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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918}} |
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{{Infobox UK constituency |
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|name = Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth |
|name = Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth |
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|previous =[[South East Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|South East Lancashire]] |
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|next =[[Heywood and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Radcliffe]], [[Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Farnworth]] |
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'''Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the towns of [[Radcliffe, Greater Manchester|Radcliffe]] and [[Farnworth]] in [[Lancashire]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[ |
'''Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the towns of [[Radcliffe, Greater Manchester|Radcliffe]] and [[Farnworth]] in [[Lancashire]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first past the post]] system. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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This area had previously been represented as part of [[Lancashire South East (UK Parliament constituency)|South East Lancashire]] division. Under the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], the constituency was created for the [[United Kingdom general election |
This area had previously been represented as part of [[Lancashire South East (UK Parliament constituency)|South East Lancashire]] division. Under the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], the constituency was created for the [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885 general election]] and was abolished for the [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918 general election]]. |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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| [[United Kingdom general election |
| [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]] |
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| [[Robert Leake]] |
| [[Robert Leake]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| [[United Kingdom general election |
| [[1895 United Kingdom general election|1895]] |
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| [[John James Mellor]] |
| [[John James Mellor]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| [[United Kingdom general election |
| [[1900 United Kingdom general election|1900]] |
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| [[Theodore |
| [[Theodore Taylor (politician)|Theodore Taylor]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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|colspan="2" align="center"| [[United Kingdom general election |
|colspan="2" align="center"| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
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|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Heywood and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Radcliffe]] & [[Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Farnworth]]'' |
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Heywood and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Heywood and Radcliffe]] & [[Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Farnworth]]'' |
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==Elections== |
==Elections== |
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|decade4=1910s |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate= [[Sir William Hulton, 1st Baronet|William Hulton]] |
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|votes=4,579 |
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|percentage=47.3 |
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|change= |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes=513 |
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|percentage=5.4 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes= 9,671 |
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|percentage=92.7 |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 10,433 |
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|swing = n/a |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|title=[[1886 United Kingdom general election|General election 1886]]: Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth <ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Robert Leake]] |
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|votes=4,695 |
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|percentage=50.7 |
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|change=-2.0 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Frederick Milner]] |
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|votes=4,559 |
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|percentage=49.3 |
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|change=+2.0 |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes=136 |
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|percentage=1.4 |
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|change=-4.0 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes=9,254 |
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|percentage=88.7 |
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|change=-4.0 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 10,433 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing=-2.0 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===Elections in the 1890s=== |
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[[Image:John James Mellor.jpg|thumb|120px| |
[[Image:John James Mellor.jpg|thumb|120px|Mellor]] |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|title=[[1892 United Kingdom general election|General election 1892]]: Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth<ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Robert Leake]] |
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|votes=4,999 |
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|percentage=50.5 |
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|change=-0.2 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[John James Mellor]] |
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|votes=4,904 |
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|percentage=49.5 |
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|change=+0.2 |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes=95 |
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|percentage=1.0 |
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|change=-0.4 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes=9,903 |
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|percentage=92.7 |
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|change=+4.0 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 10,686 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing=-0.2 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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[[File:George_Pollard.jpg|thumb|120px| |
[[File:George_Pollard.jpg|thumb|120px|Pollard]] |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|title=[[1895 United Kingdom general election|General election 1895]]: Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth<ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[John James Mellor]] |
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|votes=5,523 |
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|percentage=52.9 |
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|change=+3.4 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[George Pollard (politician)|George Pollard]] |
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|votes=4,923 |
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|percentage=47.1 |
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|change=-3.4 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes=600 |
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|percentage=5.8 |
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|change= ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes=10,446 |
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|percentage=92.8 |
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|change=+0.1 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 11,259 |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|loser=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing=+3.4 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===Elections in the 1900s=== |
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[[File:Theodore_Cooke_Taylor.jpg|thumb|120px|Taylor]] |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|title=[[1900 United Kingdom general election|General election 1900]]: Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth<ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Theodore Taylor (politician)|Theodore Taylor]] |
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|votes=5,497 |
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|percentage=50.3 |
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|change=+3.2 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=J.C. Cross |
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|votes=5,437 |
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|percentage=49.7 |
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|change=-3.2 |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes=60 |
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|percentage=0.6 |
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|change= ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes=10,834 |
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|percentage=89.3 |
