West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

































West Staffordshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Staffordshire

1868–1885
Number of members Two
Replaced by
Lichfield Division, North-Western Division (both created of part only in 1885) Wolverhampton West, Stafford, Cannock (remainder)
Created from
South Staffordshire
North Staffordshire

1885–1918
Number of members One
Type of constituency County constituency

West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament until 1885, and then one member.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Boundaries


  • 3 Members of Parliament


    • 3.1 MPs 1868–1885


    • 3.2 MPs 1885–1918




  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 1860s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 1870s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1880s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1890s


    • 4.5 Elections in the 1900s


    • 4.6 Elections in the 1910s




  • 5 References





History


The constituency was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.



Boundaries


1868-1885: The Hundreds of Pirehill South, Cuttlestone and Seisdon (excluding the parish of Rushall), and the Townships of Willenhall and Wednesfield.[1][2]



Members of Parliament



MPs 1868–1885



































Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party

1868
Sir Smith Child, Bt.
Conservative

Hugo Meynell-Ingram
Conservative
1871

Francis Monckton
Conservative

1874

Alexander Staveley Hill
Conservative

1885
representation reduced to one member


MPs 1885–1918














































Election Member Party


1885
Hamar Alfred Bass
Liberal

1886
Liberal Unionist


1898 by-election
Sir Alexander Henderson
Liberal Unionist


1906
Henry McLaren
Liberal


1910
George Lloyd
Liberal Unionist


1912
Conservative

1918
constituency abolished


Elections



Elections in the 1860s








































































General Election 1868: West Staffordshire (2 seats)[3][4]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Smith Child
 3,909
 27.5
N/A


Conservative
Hugo Meynell-Ingram
 3,773
 26.5
N/A


Liberal
William Orme Foster
 3,295
 23.2
N/A


Liberal
Henry Hodgetts-Foley
 3,244
 22.8
N/A
Majority
 478
 3.4
N/A

Turnout
 7,111 (est)
 71.5 (est)
N/A

Registered electors
 9,942



Conservative win (new seat)


Conservative win (new seat)


Elections in the 1870s


Ingram's death caused a by-election.
























By-election, 13 Jun 1871: West Staffordshire (1 seat)[3]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Francis Monckton
Unopposed


Conservative hold







































General Election 1874: West Staffordshire (2 seats)[3]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Alexander Staveley Hill
Unopposed


Conservative
Francis Monckton
Unopposed

Registered electors
 10,365



Conservative hold


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1880s














































































General Election 1880: West Staffordshire (2 seats)[3]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Conservative
Alexander Staveley Hill
 4,123
 27.5
N/A


Conservative
Francis Monckton
 3,967
 26.5
N/A


Liberal
William Anson
 3,564
 23.8
N/A


Liberal
 James Hall Renton[5]
 3,344
 22.3
N/A
Majority
 403
 2.7
N/A

Turnout
 7,499 (est)
 66.4 (est)
N/A

Registered electors
 11,288



Conservative hold
Swing
N/A


Conservative hold
Swing
N/A






















































General Election 1885: West Staffordshire[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Hamar Alfred Bass
 4,820
 54.0
 +7.9


Conservative
Francis Monckton
 4,106
 46.0
 −8.0
Majority
 714
 8.0
N/A

Turnout
 8,926
 83.9
 +17.5 (est)

Registered electors
 10,636



Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
 +8.0























General Election 1886: West Staffordshire[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Unionist
Hamar Alfred Bass
Unopposed


Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal


Elections in the 1890s























































General Election 1892: West Staffordshire[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Unionist
Hamar Alfred Bass
 5,227
 64.5
N/A


Liberal
 John Kempster
 2,879
 35.5
N/A
Majority
 2,348
 29.0
N/A

Turnout
 8,106
 78.0
N/A

Registered electors
 10,395



Liberal Unionist hold
Swing
N/A























General Election 1895: West Staffordshire[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Unionist
Hamar Alfred Bass
Unopposed


Liberal Unionist hold

Bass' death caused a by-election.























































West Staffordshire by-election, 1898[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Unionist
Alexander Henderson
 4,769
 54.4
N/A


Liberal
 William Adams[7]
 3,993
 45.6
N/A
Majority
 776
 8.8
N/A

Turnout
 8,762
 82.8
N/A

Registered electors
 10,580



Liberal Unionist hold
Swing
N/A


Elections in the 1900s
























General Election 1900: West Staffordshire[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Unionist
Alexander Henderson
Unopposed


Liberal Unionist hold






















































General Election 1906: West Staffordshire[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry McLaren
 5,586
 54.3
N/A


Liberal Unionist
Alexander Henderson
 4,708
 45.7
N/A
Majority
 878
 8.6
N/A

Turnout
 10,294
 88.9
N/A

Registered electors
 11,584



Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist
Swing
N/A


Elections in the 1910s




George Lloyd























































General Election January 1910: West Staffordshire[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Unionist
George Lloyd
 5,892
 52.5
 +6.8


Liberal
Henry McLaren
 5,327
 47.5
 −6.8
Majority
 565
 5.0
N/A

Turnout
 11,219
 92.0
 +3.1

Registered electors
 12,197



Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal
Swing
 +6.8






















































General Election December 1910: West Staffordshire[6]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal Unionist
George Lloyd
 5,602
 52.2
 −0.3


Liberal
Walter Meakin
 5,123
 47.8
 +0.3
Majority
 479
 4.4
 −0.6

Turnout
 10,725
 87.9
 -4.1

Registered electors
 12,197



Liberal Unionist hold
Swing
 −0.3

General Election 1914/15:


Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;




  • Unionist: Philip Ashworth


  • Liberal: Beddoe Rees



References





  1. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-27..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 31 & 32 Victoria, 1867-8. The Boundary Act, 1868". London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1868. pp. 119–166. Retrieved 2017-07-27.


  3. ^ abcd Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.


  4. ^ "West Staffordshire". Staffordshire Advertiser. 21 November 1868. p. 1. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


  5. ^ "West Staffordshire: The Nominations". Staffordshire Sentinel and Commercial & General Advertiser. 10 April 1880. p. 8. Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


  6. ^ abcdefghi Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 390. ISBN 9781349022984.


  7. ^ "Penkridge, in the Western Division after the Third Reform Act, 1884". Fragments from the History of Penkridge.



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