Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Stoke
Type:borough
Year:1918
Abolished:1950
Elects Howmany:One
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Stoke was a borough constituency in Stoke-on-Trent which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, a new name and form of a seat which had existed from the Reform Act 1832. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918John WardCoalition Liberal
1922National Liberal
1923Liberal
1923Constitutionalist, then Liberal
1929Lady MosleyLabour
1931New Party
1931Ida CopelandConservative
1935Ellis SmithLabour
1950constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

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