Islington West (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Islington West
Type:Borough
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1950
Elects Howmany:one
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Islington West was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, in North London.

It 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 1950 general election. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Islington wards of Lower Holloway and Thornhill.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885Richard ChamberlainLiberal
1886Liberal Unionist
1892Thomas LoughLiberal
1918Sir George ElliottUnionist
1922James Despencer-RobertsonUnionist
1923Frederick MontagueLabour
1931Patrick DonnerConservative
1935Frederick MontagueLabour
1947Albert EvansLabour
1950constituency abolished: see Islington South West

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

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

See also

References

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