West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. 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.
West Denbighshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Denbigh |
Created from | Denbighshire |
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the two-member Denbighshire constituency was divided into and Eastern and Western divisions. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | William Cornwallis-West | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1892 | Sir John Roberts | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | William Cornwallis-West | 4,586 | 60.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Salusbury Mainwaring | 2,992 | 39.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,594 | 21.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,578 | 85.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,899 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Cornwallis-West | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | John Roberts | 4,612 | 66.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Unionist | William Cornwallis West | 2,279 | 33.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,333 | 33.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,891 | 69.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,915 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Roberts | 4,481 | 60.9 | -6.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas Alured Wynne-Edwards | 2,878 | 39.1 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 1,603 | 21.8 | -12.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,359 | 82.3 | +12.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,941 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.0 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | John Roberts | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | John Roberts | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | John Roberts | 5,854 | 67.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Samuel Thompson | 2,829 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,025 | 34.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,683 | 87.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,920 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Roberts | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
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;
- Liberal: John Roberts
- Unionist: W. Henry Williams[9]
References
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- Liverpool Daily Post 29 Jun 1914