Holmfirth (UK Parliament constituency)

Holmfirth
Holmfirth
Former borough constituency; for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	one
Created from	Southern West Riding of Yorkshire
Replaced by	Colne Valley and Penistone

Seatsone

Holmfirth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Holmfirth in the West Riding of Yorkshire. 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 system.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Wilson	5,322	65.7	−0.5
	Liberal Unionist	Walter Armitage^[3]	2,780	34.3	+0.5
Majority			2,542	31.4	−1.0
Turnout			8,102	75.2	−11.8
Registered electors			10,770
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Wilson	5,640	63.0	−2.7
	Conservative	Harold Thomas^[4]	3,317	37.0	+2.7
Majority			2,323	26.0	−5.4
Turnout			8,957	73.4	−1.8
Registered electors			12,197
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Wilson	5,001	59.1	−3.9
	Conservative	George Edward Raine	3,459	40.9	+3.9
Majority			1,542	18.2	−7.8
Turnout			8,460	76.2	+2.8
Registered electors			11,103
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.9

Boundaries

Holmfirth
Former borough constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seats	one
Created from	Southern West Riding of Yorkshire
Replaced by	Colne Valley and Penistone

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Wilson	4,505	54.7	−4.4
	Conservative	Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley	3,738	45.3	+4.4
Majority			767	9.4	−8.8
Turnout			8,243	73.4	−2.8
Registered electors			11,223
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Wilson	6,850	71.9	+17.2
	Conservative	SG Jebb	2,677	28.1	−17.2
Majority			4,173	43.8	+34.4
Turnout			9,527	78.0	+4.6
Registered electors			12,219
	Liberal hold		Swing	+17.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Wilson	6,339	57.5	−14.4
	Liberal Unionist	Robert Ellis	3,043	27.6	−0.5
	Labour	William Pickles	1,643	14.9	New
Majority			3,296	29.9	−13.9
Turnout			11,025	86.2	+8.2
Registered electors			12,788
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sydney Arnold	4,749	42.0	*N/A*
	Unionist	Robert Ellis	3,379	29.8	New
	Labour	William Lunn	3,195	28.2	New
Majority			1,370	12.2	N/A
Turnout			11,323	86.9	N/A
Registered electors			13,035
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A