Crewe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Crewe
County constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1983
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Crewe was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election in favour of Crewe and Nantwich.

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[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1885)
Election Member Party
1885 George William Latham Liberal
1886 Walter Stowe Bright McLaren Liberal
1895 Robert Arthur Ward Conservative
1900 James Tomkinson Liberal
1910 Walter Stowe Bright McLaren Liberal
1912 Ernest Craig Conservative
1918 Sir Joseph Davies Coalition Liberal
1922 Edward George Hemmerde Labour
1924 Sir Ernest Craig, Bt Conservative
1929 John William Bowen Labour
1931 Sir Donald Somervell Conservative
1945 Sydney Scholefield Allen Labour
1974 Gwyneth Dunwoody Labour
1983 Constituency abolished: see Crewe and Nantwich

[edit] Elections

[edit] Sources