Ilkeston (UK Parliament constituency)
Ilkeston | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Ilkeston in Derbyshire, 1974–1983 | |
1885–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Derbyshire South |
Replaced by | Amber Valley and Erewash[1] |
Ilkeston is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by one Member of Parliament. In 1983 it was abolished, together with South East Derbyshire, when the Derbyshire county constituencies were redrawn - the constituencies of Amber Valley and Erewash were created and the constituency of South Derbyshire was re-created.
Boundaries
[edit]1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Smalley, and the parishes of Breaston, Draycott and Wilne, Hopwell, Longeaton, Ockbrook, Risley, and Sawley and Wilsthorpe in the Sessional Division of Derby.[2]
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Ilkeston, the Urban Districts of Heanor and Ripley, and the Rural District which consisted of the parishes of Codnor Park and Shipley.[3]
1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Ilkeston, the Urban Districts of Alfreton, Heanor, and Ripley, and in the Rural District of Belper the parish of Shipley.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Thomas Watson | Liberal | |
1887 | Sir Walter Foster | ||
1910 | Jack Seely | ||
1922 | George Oliver | Labour | |
1931 | Abraham Flint | National Labour | |
1935 | George Oliver | Labour | |
1964 | Ray Fletcher | ||
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1880s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Watson | 5,780 | 60.4 | ||
Conservative | William Drury Nathaniel Drury-Lowe[6][7] | 3,793 | 39.6 | ||
Majority | 1,987 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,573 | 89.8 | |||
Registered electors | 10,660 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Watson | 4,621 | 54.9 | −5.5 | |
Conservative | Samuel Leeke | 3,793 | 45.1 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 828 | 9.8 | −11.0 | ||
Turnout | 8,414 | 78.9 | −10.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,660 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.5 |
Watson's death caused a by-election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Balthazar Foster | 5,512 | 56.9 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Samuel Leeke | 4,180 | 43.1 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 1,332 | 13.8 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,692 | 88.5 | +9.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,948 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Balthazar Foster | 6,185 | 58.4 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Samuel Leeke | 4,402 | 41.6 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 1,783 | 16.8 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 10,587 | 78.2 | −0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 13,541 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Balthazar Foster | 6,215 | 54.2 | −4.2 | |
Conservative | Edward Picton Baumgarten | 5,254 | 45.8 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 961 | 8.4 | −8.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,469 | 87.1 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 13,175 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.2 |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Balthazar Foster | 6,633 | 53.8 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Wright | 5,698 | 46.2 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 935 | 7.6 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,331 | 84.9 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 14,519 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Balthazar Foster | 9,655 | 64.3 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | LC Tipper | 5,358 | 35.7 | −10.5 | |
Majority | 4,297 | 28.6 | +21.0 | ||
Turnout | 15,013 | 87.2 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 17,216 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +10.5 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Balthazar Foster | 10,632 | 62.3 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Forbes St John Morrow | 6,432 | 37.7 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 4,200 | 24.6 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 17,064 | 87.7 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 19,467 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Seely | 10,204 | 59.8 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Henry Wright | 6,871 | 40.2 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 3,333 | 19.6 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 17,075 | 87.7 | 0.0 | ||
Registered electors | 19,467 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Seely | 9,990 | 62.7 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | William Marshall Freeman | 5,946 | 37.3 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 4,044 | 25.4 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 15,936 | 81.9 | −5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 19,467 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Seely | 9,049 | 53.6 | −9.1 | |
Unionist | William Marshall Freeman | 7,838 | 46.4 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 1,211 | 7.2 | −18.2 | ||
Turnout | 16,887 | 81.7 | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 20,670 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −9.1 |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: John Seely
- Unionist: William Marshall Freeman[27]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | John Seely | 9,660 | 54.8 | −7.9 |
Labour | George Oliver | 7,962 | 45.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,698 | 9.6 | −15.8 | ||
Turnout | 17,622 | 61.0 | −20.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 9,432 | 40.0 | −5.2 | |
