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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918}} |
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{{Infobox UK constituency |
{{Infobox UK constituency |
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|name = Middleton |
|name = Middleton |
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'''Middleton''' was a county [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] in the county of [[Lancashire]] of the [[ |
'''Middleton''' was a county [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] in the county of [[Lancashire]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] for the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. Created by the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]], it was represented by one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]. The constituency was abolished in 1918. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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| style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK) |
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| [[United Kingdom general election |
| [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]] |
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|rowspan="2" | [[George Salis-Schwabe]] |
|rowspan="2" | [[George Salis-Schwabe]] |
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| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{Liberal Unionist Party |
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| ''1886'' |
| ''1886'' |
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| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] |
| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]] |
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| style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK) |
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| [[United Kingdom general election |
| [[1886 United Kingdom general election|1886]] |
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| [[Thomas Fielden (politician)|Thomas Fielden]] |
| [[Thomas Fielden (politician)|Thomas Fielden]] |
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| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK) |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | || [[1892 United Kingdom general election|1892]] || [[Charles Henry Hopwood]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK) |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | || [[1895 United Kingdom general election|1895]] || [[Thomas Fielden (politician)|Thomas Fielden]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK) |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | || [[1897 Middleton by-election|1897 b-e]] || [[James Duckworth (1840–1915)|James Duckworth]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK) |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | || [[1900 United Kingdom general election|1900]] || [[Edward Brocklehurst Fielden|Edward Fielden]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] |
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| style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK) |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | || [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906]] || [[William Ryland Dent Adkins|Ryland Adkins]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] |
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| [[United Kingdom general election |
| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]] |
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|colspan="2" | ''Constituency abolished'' |
|colspan="2" | ''Constituency abolished'' |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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The [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]] provided that the constituency was to consist of "The Sessional Division of [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]] (except so much of the Parish of [[Spotland]] as is included in Division No. 10 as herein described, or in the Municipal Borough of [[Bacup]]), the Municipal Borough of [[Rochdale]], and the Parishes of [[Alkrington]] and [[Tonge, |
The [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]] provided that the constituency was to consist of "The Sessional Division of [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]] (except so much of the Parish of [[Spotland]] as is included in Division No. 10 as herein described, or in the Municipal Borough of [[Bacup]]), the Municipal Borough of [[Rochdale]], and the Parishes of [[Alkrington]] and [[Tonge, Middleton|Tonge]], and in the Sessional Division of [[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]] so much of the Parish of Hopwood as is not included in the Municipal Borough of [[Heywood, Greater Manchester|Heywood]]."<ref>Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Seventh Schedule.</ref> |
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==Elections== |
==Elections== |
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=== Elections in the 1880s === |
=== Elections in the 1880s === |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election |
{{Election box begin | title=[[1885 United Kingdom general election|General election 1885]]: Middleton<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref> |
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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) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[George Salis-Schwabe]] |
|candidate = [[George Salis-Schwabe]] |
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|votes = 5,882 |
|votes = 5,882 |
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|percentage = 54.6 |
|percentage = 54.6 |
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|change = |
|change = |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes =4,885 |
|votes =4,885 |
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|percentage = 45.4 |
|percentage = 45.4 |
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|change = |
|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 997 |
|votes = 997 |
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|percentage = 9.2 |
|percentage = 9.2 |
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|change = |
|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 10,767 |
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|percentage = 91.6 |
|percentage = 91.6 |
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|change = |
|change = |
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}} |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 11,748 |
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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[[Image:Thomas Fielden MP.jpg|thumb|120px|Thomas Fielden]] |
[[Image:Thomas Fielden MP.jpg|thumb|120px|Thomas Fielden]] |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election |
{{Election box begin | title=[[1886 United Kingdom general election|General election 1886]]: Middleton<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref> |
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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) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Thomas Fielden (politician)|Thomas Fielden]] |
|candidate = [[Thomas Fielden (politician)|Thomas Fielden]] |
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|votes =5,126 |
|votes =5,126 |
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|percentage = 51.6 |
|percentage = 51.6 |
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|change = |
|change = +6.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes = 4,808 |
|votes = 4,808 |
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|percentage = 48.4 |
|percentage = 48.4 |
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|change = |
|change = −6.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 318 |
|votes = 318 |
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|percentage = 3.2 |
|percentage = 3.2 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 9,934 |
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|percentage = 84.6 |
|percentage = 84.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −7.0 |
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|reg. electors = 11,748 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|loser = Liberal Party (UK) |
|loser = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = +6.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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=== Elections in the 1890s === |
=== Elections in the 1890s === |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election |
{{Election box begin | title=[[1892 United Kingdom general election|General election 1892]]: Middleton<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Charles Henry Hopwood]] |
|candidate = [[Charles Henry Hopwood]] |
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|votes = 5,389 |
|votes = 5,389 |
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|percentage = 50.5 |
|percentage = 50.5 |
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|change = |
