 | ||
Turnout | 19,794 | 64.0 | +9.1 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +7.9 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Jack Cohen | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Unionist hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Jack Cohen | 14,277 | 62.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Mary Mercer | 8,412 | 37.1 | New | |
Majority | 5,865 | 25.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,689 | 72.2 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | Jack Cohen | 16,436 | 52.9 | ―10.0 | |
Labour | John Hamer Sutcliffe | 14,614 | 47.1 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 1,822 | 5.8 | ―20.0 | ||
Turnout | 31,050 | 71.9 | ―0.3 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | ―10.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1930s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edmund Brocklebank | 24,636 | 75.6 | +23.7 | |
Labour | A. Dodd | 7,960 | 24.4 | ―23.7 | |
Majority | 16,676 | 51.2 | +47.4 | ||
Turnout | 32,596 | 72.5 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +23.7 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edmund Brocklebank | 18,596 | 62.5 | ―13.1 | |
Labour | Arthur Moody | 11,155 | 37.5 | +13.1 | |
Majority | 7,441 | 25.0 | ―26.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,751 | 61.7 | ―10.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ―13.1 | |||
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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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Edmund Brocklebank
- Labour: Arthur Moody[2]
Elections in the 1940s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Moody | 14,475 | 45.7 | +18.2 | |
Conservative | Edmund Brocklebank | 13,328 | 42.2 | ―20.3 | |
Liberal | William Henry Ledsom | 3,816 | 12.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,147 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,619 | 65.8 | +4.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.2 | |||
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