West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)

West Denbighshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created fromDenbighshire
Replaced byDenbigh

West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. 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 voting system.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the two-member Denbighshire constituency was divided into and Eastern and Western divisions. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 William Cornwallis-West Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Sir John Roberts Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: West Denbighshire[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Cornwallis-West 4,586 60.5
Conservative Charles Salusbury Mainwaring 2,992 39.5
Majority 1,594 21.0
Turnout 7,578 85.2
Registered electors 8,899
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: West Denbighshire[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist William Cornwallis-West Unopposed
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s

Herbert Roberts
General election 1892: West Denbighshire[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Roberts 4,612 66.9 New
Liberal Unionist William Cornwallis West 2,279 33.1 N/A
Majority 2,333 33.8 N/A
Turnout 6,891 69.5 N/A
Registered electors 9,915
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing N/A
General election 1895: West Denbighshire[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Roberts 4,481 60.9 −6.0
Conservative Thomas Alured Wynne-Edwards 2,878 39.1 +6.0
Majority 1,603 21.8 −12.0
Turnout 7,359 82.3 +12.8
Registered electors 8,941
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: West Denbighshire[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Roberts Unopposed
Liberal hold
Herbert Roberts
General election 1906: West Denbighshire[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Roberts Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: West Denbighshire[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Roberts 5,854 67.4 N/A
Conservative Samuel Thompson 2,829 32.6 New
Majority 3,025 34.8 N/A
Turnout 8,683 87.5 N/A
Registered electors 9,920
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election December 1910: West Denbighshire[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Roberts Unopposed
Liberal hold

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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

References

  1. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  2. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  3. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  4. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  5. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  6. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  7. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  8. ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  9. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 29 Jun 1914