Howdenshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Howdenshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County East Riding of Yorkshire
1885–1950
Created from East Riding of Yorkshire
Replaced by Beverley and Kingston upon Hull Haltemprice

Howdenshire was a county constituency in Yorkshire which 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.

Contents

It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Holme Beacon, Howdenshire, South Hunsley Beacon, Wilton Beacon, and Ouse and Derwent (except the part included in the extended Municipal Borough of York).

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Hessle and Pocklington, the Rural Districts of Escrick, Howden, Pocklington, and Riccall, in the Rural District of Beverley the civil parishes of Brantingham, Ellerker, Elloughton with Brough, and South Cave, and part of the Rural District of Sculcoates.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Arthur Duncombe Conservative
1892 Sir William Wilson-Todd Conservative
1906 Henry Harrison-Broadley Conservative
1915 by-election Stanley Jackson Conservative
1926 by-election William Carver Conservative
1945 Clifford Glossop Conservative
1947 by-election George Odey Conservative
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Howdenshire [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Duncombe 4,525 57.6
Liberal Anthony George Shiell3,33442.4
Majority1,19115.2
Turnout 7,85982.7
Registered electors 9,502
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Howdenshire [3] [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Duncombe Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

Woodhouse Sir James Woodhouse.jpg
Woodhouse
General election 1892: Howdenshire [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wilson-Todd 3,998 52.3 N/A
Liberal James Woodhouse 3,64847.7New
Majority3504.6N/A
Turnout 7,64680.5N/A
Registered electors 9,499
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Wilson-Todd William Wilson-Todd.jpg
Wilson-Todd
General election 1895: Howdenshire [1] [4] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wilson-Todd Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Howdenshire [1] [4] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wilson-Todd Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1906: Howdenshire [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Harrison-Broadley 4,763 53.4 N/A
Liberal Percy George Reginald Benson4,15046.6New
Majority6136.8N/A
Turnout 8,91390.1N/A
Registered electors 9,893
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Howdenshire [5] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Harrison-Broadley 5,423 56.4 +3.0
Liberal Francis Benedict Vincent Norris4,18643.6−3.0
Majority1,23712.8+6.0
Turnout 9,60990.7+0.6
Registered electors 10,597
Conservative hold Swing +3.0
General election December 1910: Howdenshire [5] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Harrison-Broadley 5,016 56.4 0.0
Liberal Francis Benedict Vincent Norris3,88543.60.0
Majority1,13112.80.0
Turnout 8,90184.0−6.7
Registered electors 10,597
Conservative hold Swing 0.0

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

1915 Howdenshire by-election [5] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Stanley Jackson Unopposed
Unionist hold
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Fenby
General election 1918: Howdenshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Stanley Jackson 9,02367.3+10.9
Liberal Thomas Fenby 4,38432.7−10.9
Majority4,63934.6+21.8
Turnout 13,40757.1−26.9
Registered electors 23,481
Unionist hold Swing +10.9
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Howdenshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Stanley Jackson 10,748 60.5 −6.8
National Farmers' Union Herbert John Winn7,02139.5New
Majority3,72721.0−13.6
Turnout 17,76971.1+14.0
Registered electors 24,975
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1923: Howdenshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Stanley Jackson Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1924: Howdenshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Stanley Jackson Unopposed
Unionist hold
1926 Howdenshire by-election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Carver 10,653 54.2 N/A
Liberal Frederick Linfield 6,66834.0New
Labour John William Kneeshaw 2,31811.8New
Majority3,98520.2N/A
Turnout 19,63973.6N/A
Registered electors 26,682
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1929: Howdenshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist William Carver 13,823 51.2 N/A
Liberal Edward Baker 13,17048.8N/A
Majority6532.4N/A
Turnout 26,99376.8N/A
Registered electors 35,164
Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Howdenshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Carver Unopposed N/AN/A
Conservative hold
General election 1935: Howdenshire [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Carver 18,155 63.9 N/A
Liberal Edward Baker 7,83727.5New
Labour James Richardson2,4598.6New
Majority10,31836.4N/A
Turnout 28,45169.2N/A
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1945: Howdenshire [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clifford Glossop 21,348 55.9 -8.0
Labour Co-op Thomas Neville11,16129.2+20.6
Liberal John Edward Wilson5,66914.9-12.6
Majority10,18726.7-9.7
Turnout 38,17871.3+2.1
Conservative hold Swing
1947 Howdenshire by-election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Odey 23,344 64.0 +8.1
Labour Co-op Thomas Neville9,29825.5-3.7
Liberal John Edward Wilson3,81910.5-4.4
Majority14,04638.5+11.8
Turnout 36,461
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  2. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN   9781349022984.
  4. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  5. 1 2 3 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
  7. ↑ UK General Election results: July 1945
  8. ↑ 1947 By Elections

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