Berwick and Haddington (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Berwick and Haddington
Parliament:uk
Year:1918
Abolished:1950
Type:County
Elects Howmany:One
Region:Scotland

Berwick and Haddington was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918, when it replaced the separate Berwickshire and Haddingtonshire constituencies, until it was renamed Berwick and East Lothian for the 1950 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.

The constituency covered the counties of Berwickshire and East Lothian.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918John HopeCoalition Liberal
1922Walter WaringNational Liberal
1923Robert SpenceLabour
1924Chichester CrookshankUnionist
1929George SinkinsonLabour
1931John McEwenUnionist
1945John RobertsonLabour
1950constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1930s

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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

Notes and References

  1. Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  2. The Liberal Magazine, 1939