Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Thornbury | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Major settlements | Thornbury |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Stroud & Thornbury |
Thornbury was a county constituency centred on the town of Thornbury in Gloucestershire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
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[edit] History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Stafford Howard | Liberal | |
| 1886 | John William Plunkett | Conservative | |
| 1892 | Charles Colston | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | |
| 1922 | Herbert Charles Woodcock | Conservative | |
| 1923 | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston, Bt. | Unionist | |
| 1945 | Joseph Herbert Alpass | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Elections
[edit] Election 1885–1910
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, 1885 [2] New constituency Electorate: 11,333 Turnout: 9,484 (84.0%) |
Liberal win Majority: 145 (1.6%) |
Stafford Howard | Liberal | 4,845 | 50.8 | N/A | ||
| Benjamin St John Ackers | Conservative | 4,639 | 49.2 | N/A | ||||
| General election, 1886 [2] Electorate: 11,333 Turnout: 8,989 (79.3%) −4.7 |
Conservative gain from Liberal Majority: 881 (9.8%) Swing: 5.7% from Lib to Con |
John William Plunkett | Conservative | 4,935 | 54.9 | +5.7 | ||
| E. S. Howard | Liberal | 4,054 | 45.1 | −5.7 | ||||
| General election, 1892 [2] Electorate: 11,867 Turnout: 10,180 (85.8%) +6.5 |
Conservative hold Majority: 224 (2.2%) −7.6 Swing: 3.8% from Con to Lib |
Charles Colston | Conservative | 5,202 | 51.1 | −3.8 | ||
| E. S. Howard | Liberal | 4,978 | 48.9 | +3.8 | ||||
| General election, 1895 [2] Electorate: 12,195 Turnout: 10,635 (85.0%) −0.8 |
Conservative hold Majority: 1,089 (10.6%) +8.4 Swing: 4.2% from Lib to Con |
Charles Colston | Conservative | 5,727 | 55.3 | +4.2 | ||
| E. S. Howard | Liberal | 4,638 | 44.7 | −4.2 | ||||
| General election, 1900 [2] | Conservative hold | Charles Colston | Conservative | unopposed | ||||
| General election, 1906 [2] Electorate: 14,096 Turnout: 12,610 (89.5%) |
Liberal gain from Conservative Majority: 2,130 (16.8%) |
Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 7,370 | 58.4 | N/A | ||
| Charles Colston | Conservative | 5,240 | 41.6 | N/A | ||||
| General election, January 1910 [2] Electorate: 14,792 Turnout: 13,521 (91.7%) +2.2 |
Liberal hold Majority: 1,019 (7.6%) −9.2 Swing: 4.6% from Lib to Con |
Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 7,270 | 53.8 | −4.6 | ||
| Hon. C. A. Ward | Conservative | 6,251 | 46.2 | +4.6 | ||||
| General election, December 1910 [2] Electorate: 14,742 Turnout: 12,657 (85.9%) −5.8 |
Liberal hold Majority: 983 (7.8%) +0.1 Swing: 0.1% from Con to Lib |
Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 6,820 | 53.9 | +0.1 | ||
| George Cockerill | Conservative | 5,837 | 46.1 | −0.1 | ||||
[edit] Election 1918–1945
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, 1918 [3] Electorate: 33,862 Turnout: 16,131 (47.6%) −38.3 |
Coalition Liberal hold Majority: 3,687 (24.0%) +23.9 |
Athelstan Rendall | Coalition Liberal | 9,999 | 62.0 | |||
| T. D. Pilcher | National Party | 6,132 | 38.0 | −8.1 | ||||
| General election, 1922 [3] Electorate: 34,665 Turnout: 27,009 (77.9%) +30.3 |
Conservative gain from Liberal Majority: 104 (0.3%) |
Herbert Charles Woodcock | Conservative | 10,682 | 39.5 | N/A | ||
| Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 10,578 | 39.2 | −22.8 | ||||
| Joseph Alpass | Labour | 5,749 | 21.3 | N/A | ||||
| General election, 1923 [3] Electorate: 35,695 Turnout: 26,974 (75.6%) −2.3 |
Liberal gain from Conservative Majority: 6,470 (24.0%) +23.9 Swing: 12.2% from Con to Lib |
Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 16,722 | 62.0 | +22.8 | ||
| Herbert Charles Woodcock | Conservative | 10,252 | 38.0 | −1.5 | ||||
| General election, 1924 [3] Electorate: 36,672 Turnout: 29,159 (79.5%) +3.9 |
Conservative gain from Liberal Majority: 2,217 (7.5%) Swing: 15.8% from Lib to Con |
Derrick Wellesley Gunston | Conservative | 12,500 | 42.8 | +4.8 | ||
| Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 10,283 | 35.3 | −26.7 | ||||
| G. Elton | Labour | 6,376 | 21.9 | N/A | ||||
| General election, 1929 [3] Electorate: 49,645 Turnout: 40,973 (82.5%) +3.0 |
Conservative hold Majority: 300 (0.8%) −6.7 Swing: 3.4% from Con to Lib |
Derrick Wellesley Gunston | Conservative | 13,914 | 34.0 | −8.8 | ||
| J. A. Day | Liberal | 13,614 | 33.2 | −2.1 | ||||
| G. Elton | Labour | 13,445 | 32.8 | +10.9 | ||||
| General election, 1931 [3] Electorate: 52,547 Turnout: 41,906 (79.7%) −2.8 |
Conservative hold Majority: 12,064 (28.7%) +27.9 Swing: 13.8% from Lab to Con |
Derrick Wellesley Gunston | Conservative | 23,072 | 55.0 | +21.0 | ||
| G. P. Blizard | Labour | 11,008 | 26.3 | −6.5 | ||||
| J. H. Whitehouse | Liberal | 7,826 | 18.7 | −14.5 | ||||
| General election, 1935 [3] Electorate: 56,582 Turnout: 40,448 (71.5%) −8.2 |
Conservative hold Majority: 4,016 (9.9%) −18.8 Swing: 13.8% from Con to Lab |
Derrick Wellesley Gunston | Conservative | 19,180 | 47.4 | −7.6 | ||
| F. A. Heron | Labour | 15,164 | 37.5 | +11.2 | ||||
| Rev W. J. Jenkins | Liberal | 6,104 | 15.1 | −3.6 | ||||
| General election, 1945 [3] Electorate: 75,286 Turnout: 57,553 (76.4%) +4.9 |
Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 9,437 (16.4%) Swing: 13.2% from Con to Lab |
Joseph Alpass | Labour | 28,364 | 49.3 | +11.8 | ||
| Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston, Bt | Conservative | 18,927 | 32.9 | −14.5 | ||||
| R. W. Brighton | Liberal | 10,262 | 17.8 | +2.7 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)[self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 362. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
