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Widnes (UK Parliament constituency)

Widnes was a county constituency in England, based on the town of Widnes, in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Widnes
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Widnes in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
1885–1983
Seatsone
Created fromSouth West Lancashire
Replaced byHalton, Knowsley South and St Helens South[1]

History edit

The constituency was formed as a Parliamentary division of Lancashire in 1885, including Allerton, Cronton, Ditton, Garston, Hale, Halewood, Huyton with Roby, Little Woolton, Much Woolton, Speke, Tarbock, Whiston and Widnes.

In 1918 it was redefined to cover the municipal borough of Widnes, along with the urban districts of Prescot and Huyton with Roby and the Whiston Rural District. The two urban districts and part of the rural district (the parishes of Eccleston, Kirkby, Knowsley, and Windle) became part of a new Huyton constituency in 1950, with Widnes retaining the borough and the remainder of the rural district. In 1971 Widnes featured the last by-election to date to have only a Labour and a Conservative candidate. Its boundaries remained unchanged in 1974. In 1983 Widnes constituency was abolished and replaced by Halton constituency.[2]

Boundaries edit

1950–1983: The borough of Widnes, and the rural district of Whiston except the parishes of Eccleston, Kirkby, Knowsley, and Windle.[3]

Members of Parliament edit

ElectionMemberParty
1885Tom Edwards-MossConservative
1892John Saunders GilliatConservative
1900William WalkerCoalition Conservative
1919 by-electionArthur HendersonLabour
1922Christopher ClaytonConservative
1929Alexander Gordon CameronLabour
1931Roland RobinsonConservative
1935Richard PilkingtonConservative
1945Christopher ShawcrossLabour
1950James MacCollLabour
1971 by-electionGordon OakesLabour
1983constituency abolished

Election results edit

Elections in the 1970s edit

General election 1979: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGordon Oakes32,03355.2−4.0
ConservativeB.G. Holder21,75237.5+10.0
LiberalL.A. Self4,2907.4-5.9
Majority10,28117.7
Turnout58,07574.2+3.3
Labour holdSwing−7.0
General election October 1974: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGordon Oakes31,53259.2−5.9
ConservativeA.H.K. Maynard14,66127.5−7.5
LiberalA. Turner7,06713.3N/A
Majority16,87131.7
Turnout53,26070.9−2.8
Labour holdSwing+0.8
General election February 1974: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGordon Oakes35,65465.1+7.4
ConservativeA.H.K. Maynard19,15535.0−7.3
Majority16,49930.1
Turnout54,80973.7+5.0
Labour holdSwing+7.4
By-election 1971: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGordon Oakes22,88069.1+11.4
ConservativeDavid Stanley10,21930.9−11.4
Majority12,66138.3
Turnout33,099
Labour holdSwing+11.4
General election 1970: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames MacColl28,38457.7−3.0
ConservativeGriffith H. Pierce20,84142.3+3.0
Majority7,54315.3
Turnout49,22568.7
Labour holdSwing−3.0

Elections in the 1960s edit

General election 1966: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames MacColl26,61360.7+3.9
ConservativeAlan Pickering17,23539.3−3.9
Majority9,37821.4
Turnout43,84872.8−5.1
Labour holdSwing+3.9
General election 1964: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames MacColl24,44656.8+4.8
ConservativeAlan Pickering18,57243.2−4.8
Majority5,87413.7
Turnout43,01877.9−5.5
Labour holdSwing+4.8

Elections in the 1950s edit

General election 1959: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames MacColl21,21852.0+0.1
ConservativeBruce L. Butcher19,62048.0−0.1
Majority1,5983.9
Turnout40,83883.4+7.0
Labour holdSwing+0.1
General election 1955: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames MacColl19,82351.9−2.3
ConservativeBeata Brookes18,37448.1+2.3
Majority1,4493.8
Turnout38,19776.4
Labour holdSwing
General election 1951: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames MacColl21,68854.2+0.1
ConservativeFrancis H. Wilson18,31545.8−0.1
Majority3,3738.4
Turnout40,00387.4−0.8
Labour holdSwing+0.1
General election 1950: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames MacColl21,25354.1−4.7
ConservativeRichard Pilkington18,03345.9+4.7
Majority3,2208.2
Turnout39,28688.2+12.2
Labour holdSwing−4.7

Elections in the 1940s edit

General election 1945: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourChristopher Shawcross41,98058.8+14.8
ConservativeRichard Pilkington29,38241.2−14.8
Majority12,59817.7
Turnout71,36276.0−3.7
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+14.8

Elections in the 1930s edit

General election 1935: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRichard Pilkington24,45756.0−6.1
LabourAlexander Gordon Cameron19,18744.0+6.1
Majority5,27012.1
Turnout43,64479.7−7.8
Conservative holdSwing−6.1
General election 1931: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRoland Robinson25,12362.1
LabourAlexander Gordon Cameron15,30937.9
Majority9,81424.3
Turnout40,43287.5
Conservative gain from LabourSwing

Elections in the 1920s edit

General election 1929: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAlexander Gordon Cameron19,12551.0+4.7
UnionistChristopher Clayton18,37649.0-4.7
Majority7492.09.4
Turnout37,50184.8-1.0
Labour gain from UnionistSwing+4.7
General election 1924: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistChristopher Clayton15,47653.7
LabourJoe Cotter13,32646.3
Majority2,1507.4
Turnout28,80285.8
Unionist holdSwing
General election 1923: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistChristopher Clayton12,80847.1-6.1
LabourJoe Cotter12,02044.2-2.6
LiberalHarry Trevor Ellis2,3558.7n/a
Majority7882.9-3.5
Turnout27,18383.0-3.8
Unionist holdSwing-1.7
General election 1922: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistChristopher Clayton14,67953.2
LabourArthur Henderson12,89746.8
Majority1,7826.4
Turnout27,57686.8
Unionist gain from LabourSwing

Elections in the 1910s edit

Widnes by-election, August 30 1919
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourArthur Henderson11,40452.3+11.9
CUnionistFrancis Fisher10,41747.7−11.9
Majority9874.6N/A
Turnout21,82171.1+8.1
Labour gain from UnionistSwing+11.9
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election 1918: Widnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CUnionistWilliam Walker11,51559.6N/A
LabourTom Williamson7,82140.4N/A
Majority3,69419.2N/A
Turnout19,33663.0N/A
Unionist holdSwingN/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
By-election, 1916: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Walker Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election December 1910: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Walker Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election January 1910: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Walker5,75855.2+0.6
LiberalLouis Bernacchi4,66644.8−0.6
Majority1,09210.4+1.2
Turnout10,42488.5+5.1
Registered electors11,780
Conservative holdSwing−1.2

Elections in the 1900s edit

General election 1906: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Walker5,01754.6−15.0
LiberalJohn Swinburne4,16545.4+15.0
Majority8529.2−30.0
Turnout9,18283.4+11.7
Registered electors11,005
Conservative holdSwing−15.0
General election 1900: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Walker4,71669.6+16.1
LiberalM. C. Macinerney2,06230.4−16.1
Majority2,65439.2+32.2
Turnout6,77871.7−10.9
Registered electors9,447
Conservative holdSwing+16.1

Elections in the 1890s edit

General election 1895: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Saunders Gilliat3,97353.5+2.1
LiberalHenry Wade Deacon[5]3,45646.5−2.1
Majority5177.0+4.2
Turnout7,42982.6−0.9
Registered electors8,998
Conservative holdSwing+2.1
General election 1892: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Saunders Gilliat3,86651.4−4.6
LiberalHenry Wade Deacon[5]3,66148.6+4.6
Majority2052.8−9.2
Turnout7,52783.5+2.7
Registered electors9,014
Conservative holdSwing−4.6

Elections in the 1880s edit

General election 1886: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeTom Edwards-Moss3,71956.0−6.0
LiberalAugustine Birrell2,92744.0+6.0
Majority79212.0−12.0
Turnout6,64680.8−4.0
Registered electors8,223
Conservative holdSwing−12.0
General election 1885: Widnes[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeTom Edwards-Moss4,32762.0N/A
LiberalEdmund Knowles Muspratt[6]2,65038.0N/A
Majority1,67724.0N/A
Turnout6,97784.8N/A
Registered electors8,223
Conservative win (new seat)

References edit

  1. ^ "'Widnes', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume 2
  3. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  5. ^ a b "Liberal Meeting at Widnes". Liverpool Mercury. 23 February 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. ^ "The General Election". London Evening Standard. 4 December 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 14 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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