Liverpool West Toxteth (UK Parliament constituency)
| Liverpool West Toxteth | |
|---|---|
|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Liverpool Toxteth |
| Created from | Liverpool |
Liverpool West Toxteth was a parliamentary 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.
Boundaries
1918-1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Brunswick, Dingle, and Prince's Park.
Members of Parliament
| Elected | Member[1] | Party[2][3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Thomas Bland Royden | Conservative | |
| 1892 | Sir Robert Paterson Houston | Conservative | |
| 1924 by-election | Joseph Gibbins | Labour | |
| 1931 | Clyde Tabor Wilson | Conservative | |
| 1935 by-election | Joseph Gibbins | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections 1918–1950
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, July 1945 [3] Electorate: 36,104 Turnout: 24,746 (68.5%) −10.1 | Labour hold Majority: 4,814 (19.4%) +13.6 Swing: 6.8% from Con to Lab | Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 14,780 | 59.7 | +6.8 | ||
| Reginald Bevins | Conservative | 9,966 | 40.3 | −6.8 | ||||
| General election, November 1935 [3] Electorate: 44,634 Turnout: 35,082 (78.6%) +24.7 | Labour hold Majority: 2,004 (5.8%) −16.0 Swing: 8.0% from Lab to Con | Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 18,543 | 52.9 | −8.0 | ||
| Randolph Churchill | Conservative | 16,539 | 47.1 | +8.0 | ||||
| By-election, July 1935 [3] resignation of Wilson Electorate: 45,373 Turnout: 53.9% (−22.2) | Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 5,343 (21.8%) Swing: 18.8% from Con to Lab | Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 14,908 | 60.9 | +18.8 | ||
| J. W. J. Cremlyn | Conservative | 9,565 | 39.1 | −18.8 | ||||
| General election, October 1931 [3] Electorate: 46,766 Turnout: 35,611 (76.1%) −0.1 | Conservative gain from Labour Majority: 5,655 (15.8%) Swing: 13.0% from Lab to Con | Clyde Tabor Wilson | Conservative | 20,633 | 57.9 | +13.0 | ||
| Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 14,978 | 42.1 | −13.0 | ||||
| General election, May 1929 [3] Electorate: 47,608 Turnout: 36,297 (76.2%) −3.5 | Labour hold Majority: 3,679 (10.2%) +9.0 Swing: 4.5% from Con to Lab | Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 19,988 | 55.1 | +4.5 | ||
| Geoffrey Watson | Conservative | 16,309 | 44.9 | −4.5 | ||||
| General election, October 1924 [3] Electorate: 38,546 Turnout: 79.7% (+3.5) | Labour hold Majority: 379 (1.2%) −7.4 Swing: 3.7% from Lab to Con | Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 15,542 | 50.6 | −3.7 | ||
| T. White | Conservative | 15,163 | 49.4 | +3.7 | ||||
| By-election, May 1924 [3] resignation of Houston Electorate: 37,462 Turnout: 28,539 (76.2%) +10.1 | Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 2,471 (8.6%) Swing: 4.6% from Con to Lab | Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 15,505 | 54.3 | +4.6 | ||
| T. White | Conservative | 13,034 | 45.7 | −4.6 | ||||
| General election, December 1923 [3] Electorate: 37,462 Turnout: 24,775 (66.1%) −3.0 | Conservative hold Majority: 139 (0.6%) −18.6 Swing: 9.3% from Con to Lab | Robert Houston | Conservative | 12,457 | 50.3 | −9.3 | ||
| Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 12,318 | 49.6 | +9.3 | ||||
| General election, November 1922 [3] Electorate: 36,500 Turnout: 25,239 (69.1%) +13.4 | Conservative hold Majority: 4,821 (19.2%) −12.0 Swing: 6.0% from Con to Lab | Sir Robert Houston, Bt | Conservative | 15,030 | 59.6 | −6.0 | ||
| Joseph Gibbins | Labour | 10,209 | 40.4 | +6.0 | ||||
| General election, 1918 [3] Electorate: 35,806 Turnout: 19,933 (55.7%) −15.1 | Coalition Conservative hold Majority: 6,233 (31.2%) +7.8 Swing: 3.9% from Lab to Co. Con | Robert Houston | Coalition Conservative | 13,083 | 65.6 | +3.9 | ||
| William Albert Robinson | Labour | 6,850 | 34.4 | −3.9 | ||||
Elections 1885–1918
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, December 1910 [2] Electorate: 9,019 Turnout: 6,381 (70.8%) −5.0 | Conservative hold Majority: 1,491 (23.4%) +8.4 | Robert Houston | Conservative | 3,936 | 61.7 | +4.2 | ||
| Thomas Francis Molony | Liberal | 2,445 | 38.3 | |||||
| General election, January 1910 [2] Electorate: 9,019 Turnout: 6,837 (75.8%) +4.3 | Conservative hold Majority: 1,019 (15.0%) +2.0 Swing: 1.0% from Lab to Con | Robert Houston | Conservative | 3,928 | 57.5 | +1.0 | ||
| James Sexton | Labour | 2,909 | 42.5 | −1.0 | ||||
| General election, January 1906 [2] Electorate: 8,347 Turnout: 5,965 (71.5%) +6.3 | Conservative hold Majority: 781 (13.0%) | Robert Houston | Conservative | 3,373 | 56.5 | n/a | ||
| James Sexton | Liberal | 2,592 | 43.5 | n/a | ||||
| General election, October 1900 [2] | Conservative hold | Robert Houston | Conservative | unopposed | ||||
| General election, July 1895 [2] Electorate: 8,067 Turnout: 5,263 (65.2%) −9.7 | Conservative hold Majority: 1,957 (37.2%) +18.6 Swing: 9.4% from Lib to Con | Robert Houston | Conservative | 3,610 | 68.6 | +9.4 | ||
| W. Mulholland | Liberal | 1,653 | 31.4 | −9.4 | ||||
| General election, July 1892 [2] Electorate: 8,118 Turnout: 6,083 (74.9%) | Conservative hold Majority: 1,125 (18.4%) | Robert Houston | Conservative | 3,604 | 59.2 | n/a | ||
| Ellis Ellis-Griffith | Liberal | 2,479 | 40.8 | n/a | ||||
| General election, July 1886 [2] | Conservative hold | Thomas Royden | Conservative | unopposed | ||||
| General election, December 1885 [2] new seat Electorate: 7,864 Turnout: 5,525 (71.9%) | Conservative win Majority: 1,983 (35.8%) | Thomas Royden | Conservative | 3,754 | 67.9 | |||
| T. Sutherst[4] | Liberal | 1,771 | 32.1 | |||||
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1989]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 183. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ↑ Sutherst later contested Great Grimsby in 1886
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