Liverpool Everton (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Everton | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lancashire |
Major settlements | Everton |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Liverpool |
Replaced by | Liverpool Scotland |
Liverpool Everton was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History
[edit]The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
[edit]1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Everton.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Everton and Netherfield.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Elected | Member[1] | Party[2][3] | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Edward Whitley | Conservative | |
1892 by-election | Sir John A. Willox | Conservative | |
1905 by-election | John Harmood-Banner | Conservative | |
1924 | Herbert Charles Woodcock | Conservative | |
1929 | Derwent Hall Caine | Labour | |
1931 | Frank Hornby | Conservative | |
1935 | Bertie Kirby | Labour | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Whitley | 4,535 | 68.7 | ||
Liberal | Frederick Davies | 2,063 | 31.3 | ||
Majority | 2,472 | 37.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,598 | 69.9 | |||
Registered electors | 9,439 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Whitley | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John A. Willox | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
- Caused by Whitley's death.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John A. Willox | 3,954 | 64.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | Peter Wilson Atkin | 2,165 | 35.4 | New | |
Majority | 1,789 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,199 | 66.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,179 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John A. Willox | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John A. Willox | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Harmood-Banner | 3,854 | 60.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Hanbury Aggs | 2,543 | 39.8 | New | |
Majority | 1,311 | 20.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,397 | 63.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,096 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Harmood-Banner | 3,949 | 57.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Hanbury Aggs | 2,884 | 42.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,065 | 15.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,833 | 67.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,149 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Harmood-Banner | 4,283 | 62.4 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | William Hanbury Aggs | 2,577 | 37.6 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 1,706 | 24.8 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,860 | 73.7 | +6.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Harmood-Banner | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: John Harmood-Banner
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | John Harmood-Banner | 6,370 | 52.4 | N/A |
NFDDSS | Arthur W Brooksbank | 5,779 | 47.6 | New | |
Majority | 591 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,149 | 47.4 | N/A | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Harmood-Banner | 11,667 | 60.6 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Joseph Toole | 7,600 | 39.4 | New | |
Majority | 4,067 | 21.2 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 19,267 | 70.3 | +13.9 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | John Harmood-Banner | 9,183 | 54.5 | −6.1 | |
Labour | Henry Walker | 7,673 | 45.5 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 1,510 | 9.0 | −12.2 | ||
Turnout | 16,856 | 59.8 | −10.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Herbert Charles Woodcock | 10,705 | 51.5 | −3.0 | |
Labour | Henry Walker | 10,075 | 48.5 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 630 | 3.0 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 20,780 | 72.3 | +12.5 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | -3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derwent Hall Caine | 14,234 | 52.9 | +4.4 | |
Unionist | Margaret Beavan | 12,667 | 47.1 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 1,567 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,901 | 75.9 | +3.6 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.4 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Hornby | 12,186 | 48.9 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Samuel Lewis Treleaven | 7,786 | 31.2 | −21.7 | |
National Labour | Derwent Hall Caine | 4,950 | 19.9 | New | |
Majority | 4,400 | 17.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,922 | 71.3 | −4.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +11.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bertie Kirby | 10,962 | 50.4 | +19.2 | |
Conservative | Ralph Etherton | 10,785 | 49.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 177 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,747 | 67.4 | ―3.9 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.2 |
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: Bertie Kirby[10]
- Conservative:
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bertie Kirby | 9,088 | 65.4 | +15.0 | |
Conservative | HW Hill | 4,806 | 34.6 | ―15.0 | |
Majority | 4,282 | 30.8 | +30.0 | ||
Turnout | 13,894 | 62.9 | ―4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +15.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1989]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 140. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 175. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig p140 ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig p175 ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939