Walsall | |
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Former
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832– 1955 | |
Seats | one |
Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Throughout its existence, the seat included the entirety of the County Borough of Walsall. In 1955, it was split into Walsall North and Walsall South [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Smith Forster | 304 | 56.8 | ||
Radical | George de Bosco Attwood | 231 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 73 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 535 | 89.6 | |||
Registered electors | 597 | ||||
Tory win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Smith Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 578 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Francis Finch | 316 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | Charles Smith Forster | 296 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | 20 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 612 | 82.0 | |||
Registered electors | 746 | ||||
Radical gain from Conservative |
Finch resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Neilson Gladstone | 362 | 51.9 | +3.5 | |
Radical | John Benjamin Smith | 335 | 48.1 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 27 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 697 | 86.3 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 808 | ||||
Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Wellbeloved Scott | 334 | 51.7 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | John Neilson Gladstone | 312 | 48.3 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 22 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 646 | 80.0 | −2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 808 | ||||
Whig gain from Radical | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Littleton | 289 | 41.6 | −10.1 | |
Radical | Charles Forster | 282 | 40.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Henry Cooke [11] | 124 | 17.8 | −30.5 | |
Majority | 7 | 1.0 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 695 | 81.2 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 856 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,026 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,188 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | 495 | 56.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Bagnall [12] | 383 | 43.6 | New | |
Majority | 112 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 878 | 80.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,092 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,296 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,047 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | 3,364 | 66.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Morrison Bell [13] | 1,731 | 34.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,633 | 32.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,095 | 58.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,684 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,537 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | 5,112 | 59.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Frank James | 3,435 | 40.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,677 | 19.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,547 | 79.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,742 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Forster's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Holden | 4,899 | 52.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Frank James | 4,360 | 47.1 | New | |
Majority | 539 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,259 | 79.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,712 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank James | 5,226 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edward Holden | 4,989 | 48.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 237 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,215 | 85.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,915 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
The election was declared void on petition.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Hayter | 5,235 | 50.4 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Charles Ritchie | 5,156 | 49.6 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 79 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,391 | 87.8 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,838 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sydney Gedge | 5,145 | 51.6 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Arthur Hayter | 4,828 | 48.4 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 317 | 3.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,973 | 90.5 | +4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,015 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Hayter | 5,610 | 51.5 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Sydney Gedge | 5,285 | 48.5 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 325 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,895 | 84.8 | −5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 12,851 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Dunne | 7,092 | 54.6 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Bernall Bagshawe | 5,893 | 45.4 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 1,199 | 9.2 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,985 | 91.9 | +7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 14,127 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Cooper | 7,290 | 51.9 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Edward Dunne | 6,745 | 48.1 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 545 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,035 | 95.4 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 14,713 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Cooper | 7,174 | 52.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | John Morgan | 6,385 | 47.1 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 789 | 5.8 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 13,559 | 92.2 | -3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 14,713 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Richard Cooper | 14,491 | 52.3 | −0.6 | |
Labour | Joseph Thickett | 8,336 | 30.0 | New | |
Liberal | William Henry Brown | 4,914 | 17.7 | −29.4 | |
Majority | 6,155 | 22.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,741 | 64.7 | −27.5 | ||
National gain from Unionist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Pat Collins | 14,674 | 38.6 | +20.9 | |
Unionist | Alice Cooper | 14,349 | 37.8 | -14.5 | |
Labour | Robert Dennison | 8,946 | 23.6 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 325 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,969 | ||||
