North West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) explained

North West Staffordshire
Type:County
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1918
Elects Howmany:one
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North West Staffordshire was a constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885George Leveson-GowerLiberal
1886Justinian Edwards-HeathcoteConservative
1892James HeathConservative
1906Alfred BillsonLiberal
1907Albert StanleyLiberal
1910Labour
1916Samuel FinneyLabour
1918constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

Leveson-Gower was appointed Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.

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;