Woodbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Woodbridge | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Suffolk |
Major settlements | Woodbridge |
1885–1950 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Sudbury & Woodbridge |
Created from | East Suffolk |
Woodbridge was a county constituency centred on the town of Woodbridge in Suffolk. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. It was then largely replaced by the new Sudbury & Woodbridge constituency.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Woodbridge, the Sessional Divisions of Bosmere and Claydon, Samford, and Woodbridge, and the Corporate Town of Aldeburgh.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Aldeburgh, the Urban Districts of Felixstowe and Woodbridge, the Rural Districts of Bosrnere and Claydon, Samford, and Woodbridge, and part of the Rural District of Plomesgate.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Everett | 4,978 | 50.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Frederick Thellusson | 4,810 | 49.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 168 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,788 | 80.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,126 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Lloyd-Anstruther | 4,854 | 51.7 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Robert Everett | 4,541 | 48.3 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 313 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,395 | 77.5 | −3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 12,126 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Everett | 5,223 | 53.8 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Lloyd-Anstruther | 4,485 | 46.2 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 738 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 9,708 | 82.1 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,823 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. G. Pretyman | 5,410 | 53.1 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | Robert Everett | 4,778 | 46.9 | −6.9 | |
Majority | 632 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,188 | 84.5 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 12,053 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. G. Pretyman | 5,089 | 53.4 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Robert Everett | 4,437 | 46.6 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 652 | 6.8 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 9,526 | 78.9 | −5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,077 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. G. Pretyman | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Everett | 5,527 | 50.8 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | E. G. Pretyman | 5,348 | 49.2 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 179 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 10,875 | 86.8 | +7.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,528 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.2 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Peel | 6,120 | 53.9 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | Charles Sydney Buxton | 5,226 | 46.1 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 894 | 7.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,346 | 88.6 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,808 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Peel | 5,704 | 52.6 | −1.3 | |
Liberal | William Elliston | 5,144 | 47.4 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 560 | 5.2 | −2.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,848 | 84.7 | −3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,808 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3 |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Unionist: Robert Peel
- Liberal: William Elliston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Robert Peel | 8,654 | 55.8 | +3.2 |
Liberal | William Elliston | 6,842 | 44.2 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 1,812 | 11.6 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 15,496 | 51.0 | −33.7 | ||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Arthur Churchman | 9,898 | 53.2 | -2.6 |
Labour | Henry Harben | 8,707 | 46.8 | n/a | |
Majority | 1,191 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 61.4 | +10.4 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Arthur Churchman | 12,396 | 56.7 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Edward John Cecil Neep | 9,476 | 43.3 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 2,920 | 13.4 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 69.1 | +7.7 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Arthur Churchman | 10,606 | 46.7 | -10.0 | |
Liberal | William Elliston | 7,328 | 32.2 | n/a | |
Labour | Edward John Cecil Neep | 4,810 | 21.1 | -22.2 | |
Majority | 3,278 | 14.5 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 70.9 | +1.8 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Arthur Churchman | 13,419 | 54.9 | +8.2 | |
Liberal | William Elliston | 7,008 | 28.7 | -3.5 | |
Labour | Sylvain Mayer | 3,998 | 16.4 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 6,411 | 26.2 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 74.3 | +3.4 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Clavering Fison | 15,231 | 48.1 | -6.8 | |
Liberal | Roger Fulford | 10,904 | 34.5 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Leonard Spero | 5,507 | 17.4 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 4,327 | 13.6 | -12.6 | ||
Turnout | 73.3 | -1.0 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -6.3 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Ross-Taylor | 25,654 | 81.3 | +33.2 | |
Labour | Ida Mary Nussey Keeble | 5,885 | 18.7 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 19,769 | 62.6 | +49.0 | ||
Turnout | 70.6 | -2.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Ross-Taylor | 22,715 | 72.1 | -9.2 | |
Labour | A V Smith | 8,808 | 27.9 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 13,907 | 44.2 | -18.4 | ||
Turnout | 67.5 | +4.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -9.2 |
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;
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hare | 16,073 | 47.0 | -25.1 | |
Labour | John M. Stewart | 11,380 | 33.3 | +5.4 | |
Liberal | Douglas B Law | 6,740 | 19.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 4,693 | 13.7 | -30.5 | ||
Turnout | 71.4 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sources
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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- ↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1939
- ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 395. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 469. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.