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Kingston upon Hull North West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Seatsone
Created fromHull West
Replaced byHull Central and Hull North

Kingston upon Hull North West was a borough constituency in the city of Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

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The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Newland, and Park.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1918 Lambert Ward Conservative
1945 Kim Mackay Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Elections

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Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Hull North West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 10,898 59.7
Liberal Guy Wilson* 3,827 21.0
Labour Alf Gould 3,528 19.3
Majority 7,071 38.7
Turnout 18,253 58.1
Registered electors 31,417
Unionist win (new seat)

* Wilson was issued with the Coalition Coupon but repudiated it.

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1922: Hull North West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 14,904 57.1 −2.6
Liberal John Barran 11,204 42.9 +21.9
Majority 3,700 14.2 −24.5
Turnout 26,108 77.0 +18.9
Registered electors 33,885
Unionist hold Swing −12.3
General election 1923: Hull North West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 12,674 50.2 −6.9
Liberal John Barran 12,559 49.8 +6.9
Majority 115 0.4 −13.8
Turnout 25,233 73.7 −3.3
Registered electors 34,251
Unionist hold Swing −6.9
General election 1924: Hull North West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 15,072 53.3 +3.1
Liberal John Barran 8,080 28.5 −21.3
Labour F. L. Kerran 5,151 18.2 New
Majority 6,992 24.8 +24.4
Turnout 28,303 81.2 +7.5
Registered electors 34,835
Unionist hold Swing +12.2
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General election 1929: Hull North West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Lambert Ward 14,764 41.6 −11.7
Labour William Pickles 10,700 30.1 +11.9
Liberal Catherine Alderton 10,059 28.3 −0.2
Majority 4,064 11.5 −13.3
Turnout 35,523 79.1 −2.1
Registered electors 44,913
Unionist hold Swing −11.8

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Hull North West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lambert Ward 26,549 72.7 +31.1
Labour James Baum 9,946 27.3 −2.8
Majority 16,603 45.4 +33.9
Turnout 36,495 79.8 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing +16.8
General election 1935: Hull North West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lambert Ward 19,278 57.9 −14.8
Labour Edgar P Young 14,044 42.1 +14.8
Majority 5,234 15.8 −29.6
Turnout 33,322 72.0 −7.8
Conservative hold Swing -14.8

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Hull North West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Mackay 13,944 48.7 +6.6
Conservative Lambert Ward 10,450 36.5 −21.4
Liberal Harold Stewart Freemantle 4,235 14.8 New
Majority 3,494 12.2 N/A
Turnout 28,629 76.9 +4.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +14.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig (1983). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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