Kingston upon Hull Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Kingston upon Hull Central | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1955 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Kingston upon Hull |
1974–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Replaced by | Hull North and Hull West[1] |
Kingston upon Hull Central was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1955 general election. It was then re-created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election. Under the proposed 2018 Boundary Commission review, this seat was set to be reinstated for the 2020 general election, replacing the seat of Hull North.
Boundaries
[edit]1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Paragon and Queen's, and part of Central ward.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Beverley, East Central, Myton, Paragon, West Central, and Whitefriars.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, East Central, Myton, North Newington, Paragon, South Newington, and West Central.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Avenue, Beverley, Botanic, Greenwood, Myton, Newland, and University.
Members of Parliament
[edit]MPs 1885–1955
[edit]Year | Member[2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Seymour King | Conservative | |
1911 | Mark Sykes | Unionist | |
1919 | Joseph Kenworthy | Liberal | |
1926 | Labour | ||
1931 | Basil Barton | Conservative | |
1935 | Walter Windsor | Labour | |
1945 | Mark Hewitson | Labour | |
1955 | constituency abolished |
MPs 1974–1983
[edit]Event | Member[2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Feb 1974 | Kevin McNamara | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 4,193 | 46.8 | ||
Liberal | Charles Morgan Norwood | 4,027 | 45.0 | ||
Independent Lib-Lab | Neiles Boynton Billany[4] | 735 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 166 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,955 | 77.0 | |||
Registered electors | 11,627 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 4,968 | 56.3 | +9.5 | |
Liberal | R. C. Lehmann | 3,861 | 43.7 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 1,107 | 12.6 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,829 | 75.9 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,627 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 4,938 | 52.5 | −3.8 | |
Lib-Lab | Fred Maddison | 4,462 | 47.5 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 476 | 5.0 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,400 | 76.1 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 12,350 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 5,476 | 60.9 | +8.4 | |
Lib-Lab | Fred Maddison | 3,515 | 39.1 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 1,961 | 21.8 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,991 | 79.9 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,259 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.4 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 5,257 | 68.1 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | George Greenwood | 2,465 | 31.9 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 2,792 | 36.2 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,722 | 74.4 | −5.5 | ||
Registered electors | 10,378 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 4,345 | 57.8 | −10.3 | |
Liberal | George Jackson Bentham | 3,167 | 42.2 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 1,178 | 15.6 | −20.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,512 | 84.8 | +10.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,861 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −10.3 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Seymour_King.jpg/120px-Seymour_King.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 3,606 | 50.1 | −7.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Aske | 3,586 | 49.9 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 20 | 0.2 | −15.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,192 | 87.9 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,181 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.7 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/Robert_Aske.jpg/120px-Robert_Aske.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Seymour King | 3,625 | 51.5 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Robert Aske | 3,418 | 48.5 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 207 | 3.0 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,043 | 86.1 | −1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,181 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Sykes | 3,823 | 51.9 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Robert Aske | 3,545 | 48.1 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 278 | 3.8 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,368 | 84.6 | −1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 8,712 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Mark_Sykes00.jpg/120px-Mark_Sykes00.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Mark Sykes | 13,805 | 80.1 | +28.6 |
Liberal | Roderick Kedward | 3,434 | 19.9 | −28.6 | |
Majority | 10,371 | 60.2 | +57.2 | ||
Turnout | 17,239 | 54.9 | −31.2 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Portrait_of_Lord_Eustace_Percy.jpg/120px-Portrait_of_Lord_Eustace_Percy.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Kenworthy | 8,616 | 52.8 | +32.9 | |
C | Unionist | Eustace Percy | 7,699 | 47.2 | −32.9 |
Majority | 917 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,315 | 51.9 | −3.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +32.9 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/68/1920_Joseph_Kenworthy.jpg/120px-1920_Joseph_Kenworthy.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Kenworthy | 15,374 | 55.5 | +35.6 | |
Unionist | Herbert Looker | 12,347 | 44.5 | −35.6 | |
Majority | 3,027 | 11.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,721 | 79.1 | +24.2 | ||
Registered electors | 35,037 | ||||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +35.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Kenworthy | 15,847 | 60.1 | +4.6 | |
Unionist | Edward Wooll | 10,507 | 39.9 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 5,340 | 20.2 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,354 | 73.0 | −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 36,085 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Kenworthy | 15,234 | 54.1 | −6.0 | |
Unionist | Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt | 12,904 | 45.9 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 2,330 | 8.2 | −12.0 | ||
Turnout | 28,138 | 77.1 | +4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 36,514 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Kenworthy | 16,145 | 52.9 | New | |
Unionist | Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt | 11,466 | 37.6 | −8.3 | |
Liberal | Charles Kerr | 2,885 | 9.5 | −44.6 | |
Majority | 4,679 | 15.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,496 | 82.8 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 36,820 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Kenworthy | 18,815 | 54.1 | N/A | |
Unionist | Lawrence Kimball | 11,181 | 32.1 | −13.8 | |
Liberal | Alfred Samuel Doran | 4,802 | 13.8 | −40.3 | |
Majority | 7,634 | 22.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,798 | 78.3 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 44,439 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Basil Barton | 19,773 | 55.10 | ||
Labour | Joseph Kenworthy | 16,113 | 44.90 | ||
Majority | 3,660 | 10.20 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,886 | 83.16 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Windsor | 14,851 | 52.88 | ||
Conservative | Basil Barton | 13,232 | 47.12 | ||
Majority | 1,619 | 5.76 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 28,082 | 75.63 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Walter Windsor
- Conservative: Diana Spearman[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Hewitson | 8,786 | 58.75 | ||
Conservative | Diana Spearman | 4,106 | 27.46 | ||
Liberal | C Stanley Bell | 2,062 | 13.79 | New | |
Majority | 4,680 | 31.29 | |||
Turnout | 14,954 | 73.01 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Hewitson | 27,351 | 56.49 | ||
Conservative | Richard Wilberforce | 15,951 | 32.95 | ||
Liberal | Albert Richard Hardcastle | 5,113 | 10.56 | ||
Majority | 11,400 | 23.54 | |||
Turnout | 48,415 | 78.19 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Hewitson | 29,674 | 61.71 | ||
Conservative | William R Bull | 18,413 | 38.29 | ||
Majority | 11,261 | 23.42 | |||
Turnout | 48,087 | 76.33 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin McNamara | 26,855 | 58.27 | ||
Conservative | PWJ Carver | 19,236 | 41.73 | ||
Majority | 7,619 | 16.54 | |||
Turnout | 46,091 | 73.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin McNamara | 22,417 | 52.35 | ||
Conservative | PWJ Carver | 12,596 | 29.41 | ||
Liberal | Norman Wallace Turner | 7,810 | 18.24 | New | |
Majority | 9,821 | 22.94 | |||
Turnout | 42,823 | 67.67 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kevin McNamara | 22,318 | 52.14 | ||
Conservative | J Tillett | 14,725 | 34.40 | ||
Liberal | J Bryant | 5,069 | 11.84 | ||
National Front | A Braithwaite | 422 | 0.99 | New | |
Socialist Unity | PM Stanton | 274 | 0.64 | New | |
Majority | 7,593 | 17.74 | |||
Turnout | 42,808 | 70.41 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Hull Central', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ "Announcements". Eastern Morning News. 19 October 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hull Daily Mail, 24 June 1938
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