Otley (constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918
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Otley was a parliamentary constituency between 1885 and 1918 centred on the town of Otley, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire and now in West 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.
| Otley | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Replaced by | Keighley, Pudsey and Otley, Shipley and Skipton |
History
The constituency was created when the two-member Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire was divided by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election in six new single-member constituencies. It was abolished for the 1918 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Pudsey & Otley constituency.
Boundaries
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of-
- the Sessional Division of Otley and
- the Parishes of Beamsley in Addingham, Beamsley in Skipton, Bingley and Micklethwaite, Hazlewood with Storiths, Morton, and Nesfield with Langbar.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Sir Andrew Fairbairn | Liberal | |
| 1886 | John Barran | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Marmaduke Wyvill | Conservative | |
| 1900 | Hastings Duncan | Liberal | |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Andrew Fairbairn | 5,050 | 58.1 | ||
| Conservative | Frederick Fison | 3,643 | 41.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,407 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 8,693 | 88.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,883 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Barran | 4,245 | 55.8 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Andrew Fairbairn | 3,361 | 44.2 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 884 | 11.6 | −4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,606 | 77.0 | −11.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,883 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Barran | 4,713 | 53.9 | −1.9 | |
| Conservative | Marmaduke Wyvill | 4,023 | 46.1 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 690 | 7.8 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 8,736 | 75.6 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,557 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marmaduke Wyvill | 4,670 | 50.3 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | John Barran | 4,622 | 49.7 | −4.2 | |
| Majority | 48 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,292 | 84.2 | +8.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,038 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.2 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Duncan | 5,327 | 52.9 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Marmaduke Wyvill | 4,747 | 47.1 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 580 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,074 | 83.0 | −1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,138 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Duncan | 6,307 | 57.5 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | William Whittaker Thompson | 4,658 | 42.5 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 1,649 | 15.0 | +9.2 | ||
| Turnout | 10,965 | 86.5 | +3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,670 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.6 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Duncan | 6,911 | 58.0 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | William Whittaker Thompson | 5,010 | 42.0 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,901 | 16.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 11,921 | 89.0 | +2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,397 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Duncan | 6,151 | 55.7 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | William Whittaker Thompson | 4,892 | 44.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 1,259 | 82.4 | −4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 11,143 | 82.4 | −6.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,397 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.3 | |||
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: James Duncan
- Unionist: