Staffordshire_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

West Staffordshire
West Staffordshire
Former County constituency; for the House of Commons
County	Staffordshire
1868–1885
Seats	Two
Created from	South Staffordshire; North Staffordshire
Replaced by	Lichfield Division, North-Western Division (both created of part only in 1885) Wolverhampton West, Stafford, Cannock (remainder)
1885–1918
Seats	One
Type of constituency	County constituency

West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918

West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament until 1885, and then one member until 1918.

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Election	1st Member		1st Party		2nd Party
1868		Sir Smith Child, Bt.	Conservative	Hugo Meynell-Ingram	Conservative
1871		Sir Smith Child, Bt.	Conservative	Francis Monckton	Conservative
1874		Alexander Staveley Hill	Conservative	Francis Monckton	Conservative
1885	representation reduced to one member

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Monckton	Unopposed
	Conservative hold

West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

West Staffordshire
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
County	Staffordshire
1868–1885
Seats	Two
Created from	South Staffordshire North Staffordshire
Replaced by	Lichfield Division, North-Western Division (both created of part only in 1885) Wolverhampton West, Stafford, Cannock (remainder)
1885–1918
Seats	One
Type of constituency	County constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Staveley Hill	4,123	27.5	*N/A*
	Conservative	Francis Monckton	3,967	26.5	*N/A*
	Liberal	William Anson	3,564	23.8	New
	Liberal	James Hall Renton^[6]	3,344	22.3	New
Majority			403	2.7	N/A
Turnout			7,499 (est)	66.4 (est)	N/A
Registered electors			11,288
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hamar Bass	4,820	54.0	+7.9
	Conservative	Francis Monckton	4,106	46.0	−8.0
Majority			714	8.0	N/A
Turnout			8,926	83.9	+17.5 (est)
Registered electors			10,636
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+8.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Hamar Bass	Unopposed
	Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Hamar Bass	5,227	64.5	*N/A*
	Liberal	John Kempster	2,879	35.5	New
Majority			2,348	29.0	N/A
Turnout			8,106	78.0	N/A
Registered electors			10,395
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	Alexander Henderson	4,769	54.4	*N/A*
	Liberal	William Adams^[8]	3,993	45.6	New
Majority			776	8.8	N/A
Turnout			8,762	82.8	N/A
Registered electors			10,580
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry McLaren	5,586	54.3	*New*
	Liberal Unionist	Alexander Henderson	4,708	45.7	N/A
Majority			878	8.6	N/A
Turnout			10,294	88.9	N/A
Registered electors			11,584
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	George Lloyd	5,892	52.5	+6.8
	Liberal	Henry McLaren	5,327	47.5	−6.8
Majority			565	5.0	N/A
Turnout			11,219	92.0	+3.1
Registered electors			12,197
	Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	George Lloyd	5,602	52.2	−0.3
	Liberal	Walter Meakin	5,123	47.8	+0.3
Majority			479	4.4	−0.6
Turnout			10,725	87.9	-4.1
Registered electors			12,197
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing	−0.3