|change = +2.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes =5,273 |
|votes =5,273 |
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|percentage = 49.5 |
|percentage = 49.5 |
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|change = |
|change = −2.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 116 |
|votes = 116 |
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|percentage = 1.0 |
|percentage = 1.0 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 10,662 |
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|percentage = 89.2 |
|percentage = 89.2 |
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|change = |
|change = +4.6 |
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}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 11,951 |
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}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = +2.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election |
{{Election box begin | title=[[1895 United Kingdom general election|General election 1895]]: Middleton<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref> |
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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) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Thomas Fielden (politician)|Thomas Fielden]] |
|candidate = [[Thomas Fielden (politician)|Thomas Fielden]] |
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|votes =5,926 |
|votes =5,926 |
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|percentage = 53.9 |
|percentage = 53.9 |
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|change = |
|change = +4.4 |
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}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes = 5,061 |
|votes = 5,061 |
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|percentage = 46.1 |
|percentage = 46.1 |
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|change = |
|change = −4.4 |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 865 |
|votes = 865 |
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|percentage = 7.8 |
|percentage = 7.8 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 10,987 |
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|percentage = 88.3 |
|percentage = 88.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −0.9 |
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}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 12,446 |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|loser = Liberal Party (UK) |
|loser = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = +4.4 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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Fielden's death caused a by-election. |
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[[File:James_Duckworth.jpg|thumb|120px|J. Duckworth]] |
[[File:James_Duckworth.jpg|thumb|120px|J. Duckworth]] |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[Middleton by-election |
{{Election box begin | title=[[1897 Middleton by-election]]<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref><ref name="Year Book">[https://archive.org/details/constitutionaly07unkngoog The Constitutional Year Book], 1904, published by [[Conservative Central Office]], page 147 (171 in web page), Lancashire North East</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[James Duckworth]] |
|candidate = [[James Duckworth (1840–1915)|James Duckworth]] |
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|votes = 5,964 |
|votes = 5,964 |
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|percentage = 51.3 |
|percentage = 51.3 |
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|change = |
|change = +5.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|votes =5,664 |
|votes =5,664 |
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|percentage = 48.7 |
|percentage = 48.7 |
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|change = |
|change = −5.2 |
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}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 300 |
|votes = 300 |
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|percentage = 2.6 |
|percentage = 2.6 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 11,628 |
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|percentage = 89.8 |
|percentage = 89.8 |
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|change = |
|change = +1.5 |
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}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 12,945 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = |
|swing = +5.2 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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=== Elections in the 1900s === |
=== Elections in the 1900s === |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election |
{{Election box begin | title=[[1900 United Kingdom general election|General election 1900]]: Middleton<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref> |
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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) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Edward |
|candidate = [[Edward Fielden (politician)|Edward Fielden]] |
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|votes =6,147 |
|votes =6,147 |
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|percentage = 50.6 |
|percentage = 50.6 |
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|change = |
|change = −3.3 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[James Duckworth]] |
|candidate = [[James Duckworth (1840–1915)|James Duckworth]] |
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|votes = 6,011 |
|votes = 6,011 |
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|percentage = 49.4 |
|percentage = 49.4 |
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|change = |
|change = +3.3 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 136 |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 1.2 |
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|change = |
|change = −6.6 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 12,158 |
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|percentage = 88.7 |
|percentage = 88.7 |
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|change = |
|change = +0.4 |
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}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 13,707 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box |
{{Election box hold with party link| |
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = −3.3 |
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|swing = |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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[[File:Cyril_Potter.jpg|thumb|120px|]] |
[[File:Cyril_Potter.jpg|thumb|120px|Potter]] |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[1906 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1906]]: Middleton<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref> |
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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) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Ryland |
|candidate = [[Ryland Adkins]] |
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|votes = 7,018 |
|votes = 7,018 |
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|percentage =56.1 |
|percentage =56.1 |
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|change = + |
|change = +6.7 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = |
|candidate =[[Cyril Potter]] |
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|votes = 5,485 |
|votes = 5,485 |
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|percentage =43.9 |
|percentage =43.9 |
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|change = |
|change = −6.7 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 1,533 |
|votes = 1,533 |
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|percentage = 12.2 |
|percentage = 12.2 |
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|change = |
|change = ''N/A'' |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 12,503 |
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|percentage = 87.3 |
|percentage = 87.3 |
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|change = |
|change = −1.4 |
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}} |
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{{Election box registered electors| |
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|reg. electors = 14,314 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
|loser = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|swing = + |
|swing = +6.7 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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[[File:Ryland_Adkins.jpg|thumb|120px|Ryland Adkins]] |
[[File:Ryland_Adkins.jpg|thumb|120px|Ryland Adkins]] |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1910]]: Middleton<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref> |
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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) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Ryland |
|candidate = [[Ryland Adkins]] |
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|votes = 7,669 |
