1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Holme Beacon, Howdenshire, South Hunsley Beacon, Wilton Beacon, and Ouse and Derwent (except the part included in the extended Municipal Borough of York).
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Hessle and Pocklington, the Rural Districts of Escrick, Howden, Pocklington, and Riccall, in the Rural District of Beverley the civil parishes of Brantingham, Ellerker, Elloughton with Brough, and South Cave, and part of the Rural District of Sculcoates.
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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;
^ abDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
^ abcDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
^ abcdefghCraig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN0-900178-06-X.
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Howdenshire was a county constituency in Yorkshire 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 HowdenshireFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyEast Riding of Yorkshire1885 1950Created fromEast Riding of YorkshireReplaced byBeverley and Kingston upon Hull HaltempriceIt was created for the 1885 general election and abolished for the 1950 general election Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1880s 3 2 Elections in the 1890s 3 3 Elections in the 1900s 3 4 Elections in the 1910s 3 5 Elections in the 1920s 3 6 Elections in the 1930s 3 7 Elections in the 1940s 4 References 5 SourcesBoundaries Edit1885 1918 The Sessional Divisions of Holme Beacon Howdenshire South Hunsley Beacon Wilton Beacon and Ouse and Derwent except the part included in the extended Municipal Borough of York 1918 1950 The Urban Districts of Hessle and Pocklington the Rural Districts of Escrick Howden Pocklington and Riccall in the Rural District of Beverley the civil parishes of Brantingham Ellerker Elloughton with Brough and South Cave and part of the Rural District of Sculcoates Members of Parliament EditElection Member Party1885 Arthur Duncombe Conservative1892 Sir William Wilson Todd Conservative1906 Henry Harrison Broadley Conservative1915 by election Stanley Jackson Conservative1926 by election William Carver Conservative1945 Clifford Glossop Conservative1947 by election George Odey Conservative1950 constituency abolishedElection results EditElections in the 1880s Edit General election 1885 Howdenshire 1 2 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Duncombe 4 525 57 6Liberal Anthony George Shiell 3 334 42 4Majority 1 191 15 2Turnout 7 859 82 7Registered electors 9 502Conservative win new seat General election 1886 Howdenshire 3 1 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Arthur Duncombe UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1890s Edit nbsp WoodhouseGeneral election 1892 Howdenshire 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Wilson Todd 3 998 52 3 N ALiberal James Woodhouse 3 648 47 7 NewMajority 350 4 6 N ATurnout 7 646 80 5 N ARegistered electors 9 499Conservative hold Swing N A nbsp Wilson ToddGeneral election 1895 Howdenshire 1 4 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Wilson Todd UnopposedConservative holdElections in the 1900s Edit General election 1900 Howdenshire 1 4 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Wilson Todd UnopposedConservative holdGeneral election 1906 Howdenshire 1 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Harrison Broadley 4 763 53 4 N ALiberal Percy George Reginald Benson 4 150 46 6 NewMajority 613 6 8 N ATurnout 8 913 90 1 N ARegistered electors 9 893Conservative hold Swing N AElections in the 1910s Edit General election January 1910 Howdenshire 5 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Harrison Broadley 5 423 56 4 3 0Liberal Francis Benedict Vincent Norris 4 186 43 6 3 0Majority 1 237 12 8 6 0Turnout 9 609 90 7 0 6Registered electors 10 597Conservative hold Swing 3 0General election December 1910 Howdenshire 5 3 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Henry Harrison Broadley 5 016 56 4 0 0Liberal Francis Benedict Vincent Norris 3 885 43 6 0 0Majority 1 131 12 8 0 0Turnout 8 901 84 0 6 7Registered electors 10 597Conservative hold Swing 0 0General 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 the July 1914 the following candidates had been selected Unionist Henry Harrison Broadley Liberal Thomas Fenby1915 Howdenshire by election 5 3 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Stanley Jackson UnopposedUnionist hold nbsp FenbyGeneral election 1918 Howdenshire 6 Party Candidate Votes C Unionist Stanley Jackson 9 023 67 3 10 9Liberal Thomas Fenby 4 384 32 7 10 9Majority 4 639 34 6 21 8Turnout 13 407 57 1 26 9Registered electors 23 481Unionist hold Swing 10 9C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Elections in the 1920s Edit General election 1922 Howdenshire 6 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Stanley Jackson 10 748 60 5 6 8National Farmers Union Herbert John Winn 7 021 39 5 NewMajority 3 727 21 0 13 6Turnout 17 769 71 1 14 0Registered electors 24 975Unionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1923 Howdenshire 6 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Stanley Jackson UnopposedUnionist holdGeneral election 1924 Howdenshire 6 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Stanley Jackson UnopposedUnionist hold1926 Howdenshire by election 6 Party Candidate Votes Unionist William Carver 10 653 54 2 N ALiberal Frederick Linfield 6 668 34 0 NewLabour John William Kneeshaw 2 318 11 8 NewMajority 3 985 20 2 N ATurnout 19 639 73 6 N ARegistered electors 26 682Unionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1929 Howdenshire 6 Party Candidate Votes Unionist William Carver 13 823 51 2 N ALiberal Edward Baker 13 170 48 8 N AMajority 653 2 4 N ATurnout 26 993 76 8 N ARegistered electors 35 164Unionist hold Swing N AElections in the 1930s Edit General election 1931 Howdenshire 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Carver Unopposed N A N AConservative hold Swing N AGeneral election 1935 Howdenshire 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Carver 18 155 63 9 N ALiberal Edward Baker 7 837 27 5 NewLabour James Richardson 2 459 8 6 NewMajority 10 318 36 4 N ATurnout 28 451 69 2 N AConservative hold SwingElections in the 1940s Edit 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 Conservative Clifford GlossopGeneral election 1945 Howdenshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Clifford Glossop 21 348 55 9 8 0Labour Co op Thomas Neville 11 161 29 2 20 6Liberal John Edward Wilson 5 669 14 9 12 6Majority 10 187 26 7 9 7Turnout 38 178 71 3 2 1Conservative hold Swing1947 Howdenshire by election 8 Party Candidate Votes Conservative George Odey 23 344 64 0 8 1Labour Co op Thomas Neville 9 298 25 5 3 7Liberal John Edward Wilson 3 819 10 5 4 4Majority 14 046 38 5 11 8Turnout 36 461Conservative hold SwingReferences Edit a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book 1907 Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1886 a b c d e f g h i Craig FWS ed 1974 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 London Macmillan Press ISBN 9781349022984 a b Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1901 a b c Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1916 a b c d e f g h Craig F W S 1983 British parliamentary election results 1918 1949 3 ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services ISBN 0 900178 06 X UK General Election results July 1945 1947 By ElectionsSources EditLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with H part 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howdenshire UK 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