Carlisle (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1295 onwards
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Carlisle is a constituency[n 1] in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Julie Minns of the Labour Party.[n 2]
| Carlisle | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of Carlisle in North West England | |
| County | Cumbria |
| Population | 85,979 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 75,868 (2023)[2] |
| Major settlements | Carlisle |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1295 |
| Member of Parliament | Julie Minns (Labour) |
| Seats | 1295–1885: Two 1885–present: One |
Constituency profile
The Carlisle constituency is located in Cumbria. It includes the city of Carlisle and the rural areas to its north and east stretching to the border with Scotland. Other settlements include the small market towns of Brampton and Longtown. Carlisle is a historic city with a population of around 78,000, and was an important military stronghold as a result of its position close to the Anglo-Scottish border.[3] The city is a major railway hub and, during the Industrial Revolution, was a densely-populated mill town.
House prices in the constituency are generally low and residents have lower levels of income, education and professional employment compared to national averages.[4] Carlisle has high levels of deprivation whilst the rural areas surrounding the city are more affluent.[5] White people make up 97% of the population.[4] At the local council level, Carlisle is mostly represented by Labour Party councillors whilst the rural parts of the constituency elected Conservative and Liberal Democrat representatives. Most voters favoured leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum with an estimated 60% in favour of Brexit compared to 52% nationally.[4]
History
Carlisle has existed as a seat since the Model Parliament in 1295, returning two MPs to the House of Commons until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one MP by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Under the 2023 boundary review the seat was expanded considerably into the border regions of Cumbria and redesignated as a county constituency.
From 1885 to 1922 the constituency was represented by the Liberal Party, since when it has alternated between Labour and Conservative, changing hands nine times. It was represented by Labour Party MPs from 1964 to 2010, albeit with a slim 0.2% majority in 1983. It was gained by John Stevenson of the Conservative Party in 2010 who held it until 2024, when it was won back by Julie Minns for Labour.
Boundaries
Map of boundaries 2010–2024
Historic
1918–1955: The County Borough of Carlisle.
1955–1983: As 1918 but with redrawn boundaries.
1983–1997: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Currock, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, Stanwix Urban, Trinity, Upperby, and Yewdale.
1997–2010: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, St Cuthbert Without, Stanwix Urban, Trinity, Upperby, and Yewdale.
2010–2024: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Castle, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, Stanwix Urban, Upperby, Wetheral, and Yewdale.
Current
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was carried out using the local authority structure as it existed in Cumbria on 1 December 2020 and is officially defined as:
- The City of Carlisle wards of: Belah & Kingmoor; Botcherby & Harraby North; Brampton & Fellside; Cathedral & Castle; Currock & Upperby; Denton Holme & Morton South; Harraby South & Parklands; Longtown & the Border; Newtown & Morton North; Sandsfield & Morton West; Stanwix & Houghton; Wetheral & Corby.[6]
With effect from 1 April 2023, the City of Carlisle council was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Cumberland.[7] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following with effect from the 2024 general election:
- The Cumberland wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Brampton, Castle, Corby and Hayton, Currock; Dalston and Burgh (small part), Denton Holme; Harraby North, Harraby South, Houghton and Irthington, Longtown, Morton, Stanwix Urban, Upperby. Wetheral (majority) and Yewdale.[8]