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|change=-3.5 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 12,244 |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|loser=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing=+3.2 |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin |
{{Election box begin|title=[[1906 United Kingdom general election|General election 1906]]: Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth<ref name="ReferenceCraig85-18"/> |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Theodore Taylor (politician)|Theodore Taylor]] |
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|votes=6,719 |
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|percentage=56.8 |
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|change=+6.5 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=S. Musgrave |
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|votes=5,117 |
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|percentage=43.2 |
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|change=-6.5 |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes=1,602 |
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|percentage=13.6 |
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|change=+13.0 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes=11,836 |
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|percentage=90.0 |
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|change=+0.7 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 13,151 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing=+6.5 |
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===Elections in the 1910s=== |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Theodore Taylor (politician)|Theodore Taylor]] |
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|votes=7,367 |
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|percentage=55.8 |
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|change=-1.0 |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate= [[Sir Edward White|Edward White]] |
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|votes=5,827 |
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|percentage=44.2 |
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|change=+1.0 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes=1,540 |
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|percentage=11.6 |
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|change=-2.0 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes= 13,194 |
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|percentage=93.9 |
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|change=+3.9 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors=14,046 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing=-1.0 |
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{{Election box begin |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Theodore Taylor (politician)|Theodore Taylor]] |
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|votes=6,721 |
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|percentage=53.1 |
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|change=-2.7 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party=Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate=[[Edward Bagley]] |
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|votes=5,937 |
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|percentage=46.9 |
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|change=+2.7 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes=784 |
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|percentage=6.2 |
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|change=-5.4 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes= 12,658 |
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|percentage=90.1 |
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|change=-3.8 |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors=14,046 |
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{{Election box hold with party link| |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner=Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing=-2.7 |
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'''General Election |
'''General Election 1914–15''': |
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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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; |
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*'''Liberal''': [[Theodore |
*'''Liberal''': [[Theodore Taylor (politician)|Theodore Taylor]] |
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Revision as of 18:07, 9 July 2024
Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth | |
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Former constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | South East Lancashire |
Replaced by | Heywood and Radcliffe, Farnworth |
Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Radcliffe and Farnworth in Lancashire. 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
This area had previously been represented as part of South East Lancashire division. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was created for the 1885 general election and was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Boundaries
The South East Lancashire, Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth Division was defined in the 1885 legislation as consisting of the parishes of Farnworth, Kearsley, Little Hulton and Pilkington (including Whitefield and Unsworth) and the parish of Radcliffe except the area in the Municipal Borough of Bury.[1][2]
At the next redistribution of seats in 1918, the constituency was split between two new seats: Farnworth (which included Little Hulton and Kearsley) and Heywood and Radcliffe (which took in Unsworth and Whitefield).[3]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Robert Leake | Liberal | |
1895 | John James Mellor | Conservative | |
1900 | Theodore Taylor | Liberal | |
1918 | constituency abolished: see Heywood and Radcliffe & Farnworth |
Elections
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Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robert Leake | 5,092 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | William Hulton | 4,579 | 47.3 | ||
Majority | 513 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,671 | 92.7 | |||
Registered electors | 10,433 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robert Leake | 4,695 | 50.7 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Frederick Milner | 4,559 | 49.3 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 136 | 1.4 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,254 | 88.7 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,433 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/30/John_James_Mellor.jpg/120px-John_James_Mellor.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robert Leake | 4,999 | 50.5 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | John James Mellor | 4,904 | 49.5 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 95 | 1.0 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,903 | 92.7 | +4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 10,686 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.2 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John James Mellor | 5,523 | 52.9 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | George Pollard | 4,923 | 47.1 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 600 | 5.8 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 10,446 | 92.8 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,259 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.4 |
Elections in the 1900s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Theodore Taylor | 5,497 | 50.3 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | J.C. Cross | 5,437 | 49.7 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 60 | 0.6 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 10,834 | 89.3 | −3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,244 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Theodore Taylor | 6,719 | 56.8 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | S. Musgrave | 5,117 | 43.2 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 1,602 | 13.6 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,836 | 90.0 | +0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 13,151 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Theodore Taylor | 7,367 | 55.8 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Edward White | 5,827 | 44.2 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,540 | 11.6 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 13,194 | 93.9 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 14,046 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Theodore Taylor | 6,721 | 53.1 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | Edward Bagley | 5,937 | 46.9 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 784 | 6.2 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 12,658 | 90.1 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 14,046 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.7 |
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Theodore Taylor
- Unionist:
References
- ^ 1885 c.23 sch.7
- ^ Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales (1885). "South East Lancashire, New Divisions of County (Map)". Report of the Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales. londonancestor.com. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ^ F A Youngs Jr., Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol. II: Northern England, London, 1991
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
Sources
- South Lancashire constituencies map, including Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)