Liverpool Everton (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool Everton
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	Lancashire
Major settlements	Everton
1885–1950
Number of members	One
Created from	Liverpool

Liverpool Everton was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

1885-1918: Part of the civil parish of Everton.

1918-1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Everton and Netherfield.

Members of Parliament

Elected		Member[1]	Party[2][3]
	1885	Edward Whitley	Conservative
	1892 by-election	Sir John Archibald Willox	Conservative
	1905 by-election	John Harmood-Banner	Conservative
	1924	Herbert Charles Woodcock	Conservative
	1929	Derwent Hall Caine	Labour
	1931	Frank Hornby	Conservative
	1935	Bertie Victor Kirby	Labour
	1950	constituency abolished

Election results

Elections 1918–1950

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%	±%
General election, July 1945 [3] Electorate: 22,084 Turnout: 13,894 (62.9%) −4.5		Labour hold Majority: 4,282 (30.8%) +30.0 Swing: 15.0% from Lab to Con		Bertie Kirby	Labour	9,088	65.4	+15.0
				W. Hill	Conservative	4,806	34.6	−15.0
General election, November 1935 [3] Electorate: 32,275 Turnout: 21,747 (67.4%) −3.9		Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 177 (0.8%) Swing: 9.3% from Con to Lab		Bertie Kirby	Labour	10,962	50.4	+19.2
				Ralph Etherton	Conservative	10,785	49.6	+0.7
General election, October 1931 [3] Electorate: 34,969 Turnout: 24,922 (71.3%) −4.6		Conservative gain from Labour Majority: 4,400 (17.7%) Swing: 11.8% from Lab to Con		Frank Hornby	Conservative	12,186	48.9	+1.8
				S. L. Treleaven	Labour	7,786	31.2	−21.7
				Derwent Hall Caine	National Labour	4,950	19.9
General election, May 1929 [3] Electorate: 35,430 Turnout: 26,901 (75.9%) +3.6		Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 1,567 (5.8%) Swing: 4.4% from Con to Lab		Derwent Hall Caine	Labour	14,234	52.9	+4.4
				Miss Margaret Beavan	Conservative	12,667	47.1	−4.4
General election, October 1924 [3] Electorate: 28,725 Turnout: 20,780 (72.3%) +12.5		Conservative hold Majority: 630 (3.0%) −6.0 Swing: 3.0% from Con to Lab		Sir John Harmood-Banner	Conservative	10,705	51.5	−3.0
				Henry Walker	Labour	10,075	48.5	+3.0
General election, December 1923 [3] Electorate: 28,193 Turnout: 16,856 (59.8%) −10.5		Conservative hold Majority: 1,510 (9.0%) −12.2 Swing: 6.1% from Con to Lab		Sir John Harmood-Banner	Conservative	9,183	54.5	−6.1
				Henry Walker	Labour	7,673	45.5	+6.1
General election, November 1922 [3] Electorate: 27,423 Turnout: 19,267 (70.3%) +22.9		Conservative hold Majority: 4,067 (21.2%) +16.4		Sir John Harmood-Banner	Conservative	11,667	60.6	+8.2
				Joseph Toole	Labour	7,600	39.4
General election, December 1918 [3] Electorate: 25,606 Turnout: 12,149 (47.4%)		Coalition Conservative hold Majority: 591 (4.8%)		Sir John Harmood-Banner	Coalition Conservative	6,370	52.4
				A. W. Brooksbank	NFDDSS	5,779	47.6

Elections 1885–1918

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%	±%
General election, December 1910 [2]		Conservative hold		John Harmood-Banner	Conservative	unopposed
General election, January 1910 [2] Electorate: 9,308 Turnout: 6,860 (73.7%) +6.4		Conservative hold Majority: 1,706 (24.8%) +9.2 Swing: 4.6% from Lib to Con		John Harmood-Banner	Conservative	4,283	62.4	+4.6
				W. H. Aggs	Liberal	2,577	37.6	−4.6
General election, January 1906 [2] Electorate: 10,149 Turnout: 6,833 (67.3%) +3.9		Conservative hold Majority: 1,065 (15.6%) −4.8 Swing: 2.4% from Con to Lib		John Harmood-Banner	Conservative	3,949	57.8	−2.4
				W. H. Aggs	Liberal	2,884	42.2	+2.4
By-election, February 1905 [2] Electorate: 10,096 Turnout: 6,397 (63.4%)		Conservative hold Majority: 1,311 (20.4%)		John Harmood-Banner	Conservative	3,854	60.2	n/a
				W. H. Aggs	Liberal	2,543	39.8	n/a
General election, October 1900 [2]		Conservative hold		Sir John A. Willox	Conservative	unopposed
General election, July 1895 [2]		Conservative hold		John A. Willox	Conservative	unopposed
General election, July 1892 [2] Electorate: 9,179 Turnout: 6,199 (66.7%)		Conservative hold Majority: 1,789 (29.2%)		John A. Willox	Conservative	3,954	64.6	n/a
				Peter Wilson Atkin[4]	Liberal	2,165	35.4	n/a
By-election, February 1892 [2] death of Whitley		Conservative hold		John A. Willox	Conservative	unopposed
General election, July 1886 [2]		Conservative hold		Edward Whitley	Conservative	unopposed
General election, December 1885 [2] new seat Electorate: 9,439 Turnout: 6,598 (69.9%)		Conservative win Majority: 2,472 (37.4%)		Edward Whitley	Conservative	4,535	68.7	n/a
				F. Davies	Liberal	2,063	31.3	n/a

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1989]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 140. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
3. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 175. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
4. "Obituary: Sir John Willox". The Times. 17 June 1905. p. 8, col C. Retrieved 9 September 2012.(subscription required)