The constituency was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the parts of the former City of Carlisle local authority previously in the abolished constituency of Penrith and The Border - comprising the towns of Brampton and Longtown and surrounding villages and rural areas. To partly offset this, Dalston was included in the new constituency of Penrith and Solway.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1295–1640
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1381 | John de Blennerhassett[better source needed] | |
| 1384 | John de Blennerhassett | |
| 1386 | Adam Denton | Robert Bristowe[9] |
| 1388 (Feb) | Robert Carlisle | William Aglionby[9] |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Corkeby | Nicholas Leveson[9] |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Monceaux | Alan Kirkebridge[9] |
| 1390 (Nov) | Bobby Cowing | Kieran Nobin |
| 1391 | John Monceaux | Robert Bristowe[9] |
| 1393 | John Redesdale | John Werk[9] |
| 1394 | Joseph Maughan | |
| 1395 | John Monceaux | John Burgham[9] |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Helton | John Burgham[9] |
| 1397 (Sep) | Robert Bristowe | John Bristowe[9] |
| 1399 | John Helton | Robert Bristowe[9] |
| 1401 | Thomas Bolton | Robert Bristowe[9] |
| 1402 | John Sowerby | William Boweson[9] |
| 1404 (Jan) | Mark Cooke | Joshusoia Kirkpatrick |
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | ||
| 1407 | ||
| 1410 | [Robert] Carlisle[9] | |
| 1411 | ||
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Robert Carlisle | Ralph de Blenerhayset[9] |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | Robert Carlisle | William Cardoile[9] |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | Robert Lancaster | William Bell[9] |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Robert Carlisle | William Cardoile[9] |
| 1419 | Robert Carlisle | Thomas Manningham[9] |
| 1420 | Thomas Derley | Richard Muncaster[9] |
| 1421 (May) | Robert Carlisle | Thomas Pety[9] |
| 1421 (Dec) | William Manchester | John Thompson[9] |
| 1441 | John Blenerhayset[better source needed] | |
| 1510–1523 | No names known[10] | |
| 1529 | Edward Aglionby | John Coldale[10] |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | William Stapleton | ?[10] |
| 1545 | Hugh Aglionby | Robert Smith[10] |
| 1547 | Edward Aglionby | Thomas Dalston, died and replaced Jan 1552 by Edward Aglionby[10] |
| 1553 (Mar) | Edward Aglionby | John Dudley[10] |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Aglionby | Simon Brisco[10] |
| 1554 (Apr) | Robert Wheatley | Richard Mynsho[10] |
| 1554 (Nov) | Robert Wheatley | Richard Mynsho[10] |
| 1555 | William Middleton | William Ward[10] |
| 1558 | Richard Assheton | Robert Dalton[10] |
| 1558–9 | John or Edward Aglionby | Richard Mulcaster[11] |
| 1563 (Jan) | Richard Assheton | William Mulcaster[11] |
| 1571 | Robert Bowes[12] | Christopher Musgrave[11] |
| 1572 | Thomas Pattenson | Robert Mulcaster,[13] died and repl. 1576 by Thomas Tallentyne, who also died and was repl. Mar 1579 by Thomas Barne[11] |
| 1584 | Edward Aglionby | Thomas Blennerhassett[11] |
| 1586 | Henry Macwilliam, died and repl. 1587 by William Bowyer | Thomas Blennerhassett[11] |
| 1588 (Oct) | Henry Scrope | John Dalston[11] |
| 1593 | Henry Scrope | Edward Aglionby[11] |
| 1597 (Sep) | Henry Scrope | Thomas Sandford[11] |
| 1601 (Oct) | Henry Scrope | John Dudley[11] |
| 1604 | Thomas Blennerhassett | William Barwick |
| 1614 | George Butler | Nathaniel Tomkins |
| 1621 | Sir Henry Vane | George Butler |
| 1624 | Sir Henry Vane | Edward Aglionby |
| 1625 | Sir Henry Vane | Edward Aglionby |
| 1626 | Sir Henry Vane | Richard Graham |
| 1628 | Richard Barwis | Richard Graham |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
- 1640–1644: Sir William Dalston, Bt (Royalist) – disabled to sit, January 1644
- 1640–1648 : Richard Barwis (Parliamentarian) – died April 1648
- 1645(?)–1648(?): Thomas Cholmley – not recorded as having sat after Pride's Purge, December 1648
- 1649: Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick, from House of Lords[14]
- 1653: Carlisle was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament.
