Kingston upon Hull West (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Kingston upon Hull West
Parliament:uk
Year:1955
Abolished:1997
Type:Borough
Elects Howmany:One
Region:England
Towns:Kingston upon Hull
Year2:1885
Abolished2:1918
Type2:Borough
Elects Howmany2:One

Kingston upon Hull West was a borough constituency in Kingston upon Hull which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.

It was recreated for the 1955 general election and abolished again for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Hull West and Hessle constituency.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, Newington, and Park.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Coltman, North Newington, Pickering, St Andrew's, and South Newington.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Boothferry, Coltman, Derringham, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.

1983–1997: The City of Hull wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

ElectionMemberParty[1]
1885Charles WilsonLiberal
1906Charles WilsonLiberal
1907Guy WilsonLiberal
1918Constituency abolished

MPs 1955–1997

ElectionMemberParty
1955Mark HewitsonLabour
1964James JohnsonLabour
1983Stuart RandallLabour
1997Constituency abolished: see Hull West and Hessle

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;

Election in the 1990s

Notes and References

  1. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 . 1974 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 130.