Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)
Wellington (Shropshire) is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, formally known as The Mid (or Wellington) Division of Shropshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament.
Wellington (Shropshire) | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | The Wrekin |
Created from | North Shropshire |
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Alexander Brown | Liberal | |
1886 | Alexander Brown | Liberal Unionist | |
1906 | Charles Henry | Liberal | |
1918 | Constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
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A.H. Brown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alexander Brown | 4,801 | 65.1 | ||
Conservative | William Kenyon-Slaney | 2,571 | 34.9 | ||
Majority | 2,230 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,372 | 85.2 | |||
Registered electors | 8,648 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Alexander Brown | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Alexander Brown | 3,963 | 59.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | James Harris Sanders | 2,680 | 40.3 | New | |
Majority | 1,283 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,643 | 79.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,398 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Alexander Brown | Unopposed | |||
Liberal Unionist hold |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Alexander Brown | 3,480 | 60.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Robert Varty | 2,318 | 40.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,162 | 20.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,798 | 68.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,427 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | N/A |
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C.S. Henry
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Henry | 4,806 | 60.7 | +20.7 | |
Liberal Unionist | Hildebrand Harmsworth | 3,114 | 39.3 | −20.7 | |
Majority | 1,692 | 21.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,920 | 89.2 | +20.4 | ||
Registered electors | 8,881 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +20.7 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Henry | 4,673 | 57.3 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | Charles Peevor Boileau Wood | 3,484 | 42.7 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,189 | 14.6 | -6.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,157 | 93.2 | +4.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Henry | 4,404 | 57.3 | 0.0 | |
Conservative | George Weld-Forester, 8th Baron Forester | 3,286 | 42.7 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 1,118 | 14.6 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 7,690 | 87.9 | -5.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
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;
- Liberal: Charles Henry
- Unionist:
References
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 376. ISBN 9781349022984.
See also
- Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire#Historical constituencies
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
- Unreformed House of Commons
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