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Liverpool Everton
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyLancashire
Major settlementsEverton
1885–1950
SeatsOne
Created fromLiverpool

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

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

1885-1918: Part of the civil parish of Everton.

1918-1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Everton and Netherfield.

Members of Parliament

Elected Member[1] Party[2][3]
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1885 Edward Whitley Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1892 by-election Sir John Archibald Willox Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1905 by-election John Harmood-Banner Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1924 Herbert Charles Woodcock Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1929 Derwent Hall Caine Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1931 Frank Hornby Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1935 Bertie Victor Kirby Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections 1918–1950

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
General election, July 1945[3]
Electorate: 22,084
Turnout: 13,894 (62.9%) −4.5		Labour hold
Majority: 4,282 (30.8%) +30.0
Swing: 15.0% from Lab to Con 		Bertie KirbyLabour9,08865.4+15.0
W. Hill Conservative4,80634.6−15.0
General election, November 1935[3]
Electorate: 32,275
Turnout: 21,747 (67.4%) −3.9		Labour gain from Conservative
Majority: 177 (0.8%)
Swing: 9.3% from Con to Lab 		Bertie KirbyLabour10,96250.4+19.2
Ralph Etherton Conservative10,78549.6+0.7
General election, October 1931[3]
Electorate: 34,969
Turnout: 24,922 (71.3%) −4.6		Conservative gain from Labour
Majority: 4,400 (17.7%)
Swing: 11.8% from Lab to Con 		Frank HornbyConservative12,18648.9+1.8
S. L. Treleaven Labour7,78631.2−21.7
Derwent Hall Caine National Labour4,95019.9
General election, May 1929[3]
Electorate: 35,430
Turnout: 26,901 (75.9%) +3.6		Labour gain from Conservative
Majority: 1,567 (5.8%)
Swing: 4.4% from Con to Lab 		Derwent Hall CaineLabour14,23452.9+4.4
Miss Margaret Beavan Conservative12,66747.1−4.4
General election, October 1924[3]
Electorate: 28,725
Turnout: 20,780 (72.3%) +12.5		Conservative hold
Majority: 630 (3.0%) −6.0
Swing: 3.0% from Con to Lab 		Sir John Harmood-BannerConservative10,70551.5−3.0
Henry Walker Labour10,07548.5+3.0
General election, December 1923[3]
Electorate: 28,193
Turnout: 16,856 (59.8%) −10.5		Conservative hold
Majority: 1,510 (9.0%) −12.2
Swing: 6.1% from Con to Lab 		Sir John Harmood-BannerConservative9,18354.5−6.1
Henry Walker Labour7,67345.5+6.1
General election, November 1922[3]
Electorate: 27,423
Turnout: 19,267 (70.3%) +22.9		Conservative hold
Majority: 4,067 (21.2%) +16.4 		Sir John Harmood-BannerConservative11,66760.6+8.2
Joseph Toole Labour7,60039.4
General election, December 1918[3]
Electorate: 25,606
Turnout: 12,149 (47.4%)		Coalition Conservative hold
Majority: 591 (4.8%) 		Sir John Harmood-BannerCoalition Conservative6,37052.4
A. W. Brooksbank NFDDSS5,77947.6

Elections 1885–1918

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
General election, December 1910[2]Conservative hold John Harmood-BannerConservativeunopposed
General election, January 1910[2]
Electorate: 9,308
Turnout: 6,860 (73.7%) +6.4		Conservative hold
Majority: 1,706 (24.8%) +9.2
Swing: 4.6% from Lib to Con 		John Harmood-BannerConservative4,28362.4+4.6
W. H. Aggs Liberal2,57737.6−4.6
General election, January 1906[2]
Electorate: 10,149
Turnout: 6,833 (67.3%) +3.9		Conservative hold
Majority: 1,065 (15.6%) −4.8
Swing: 2.4% from Con to Lib 		John Harmood-BannerConservative3,94957.8−2.4
W. H. Aggs Liberal2,88442.2+2.4
By-election, February 1905[2]
Electorate: 10,096
Turnout: 6,397 (63.4%)		Conservative hold
Majority: 1,311 (20.4%) 		John Harmood-BannerConservative3,85460.2n/a
W. H. Aggs Liberal2,54339.8n/a
General election, October 1900[2]Conservative hold Sir John A. WilloxConservativeunopposed
General election, July 1895[2]Conservative hold John A. WilloxConservativeunopposed
General election, July 1892[2]
Electorate: 9,179
Turnout: 6,199 (66.7%)		Conservative hold
Majority: 1,789 (29.2%) 		John A. WilloxConservative3,95464.6n/a
Peter Wilson Atkin[4] Liberal2,16535.4n/a
By-election, February 1892[2]
death of Whitley		Conservative hold John A. WilloxConservativeunopposed
General election, July 1886[2]Conservative hold Edward WhitleyConservativeunopposed
General election, December 1885[2]
new seat
Electorate: 9,439
Turnout: 6,598 (69.9%)		Conservative win
Majority: 2,472 (37.4%) 		Edward WhitleyConservative4,53568.7n/a
F. Davies Liberal2,06331.3n/a

References

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Sir John Willox". The Times. 17 June 1905. p. 8, col C. Retrieved 9 September 2012.(subscription required)
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