North West Staffordshire was a constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.
North West Staffordshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | North Staffordshire and West Staffordshire |
Replaced by | Stone and Stafford |
History
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | 5,757 | 54.9 | ||
Conservative | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | 4,720 | 45.1 | ||
Majority | 1,037 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 10,477 | 79.2 | ' | ||
Registered electors | 13,222 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Leveson-Gower was appointed Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | 5,252 | 54.1 | +9.0 | |
Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | 4,459 | 45.9 | −9.0 | |
Majority | 793 | 8.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,711 | 73.4 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 13,222 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Heath | 5,638 | 51.1 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | Leonard Shoobridge | 5,406 | 48.9 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 232 | 2.2 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,044 | 78.8 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 14,011 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Heath | 6,206 | 52.8 | +1.7 | |
Liberal | Leonard Shoobridge | 5,538 | 47.2 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 668 | 5.6 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,744 | 80.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,657 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Heath | 6,205 | 57.5 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | James Lovatt | 4,594 | 42.5 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 1,611 | 15.0 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,799 | 73.8 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 14,626 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Billson | 7,667 | 58.0 | +15.5 | |
Conservative | James Heath | 5,557 | 42.0 | −15.5 | |
Majority | 2,110 | 16.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,224 | 85.8 | +12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 15,404 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lib-Lab | Albert Stanley | 7,396 | 59.4 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Thomas Twyford | 5,047 | 40.6 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 2,349 | 18.8 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,443 | 79.1 | −6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 15,738 | ||||
Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Stanley | 8,566 | 59.8 | New | |
Conservative | Gilbert Nugent | 5,754 | 40.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 2,812 | 19.6 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 14,320 | 86.8 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 16,498 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Stanley | 8,125 | 62.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Leslie de Gruyther | 4,940 | 37.8 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 3,185 | 24.4 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,065 | 79.2 | −7.6 | ||
Registered electors | 16,498 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 |
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;
- Labour: Albert Stanley
- Unionist:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Finney | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
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