Birkenhead West was a parliamentary constituency that 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.
Birkenhead West | |
---|---|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1950 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Birkenhead and Wirral |
Replaced by | Birkenhead |
History
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election when the Parliamentary Borough of Birkenhead was split between the East and West Divisions.
It was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election, when it was included in the reconstituted constituency of Birkenhead.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Claughton, Cleveland, Grange, and Oxton.[1]
Members of Parliament
Elections
Election in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Henry Grayson | 10,881 | 59.43 | |
Labour | William Henry Egan | 5,673 | 30.98 | ||
Liberal | Harold Bickersteth | 1,755 | 9.59 | ||
Majority | 5,208 | 28.45 | |||
Turnout | 18,309 | 60.89 | |||
Registered electors | 30,068 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | William Henry Stott | 12,176 | 54.00 | −5.43 | |
Labour | William Henry Egan | 10,371 | 46.00 | +15.02 | |
Majority | 1,805 | 8.00 | −20.45 | ||
Turnout | 22,547 | 75.55 | +14.66 | ||
Registered electors | 29,843 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −10.23 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Henry Egan | 12,473 | 55.85 | +9.85 | |
Unionist | William Henry Stott | 9,862 | 44.15 | −9.85 | |
Majority | 2,611 | 11.70 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,335 | 72.42 | −3.13 | ||
Registered electors | 30,841 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.85 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Ellis Nuttall | 13,059 | 50.65 | +6.50 | |
Labour | William Henry Egan | 12,723 | 49.35 | −6.50 | |
Majority | 336 | 1.30 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,782 | 81.14 | +8.72 | ||
Registered electors | 31,774 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Henry Egan | 15,634 | 46.00 | −3.35 | |
Unionist | Ellis Nuttall | 13,410 | 39.45 | −11.20 | |
Liberal | RP Fletcher | 4,946 | 14.55 | New | |
Majority | 2,224 | 6.55 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,990 | 79.47 | −1.67 | ||
Registered electors | 42,773 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +3.93 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Sandeman Allen | 22,336 | 63.78 | +24.33 | |
Labour | William Henry Egan | 12,682 | 36.22 | −9.78 | |
Majority | 9,654 | 27.56 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,018 | 82.20 | +2.73 | ||
Registered electors | 42,600 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +17.06 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Sandeman Allen | 17,684 | 55.94 | −7.84 | |
Labour | C McVey | 13,931 | 44.06 | +7.84 | |
Majority | 3,753 | 11.88 | −15.72 | ||
Turnout | 31,615 | 74.71 | −7.49 | ||
Registered electors | 42,316 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −7.84 |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Collick | 15,568 | 57.32 | +13.26 | |
Conservative | AR Moody | 11,591 | 42.68 | −13.26 | |
Majority | 3,977 | 14.64 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,159 | 75.12 | +0.41 | ||
Registered electors | 36,156 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.26 |
See also
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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