Liverpool West Toxteth (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool West Toxteth
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1950
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Liverpool Toxteth
Created from	Liverpool

Liverpool West Toxteth was a parliamentary 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.

Boundaries

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

1918-1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Brunswick, Dingle, and Prince's Park.

Members of Parliament

Elected		Member[1]	Party[2][3]
	1885	Thomas Bland Royden	Conservative
	1892	Sir Robert Paterson Houston	Conservative
	1924 by-election	Joseph Gibbins	Labour
	1931	Clyde Tabor Wilson	Conservative
	1935 by-election	Joseph Gibbins	Labour
	1950	constituency abolished

Election results

Elections 1918–1950

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%	±%
General election, July 1945 [3] Electorate: 36,104 Turnout: 24,746 (68.5%) −10.1		Labour hold Majority: 4,814 (19.4%) +13.6 Swing: 6.8% from Con to Lab		Joseph Gibbins	Labour	14,780	59.7	+6.8
				Reginald Bevins	Conservative	9,966	40.3	−6.8
General election, November 1935 [3] Electorate: 44,634 Turnout: 35,082 (78.6%) +24.7		Labour hold Majority: 2,004 (5.8%) −16.0 Swing: 8.0% from Lab to Con		Joseph Gibbins	Labour	18,543	52.9	−8.0
				Randolph Churchill	Conservative	16,539	47.1	+8.0
By-election, July 1935 [3] resignation of Wilson Electorate: 45,373 Turnout: 53.9% (−22.2)		Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 5,343 (21.8%) Swing: 18.8% from Con to Lab		Joseph Gibbins	Labour	14,908	60.9	+18.8
				J. W. J. Cremlyn	Conservative	9,565	39.1	−18.8
General election, October 1931 [3] Electorate: 46,766 Turnout: 35,611 (76.1%) −0.1		Conservative gain from Labour Majority: 5,655 (15.8%) Swing: 13.0% from Lab to Con		Clyde Tabor Wilson	Conservative	20,633	57.9	+13.0
				Joseph Gibbins	Labour	14,978	42.1	−13.0
General election, May 1929 [3] Electorate: 47,608 Turnout: 36,297 (76.2%) −3.5		Labour hold Majority: 3,679 (10.2%) +9.0 Swing: 4.5% from Con to Lab		Joseph Gibbins	Labour	19,988	55.1	+4.5
				Geoffrey Watson	Conservative	16,309	44.9	−4.5
General election, October 1924 [3] Electorate: 38,546 Turnout: 79.7% (+3.5)		Labour hold Majority: 379 (1.2%) −7.4 Swing: 3.7% from Lab to Con		Joseph Gibbins	Labour	15,542	50.6	−3.7
				T. White	Conservative	15,163	49.4	+3.7
By-election, May 1924 [3] resignation of Houston Electorate: 37,462 Turnout: 28,539 (76.2%) +10.1		Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 2,471 (8.6%) Swing: 4.6% from Con to Lab		Joseph Gibbins	Labour	15,505	54.3	+4.6
				T. White	Conservative	13,034	45.7	−4.6
General election, December 1923 [3] Electorate: 37,462 Turnout: 24,775 (66.1%) −3.0		Conservative hold Majority: 139 (0.6%) −18.6 Swing: 9.3% from Con to Lab		Robert Houston	Conservative	12,457	50.3	−9.3
				Joseph Gibbins	Labour	12,318	49.6	+9.3
General election, November 1922 [3] Electorate: 36,500 Turnout: 25,239 (69.1%) +13.4		Conservative hold Majority: 4,821 (19.2%) −12.0 Swing: 6.0% from Con to Lab		Sir Robert Houston, Bt	Conservative	15,030	59.6	−6.0
				Joseph Gibbins	Labour	10,209	40.4	+6.0
General election, 1918 [3] Electorate: 35,806 Turnout: 19,933 (55.7%) −15.1		Coalition Conservative hold Majority: 6,233 (31.2%) +7.8 Swing: 3.9% from Lab to Co. Con		Robert Houston	Coalition Conservative	13,083	65.6	+3.9
				William Albert Robinson	Labour	6,850	34.4	−3.9

Elections 1885–1918

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%	±%
General election, December 1910 [2] Electorate: 9,019 Turnout: 6,381 (70.8%) −5.0		Conservative hold Majority: 1,491 (23.4%) +8.4		Robert Houston	Conservative	3,936	61.7	+4.2
				Thomas Francis Molony	Liberal	2,445	38.3
General election, January 1910 [2] Electorate: 9,019 Turnout: 6,837 (75.8%) +4.3		Conservative hold Majority: 1,019 (15.0%) +2.0 Swing: 1.0% from Lab to Con		Robert Houston	Conservative	3,928	57.5	+1.0
				James Sexton	Labour	2,909	42.5	−1.0
General election, January 1906 [2] Electorate: 8,347 Turnout: 5,965 (71.5%) +6.3		Conservative hold Majority: 781 (13.0%)		Robert Houston	Conservative	3,373	56.5	n/a
				James Sexton	Liberal	2,592	43.5	n/a
General election, October 1900 [2]		Conservative hold		Robert Houston	Conservative	unopposed
General election, July 1895 [2] Electorate: 8,067 Turnout: 5,263 (65.2%) −9.7		Conservative hold Majority: 1,957 (37.2%) +18.6 Swing: 9.4% from Lib to Con		Robert Houston	Conservative	3,610	68.6	+9.4
				W. Mulholland	Liberal	1,653	31.4	−9.4
General election, July 1892 [2] Electorate: 8,118 Turnout: 6,083 (74.9%)		Conservative hold Majority: 1,125 (18.4%)		Robert Houston	Conservative	3,604	59.2	n/a
				Ellis Ellis-Griffith	Liberal	2,479	40.8	n/a
General election, July 1886 [2]		Conservative hold		Thomas Royden	Conservative	unopposed
General election, December 1885 [2] new seat Electorate: 7,864 Turnout: 5,525 (71.9%)		Conservative win Majority: 1,983 (35.8%)		Thomas Royden	Conservative	3,754	67.9
				T. Sutherst[4]	Liberal	1,771	32.1

References

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1989]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 146. 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. 183. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
4. Sutherst later contested Great Grimsby in 1886