Liverpool Scotland (UK Parliament constituency)

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Liverpool Scotland
Borough constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1974
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

Liverpool Scotland was a 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.

It was located within the city of Liverpool in England, centred around Scotland Road.

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the former Liverpool constituency was split into 9 divisions. It was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was merged with Liverpool Exchange to form the Liverpool Scotland Exchange constituency.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1885 constituency created
1885 T.P. O'Connor Irish Nationalist
1929 David Logan Labour
1964 Walter Harold Alldritt Labour
1971 Frank Marsden Labour
1974 constituency abolished: see Liverpool Scotland Exchange

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 1940s

General election of 1945

In the 1945 UK general election, David Logan, Labour was elected unopposed.

[edit] Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Logan 16,036 65.7 +9.2
Conservative L H Wright 8,372 34.3 -3.2
Majority 7,664 31.4 +12.4
Turnout 24,408 64.1 -4.6
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1931: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Logan 15,521 56.5
Conservative Eric Errington 10,280 37.5
Communist L J McGree 1,544 5.6
Independent F Abraham 99 0.4
Majority 5,241 19.0
Turnout 27,444 68.7
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1920s

Liverpool, Scotland By-Election 14th December 1929

In the 1929 Liverpool, Scotland by-election, David Logan, Labour was elected unopposed.

General election of 1929

In the 1929 UK general election, T. P. O'Connor, Irish Nationalist was elected unopposed.

General election of 1924

In the 1924 UK general election, T. P. O'Connor, Irish Nationalist was elected unopposed.

General election of 1923

In the 1923 UK general election, T. P. O'Connor, Irish Nationalist was elected unopposed.

General election of 1922

In the 1922 UK general election, T. P. O'Connor, Irish Nationalist was elected unopposed.

[edit] Elections in the 1910s

General election of 1918

In the 1918 UK general election, T. P. O'Connor, Irish Nationalist was elected unopposed.

General Election December 1910: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor 2,458 78.1 -1.0
Conservative T O Ockleston 689 21.9 +1.0
Majority 1,769 56.2 -2.0
Turnout 3,147 59.1 -10.7
Irish Nationalist hold Swing
General Election January 1910: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor 2,943 79.1 +7.6
Conservative A Moy 776 20.9 -7.6
Majority 2,167 58.2 +15.2
Turnout 3,719 69.8 +1.7
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor 2,808 71.5 +13.6
Conservative A A Tobin 1,117 28.5 -13.6
Majority 1,691 43.0 +27.2
Turnout 3,925 68.1 +7.9
Irish Nationalist hold Swing
General Election 1900: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor 2,044 57.9 -1.1
Conservative W W Rutherford 1,484 42.1 +1.1
Majority 560 15.8 -2.2
Turnout 3,528 60.2 -1.1
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1895: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor 2,089 59.0 -6.3
Conservative W G W Macartney 1,452 41.0 +6.3
Majority 637 18.0 -12.6
Turnout 3,541 61.3 -2.2
Irish Nationalist hold Swing
General Election 1892: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor 2,537 65.3 -1.7
Conservative J V V Fitzgerald 1,347 34.7 +1.7
Majority 1,190 30.6 -3.4
Turnout 3,884 63.5 +2.1
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor 2,911 67.0 +2.1
Liberal Unionist A Earle 1,431 33.0 -2.1
Majority 1,480 34.0 +4.2
Turnout 4,342 61.4 +2.1
Irish Nationalist hold Swing
General Election 1885: Liverpool, Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist T. P. O'Connor 2,724 64.9
Ind. Conservative M N Woodard 1,474 35.1
Majority 1,250 29.8
Turnout 4,198 59.3

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