Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency)
| Thornbury | |
|---|---|
|
Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Major settlements | Thornbury |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Stroud & Thornbury |
Thornbury was a county constituency centred on the town of Thornbury in Gloucestershire. 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 voting system.
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
1885-1918: The Sessional Divisions of Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, and Lawford's Gate except the part included in the parliamentary borough of Bristol.
1918-1950: The Urban District of Kingswood, and the Rural Districts of Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, and Warmley.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Stafford Howard | Liberal | |
| 1886 | John William Plunkett | Conservative | |
| 1892 | Charles Colston | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | |
| 1922 | Herbert Charles Woodcock | Conservative | |
| 1923 | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | |
| 1924 | Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston, Bt. | Unionist | |
| 1945 | Joseph Herbert Alpass | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Election 1885–1910
Charles Colston
George Cockerill
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General election, 1885 [2] New constituency Electorate: 11,333 Turnout: 9,484 (84.0%) | Liberal win Majority: 145 (1.6%) | Stafford Howard | Liberal | 4,845 | 50.8 | N/A | ||
| Benjamin St John Ackers | Conservative | 4,639 | 49.2 | N/A | ||||
| General election, 1886 [2] Electorate: 11,333 Turnout: 8,989 (79.3%) −4.7 | Conservative gain from Liberal Majority: 881 (9.8%) Swing: 5.7% from Lib to Con | John William Plunkett | Conservative | 4,935 | 54.9 | +5.7 | ||
| E. S. Howard | Liberal | 4,054 | 45.1 | −5.7 | ||||
| General election, 1892 [2] Electorate: 11,867 Turnout: 10,180 (85.8%) +6.5 | Conservative hold Majority: 224 (2.2%) −7.6 Swing: 3.8% from Con to Lib | Charles Colston | Conservative | 5,202 | 51.1 | −3.8 | ||
| E. S. Howard | Liberal | 4,978 | 48.9 | +3.8 | ||||
| General election, 1895 [2] Electorate: 12,195 Turnout: 10,635 (85.0%) −0.8 | Conservative hold Majority: 1,089 (10.6%) +8.4 Swing: 4.2% from Lib to Con | Charles Colston | Conservative | 5,727 | 55.3 | +4.2 | ||
| E. S. Howard | Liberal | 4,638 | 44.7 | −4.2 | ||||
| General election, 1900 [2] | Conservative hold | Charles Colston | Conservative | unopposed | ||||
| General election, 1906 [2] Electorate: 14,096 Turnout: 12,610 (89.5%) | Liberal gain from Conservative Majority: 2,130 (16.8%) | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 7,370 | 58.4 | N/A | ||
| Charles Colston | Conservative | 5,240 | 41.6 | N/A | ||||
| General election, January 1910 [2] Electorate: 14,792 Turnout: 13,521 (91.7%) +2.2 | Liberal hold Majority: 1,019 (7.6%) −9.2 Swing: 4.6% from Lib to Con | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 7,270 | 53.8 | −4.6 | ||
| Hon. C. A. Ward | Conservative | 6,251 | 46.2 | +4.6 | ||||
| General election, December 1910 [2] Electorate: 14,742 Turnout: 12,657 (85.9%) −5.8 | Liberal hold Majority: 983 (7.8%) +0.1 Swing: 0.1% from Con to Lib | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | 6,820 | 53.9 | +0.1 | ||
| George Cockerill | Conservative | 5,837 | 46.1 | −0.1 | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
Athelstan Rendall
| General Election 1918: Thornbury [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | 9,999 | 62.0 | +8.1 | ||
| National Party | Thomas David Pilcher | 6,132 | 38.0 | n/a | |
| Majority | 3,687 | 24.0 | +23.9 | ||
| Turnout | 16,131 | 47.6 | -38.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
- endorsed by the Coalition Government
Elections in the 1920s
| General Election 1922: Thornbury [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | Herbert Charles Woodcock | 10,682 | 39.5 | n/a | |
| Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 10,578 | 39.2 | -22.8 | |
| Labour | Joseph Herbert Alpass | 5,749 | 21.3 | n/a | |
| Majority | 104 | 0.3 | 24.3 | ||
| Turnout | 27,009 | 77.9 | +30.3 | ||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1923: Thornbury [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 16,722 | 62.0 | +22.8 | |
| Unionist | Herbert Charles Woodcock | 10,252 | 38.0 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 6,470 | 24.0 | 24.3 | ||
| Turnout | 26,974 | 75.6 | -2.3 | ||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.2 | |||
| General Election 1924: Thornbury [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | Derrick Wellesley Gunston | 12,500 | 42.8 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 10,283 | 35.3 | -26.7 | |
| Labour | Godfrey Elton | 6,376 | 21.9 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,217 | 7.5 | 31.5 | ||
| Turnout | 29,159 | 79.5 | +3.9 | ||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.8 | |||
| General Election 1929: Thornbury[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Unionist | Derrick Wellesley Gunston | 13,914 | 34.0 | -8.8 | |
| Liberal | John Adam Day | 13,614 | 33.2 | -2.1 | |
| Labour | Godfrey Elton | 13,445 | 32.8 | +10.9 | |
| Majority | 300 | 0.8 | -6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 40,973 | 82.5 | +3.0 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -3.4 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| General Election 1931: Thornbury [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Derrick Wellesley Gunston | 23,072 | 55.0 | +21.0 | |
| Labour | George Pearce Blizard | 11,008 | 26.3 | -6.5 | |
| Liberal | John Howard Whitehouse | 7,826 | 18.7 | -14.5 | |
| Majority | 12,064 | 28.7 | +27.9 | ||
| Turnout | 41,906 | 79.7 | -2.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +13.8 | |||
| General Election 1935: Thornbury [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Derrick Wellesley Gunston | 19,180 | 47.4 | -7.6 | |
| Labour | F. A. Heron | 15,164 | 37.5 | +11.2 | |
| Liberal | Rev Wilfred J. Jenkins | 6,104 | 15.1 | -3.6 | |
| Majority | 4,016 | 9.9 | -18.8 | ||
| Turnout | 40,448 | 71.5 | -8.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.4 | |||
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;
- Conservative: Sir Derrick Gunston
- Labour: Joseph Alpass[4]
- Liberal: Raymond Walton[5]
Elections in the 1940s
| General Election 1945: Thornbury [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Joseph Herbert Alpass | 28,364 | 49.3 | +11.8 | |
| Conservative | Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston | 18,927 | 32.9 | -14.5 | |
| Liberal | Ronald W Brighton | 10,262 | 17.8 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 9,437 | 16.4 | 26.3 | ||
| Turnout | 57,553 | 76.4 | +4.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.2 | |||
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ↑ Gloucestershire Echo, 9 May 1938
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