Liberal gain from National | Swing | +17.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Pat Collins | 16,304 | 43.5 | +4.9 | |
Unionist | Sydney Kersland Lewis | 14,141 | 37.8 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Arthur Carr Osburn | 7,007 | 18.7 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 2,163 | 5.7 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 37,452 | 82.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Preston | 15,168 | 37.9 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Pat Collins | 12,734 | 31.8 | -11.7 | |
Labour | Lothian Small | 11,474 | 28.7 | +10.0 | |
Independent | J J Lynch | 622 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,434 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,998 | 83.0 | +0.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Preston | 14,793 | 38.2 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 12,300 | 31.8 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Lothian Small | 11,610 | 30.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 2,493 | 6.4 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,703 | 83.4 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McShane | 20,524 | 39.6 | +9.6 | |
Unionist | William Preston | 15,818 | 30.6 | -7.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 15,425 | 29.8 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 4,706 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,767 | 85.9 | +2.9 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Leckie | 30,507 | 56.0 | +26.2 | |
Labour | John McShane | 23,952 | 44.0 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 6,555 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,459 | 86.3 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +10.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Joseph Leckie | 28,563 | 57.5 | +1.5 | |
Labour | William Graham | 19,594 | 39.5 | -4.5 | |
Christian Socialist | J A Harper | 1,480 | 3.0 | New | |
Majority | 8,959 | 18.0 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,637 | 75.3 | -11.0 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | George Schuster | 28,720 | 57.1 | -0.4 | |
Labour | George Jeger | 21,562 | 42.9 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 7,158 | 14.2 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 50,282 | 75.9 | +0.6 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | -0.4 |
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 and by the end of the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wells | 28,324 | 53.9 | +14.4 | |
National Liberal | George Schuster | 24,197 | 46.1 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 4,127 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,521 | 76.2 | +0.9 | ||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wells | 36,483 | 56.0 | +2.1 | |
National Liberal | John Barlow | 28,700 | 44.0 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 7,783 | 12.0 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 65,183 | 86.2 | +10.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wells | 33,556 | 52.3 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Frank Roper | 23,083 | 36.0 | -8.0 | |
Liberal | Barbara Lewis | 7,517 | 11.7 | New | |
Majority | 10,473 | 16.3 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 64,156 | 83.1 | -3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walsall | |
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Former
Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832– 1955 | |
Seats | one |
Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Throughout its existence, the seat included the entirety of the County Borough of Walsall. In 1955, it was split into Walsall North and Walsall South [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Smith Forster | 304 | 56.8 | ||
Radical | George de Bosco Attwood | 231 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 73 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 535 | 89.6 | |||
Registered electors | 597 | ||||
Tory win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Smith Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 578 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Francis Finch | 316 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | Charles Smith Forster | 296 | 48.4 | ||
Majority | 20 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 612 | 82.0 | |||
Registered electors | 746 | ||||
Radical gain from Conservative |
Finch resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Neilson Gladstone | 362 | 51.9 | +3.5 | |
Radical | John Benjamin Smith | 335 | 48.1 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 27 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 697 | 86.3 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 808 | ||||
Conservative gain from Radical | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robert Wellbeloved Scott | 334 | 51.7 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | John Neilson Gladstone | 312 | 48.3 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 22 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 646 | 80.0 | −2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 808 | ||||
Whig gain from Radical | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Edward Littleton | 289 | 41.6 | −10.1 | |
Radical | Charles Forster | 282 | 40.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Henry Cooke [11] | 124 | 17.8 | −30.5 | |
Majority | 7 | 1.0 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 695 | 81.2 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 856 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,026 | ||||
Radical gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,188 | ||||
Radical hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | 495 | 56.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Bagnall [12] | 383 | 43.6 | New | |
Majority | 112 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 878 | 80.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,092 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,296 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,047 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | 3,364 | 66.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | William Morrison Bell [13] | 1,731 | 34.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,633 | 32.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,095 | 58.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,684 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,537 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | 5,112 | 59.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Frank James | 3,435 | 40.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,677 | 19.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,547 | 79.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,742 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Forster | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Forster's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Holden | 4,899 | 52.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Frank James | 4,360 | 47.1 | New | |
