Liverpool Abercromby (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool Abercromby
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire
1885–1918
Number of members One
Created from Liverpool

Liverpool Abercromby or Abercromby (Liverpool) was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished at the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Liverpool wards of Abercromby, Castle Street, Great George's, Pitt Street, Rodney Street, and St Peter's.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 William Lawrence Conservative
1906 Jack Seely Liberal
1910 Jan. Richard Chaloner Conservative
1917 b-e Lord Stanley Unionist
1918 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Samuel Smith
General Election, 25 November 1885: Liverpool Abercromby[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Lawrence 3789 56.0 N/A
Liberal Samuel Smith 2982 44.0 N/A
Majority 807 12.0 N/A
Turnout 6771 74.1 N/A
Thomas Brassey
General Election, July 1886: Liverpool Abercromby[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Lawrence 3583 55.7 −0.3
Liberal Thomas Brassey 2844 44.3 +0.3
Majority 739 11.4 −0.6
Turnout 6427 70.3 −3.8
Conservative hold Swing −0.3

Elections in the 1890s

W. Lawrence
General Election, July 1892: Liverpool Abercromby[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Lawrence 3677 56.4 +0.7
Liberal William Benjamin Bowring 2846 43.6 −0.7
Majority 831 12.8 +1.4
Turnout 6523 72.0 +1.7
Conservative hold Swing
General Election, July/August 1895: Liverpool Abercromby[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Lawrence Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1900s

General Election, September/October 1900: Liverpool Abercromby[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Lawrence Unopposed N/A N/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Seely
General Election, 16 January 1906: Liverpool Abercromby[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Edward Bernard Seely 2933 51.8 N/A
Conservative William Lawrence 2734 48.2 N/A
Majority 199 3.6 N/A
Turnout 5667 76.4 N/A
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1910s

Richard Chaloner
General Election, 18 January 1910: Liverpool Abercromby[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Godolphin Walmesley Chaloner 3088 54.7 +6.5
Liberal Rt Hon. John Edward Bernard Seely 2562 45.3 −6.5
Majority 526 9.4 +5.8
Turnout 5650 81.6 +5.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.5
General Election, December 1910: Liverpool Abercromby[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Godolphin Walmesley Chaloner 3024 58.1 +3.4
Liberal Frederick Charles Bowring 2184 41.9 −3.4
Majority 840 16.2 +6.8
Turnout 5208 75.2 +6.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Liverpool Abercromby by-election, 1917[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley 2224 73.7 +15.6
NFDSS Frank Buckley Hughes 794 26.3 N/A
Majority 1430 47.4 +31.2
Turnout 3008 50.1 -21.9
Unionist hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  3. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  6. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  7. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  8. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
  9. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
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