|votes = 7,669 |
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|percentage =55.0 |
|percentage =55.0 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = Patrick Rose-Innes |
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|votes = 6,266 |
|votes = 6,266 |
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|percentage =45.0 |
|percentage =45.0 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 13,935 |
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|percentage = 90.5 |
|percentage = 90.5 |
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|change = +3.2 |
|change = +3.2 |
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[[File:William Hewins.jpg|thumb|120px|William Hewins]] |
[[File:William Hewins.jpg|thumb|120px|William Hewins]] |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[United Kingdom general election |
|title=[[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election December 1910]]: Middleton<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref> |
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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) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Ryland |
|candidate = [[Ryland Adkins]] |
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|votes = 7,071 |
|votes = 7,071 |
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|percentage =52.9 |
|percentage =52.9 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK) |
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[William |
|candidate = [[William Hewins]] |
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|votes = 6,284 |
|votes = 6,284 |
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|percentage =47.1 |
|percentage =47.1 |
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}} |
}} |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 13,355 |
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|percentage = 86.8 |
|percentage = 86.8 |
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|change = -3.7 |
|change = -3.7 |
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Adkins was appointed Recorder of Nottingham and required to seek re-election. |
Adkins was appointed Recorder of Nottingham and required to seek re-election. |
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{{Election box begin | |
{{Election box begin | |
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|title=[[Middleton by-election |
|title=[[1911 Middleton by-election]]<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref> |
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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) |
|party = Liberal Party (UK) |
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|candidate = [[Ryland |
|candidate = [[Ryland Adkins]] |
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|votes = 6,863 |
|votes = 6,863 |
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|percentage =51.5 |
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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''': [[Ryland |
*'''Liberal''': [[Ryland Adkins]] |
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*'''Unionist''': [[Bernard |
*'''Unionist''': [[Bernard Townroe]]<ref>Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser 11 Mar 1914</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Middleton, Greater Manchester]] |
[[Category:Middleton, Greater Manchester]] |
Revision as of 18:07, 9 July 2024
Middleton | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | South East Lancashire |
Replaced by | Middleton and Prestwich |
Middleton was a county constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, it was represented by one Member of Parliament. The constituency was abolished in 1918.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1885 | George Salis-Schwabe | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1886 | Thomas Fielden | Conservative | |
1892 | Charles Henry Hopwood | Liberal | |
1895 | Thomas Fielden | Conservative | |
1897 b-e | James Duckworth | Liberal | |
1900 | Edward Fielden | Conservative | |
1906 | Ryland Adkins | Liberal | |
1918 | Constituency abolished |
Boundaries
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of "The Sessional Division of Middleton (except so much of the Parish of Spotland as is included in Division No. 10 as herein described, or in the Municipal Borough of Bacup), the Municipal Borough of Rochdale, and the Parishes of Alkrington and Tonge, and in the Sessional Division of Bury so much of the Parish of Hopwood as is not included in the Municipal Borough of Heywood."[1]
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Salis-Schwabe | 5,882 | 54.6 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Fielden | 4,885 | 45.4 | ||
Majority | 997 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 10,767 | 91.6 | |||
Registered electors | 11,748 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Thomas_Fielden_MP.jpg/120px-Thomas_Fielden_MP.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Fielden | 5,126 | 51.6 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Charles Henry Hopwood | 4,808 | 48.4 | −6.2 | |
Majority | 318 | 3.2 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 9,934 | 84.6 | −7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 11,748 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.2 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Henry Hopwood | 5,389 | 50.5 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Thomas Fielden | 5,273 | 49.5 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 116 | 1.0 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 10,662 | 89.2 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 11,951 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Fielden | 5,926 | 53.9 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | Charles Henry Hopwood | 5,061 | 46.1 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 865 | 7.8 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 10,987 | 88.3 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 12,446 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.4 |
Fielden's death caused a by-election.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/James_Duckworth.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Duckworth | 5,964 | 51.3 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | William Mitchell | 5,664 | 48.7 | −5.2 | |
Majority | 300 | 2.6 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 11,628 | 89.8 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 12,945 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.2 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Fielden | 6,147 | 50.6 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | James Duckworth | 6,011 | 49.4 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 136 | 1.2 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 12,158 | 88.7 | +0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 13,707 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.3 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dd/Cyril_Potter.jpg/120px-Cyril_Potter.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ryland Adkins | 7,018 | 56.1 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Cyril Potter | 5,485 | 43.9 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 1,533 | 12.2 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 12,503 | 87.3 | −1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 14,314 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.7 |
Elections in the 1910s
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d6/Ryland_Adkins.jpg/120px-Ryland_Adkins.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ryland Adkins | 7,669 | 55.0 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Patrick Rose-Innes | 6,266 | 45.0 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,403 | 10.0 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,935 | 90.5 | +3.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/William_Hewins.jpg/120px-William_Hewins.jpg)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ryland Adkins | 7,071 | 52.9 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Hewins | 6,284 | 47.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 787 | 5.8 | −4.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,355 | 86.8 | −3.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.1 |
Adkins was appointed Recorder of Nottingham and required to seek re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ryland Adkins | 6,863 | 51.5 | −1.4 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Hewins | 6,452 | 48.5 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 411 | 3.0 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,315 | 86.2 | −0.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 |
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: Ryland Adkins
- Unionist: Bernard Townroe[13]
References
- ^ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Seventh Schedule.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 147 (171 in web page), Lancashire North East
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
- ^ Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser 11 Mar 1914