Consett (UK Parliament constituency)
Consett | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | North West Durham |
Replaced by | North West Durham |
Consett was a county constituency, centred on the town of Consett in County Durham. 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.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
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Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1918 | Aneurin Williams | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1922 | Rev. Herbert Dunnico | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)/meta/color" | | 1931 | John Purcell Dickie | National Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1935 | David Adams | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1943 | James Edward Glanville | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1955 | William Stones | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1966 | David Watkins | Labour |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Aneurin Williams | 7,576 | 34.3 | n/a | |
National Democratic | 7,283 | 32.9 | n/a | ||
Labour | George Harold Stuart-Bunning | 7,268 | 32.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 293 | 1.4 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 64.3 | n/a | |||
Liberal win |
- denotes candidate who was endorsed by the Coalition Government.
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 14,469 | 46.5 | +13.7 | |
Liberal | Aneurin Williams | 9,870 | 31.8 | ||
Unionist | Sydney Erskine Dare Wilson | 6,745 | 21.7 | ||
Majority | 4,599 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 82.0 | +17.7 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 15,862 | 52.0 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | Miss Helen Ursula Williams | 14,619 | 48.0 | +16.2 | |
Majority | 1,243 | 4.0 | 10.7 | ||
Turnout | 78.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 18,842 | 55.9 | ||
Constitutionalist | James E Davies | 14,836 | 44.1 | ||
Majority | 4,006 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 83.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 22,256 | 56.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | John Purcell Dickie | 10,772 | 27.3 | n/a | |
Unionist | John William Watts | 6,400 | 16.2 | n/a | |
Majority | 11,484 | 29.2 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 80.1 | -3.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | n/a |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | John Purcell Dickie | 22,474 | 53.0 | +25.7 | |
Labour | Herbert Dunnico | 19,927 | 47.0 | -9.5 | |
Majority | 2,547 | 6.01 | |||
Turnout | 83.24 | ||||
National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +17.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Adams | 25,419 | 58.7 | ||
National Liberal | John Purcell Dickie | 17,897 | 41.3 | ||
Majority | 7,522 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 43,316 | 83.8 | |||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: David Adams [8]
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Edward Glanville | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Labour hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Edward Glanville | 28,617 | 70.1 | ||
National Liberal | Sqn-Ldr. JA McGilley | 12,198 | 29.9 | ||
Majority | 16,419 | 40.2 | |||
Turnout | 77.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Edward Glanville | 34,907 | 66.79 | ||
Conservative | Philip Carter Goodhart | 12,634 | 24.17 | ||
Liberal | Norman Dees | 4,721 | 9.03 | ||
Majority | 22,273 | 42.62 | |||
Turnout | 86.84 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Edward Glanville | 35,705 | 69.24 | ||
Conservative | GFH Walker | 15,861 | 30.76 | ||
Majority | 19,844 | 38.48 | |||
Turnout | 85.06 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Stones | 30,979 | 67.05 | ||
Conservative | William Fergus Montgomery | 15,224 | 32.95 | ||
Majority | 15,755 | 34.10 | |||
Turnout | 77.51 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Stones | 32,307 | 66.83 | ||
Conservative | DA Orde | 16,037 | 33.17 | ||
Majority | 16,270 | 33.65 | |||
Turnout | 81.65 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Stones | 29,676 | 68.10 | ||
Conservative | DW Stokoe | 13,901 | 31.90 | ||
Majority | 15,775 | 36.20 | |||
Turnout | 76.73 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 29,753 | 73.26 | ||
Conservative | RWG Sanderson | 10,858 | 26.74 | ||
Majority | 18,895 | 46.53 | |||
Turnout | 73.51 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 28,985 | 70.87 | ||
Conservative | Neville Trotter | 11,914 | 29.13 | ||
Majority | 17,071 | 41.74 | |||
Turnout | 70.17 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 27,401 | 61.10 | ||
Conservative | T Wilkinson | 9,058 | 20.20 | ||
Liberal | R McClure | 8,384 | 18.70 | ||
Majority | 18,343 | 40.90 | |||
Turnout | 76.50 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 27,123 | 66.98 | ||
Conservative | M Lycett | 7,677 | 18.96 | ||
Liberal | J Gillinder | 5,695 | 14.06 | ||
Majority | 19,446 | 48.02 | |||
Turnout | 68.62 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 26,708 | 61.26 | ||
Conservative | M Lycett | 10,841 | 24.87 | ||
Liberal | R Kennedy | 6,048 | 13.87 | ||
Majority | 15,867 | 36.39 | |||
Turnout | 75.76 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig