Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Stoke | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Stoke-upon-Trent |
| Replaced by | Stoke-on-Trent Central, Stoke-on-Trent North and Stoke-on-Trent South |
Stoke was a borough constituency in Stoke-on-Trent which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, a new name and form of a seat which had existed from the Reform Act 1832. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.
History
[edit]The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | John Ward | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 | National Liberal | ||
| 1923 | Liberal | ||
| 1923 | Constitutionalist, then Liberal | ||
| 1929 | Lady Mosley | Labour | |
| 1931 | New Party | ||
| 1931 | Ida Copeland | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Ellis Smith | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1910s
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Liberal | John Ward | Unopposed | ||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | John Ward | 16,685 | 61.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | John Watts | 10,522 | 38.7 | New | |
| Majority | 6,163 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 27,207 | 68.0 | N/A | ||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Ward | 13,119 | 51.2 | −10.1 | |
| Labour | John Watts | 12,502 | 48.8 | +10.1 | |
| Majority | 617 | 2.4 | −20.2 | ||
| Turnout | 25,621 | 63.2 | −4.8 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -10.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutionalist | John Ward | 17,864 | 57.3 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | John Watts | 13,318 | 42.7 | −6.1 | |
| Majority | 4,546 | 14.6 | +12.2 | ||
| Turnout | 31,182 | 75.4 | +12.2 | ||
| Constitutionalist hold | Swing | +6.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cynthia Mosley | 26,548 | 58.7 | +16.0 | |
| Liberal | John Ward | 18,698 | 41.3 | −16.0 | |
| Majority | 7,850 | 17.4 | 32.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,246 | 81.2 | +5.8 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.0 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ida Copeland | 19,918 | 45.56 | ||
| Labour | Ellis Smith | 13,264 | 30.34 | ||
| New Party | Oswald Mosley | 10,534 | 24.10 | New | |
| Majority | 6,654 | 15.22 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,716 | 75.88 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ellis Smith | 20,992 | 52.67 | ||
| Conservative | Ida Copeland | 18,867 | 47.33 | ||
| Majority | 2,125 | 5.34 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 39,859 | 69.98 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Ellis Smith
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ellis Smith | 29,551 | 69.12 | ||
| Conservative | W.P. Wentworth Shields | 13,203 | 30.88 | ||
| Majority | 16,348 | 38.24 | |||
| Turnout | 42,754 | 75.68 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)