Leeds North (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1955
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Leeds North was a borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, which 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.
| Leeds North | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | West Riding of Yorkshire (now West Yorkshire) |
| 1885–1955 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Leeds |
| Replaced by | Leeds North East |
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Headingley and North West, and parts of the wards of Brunswick, North, and North East.
1918–1950: Parts of the County Borough of Leeds wards of Brunswick, Headingley, North, and North West.
1950–1951: The County Borough of Leeds wards of North, Roundhay, and Woodhouse.
1951–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Allerton, Moortown, Roundhay, and Woodhouse.[1]
History
The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was first used in the general election of that year. Leeds had previously been represented by two MPs (1832–1868) and three MPs (1868–1885). From 1885 it was represented by five single-member constituencies: Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North, Leeds South and Leeds West. The constituencies of Morley, Otley and Pudsey were also created in 1885.
The constituency was abolished in 1955. After the 1955 general election Leeds was represented by Leeds East (created 1885, abolished 1918, recreated 1955), Leeds North East (created 1918), Leeds North West (created 1950), Leeds South, and Leeds South East (created 1918). There were also constituencies of Batley and Morley (created 1918) and Pudsey (created 1885, replaced by Pudsey and Otley 1918–1950).
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | William Jackson | Conservative | |
| 1902 | Rowland Barran | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Alexander Farquharson | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 | National Liberal | ||
| 1922 | Hugh Butler | Unionist | |
| 1923 | Sir Gervase Beckett | Unionist | |
| 1929 | Osbert Peake | Unionist | |
| 1955 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Jackson | 4,494 | 51.5 | ||
| Liberal | Arthur Rucker | 4,237 | 48.5 | ||
| Majority | 257 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 8,731 | 86.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,128 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Jackson | 4,301 | 53.9 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Albert Osliff Rutson | 3,682 | 46.1 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 619 | 7.8 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 7,983 | 78.8 | −7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,128 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Jackson | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
- Caused by Jackson's appointment as Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Jackson | 5,790 | 54.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Thomas Leuty | 4,776 | 45.2 | New | |
| Majority | 1,014 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,566 | 85.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 12,294 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Jackson | 5,992 | 57.2 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal | Herbert Stanhope Baines | 4,484 | 42.8 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 1,508 | 14.4 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 10,476 | 77.2 | −8.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,563 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Jackson | 7,512 | 60.1 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal | James Cullen Hamilton | 4,995 | 39.9 | −2.9 | |
| Majority | 2,517 | 20.2 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 12,507 | 71.9 | −5.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,387 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rowland Barran | 7,539 | 52.6 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Tredgold Lawson | 6,781 | 47.4 | −12.7 | |
| Majority | 758 | 5.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 14,320 | 75.0 | +3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,094 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rowland Barran | 9,593 | 57.4 | +17.5 | |
| Conservative | John Birchall | 7,109 | 42.6 | −17.5 | |
| Majority | 2,484 | 14.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16,702 | 78.8 | +6.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 21,196 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.5 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rowland Barran | 10,775 | 54.0 | −3.4 | |
| Conservative | John Birchall | 9,164 | 46.0 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 1,611 | 8.0 | −6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 19,939 | 86.8 | +8.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Rowland Barran | 9,324 | 50.7 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | John Birchall | 9,056 | 49.3 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 268 | 1.4 | −6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 18,380 | 80.0 | −6.8 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 | |||
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: Rowland Barran
- Unionist: John Birchall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | Alexander Farquharson | 13,863 | 74.7 | |
| Labour | George Hartley Thompson | 3,423 | 18.4 | ||
| National | Harold Frazer Wyatt [13] | 1,282 | 6.9 | ||
| Majority | 10,440 | 56.3 | |||
| Turnout | 18,568 | 49.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 37,904 | ||||
| National Liberal win (new boundaries) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Hugh Butler | 13,771 | 51.4 | +44.5 | |
| Liberal | Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson | 7,230 | 26.9 | −47.8 | |
| Labour | David Stewart | 5,836 | 21.7 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 6,541 | 24.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 26,837 | 71.8 | +22.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,383 | ||||
| Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Gervase Beckett | 14,066 | 54.0 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal | Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson | 6,624 | 25.4 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | David Stewart | 5,384 | 20.6 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 7,442 | 28.6 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 26,074 | 67.1 | −4.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,873 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Gervase Beckett | 18,502 | 70.0 | +16.0 | |
| Labour | Sam Crowther Moore | 7,920 | 30.0 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 10,582 | 40.0 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 26,422 | 67.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,373 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Osbert Peake | 19,661 | 48.2 | −21.8 | |
| Labour | Thomas McCall | 11,180 | 27.4 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal | Edmund Harvey | 9,944 | 24.4 | New | |
| Majority | 8,481 | 20.8 | −19.2 | ||
| Turnout | 40,785 | 73.6 | +6.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,429 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | −9.6 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Osbert Peake | 34,964 | 78.8 | +30.6 | |
| Labour | L John Edwards | 9,427 | 21.2 | −6.2 | |
| Majority | 25,537 | 57.6 | +36.8 | ||
| Turnout | 44,391 | 74.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Osbert Peake | 30,636 | 69.0 | −9.8 | |
| Labour | L John Edwards | 13,792 | 31.0 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 16,844 | 38.0 | −19.6 | ||
| Turnout | 44,428 | 66.8 | −7.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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: Osbert Peake
- Labour: Ronald Hodgson[14]
- Liberal: Howard B Tanner[15]
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Osbert Peake | 22,848 | 42.0 | −27.0 | |
| Labour | Ronald Hodgson | 22,720 | 41.8 | +10.8 | |
| Liberal | John Hutchison MacCallum Scott | 8,824 | 16.2 | New | |
| Majority | 128 | 0.2 | −37.8 | ||
| Turnout | 54,392 | 72.0 | +5.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Osbert Peake | 27,766 | 58.8 | ||
| Labour | Robert J Hurst | 15,018 | 31.8 | ||
| Liberal | Winifred Underhill | 4,446 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 12,748 | 27.0 | |||
| Turnout | 47,230 | 84.2 | |||
| Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Osbert Peake | 30,290 | 63.7 | +4.9 | |
| Labour | Philip Taylor | 17,249 | 36.3 | +4.5 | |
| Majority | 13,041 | 27.4 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 47,539 | 81.7 | −2.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||