North Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency) explained

North Worcestershire
Type:County
Parliament:uk
Year:1885
Abolished:1918
Elects Howmany:one
Next:Stourbridge and Kidderminster

North Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, which 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.

It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency included the Sessional Divisions of Halesowen and Oldbury, the Municipal Borough of Dudley, and the parishes of Cradley, Lutley, Lye, and Northfield.[1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885Benjamin HingleyLiberal
1886Liberal Unionist
1892Liberal
1895John William WilsonLiberal Unionist
1903Liberal
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;

References

. F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 . 1974 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-27-2 . 423.

Notes and References

  1. Debrett's House of Commons and Judicial Bench, 1916