Kingston upon Hull North West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kingston upon Hull North West
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
19181950
Number of members one

Kingston upon Hull North West was a borough constituency in the city of Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Newland, and Park.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Lambert Ward Conservative
1945 Ronald Mackay Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

General Election 1918: Hull North West [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Col. Albert Lambert Ward 10,898 59.7 n/a
Liberal Lt-Col. Hon. Guy Greville Wilson 3,827 21.0 n/a
Labour Alfred Gould 3,528 19.3 n/a
Majority 7,071 38.7 n/a
Turnout 58.1 n/a
Unionist win
General Election 1922: Hull North West [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Albert Lambert Ward 14,904 57.1
Liberal Sir John Nicholson Barran 11,204 42.9
Majority 3,700 14.2
Turnout 77.0
Unionist hold Swing
General Election 1923: Hull North West [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Albert Lambert Ward 12,674 50.2 -6.9
Liberal Sir John Nicholson Barran 12,559 49.8 +6.9
Majority 115 0.4 -13.8
Turnout 73.7
Unionist hold Swing -6.9
General Election 1924: Hull North West [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Albert Lambert Ward 15,072 53.3
Liberal Sir John Nicholson Barran 8,080 28.5
Labour Ferdinand Louis Kerran 5,151 18.2
Majority 6,992 24.8
Turnout 81.2
Unionist hold Swing
1929 General Election: Hull North West [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Albert Lambert Ward 14,764 41.6 -11.7
Labour William Pickles 10,700 30.1 +11.9
Liberal Catherine Buchanan Alderton 10,059 28.3 -0.2
Majority 4,064 11.5 -13.3
Turnout 79.1 -2.1
Unionist hold Swing -11.8
General Election 1931: Hull North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Albert Lambert Ward 26,549 72.7
Labour JH Baum 9,946 27.3
Majority 16,603 45.4
Turnout 79.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1935: Hull North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Albert Lambert Ward 19,278 57.9
Labour Lt-Com. EP Young 14,044 42.1
Majority 5,234 15.8
Turnout 72.0
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1945: Hull North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald William Gordon Mackay 13,944 48.7
Conservative Sir Albert Lambert Ward 10,450 36.5
Liberal Harold Stewart Freemantle 4,235 14.8
Majority 3,494 12.2
Turnout 76.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. FWS Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949
  2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
  3. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
  4. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
  5. FWS Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1949