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Liverpool Kirkdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool Kirkdale was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom covering Kirkdale, Liverpool. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Liverpool Kirkdale
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Liverpool Kirkdale in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
1885–1983
Seatsone
Replaced byLiverpool Walton, Liverpool Broadgreen and Liverpool Riverside

Boundaries

1885–1918: The parish of Kirkdale, and part of the parish of Everton.

1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Kirkdale and St Domingo.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, and Kirkdale.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, Melrose, Tuebrook, and Westminster.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Anfield, Breckfield, Melrose, St Domingo, Tuebrook, and Westminster.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[1]Party
1885Sir George Baden-PowellConservative
1898 by-electionDavid MacIverConservative
1907 by-electionCharles McArthurLiberal Unionist
1910 by-electionGerald Kyffin-TaylorConservative
1915 by-electionDe Fonblanque Pennefather[n 1]Conservative
1929Elijah SandhamLabour
1931Sir Robert RankinConservative
1945William KeenanLabour
1955Norman PannellConservative
1964James DunnLabour
1981SDP
1983constituency abolished

Election results 1885–1918

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Liverpool Kirkdale[2][3][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Baden-Powell 3,391 55.2
Lib-LabJames Samuelson1,98132.3
Irish NationalistJohn Redmond76512.5
Majority1,41022.9
Turnout6,31773.5
Registered electors8,346
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Liverpool Kirkdale[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Baden-Powell 3,084 58.7 +3.5
LiberalRalph Neville2,17241.3+9.0
Majority91217.4-5.5
Turnout5,25663.0-10.5
Registered electors8,346
Conservative holdSwing-2.7

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Liverpool Kirkdale[2][3][5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Baden-Powell 3,750 57.5 -1.2
Lib-LabT. R. Threlfall2,77342.5+1.2
Majority97715.0-2.4
Turnout6,52368.2+5.2
Registered electors9,567
Conservative holdSwing-1.2
Baden-Powell
General election 1895: Liverpool Kirkdale[2][3][6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Baden-Powell 3,818 60.7 +3.2
LiberalBenjamin Sands Johnson2,46839.3-3.2
Majority1,35021.4+6.4
Turnout6,28665.3-2.9
Registered electors9,631
Conservative holdSwing+3.2

Baden-Powell's death caused a by-election.

MacIver
1898 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election[2][3][6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid MacIverUnopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s

Cherry
General election 1900: Liverpool Kirkdale[2][3][6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid MacIver 4,333 71.4 +10.7
LiberalRichard Cherry1,73828.6−10.7
Majority2,59542.8+21.4
Turnout6,07156.8−8.5
Registered electors10,695
Conservative holdSwing+10.7
General election 1906: Liverpool Kirkdale[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid MacIver 3,749 54.3 −17.1
Labour Repr. Cmte.James Conley3,15745.7New
Majority5928.6−34.2
Turnout6,28465.2+8.4
Registered electors10,596
Conservative holdSwingN/A
Hill
1907 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCharles MacArthur 4,000 54.6 +0.3
LabourJohn Hill3,33045.4−0.3
Majority6709.2+0.6
Turnout7,33069.6+4.4
Registered electors10,529
Conservative holdSwing+0.3

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Liverpool Kirkdale[2][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCharles MacArthur 4,144 51.4 -3.2
LabourAlexander Gordon Cameron3,92148.6+3.2
Majority2232.8-6.4
Turnout6,06577.8+8.2
Conservative holdSwing-3.2
1910 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election[2][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGerald Kyffin-Taylor 4,268 55.5 +4.1
LabourAlexander Gordon Cameron3,42744.5―4.1
Majority84111.0+8.2
Turnout7,69574.3―3.5
Conservative holdSwing+4.1
General election December 1910: Liverpool Kirkdale[2][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGerald Kyffin-Taylor 4,205 58.4 +2.9
LabourThomas McKerrell2,99241.6―2.9
Majority1,21316.8+5.8
Turnout7,19769.5―4.8
Conservative holdSwing+2.9
1915 Liverpool Kirkdale by-election[2][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistDe Fonblanque PennefatherUnopposed
Unionist hold

