Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

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Wellington (Shropshire)
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of membersone
Replaced byThe Wrekin
Created fromNorth Shropshire

Wellington (Shropshire) is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, formally known as The Mid (or Wellington) Division of Shropshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of Parliament.

Members of Parliament[]

Election Member Party
1885 Alexander Brown Liberal
1886 Alexander Brown Liberal Unionist
1906 Charles Henry Liberal
1918 Constituency abolished

Elections[]

Elections in the 1880s[]

A.H. Brown
General election 1885: Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Brown 4,801 65.1
Conservative William Kenyon-Slaney 2,571 34.9
Majority 2,230 30.2
Turnout 7,372 85.2
Registered electors 8,648
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Alexander Brown Unopposed
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal

Elections in the 1890s[]

General election 1892: Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Alexander Brown 3,963 59.7 N/A
Liberal James Harris Sanders 2,680 40.3 New
Majority 1,283 19.4 N/A
Turnout 6,643 79.1 N/A
Registered electors 8,398
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Alexander Brown Unopposed
Liberal Unionist hold

Elections in the 1900s[]

General election 1900: Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Alexander Brown 3,480 60.0 N/A
Liberal Robert Varty 2,318 40.0 New
Majority 1,162 20.0 N/A
Turnout 5,798 68.8 N/A
Registered electors 8,427
Liberal Unionist hold Swing N/A
C.S. Henry
General election 1906: Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Henry 4,806 60.7 +20.7
Liberal Unionist Hildebrand Harmsworth 3,114 39.3 −20.7
Majority 1,692 21.4 N/A
Turnout 7,920 89.2 +20.4
Registered electors 8,881
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +20.7

Elections in the 1910s[]

General election January 1910: Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Henry 4,673 57.3 -3.4
Liberal Unionist Charles Peevor Boileau Wood 3,484 42.7 +3.4
Majority 1,189 14.6 -6.8
Turnout 8,157 93.2 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.4
General election December 1910: Wellington[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Henry 4,404 57.3 0.0
Conservative George Weld-Forester, 8th Baron Forester 3,286 42.7 0.0
Majority 1,118 14.6 0.0
Turnout 7,690 87.9 -5.3
Liberal hold Swing

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[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 376. ISBN 9781349022984.

See also[]

  • Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire#Historical constituencies
  • List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
  • Unreformed House of Commons
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