Staffordshire_North_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
North West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
North West Staffordshire was a constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.
Quick Facts 1885–1918, Seats ...
North West Staffordshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | North Staffordshire and West Staffordshire |
Replaced by | Stone and Stafford |
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The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | George Leveson-Gower | Liberal | |
1886 | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | Conservative | |
1892 | James Heath | Conservative | |
1906 | Alfred Billson | Liberal | |
1907 | Albert Stanley | Liberal | |
1910 | Labour | ||
1916 | Samuel Finney | Labour | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1880s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | 5,757 | 54.9 | ||
Conservative | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | 4,720 | 45.1 | ||
Majority | 1,037 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 10,477 | 79.2 | ' | ||
Registered electors | 13,222 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
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Leveson-Gower was appointed Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | 5,252 | 54.1 | +9.0 | |
Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | 4,459 | 45.9 | −9.0 | |
Majority | 793 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,711 | 73.4 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 13,222 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.0 | |||
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Elections in the 1890s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Heath | 5,638 | 51.1 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | Leonard Shoobridge | 5,406 | 48.9 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 232 | 2.2 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,044 | 78.8 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 14,011 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Heath | 6,206 | 52.8 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Leonard Shoobridge | 5,538 | 47.2 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 668 | 5.6 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,744 | 80.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,657 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
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Elections in the 1900s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Heath | 6,205 | 57.5 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | James Lovatt | 4,594 | 42.5 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 1,611 | 15.0 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,799 | 73.8 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,626 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alfred Billson | 7,667 | 58.0 | +15.5 | |
Conservative | James Heath | 5,557 | 42.0 | −15.5 | |
Majority | 2,110 | 16.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,224 | 85.8 | +12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 15,404 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.5 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lib-Lab | Albert Stanley | 7,396 | 59.4 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Twyford | 5,047 | 40.6 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 2,349 | 18.8 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,443 | 79.1 | −6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 15,738 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
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Elections in the 1910s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Albert Stanley | 8,566 | 59.8 | New | |
Conservative | Gilbert Nugent | 5,754 | 40.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 2,812 | 19.6 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 14,320 | 86.8 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 16,498 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Albert Stanley | 8,125 | 62.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Leslie de Gruyther | 4,940 | 37.8 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 3,185 | 24.4 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,065 | 79.2 | −7.6 | ||
Registered electors | 16,498 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
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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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Albert Stanley
- Unionist:
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Samuel Finney | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | |||||
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- Liberal Year Book, 1908
- Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918