Elections 1918–1945

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Liverpool Kirkdale[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistDe Fonblanque Pennefather 10,380 67.4 N/A
LabourSamuel Mason5,01232.0New
Majority5,36834.4N/A
Turnout15,39250.0N/A
Unionist holdSwingN/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Liverpool Kirkdale[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistDe Fonblanque Pennefather Unopposed N/A N/A
Unionist hold
General election 1923: Liverpool Kirkdale[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistDe Fonblanque Pennefather Unopposed N/A N/A
Unionist hold
General election 1924: Liverpool Kirkdale[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistJohn Pennefather 14,392 60.6 N/A
LabourElijah Sandham9,36939.4New
Majority5,02321.2N/A
Turnout23,76173.7N/A
Unionist holdSwingN/A
General election 1929: Liverpool Kirkdale[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElijah Sandham 15,222 51.3 +11.9
UnionistRobert Rankin14,42948.7―11.9
Majority7932.6N/A
Turnout29,65172.9―3.8
Labour gain from UnionistSwing+11.9

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Liverpool Kirkdale[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRobert Rankin 14,303 45.2 ―3.5
Ind. Labour PartyElijah Sandham9,53130.1―21.2
ProtestantHenry Dixon Longbottom7,83424.7New
Majority4,77215.1N/A
Turnout31,66877.5+4.6
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+8.8
General election 1935: Liverpool Kirkdale[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRobert Rankin 10,540 38.8 ―6.4
LabourJohn Hamilton9,98436.7+6.6
ProtestantHenry Dixon Longbottom6,67724.6―0.1
Majority5562.1―13.0
Turnout27,20169.5―8.0
Conservative holdSwing―6.5

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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

  • Conservative: Robert Rankin
  • Labour: John Hamilton[9]
  • Liverpool Protestant Party: Henry Dixon Longbottom

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Liverpool Kirkdale[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWilliam Keenan 10,640 54.1 +17.4
ConservativeAled Roberts6,41432.6―6.2
ProtestantHenry Dixon Longbottom2,60113.2―11.4
Majority4,22621.5N/A
Turnout19,65564.3―5.2
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+11.8

Elections 1950–1979

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWilliam Keenan 19,219 48.7 ―5.4
ConservativeDavid J. Lewis18,59147.1+14.5
LiberalJune Stananought Pritchard1,6484.2New
Majority6281.6―19.9
Turnout39,45879.7+15.4
Labour holdSwing―10.0
General election 1951: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWilliam Keenan 19,637 51.0 +2.3
ConservativeDavid J. Lewis18,87949.0+1.9
Majority7582.0+0.4
Turnout38,51677.9―1.8
Labour holdSwing+0.2
General election 1955: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNorman Pannell 22,356 52.1 +3.1
LabourWilliam Keenan20,54247.9―3.1
Majority1,8144.2N/A
Turnout42,89870.6−7.3
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+3.1
General election 1959: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNorman Pannell 22,416 53.3 +1.2
Labour Co-opThomas H. Hockton19,66946.7―1.2
Majority2,7476.6+2.4
Turnout42,08573.7+3.1
Conservative holdSwing+1.2

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames Dunn 20,128 55.5 +8.8
ConservativeNorman Pannell16,12044.5―8.8
Majority4,00811.0+4.4
Turnout36,24869.1―4.6
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+8.8
General election 1966: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames Dunn 19,233 59.3 +3.8
ConservativeNorman Pannell13,21940.7―3.8
Majority6,01418.6+7.6
Turnout32,45265.7―3.4
Labour holdSwing+3.8

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames Dunn 17,678 56.5 ―2.8
ConservativeMichael P. Tinne13,61543.5+2.8
Majority4,06313.0―5.6
Turnout31,29363.7―2.0
Labour holdSwing―2.8
General election February 1974: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames Dunn 16,443 52.7 ―4.9
ConservativeJames Gillin9,91831.8―10.6
LiberalPaul Desmond Mahon4,86615.6New
Majority6,52520.9+7.9
Turnout31,22769.5+5.8
Labour holdSwing+7.8
General election October 1974: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames Dunn 17,686 61.4 +8.7
ConservativeMaurice Edward Jones8,20528.5―3.3
LiberalMichael Storey2,90810.1―5.5
Majority9,48132.9+12.0
Turnout28,79963.5―6.0
Labour holdSwing+6.0
General election 1979: Liverpool Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJames Dunn 17,043 56.1 ―5.3
ConservativeMyra Fitzsimmons9,33430.7+2.2
LiberalPaul Desmond Mahon3,81912.6+2.5
National FrontWarner Reginald Williams1980.7New
Majority7,70925.4―7.5
Turnout30,39470.2+6.7
Labour holdSwing―3.8

References

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