West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency) explained

West Denbighshire
Type:County
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1918
Elects Howmany:one
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West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. 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 voting system.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the two-member Denbighshire constituency was divided into and Eastern and Western divisions. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885William Cornwallis-WestLiberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892Sir John RobertsLiberal
1918constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

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;

Notes and References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post 29 Jun 1914