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North West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North West Staffordshire was a constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.

North West Staffordshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created fromNorth Staffordshire and West Staffordshire
Replaced byStone and Stafford

History

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The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1885George Leveson-GowerLiberal
1886Justinian Edwards-HeathcoteConservative
1892James HeathConservative
1906Alfred BillsonLiberal
1907Albert StanleyLiberal
1910Labour
1916Samuel FinneyLabour
1918constituency abolished

Election results

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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1885: North West Staffordshire[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGeorge Leveson-Gower 5,757 54.9
ConservativeJustinian Edwards-Heathcote4,72045.1
Majority1,0379.8
Turnout10,47779.2'
Registered electors13,222
Liberal win (new seat)

Leveson-Gower was appointed Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 12 Feb 1886: North West Staffordshire[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalGeorge Leveson-GowerUnopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1886: North West Staffordshire[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJustinian Edwards-Heathcote 5,252 54.1 +9.0
LiberalGeorge Leveson-Gower4,45945.9−9.0
Majority7938.2N/A
Turnout9,71173.4−5.8
Registered electors13,222
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+9.0

Elections in the 1890s

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James Heath
General election 1892: North West Staffordshire[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Heath 5,638 51.1 −3.0
LiberalLeonard Shoobridge5,40648.9+3.0
Majority2322.2−6.0
Turnout11,04478.8+5.4
Registered electors14,011
Conservative holdSwing−3.0
General election 1895: North West Staffordshire[3][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Heath 6,206 52.8 +1.7
LiberalLeonard Shoobridge5,53847.2−1.7
Majority6685.6+3.4
Turnout11,74480.1+1.3
Registered electors14,657
Conservative holdSwing+1.7

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: North West Staffordshire[3][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJames Heath 6,205 57.5 +4.7
LiberalJames Lovatt4,59442.5−4.7
Majority1,61115.0+9.4
Turnout10,79973.8−6.3
Registered electors14,626
Conservative holdSwing+4.7
Alfred Billson
General election 1906: North West Staffordshire[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAlfred Billson 7,667 58.0 +15.5
ConservativeJames Heath5,55742.0−15.5
Majority2,11016.0N/A
Turnout13,22485.8+12.0
Registered electors15,404
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+15.5
Albert Stanley
1907 North West Staffordshire by-election[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-LabAlbert Stanley 7,396 59.4 +1.4
ConservativeThomas Twyford5,04740.6-1.4
Majority2,34918.8+2.8
Turnout12,44379.1−6.7
Registered electors15,738
Lib-Lab holdSwing+1.4

Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: North West Staffordshire[4][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAlbert Stanley 8,566 59.8 New
ConservativeGilbert Nugent5,75440.2−1.8
Majority2,81219.6+3.6
Turnout14,32086.8+1.0
Registered electors16,498
Labour holdSwing+1.8
General election December 1910: North West Staffordshire[4][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAlbert Stanley 8,125 62.2 +2.4
ConservativeLeslie de Gruyther4,94037.8−2.4
Majority3,18524.4+4.8
Turnout13,06579.2−7.6
Registered electors16,498
Labour holdSwing+2.4

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

1916 North West Staffordshire by-election[5][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSamuel FinneyUnopposed
Labour hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Liberal Year Book, 1908
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  3. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  4. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  5. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1918
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