Batley and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)
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Batley and Morley | |
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Former constituency for the House of Commons |
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1918–1983 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Batley and Spen and Morley and Leeds South |
Created from | Morley |
Batley and Morley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Batley and Morley in West 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 1983 general election. It was then replaced by the seats of Batley and Spen & Morley and Leeds South.
Contents
Boundaries
1918-1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Batley, Morley, and Ossett.
1950-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Batley and Morley.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Gerald Ashburner France | Coalition Liberal | |
1922 | Ben Turner | Labour | |
1924 | Walter Forrest | Liberal | |
1929 | Sir Ben Turner | Labour | |
1931 | Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills | Conservative | |
1935 | Willie Brooke | Labour | |
1939 by-election | Hubert Beaumont | Labour | |
1949 by-election | Sir Alfred Broughton | Labour | |
1979 | Ken Woolmer | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | 13,519 | 52.9 | |||
Labour | Benjamin Turner | 12,051 | 47.1 | ||
Majority | 1,468 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 66.9 | ||||
Liberal win |
- endorsed by the Coalition Government
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Benjamin Turner | 15,005 | 46.1 | ||
Liberal | John Albert Compston | 9,943 | 29.1 | ||
Conservative | John Potter | 8,054 | 24.8 | ||
Majority | 5,562 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 85.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Benjamin Turner | 14,964 | 52.6 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Walter Forrest | 13,480 | 47.4 | +18.3 | |
Majority | 1,484 | 5.2 | -11.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,444 | 73.8 | -11.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Walter Forrest | 16,369 | 50.6 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Benjamin Turner | 15,966 | 49.4 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 403 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 32,335 | 83.3 | + | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sir Benjamin Turner | 24,621 | 58.3 | +8.9 | |
Liberal | Walter Forrest | 17,641 | 41.7 | -8.9 | |
Majority | 6,980 | 16.6 | 17.8 | ||
Turnout | 84.1 | +0.8 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.9 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills | 26,378 | 61.2 | ||
Labour | Sir Benjamin Turner | 16,700 | 38.8 | ||
Majority | 9,678 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 85.9 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Willie Brooke | 21,182 | 53.6 | ||
Conservative | Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills | 18,354 | 46.4 | ||
Majority | 2,828 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 79.3 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hubert Beaumont | 20,020 | 55.4 | ||
Conservative | Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills | 16,124 | 44.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 72.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
- Liberal Party candidate Ernest Dalton withdrew
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hubert Beaumont | 22,682 | 58.1 | ||
Conservative | G W Hirst | 11,090 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal | Ashley Mitchell | 5,256 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 11,592 | 29.7 | |||
Turnout | 39,028 | 80.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton | 24,514 | 59.3 | ||
Conservative | A M Ramsden | 16,828 | 40.7 | ||
Majority | 7,686 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton | 29,776 | 59.9 | ||
Conservative | Mrs. W. Bremner | 19,891 | 40.1 | ||
Majority | 9,885 | 19.9 | |||
Turnout | 87.0 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i02.htm "Politics Resources UK general election results"
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