Wolverhampton East (UK Parliament constituency)
Wolverhampton East | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Wolverhampton |
Replaced by | Wolverhampton North East and Wolverhampton South West |
Wolverhampton East was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in Staffordshire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
History
[edit]The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the former two-seat Wolverhampton constituency was divided into three single-member constituencies.
It was abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
[edit]1885–1918: The Borough of Wolverhampton wards of St James's, St Mary's, and St Peter's, and the parishes of Wednesfield and Willenhall.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Wolverhampton wards of St James's, St Mary's, and St Peter's, and the Urban Districts of Short Heath, Wednesfield, Wednesfield Heath, and Willenhall.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1885 | Henry Fowler | Liberal | ||
1908 | George Thorne | Liberal | ||
1929 | Geoffrey Mander | Liberal | ||
1945 | John Baird | Labour | ||
1950 | constituency abolished |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Fowler | 3,935 | 59.8 | ||
Conservative | Walter Bird[3] | 2,648 | 40.2 | ||
Majority | 1,287 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 6,583 | 83.2 | |||
Registered electors | 7,917 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Fowler | 3,752 | 58.8 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | John Underhill | 2,629 | 41.2 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,123 | 17.6 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,381 | 80.6 | −2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 7,917 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Fowler | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Fowler was appointed President of the Local Government Board, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Fowler | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Fowler | 4,011 | 57.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Rupert Edward Cooke Kettle* | 2,977 | 42.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,034 | 14.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,988 | 82.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,446 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
*some sources describe as Liberal Unionist
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Fowler | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Fowler | 5,610 | 67.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Unionist | Leo Amery | 2,745 | 32.9 | New | |
Majority | 2,865 | 34.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,355 | 85.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,756 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Thorne | 4,514 | 50.0 | −17.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | Leo Amery | 4,506 | 50.0 | +17.1 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.0 | −34.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,020 | 89.7 | +4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 10,058 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −17.1 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Thorne | 5,276 | 54.2 | −12.9 | |
Liberal Unionist | Leo Amery | 4,462 | 45.8 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 814 | 8.4 | −25.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,738 | 95.1 | +9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,238 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −12.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Thorne | 5,072 | 56.7 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Borras Whiteside | 3,881 | 43.3 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 1,191 | 13.4 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,953 | 87.4 | −7.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,238 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.5 |
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;
- Liberal: George Thorne
- Unionist: Ivor Windsor-Clive
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Thorne | 7,660 | 51.8 | −4.9 | |
C | National Democratic | James A Shaw | 7,138 | 48.2 | New |
Majority | 522 | 3.6 | −9.8 | ||
Turnout | 14,798 | 48.6 | −38.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Thorne | 11,577 | 45.9 | −5.9 | |
Unionist | Charles Henry Pinson | 9,410 | 37.3 | New | |
Labour | William Thomas Augustus Foot | 3,076 | 12.2 | New | |
National Liberal | James A Shaw | 1,169 | 4.6 | −43.6 | |
Majority | 2,167 | 8.6 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 25,232 | 80.4 | +31.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Thorne | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Thorne | 11,066 | 42.1 | N/A | |
Unionist | Thomas Strangman | 10,013 | 38.1 | New | |
Labour | D Rowland Williams | 5,188 | 19.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,053 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,267 | 80.6 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Geoffrey Mander | 15,391 | 44.8 | +2.7 | |
Unionist | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 10,163 | 29.5 | −8.6 | |
Labour | D Rowland Williams | 8,840 | 25.7 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 5,228 | 15.3 | +11.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,394 | 81.5 | +0.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.7 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Geoffrey Mander | 14,945 | 44.1 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | A T Waters-Taylor | 12,628 | 37.2 | +7.7 | |
Labour | John Smith | 6,340 | 18.7 | −7.0 | |
Majority | 2,317 | 6.9 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,913 | 78.6 | −2.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Geoffrey Mander | 15,935 | 48.5 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | J Brockhouse | 11,935 | 36.3 | −0.9 | |
Labour | H E Lane | 4,985 | 15.2 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 4,000 | 12.2 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 32,855 | 73.3 | −5.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]A General election was due to take place before the end of 1940, but was postponed due to the Second World War. By 1939, the following candidates had been selected to contest this constituency;
- Liberal: Geoffrey Mander
- Conservative:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Baird | 17,763 | 47.7 | +32.5 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Mander | 11,206 | 30.1 | −18.4 | |
Conservative | William Garthwaite | 8,266 | 22.2 | −14.1 | |
Majority | 6,557 | 17.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,235 | 73.3 | 0.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
See also
[edit]- List of Members of Parliament for Wolverhampton
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Wolverhampton
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 212. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ "The New Parliament". The Morning Post. 26 November 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 15 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- Parliamentary constituencies in Wolverhampton
- Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic)
- Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1950
- Wednesfield