Majority | 539 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,259 | 79.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,712 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank James | 5,226 | 51.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | Edward Holden | 4,989 | 48.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 237 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,215 | 85.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,915 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
The election was declared void on petition.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Hayter | 5,235 | 50.4 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Charles Ritchie | 5,156 | 49.6 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 79 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,391 | 87.8 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,838 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sydney Gedge | 5,145 | 51.6 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | Arthur Hayter | 4,828 | 48.4 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 317 | 3.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,973 | 90.5 | +4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,015 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Hayter | 5,610 | 51.5 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Sydney Gedge | 5,285 | 48.5 | −3.1 | |
Majority | 325 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,895 | 84.8 | −5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 12,851 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Dunne | 7,092 | 54.6 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Bernall Bagshawe | 5,893 | 45.4 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 1,199 | 9.2 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,985 | 91.9 | +7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 14,127 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Cooper | 7,290 | 51.9 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Edward Dunne | 6,745 | 48.1 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 545 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 14,035 | 95.4 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 14,713 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Cooper | 7,174 | 52.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | John Morgan | 6,385 | 47.1 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 789 | 5.8 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 13,559 | 92.2 | -3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 14,713 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Richard Cooper | 14,491 | 52.3 | −0.6 | |
Labour | Joseph Thickett | 8,336 | 30.0 | New | |
Liberal | William Henry Brown | 4,914 | 17.7 | −29.4 | |
Majority | 6,155 | 22.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,741 | 64.7 | −27.5 | ||
National gain from Unionist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Pat Collins | 14,674 | 38.6 | +20.9 | |
Unionist | Alice Cooper | 14,349 | 37.8 | -14.5 | |
Labour | Robert Dennison | 8,946 | 23.6 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 325 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,969 | ||||
Liberal gain from National | Swing | +17.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Pat Collins | 16,304 | 43.5 | +4.9 | |
Unionist | Sydney Kersland Lewis | 14,141 | 37.8 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Arthur Carr Osburn | 7,007 | 18.7 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 2,163 | 5.7 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 37,452 | 82.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Preston | 15,168 | 37.9 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Pat Collins | 12,734 | 31.8 | -11.7 | |
Labour | Lothian Small | 11,474 | 28.7 | +10.0 | |
Independent | J J Lynch | 622 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,434 | 6.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,998 | 83.0 | +0.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Preston | 14,793 | 38.2 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 12,300 | 31.8 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Lothian Small | 11,610 | 30.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 2,493 | 6.4 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,703 | 83.4 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McShane | 20,524 | 39.6 | +9.6 | |
Unionist | William Preston | 15,818 | 30.6 | -7.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 15,425 | 29.8 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 4,706 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51,767 | 85.9 | +2.9 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Leckie | 30,507 | 56.0 | +26.2 | |
Labour | John McShane | 23,952 | 44.0 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 6,555 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,459 | 86.3 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +10.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Joseph Leckie | 28,563 | 57.5 | +1.5 | |
Labour | William Graham | 19,594 | 39.5 | -4.5 | |
Christian Socialist | J A Harper | 1,480 | 3.0 | New | |
Majority | 8,959 | 18.0 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,637 | 75.3 | -11.0 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | George Schuster | 28,720 | 57.1 | -0.4 | |
Labour | George Jeger | 21,562 | 42.9 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 7,158 | 14.2 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 50,282 | 75.9 | +0.6 | ||
National Liberal hold | Swing | -0.4 |
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 and by the end of the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wells | 28,324 | 53.9 | +14.4 | |
National Liberal | George Schuster | 24,197 | 46.1 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 4,127 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 52,521 | 76.2 | +0.9 | ||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wells | 36,483 | 56.0 | +2.1 | |
National Liberal | John Barlow | 28,700 | 44.0 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 7,783 | 12.0 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 65,183 | 86.2 | +10.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Wells | 33,556 | 52.3 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Frank Roper | 23,083 | 36.0 | -8.0 | |
Liberal | Barbara Lewis | 7,517 | 11.7 | New | |
Majority | 10,473 | 16.3 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 64,156 | 83.1 | -3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |