Widnes (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Widnes constituency |
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| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Widnes was a parliamentary constituency, based on the town of Widnes, in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] History
The constituency was formed as a division of the Parliamentary county 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 Huyton with Roby and the Whiston Rural District. The two urban districts and part of the rural district became part of a new Huyton constituency in 1950, with Widnes retaining the borough and the remainder of the rural district. It remained unchanged in 1974. In 1983 Widnes constituency was abolished and replaced by Halton constituency.[1]
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Tom Cottingham Edwards-Moss | Conservative | |
| 1892 | John Saunders Gilliat | Conservative | |
| 1900 | William Hall Walker | Conservative | |
| 1919 | Arthur Henderson | Labour | |
| 1922 | George Christopher Clayton | Conservative | |
| 1929 | Alexander Gordon Cameron | Labour | |
| 1931 | John Roland Robinson | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Richard Antony Pilkington | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Christopher Nyholm Shawcross | Labour | |
| 1950 | James Eugene MacColl | Labour | |
| 1971 | Gordon James Oakes | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
