Liverpool East Toxteth
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950
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Liverpool East Toxteth was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
| Liverpool East Toxteth | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Liverpool |
| Replaced by | Liverpool Toxteth, Liverpool Garston and Liverpool Exchange |
Boundaries
1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Toxteth.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Granby, Sefton Park East, and Sefton Park West.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry de Worms | 3,598 | 58.0 | ||
| Liberal | John Bigham | 2,608 | 42.0 | ||
| Majority | 990 | 16.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,206 | 77.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,003 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry de Worms | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry de Worms | 3,708 | 62.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Edward Paull | 2,201 | 37.2 | New | |
| Majority | 1,507 | 25.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,909 | 69.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,544 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry de Worms | 3,628 | 68.0 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal | Climenson Yelverton Charles Dawbarn | 1,706 | 32.0 | −5.2 | |
| Majority | 1,922 | 36.0 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,334 | 61.8 | −7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,627 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Augustus Frederick Warr | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Augustus Frederick Warr | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Austin Taylor | 3,610 | 52.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Herbert R. Rathbone | 3,233 | 47.2 | New | |
| Majority | 377 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,843 | 72.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,485 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Austin Taylor | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Marshall Hall | 4,037 | 51.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Lea | 3,752 | 48.2 | New | |
| Majority | 285 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,789 | 81.9 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Marshall Hall | 4,087 | 56.7 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal | Clive Bigham | 3,121 | 43.3 | −4.9 | |
| Majority | 966 | 13.4 | +9.8 | ||
| Turnout | 7,206 | 75.8 | −6.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
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;
- Unionist: James Stuart Rankin
- Liberal: John Lea [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Stuart Rankin | Unopposed | |||
| Unionist hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Unionist | James Stuart Rankin | Unopposed | ||
| Unionist hold | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Elections in the 1920s

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Stuart Rankin | 15,149 | 60.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Eleanor Rathbone* | 9,984 | 39.7 | New | |
| Majority | 5,165 | 20.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 25,133 | 74.2 | N/A | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
* Rathbone was a member of Liverpool City Council at the time of the election, and received support from the local Liberal association and the Women's Citizenship Association.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Stuart Rankin | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Unionist hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Henry Mond | 9,462 | 43.2 | −16.7 | |
| Labour | Joseph Cleary | 6,563 | 29.2 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal | Aled Roberts | 6,206 | 27.6 | +12.1 | |
| Majority | 3,129 | 14.0 | −19.3 | ||
| Turnout | 22,231 | 61.7 | −14.7 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | -10.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Henry Mond | 17,678 | 47.9 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | Joseph Cleary | 9,904 | 26.9 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal | Aled Roberts | 9,287 | 25.2 | −2.4 | |
| Majority | 7,774 | 21.0 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 36,869 | 75.5 | +13.8 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 17,040 | 75.4 | +27.5 | |
| Labour | Charles Burden | 5,550 | 24.6 | ―2.3 | |
| Majority | 11,490 | 50.8 | +29.8 | ||
| Turnout | 22,590 | 45.6 | ―29.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +14.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 28,187 | 75.6 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | Alfred Samuel Doran | 9,093 | 24.4 | New | |
| Majority | 19,094 | 51.2 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 37,280 | 74.0 | +28.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 20,638 | 60.2 | ―15.4 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 13,622 | 39.8 | +15.4 | |
| Majority | 7,016 | 20.4 | ―30.8 | ||
| Turnout | 34,260 | 65.2 | ―8.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―15.4 | |||
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: Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
- Liberal: Lyon Blease[12]
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 18,145 | 49.3 | ―10.9 | |
| Labour | Victor Harold Edgar Baker | 12,376 | 33.6 | New | |
| Liberal | Lyon Blease | 6,286 | 17.1 | ―22.7 | |
| Majority | 5,769 | 15.7 | ―4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 36,807 | 70.1 | +4.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||