Holmfirth (UK Parliament constituency)

Holmfirth
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created fromSouthern West Riding of Yorkshire
Replaced byColne Valley and Penistone

Holmfirth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Holmfirth in the West Riding of 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.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Parts of the Sessional Divisions of Staincross and Upper Aggbrigg.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Henry Wilson Liberal
1912 Sydney Arnold Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Henry Wilson
General election 1885: Holmfirth [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wilson 6,208 66.2
Conservative Heneage Legge 3,164 33.8
Majority 3,044 32.4
Turnout 9,372 87.0
Registered electors 10,770
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Holmfirth [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wilson 5,322 65.7 −0.5
Liberal Unionist Walter Armitage[3] 2,780 34.3 +0.5
Majority 2,542 31.4 −1.0
Turnout 8,102 75.2 −11.8
Registered electors 10,770
Liberal hold Swing −0.5

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Holmfirth [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wilson 5,640 63.0 −2.7
Conservative Harold Thomas[4] 3,317 37.0 +2.7
Majority 2,323 26.0 −5.4
Turnout 8,957 73.4 −1.8
Registered electors 12,197
Liberal hold Swing −2.7
General election 1895: Holmfirth [1][5][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wilson 5,001 59.1 −3.9
Conservative George Edward Raine 3,459 40.9 +3.9
Majority 1,542 18.2 −7.8
Turnout 8,460 76.2 +2.8
Registered electors 11,103
Liberal hold Swing −3.9

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Holmfirth [1][5][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wilson 4,505 54.7 −4.4
Conservative Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley 3,738 45.3 +4.4
Majority 767 9.4 −8.8
Turnout 8,243 73.4 −2.8
Registered electors 11,223
Liberal hold Swing −4.4
General election 1906: Holmfirth [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wilson 6,850 71.9 +17.2
Conservative SG Jebb 2,677 28.1 −17.2
Majority 4,173 43.8 +34.4
Turnout 9,527 78.0 +4.6
Registered electors 12,219
Liberal hold Swing +17.2

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Holmfirth [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wilson 6,339 57.5 −14.4
Liberal Unionist Robert Ellis 3,043 27.6 −0.5
Labour William Pickles 1,643 14.9 New
Majority 3,296 29.9 −13.9
Turnout 11,025 86.2 +8.2
Registered electors 12,788
Liberal hold Swing −7.0
General election December 1910: Holmfirth [6][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Wilson Unopposed
Liberal hold
Sydney Arnold
1912 Holmfirth by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sydney Arnold 4,749 42.0 N/A
Unionist Robert Ellis 3,379 29.8 New
Labour William Lunn 3,195 28.2 New
Majority 1,370 12.2 N/A
Turnout 11,323 86.9 N/A
Registered electors 13,035
Liberal hold Swing N/A

General Election 1914–15:

A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  3. ^ "Yesterday's Nominations". London Evening Standard. 7 July 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "The Licensed Victuallers and the Election". Huddersfield Daily Chronicle. 25 June 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  6. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916