Holmfirth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Holmfirth in the West Riding of Yorkshire. 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 system.
Holmfirth | |
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Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Southern West Riding of Yorkshire |
Replaced by | Colne Valley and Penistone |
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Boundaries
Parts of the Sessional Divisions of Staincross and Upper Aggbrigg.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Henry Wilson | Liberal | |
1912 | Sydney Arnold | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/Henry_Joseph_Wilson.jpg/120px-Henry_Joseph_Wilson.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Wilson | 6,208 | 66.2 | ||
Conservative | Heneage Legge | 3,164 | 33.8 | ||
Majority | 3,044 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,372 | 87.0 | |||
Registered electors | 10,770 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Wilson | 5,322 | 65.7 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | Walter Armitage[3] | 2,780 | 34.3 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 2,542 | 31.4 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,102 | 75.2 | −11.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,770 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Wilson | 5,640 | 63.0 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | Harold Thomas[4] | 3,317 | 37.0 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 2,323 | 26.0 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 8,957 | 73.4 | −1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,197 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Wilson | 5,001 | 59.1 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | George Edward Raine | 3,459 | 40.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 1,542 | 18.2 | −7.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,460 | 76.2 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,103 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.9 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Wilson | 4,505 | 54.7 | −4.4 | |
Conservative | Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley | 3,738 | 45.3 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 767 | 9.4 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,243 | 73.4 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,223 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Wilson | 6,850 | 71.9 | +17.2 | |
Conservative | SG Jebb | 2,677 | 28.1 | −17.2 | |
Majority | 4,173 | 43.8 | +34.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,527 | 78.0 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,219 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +17.2 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Wilson | 6,339 | 57.5 | −14.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | Robert Ellis | 3,043 | 27.6 | −0.5 | |
Labour | William Pickles | 1,643 | 14.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,296 | 29.9 | −13.9 | ||
Turnout | 11,025 | 86.2 | +8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 12,788 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Wilson | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Sydney_Arnold.jpg/120px-Sydney_Arnold.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sydney Arnold | 4,749 | 42.0 | N/A | |
Unionist | Robert Ellis | 3,379 | 29.8 | New | |
Labour | William Lunn | 3,195 | 28.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,370 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,323 | 86.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 13,035 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
General Election 1914–15:
A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
- Liberal:Sydney Arnold
- Labour:William Lunn
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