First Protectorate Parliament (One member only)
- 1654–1655: Colonel Thomas Fitch
Second Protectorate Parliament (One member only)
- 1656–1658: George Downing
- 1659: George Downing
- 1659: Thomas Craister
Long Parliament (restored)
- 1659–1660: Thomas Cholmley
- 1659–1660: Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick
MPs 1660–1885
MPs since 1885
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julie Minns | 18,129 | 39.4 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | John Stevenson | 12,929 | 28.1 | –28.4 | |
| Reform | Stephen Ward | 9,295 | 20.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Wernham | 2,982 | 6.5 | +1.5 | |
| Green | Gavin Hawkton | 1,922 | 4.2 | +2.6 | |
| Independent | Sean Reed | 303 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| SDP | Rachel Hayton | 244 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Thomas Lynestrider | 175 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,200 | 11.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 45,979 | 59.1 | –8.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,863 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.7 | |||
| 2019 notional result[39] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 28,959 | 56.5 | |
| Labour | 17,669 | 34.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,560 | 5.0 | |
| UKIP | 947 | 1.8 | |
| Green | 823 | 1.6 | |
| Others | 282 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | 51,240 | 67.5 | |
| Electorate | 75,868 | ||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stevenson | 23,659 | 55.2 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Ruth Alcroft | 15,340 | 35.8 | ―8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Aglionby | 2,829 | 6.6 | +3.7 | |
| UKIP | Fiona Mills | 1,045 | 2.4 | ―1.0 | |
| Majority | 8,319 | 19.4 | +13.3 | ||
| Turnout | 42,873 | 65.9 | ―3.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,105 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.7 | |||
This was the largest UKIP vote share at the 2019 general election.[42]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stevenson | 21,472 | 49.9 | +5.6 | |
| Labour | Ruth Alcroft | 18,873 | 43.8 | +6.0 | |
| UKIP | Fiona Mills | 1,455 | 3.4 | ―9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Thornton | 1,256 | 2.9 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 2,599 | 6.1 | ―0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 43,046 | 69.1 | +4.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stevenson | 18,873 | 44.3 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Lee Sherriff | 16,099 | 37.8 | +0.5 | |
| UKIP | Fiona Mills | 5,277 | 12.4 | +10.1 | |
| Green | Helen Davison | 1,125 | 2.6 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Loraine Birchall | 1,087 | 2.6 | ―13.0 | |
| Independent | Alfred Okam | 126 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 2,774 | 6.5 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 42,587 | 64.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stevenson | 16,589 | 39.3 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Boaden | 15,736 | 37.3 | ―9.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes | 6,567 | 15.6 | +0.1 | |
| BNP | Paul Stafford | 1,086 | 2.6 | New | |
| UKIP | Michael Owen | 969 | 2.3 | ±0.0 | |
| Green | John Reardon | 614 | 1.5 | New | |
| TUSC | John Metcalfe | 376 | 0.9 | New | |
| Independent | Peter Howe | 263 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 853 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,200 | 64.7 | +4.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 65,263 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.8 | |||
| 2005 notional result[48] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 17,803 | 46.6 | |
| Conservative | 13,350 | 34.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,915 | 15.5 | |
| Others | 1,133 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | 38,201 | 59.9 | |
| Electorate | 63,761 | ||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Martlew | 17,019 | 48.1 | ―3.1 | |
| Conservative | Mike Mitchelson | 11,324 | 32.0 | ―2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Tweedie | 5,916 | 16.7 | +5.0 | |
| UKIP | Steven Cochrane | 792 | 2.2 | New | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Lezley Gibson | 343 | 1.0 | ―0.6 | |
| Majority | 5,695 | 16.1 | ―0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 35,394 | 59.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Martlew | 17,856 | 51.2 | ―6.2 | |
| Conservative | Mike Mitchelson | 12,154 | 34.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Guest | 4,076 | 11.7 | +1.2 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Colin Paisley | 554 | 1.6 | New | |
| Socialist Alliance | Paul Wilcox | 269 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 5,702 | 16.4 | ―12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 34,909 | 59.4 | ―13.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―6.0 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Martlew | 25,031 | 57.4 | +12.1 | |
| Conservative | Richard Lawrence | 12,641 | 29.0 | ―12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Mayho | 4,576 | 10.5 | ―2.5 | |
| Referendum | Angus Fraser | 1,233 | 2.8 | New | |
| Natural Law | William Stevens | 126 | 0.3 | ―0.2 | |
| Majority | 12,390 | 28.4 | +24.4 | ||
| Turnout | 43,607 | 72.8 | ―5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,917 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +12.2 | |||
| 1992 notional result[53] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 21,667 | 45.3 | |
| Conservative | 19,746 | 41.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,232 | 13.0 | |
| Others | 230 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | 47,875 | 78.5 | |
| Electorate | 61,008 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Martlew | 20,479 | 46.8 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Clive Condie | 17,371 | 39.7 | ―0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ralph Aldersey | 5,740 | 13.1 | ―4.6 | |
| Natural Law | Nina Robinson | 190 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 3,108 | 7.1 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 43,780 | 79.4 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,140 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Martlew | 18,311 | 42.2 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | William Hodgson | 17,395 | 40.1 | +2.8 | |
| SDP | Richard Hunt | 7,655 | 17.7 | ―7.5 | |
| Majority | 916 | 2.1 | +1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 43,359 | 78.8 | +2.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 15,618 | 37.5 | ―12.2 | |
| Conservative | Richard Sowler | 15,547 | 37.3 | ―1.8 | |
| SDP | Richard Hunt | 10,471 | 25.2 | +14.0 | |
| Majority | 71 | 0.2 | ―10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 41,638 | 76.4 | ―3.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,343 | 49.7 | ―1.5 | |
| Conservative | D. Bloomer | 16,777 | 39.1 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | T. Potts | 4,829 | 11.2 | ―1.7 | |
| Majority | 4,566 | 10.6 | ―4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 42,951 | 80.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,079 | 51.2 | ―4.0 | |
| Conservative | D. Bloomer | 14,825 | 36.0 | ―7.3 | |
| Liberal | F. Phillips | 5,306 | 12.9 | New | |
| Majority | 6,254 | 15.2 | +3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 41,211 | 78.8 | ―10.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 23,119 | 55.2 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | E. M. White | 18,139 | 43.3 | ―3.5 | |
| Ind. Socialist | J. Wild | 628 | 1.5 | New | |
| Majority | 4,980 | 11.9 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 41,887 | 88.8 | +10.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,866 | 53.2 | ―2.9 | |
| Conservative | B. A. Marsden | 19,241 | 46.8 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 2,625 | 6.4 | ―5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 41,105 | 78.6 | ―4.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 22,565 | 56.13 | ||
| Conservative | Godfrey William Iredell | 17,638 | 43.87 | ||
| Majority | 4,927 | 12.26 | |||
| Turnout | 40,203 | 83.51 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 19,169 | 45.6 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Peter T. S. Boydell | 17,049 | 40.5 | −11.9 | |
| Liberal | Brian G. Ashmore | 4,617 | 11.0 | New | |
| Ind. Conservative | Donald Johnson | 1,227 | 2.9 | New | |
| Majority | 2,120 | 5.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,062 | 85.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.9 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donald Johnson | 21,948 | 52.38 | ||
| Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,950 | 47.62 | ||
| Majority | 1,998 | 4.76 | |||
| Turnout | 41,898 | 84.61 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Donald Johnson | 20,071 | 50.47 | ||
| Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,701 | 49.53 | ||
| Majority | 370 | 0.94 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,772 | 82.30 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,648 | 46.8 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | Noel T. O'Reilly | 16,456 | 39.2 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal | Doreen Gorsky | 5,886 | 14.0 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 3,192 | 7.6 | −5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 41,990 | 87.4 | −1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,031 | 46.50 | ||
| Conservative | H. E. R. Peers | 13,850 | 33.84 | ||
| Liberal | Godfrey William Iredell | 8,043 | 19.65 | ||
| Majority | 5,181 | 12.66 | |||
| Turnout | 40,924 | 88.49 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Election in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edgar Grierson | 18,505 | 50.41 | ||
| Conservative | Edward Spears | 13,356 | 36.39 | ||
| Liberal | Godfrey William Iredell | 4,845 | 13.20 | ||
| Majority | 5,149 | 14.02 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,706 | 79.20 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
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: Edward Spears
- Labour: Percy Barstow[66]
- Liberal: Leslie H. Storey[67]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Spears | 16,591 | 48.7 | −8.6 | |
| Labour | Arnold Townend | 13,956 | 41.0 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal | Barbara Bliss | 3,525 | 10.3 | New | |
| Majority | 2,635 | 7.7 | −7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 34,072 | 88.2 | +1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Spears | 18,079 | 57.35 | ||
| Labour | George Middleton | 13,445 | 42.65 | ||
| Majority | 4,634 | 14.70 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 31,524 | 86.66 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Middleton | 12,779 | 40.4 | −5.1 | |
| Unionist | Edward Spears | 10,362 | 32.8 | −21.7 | |
| Liberal | Archibald Creighton | 8,484 | 26.8 | New | |
| Majority | 2,417 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 31,625 | 90.4 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | William Watson | 12,787 | 54.5 | +15.2 | |
| Labour | George Middleton | 10,676 | 45.5 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 2,111 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 23,463 | 89.1 | +1.3 | ||
