Ealing (UK Parliament constituency)

Ealing was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Ealing district of west London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, 1885–1945. In common with metropolitan areas the seat saw major population increase and was weighty from the outset in terms of population in 1885. Until 1918 it included Chiswick, Acton within the County of London, and part of Hanwell in the rump of dwindling Middlesex.

Ealing
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Ealing 1885–1918
Ealing 1918–1945
1885–1945
Number of membersone
Replaced byEaling East and Ealing West
Created fromMiddlesex

Boundaries
1885–1918: The civil parishes of Ealing, Acton, Greenford, Chiswick and Perivale and part of that of Hanwell.
1918–1945: The Municipal Borough of Ealing (i.e. Ealing, plus from 1926 therefore the former urban districts of Greenford (including the parishes of Perivale and West Twyford) and Hanwell as the borough greatly expanded in 1926).

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1945 general election. It was then replaced by the new Ealing East and Ealing West constituencies.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1885 Lord George Hamilton Conservative
1906 Sir Herbert Nield Conservative
1931 Sir Frank Sanderson Conservative
1945 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s
Hamilton
General election 1885: Ealing [1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hamilton 4,353 61.8
Liberal William Bruce Gordon Hogg 2,691 38.2
Majority 1,662 23.6
Turnout 7,044 75.9
Registered electors 9,283
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Ealing [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hamilton Unopposed
Conservative hold

Hamilton was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, causing a by-election.

By-election, 12 August 1886: Ealing [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hamilton Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s
General election 1892: Ealing [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hamilton 5,547 72.4 N/A
Liberal Stephen Holman 2,112 27.6 New
Majority 3,435 44.8 N/A
Turnout 7,659 63.4 N/A
Registered electors 12,081
Conservative hold

Hamilton is appointed Secretary of State for India, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 1895[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hamilton Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1895: Ealing [1][2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hamilton Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1900s
General election 1900: Ealing [1][2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Hamilton Unopposed
Conservative hold
Hutton
General election 1906: Ealing [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Nield 8,261 54.2 N/A
Liberal Arthur Hill Hutton 6,982 45.8 New
Majority 1,279 8.4 N/A
Turnout 15,243 74.6 N/A
Registered electors 20,436
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1910s
General election January 1910: Ealing [1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Nield 12,916 61.1 +6.9
Liberal Maurice Charles Hulbert 8,210 38.9 -6.9
Majority 4,706 22.2 +13.8
Turnout 21,126 84.3 +9.7
Conservative hold Swing +6.9
General election December 1910: Ealing [1][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Nield Unopposed
Conservative 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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

By-election, 1917: Ealing [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Herbert Nield Unopposed
Unionist hold
General election 1918: Ealing[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Herbert Nield 13,710 79.2 N/A
Labour Alfred Chilton 3,610 20.8 New
Majority 10,100 58.4 N/A
Turnout 17,320 60.4 N/A
Unionist hold
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Ealing[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Herbert Nield 14,507 67.9 -11.3
Labour Alfred Chilton 6,128 28.7 +7.9
Independent Unionist Lewis Hall 719 3.4 New
Majority 8,379 39.2 -19.2
Turnout 21,354 65.8 +5.4
Unionist hold Swing -9.6
General election 1923: Ealing [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Herbert Nield 12,349 53.1 -14.8
Liberal Alfred William Bradford 6,410 27.6 New
Labour Alfred Chilton 4,495 19.3 -9.4
Majority 5,939 25.5 -13.7
Turnout 23,254 69.0 +3.2
Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1924: Ealing[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Herbert Nield 18,572 73.3 +20.2
Labour Alfred Chilton 6,765 26.7 +7.4
Majority 11,807 46.6 +21.1
Turnout 25,337 73.2 +4.2
Unionist hold Swing +6.4
General election 1929: Ealing[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Herbert Nield 20,503 54.4 -18.9
Labour James William Maycock 9,093 24.2 -2.5
Liberal Arrean Paul Grundy 8,042 21.4 New
Majority 11,410 30.2 -16.4
Turnout 37,638 73.4 +1.2
Unionist hold Swing -8.2

Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Ealing[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Sanderson 32,792 82.7 +28.3
Labour James William Maycock 6,857 17.3 -6.9
Majority 25,935 65.4 +35.2
Turnout 39,649 74.6 +1.2
Conservative hold Swing +17.6
General election 1935: Ealing[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Sanderson 28,472 74.1 -8.6
Labour Mark Auliff 9,972 25.9 +8.6
Majority 18,500 48.2 -17.2
Turnout 38,444 69.1 -5.5
Conservative hold Swing -8.6

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;

References
  1. British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, F. W. S. Craig
  2. The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  4. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  5. Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  6. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  7. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
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