Horsham and Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)

Horsham and Worthing
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1945
Number of members one
Replaced by Horsham and Worthing
Created from Horsham

Horsham and Worthing was a county constituency in West Sussex, centred on the towns of Horsham and Worthing in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1945 general election. Its territory was then divided between the new constituencies of Worthing and Horsham.

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1918 Earl Winterton Conservative
1945 constituency abolished: see Horsham and Worthing

Throughout its existence, the constituency elected the same MP, Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton, who had previously been MP for Horsham. When the Horsham constituency was re-established in 1945, Turnour was re-elected there, and held that seat until he stepped down at the 1951 general election after 47 years in Parliament.

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Horsham and Worthing[1]

Electorate 43,142

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist 15,644
Independent Emmanuel M Rodocanachi 2,544
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1922: Horsham and Worthing[2]

Electorate 44,299

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Earl Winterton unopposed n/a n/a
Unionist hold Swing n/a
General Election 1923: Horsham and Worthing[3]

Electorate 45,438

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Earl Winterton 17,925
Labour Ernest Stanford 8,892
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1924: Horsham and Worthing[4]

Electorate 47,557

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Earl Winterton 23,715
Labour Ernest Stanford 7,537
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1929: Horsham and Worthing[5]

Electorate 70,220

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Rt Hon. Earl Winterton 27,872
Liberal Percy Boyden 10,905
Labour Miss H M Keynes 7,611
Majority
Turnout
Unionist hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Horsham and Worthing[6]

Electorate 75,485

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Earl Winterton 44,886
Labour Miss H M Keynes 5,932
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1935: Horsham and Worthing[7]

Electorate 89,513

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rt Hon. Earl Winterton 41,478
Labour Harold William Paton 12,466
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  6. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  7. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  8. ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939