Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Farnworth
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1918 (1918)–1983 (1983)
Number of members one

Farnworth was a county constituency in Lancashire 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 1983 general election.

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[edit] Boundaries

From 1885 to 1918 the Farnworth area had been included in the Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth constituency.

The Farnworth constituency included Farnworth, Walkden and Little Hulton.[1]

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Edward Bagley Conservative
1922 Thomas Greenall Labour
1929 Guy Rowson Labour
1931 James Stones Conservative
1935 Guy Rowson Labour
1938 by-election George Tomlinson Labour
1952 by-election Ernest Thornton Labour
1970 John Roper Labour Co-operative
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Farnworth [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Roper 27,965 50.06
Conservative S. Windle 19,858 35.55
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [3] 8,043 14.40
Majority 8,107 14.51
Turnout 77.76
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Farnworth [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Roper 28,184 53.45
Conservative R. H. Shepherd 13,489 25.58
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [3] 11,059 20.97
Majority 14,695 27.87
Turnout 74.73
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Farnworth [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Roper 28,068 49.75
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [6] 15,431 27.35
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [3] 12,918 22.90
Majority 12,637 22.40
Turnout 80.73
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1970: Farnworth [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Roper 29,392 58.48
Conservative I. A. Johnston 20,867 41.52
Majority 8,525 16.96
Turnout 72.26
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Farnworth [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 30,015 66.19
Conservative M. Andrew 15,329 33.81
Majority 14,686 32.39
Turnout 74.78
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1964: Farnworth [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 28,492 62.06
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [6] 17,421 37.94
Majority 11,071 24.11
Turnout 78.79
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Farnworth [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 27,393 58.60
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [6] 19,356 41.40
Majority 8,037 17.19
Turnout 83.34
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: Farnworth [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Thornton 24,829 57.66
Conservative D. C. Waddington 18,231 42.34
Majority 6,598 15.32
Turnout 81.53
Labour hold Swing
Farnworth by-election 27 November 1952 [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Tomlinson 21,834
Conservative D. H. Moore 14,615
Majority 7,219
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: Farnworth [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Tomlinson 26,297 59.22
Conservative J. Seddon 18,112 40.78
Majority 8,185 18.43
Turnout 86.75
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1950: Farnworth [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Tomlinson 25,375 56.60
Conservative F. Kay 14,266 31.82
Liberal A. Lomax 5,189 11.57
Majority 11,109 24.78
Turnout 88.14
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Farnworth [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Tomlinson 28,462 66.14
Conservative F. Howard 14,570 33.86
Majority 13,892 32.28
Turnout 77.47
Labour hold Swing

[edit] References

  1. ^ Minutes of Proceedings at a Public Inquiry Held at the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester on Monday 14 November 2005, Boundary Commission for England, http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pbc/review_areas/Greater_Manchester_Boroughs/downloads/TR_Manchester_Day9.doc, retrieved 22 June 2011 
  2. ^ General Election 03 May 1979: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Margaret Patricia Rothwell. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ^ General Election 10 October 1974: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  5. ^ General Election 28 February 1974: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Albert Samuel Royse. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  7. ^ General Election 18 June 1970: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  8. ^ General Election 31 March 1966: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  9. ^ General Election 15 October 1964: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  10. ^ General Election 08 October 1959: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  11. ^ General Election 26 May 1955: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  12. ^ By-election 1952: Farnworth. British Election Ephemera Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  13. ^ General Election 25 October 1951: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  14. ^ General Election 23 February 1950: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  15. ^ General Election 5 July 1945: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.

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