National Liberal | John Seely | 8,348 | 35.3 | −19.5 | |
Unionist | William Marshall Freeman | 5,841 | 24.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,084 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,621 | 76.8 | +15.8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.1 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 9,191 | 42.1 | +2.1 | |
Unionist | William Marshall Freeman | 6,566 | 30.0 | +5.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Worrall Casey | 6,112 | 27.9 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 2,625 | 12.1 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 21,869 | 69.4 | −7.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.6 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 11,011 | 44.9 | +2.8 | |
Unionist | Victor Raikes | 9,203 | 37.5 | +7.5 | |
Liberal | Anna Barlow | 4,320 | 17.6 | −10.3 | |
Majority | 1,808 | 7.4 | −4.7 | ||
Turnout | 24,534 | 76.1 | +6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 20,202 | 59.0 | +14.1 | |
Liberal | John Vincent Shaw | 7,766 | 22.7 | +5.1 | |
Unionist | Victor Raikes | 6,258 | 18.3 | −19.2 | |
Majority | 12,436 | 36.3 | +28.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,226 | 80.7 | +4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Labour | Abraham Flint | 17,587 | 50.0 | N/A | |
Labour | George Oliver | 17,585 | 50.0 | −9.0 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,172 | 79.7 | −1.0 | ||
National Labour gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 23,851 | 64.3 | +14.3 | |
National | Charles Markham | 13,250 | 35.7 | −14.3 | |
Majority | 10,601 | 28.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,101 | 81.7 | +2.0 | ||
Labour gain from National Labour | Swing | +14.3 |
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: George Oliver
- Conservative:
- Liberal:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 26,536 | 66.8 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Philip G Hartley | 8,439 | 21.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles Orton Foster | 4,720 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 18,097 | 45.5 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 39,695 | 81.1 | −0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 39,495 | 64.9 | −1.9 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Eugene MacPherson | 11,262 | 18.5 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | DFR Evans | 10,113 | 16.6 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 28,233 | 46.4 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 60,870 | 88.5 | +7.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 40,671 | 67.41 | ||
Conservative | C Frank Baker | 10,273 | 17.03 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Eugene MacPherson | 9,387 | 15.56 | ||
Majority | 30,398 | 50.38 | |||
Turnout | 60,331 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 38,961 | 69.29 | ||
Conservative | John Farr | 17,268 | 30.71 | ||
Majority | 21,693 | 38.58 | |||
Turnout | 56,229 | 80.37 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Oliver | 39,930 | 68.59 | ||
Conservative | Gerald Ivan Walters | 18,286 | 31.41 | ||
Majority | 21,644 | 37.18 | |||
Turnout | 58,216 | 83.50 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Fletcher | 33,924 | 60.2 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Jeffery Nicholas Lewis Tillett | 13,542 | 24.0 | −7.4 | |
Liberal | Peggy Edwards | 8,930 | 15.8 | New | |
Majority | 20,382 | 36.2 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 56,396 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Fletcher | 36,522 | 70.09 | ||
Conservative | Basil J Eales | 15,582 | 29.91 | ||
Majority | 20,940 | 40.18 | |||
Turnout | 52,104 | 76.20 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Fletcher | 32,961 | 59.9 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Beardsley | 15,870 | 28.9 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | Wim Smit | 6,157 | 11.2 | New | |
Majority | 17,091 | 31.0 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 54,988 | 74.15 | −2.05 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Fletcher | 31,500 | 52.02 | ||
Conservative | PM Morrell | 17,320 | 28.60 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Pool | 11,734 | 19.38 | ||
Majority | 14,180 | 23.42 | |||
Turnout | 60,554 | 81.45 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Fletcher | 31,153 | 54.96 | ||
Conservative | A N R Hamilton | 15,858 | 27.98 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Pool | 9,671 | 17.06 | ||
Majority | 15,295 | 27.25 | |||
Turnout | 56,682 | 74.85 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Fletcher | 29,270 | 50.61 | ||
Conservative | Michael Clark | 21,160 | 35.99 | ||
Liberal | Desmond Blackburn | 7,879 | 13.40 | ||
Majority | 8,110 | 14.62 | |||
Turnout | 58,309 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "'Ilkeston', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Chap. 23. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885". The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1885. pp. 111–198.
- ^ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.
- ^ Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ "Ilkeston". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. 4 December 1885. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biography of William Drury Nathaniel Drury-Lowe (1828-1906)". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debretts House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Debretts House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debretts House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Debretts House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Newcastle Journal 22 May 1914
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1979 by FWS Craig
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