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +5.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Middleton | 9,120 | 40.5 | +2.9 | |
| Unionist | William Watson | 8,844 | 39.3 | +8.0 | |
| Liberal | Richard Denman | 4,541 | 20.2 | −11.5 | |
| Majority | 276 | 1.2 | −5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 17,964 | 87.8 | +3.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Middleton | 7,870 | 37.6 | +4.4 | |
| Unionist | Claude Lowther | 6,569 | 31.3 | New | |
| National Liberal | Theodore Carr | 6,526 | 31.1 | −35.7 | |
| Majority | 1,301 | 6.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,965 | 84.0 | +22.2 | ||
| Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | Theodore Carr | 9,511 | 66.8 | +16.3 |
| Labour | Ernest Lowthian | 4,736 | 33.2 | New | |
| Majority | 4,775 | 33.6 | +32.6 | ||
| Turnout | 14,247 | 61.8 | −24.6 | ||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
- British Socialist Party: Ernest Lowthian[69]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Denman | 3,243 | 50.5 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Irwen W. Raymond | 3,179 | 49.5 | +8.5 | |
| Majority | 64 | 1.0 | −5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 6,422 | 86.4 | −5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,436 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Denman | 3,270 | 47.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Valentine John Hussey-Walsh | 2,815 | 41.0 | New | |
| Social Democratic Federation | Charlie Bannington | 777 | 11.3 | New | |
| Majority | 455 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,862 | 92.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 7,436 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Chance | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Chance | 3,616 | 58.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Lancelot Sanderson | 2,586 | 41.7 | New | |
| Majority | 1,030 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,202 | 84.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 7,344 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker (Liberal) | William Gully | Unopposed | |||
| Speaker hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker (Liberal) | William Gully | 3,167 | 52.6 | +1.3 | |
| Conservative | S. P. Foster | 2,853 | 47.4 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 314 | 5.2 | +2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,020 | 88.6 | +2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,798 | ||||
| Speaker hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Gully | 2,729 | 51.3 | −1.9 | |
| Conservative | S. P. Foster | 2,586 | 48.7 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 143 | 2.6 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 5,315 | 85.8 | +5.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,195 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9 | |||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Gully | 2,448 | 53.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck[72] | 2,155 | 46.8 | New | |
| Majority | 293 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,603 | 80.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,726 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Ferguson | 2,802 | 37.6 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,691 | 36.1 | +8.7 | |
| Conservative | Miles Walker Mattinson[76] | 1,968 | 26.4 | −17.5 | |
| Majority | 723 | 9.7 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,770 (est) | 85.9 (est) | +6.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,550 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Elections in the 1870s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robert Ferguson | 2,154 | 28.7 | −3.9 | |
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,051 | 27.4 | −6.4 | |
| Conservative | William Farrer Ecroyd | 1,741 | 23.2 | +7.0 | |
| Conservative | William Banks[77] | 1,551 | 20.7 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 310 | 4.2 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,749 (est) | 79.9 (est) | −9.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,693 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.5 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.5 | |||
Elections in the 1860s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,043 | 33.8 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal | Edmund Potter | 1,971 | 32.6 | −0.8 | |
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 1,957 | 32.4 | −1.7 | |
| Independent Liberal | William Slater[78] | 71 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 86 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,035 (est) | 88.9 (est) | −4.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,537 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 616 | 34.1 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal | Edmund Potter | 604 | 33.4 | −1.8 | |
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 586 | 32.4 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 30 | 1.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,211 (est) | 92.9 (est) | +12.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,304 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.1 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edmund Potter | 536 | 50.1 | −18.8 | |
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 533 | 49.9 | +18.8 | |
| Majority | 3 | 0.2 | −2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,069 | 89.5 | +9.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,195 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −18.8 | |||
- Caused by Graham's death.
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Graham | 538 | 35.2 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 516 | 33.7 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 475 | 31.1 | −4.2 | |
| Majority | 41 | 2.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,002 (est) | 80.0 (est) | −3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,253 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 529 | 35.3 | +6.5 | |
| Peelite | James Graham | 502 | 33.5 | −2.6 | |
| Whig | Joseph Ferguson | 469 | 31.3 | −3.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,015 (est) | 83.0 (est) | +0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,223 | ||||
| Majority | 60 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| Majority | 33 | 2.2 | −5.1 | ||
| Peelite hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peelite | James Graham | Unopposed | |||
| Peelite hold | |||||
- Caused by Graham's appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peelite | James Graham | 525 | 36.1 | N/A | |
| Whig | Joseph Ferguson | 512 | 35.2 | −31.0 | |
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 419 | 28.8 | −5.1 | |
| Turnout | 938 (est) | 82.7 (est) | −1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,134 | ||||
| Majority | 106 | 7.3 | N/A | ||
| Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 93 | 6.4 | +5.8 | ||
| Whig hold | Swing | −13.0 | |||
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 477 | 37.4 | +3.5 | |
| Whig | Philip Howard | 414 | 32.5 | +0.8 | |
| Whig | John Dixon | 328 | 25.7 | −8.8 | |
| Chartist | Peter Murray McDouall[79] | 55 | 4.3 | New | |
| Turnout | 637 (est) | 59.7 (est) | −24.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,067 | ||||
| Majority | 63 | 4.9 | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
| Majority | 359 | 28.2 | +27.6 | ||
| Whig hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
- Caused by the previous election being declared void on petition due to the "several acts of treating".[80]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Dixon | 479 | 34.5 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 471 | 33.9 | +6.0 | |
| Whig | Philip Howard | 440 | 31.7 | −7.8 | |
| Turnout | 899 | 84.3 | −1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,054 | ||||
| Majority | 8 | 0.6 | −4.0 | ||
| Whig hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
| Majority | 31 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +5.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Philip Howard | 419 | 39.5 | N/A | |
| Whig | William Marshall | 345 | 32.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Edward Goulburn[81] | 296 | 27.9 | New | |
| Majority | 49 | 4.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 643 | 85.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 751 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1830s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | William Marshall | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,012 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | William Marshall | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 946 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig gain from Radical | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | William James | 477 | 44.5 | +1.9 | |
| Whig | Philip Howard | 472 | 44.0 | +1.4 | |
| Tory | John Malcolm | 124 | 11.6 | −3.3 | |
| Turnout | 646 | 66.1 | c. +51.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 977 | ||||
| Majority | 5 | 0.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Radical hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
| Majority | 348 | 32.4 | +4.7 | ||
| Whig hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | William James | 100 | 42.6 | N/A | |
| Whig | Philip Howard | 100 | 42.6 | N/A | |
| Tory | James Lushington | 35 | 14.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | c. 135 | c. 15% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | c. 900 | ||||
| Majority | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Radical gain from Tory | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 65 | 27.7 | N/A | ||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory | James Lushington | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed | |||
| Tory hold | |||||
| Whig hold | |||||
Elections in the 18th century
Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Partisan | Charles Howard | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Whig | John Stanwix | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
- Death of Hylton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Stanwix | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Non Partisan | Richard Musgrave | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Partisan | Charles Howard | 109 | 38.11 | N/A | |
| Whig | John Stanwix | 90 | 31.47 | N/A | |
| Tory | John Hylton | 87 | 30.42 | N/A | |
- Note: Stanwix was unseated on petition and replaced by Hylton, 26 January 1742
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Partisan | Charles Howard | 354 | 37.82 | N/A | |
| Tory | John Hylton | 351 | 37.50 | N/A | |
| Non Partisan | Henry Aglionby | 231 | 24.68 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Partisan | Charles Howard | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Tory | John Hylton | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Partisan | Henry Aglionby | 398 | 37.65 | N/A | |
| Tory | James Bateman | 350 | 33.11 | N/A | |
| Whig | Thomas Stanwix | 309 | 29.23 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Partisan | Henry Aglionby | 268 | 67.00 | N/A | |
| Whig | Thomas Stanwix | 132 | 33.00 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Strickland | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Whig | Thomas Stanwix | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
- Stanwix appointed Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull
See also
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years – from 1295 until 1885 it had the right to send two MPs in most years.