1868–1885: The Hundreds of Pirehill South, Cuttlestone and Seisdon (excluding the parish of Rushall), and the Townships of Willenhall and Wednesfield.[1][2]
1885–1918: The sessional divisions of Penkridge (except the parishes of Great Wyrley and Norton Canes), Stafford (including the whole of the parish of Gnosall), and Stone, and the Municipal Borough of Stafford.[3]
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;
^"Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^"The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 31 & 32 Victoria, 1867-8. The Boundary Act, 1868". London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1868. pp. 119–166. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^"Chap. 23. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885". The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1885. pp. 111–198.
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^"West Staffordshire: The Nominations". Staffordshire Sentinel and Commercial & General Advertiser. 10 April 1880. p. 8. Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ abcdefghiCraig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 390. ISBN9781349022984.
^"Penkridge, in the Western Division after the Third Reform Act, 1884". Fragments from the History of Penkridge.
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West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned two Members of Parliament MPs to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament until 1885 and then one member until 1918 West StaffordshireFormer County constituencyfor the House of CommonsCountyStaffordshire1868 1885SeatsTwoCreated fromSouth StaffordshireNorth StaffordshireReplaced byLichfield Division North Western Division both created of part only in 1885 Wolverhampton West Stafford Cannock remainder 1885 1918SeatsOneType of constituencyCounty constituency Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 3 1 MPs 1868 1885 3 2 MPs 1885 1918 4 Elections 4 1 Elections in the 1860s 4 2 Elections in the 1870s 4 3 Elections in the 1880s 4 4 Elections in the 1890s 4 5 Elections in the 1900s 4 6 Elections in the 1910s 5 References 6 SourcesHistory editThe constituency was created for the 1868 general election and abolished for the 1918 general election Boundaries edit1868 1885 The Hundreds of Pirehill South Cuttlestone and Seisdon excluding the parish of Rushall and the Townships of Willenhall and Wednesfield 1 2 1885 1918 The sessional divisions of Penkridge except the parishes of Great Wyrley and Norton Canes Stafford including the whole of the parish of Gnosall and Stone and the Municipal Borough of Stafford 3 Members of Parliament editMPs 1868 1885 edit Election 1st Member 1st Party 2nd Member 2nd Party 1868 Sir Smith Child Bt Conservative Hugo Meynell Ingram Conservative 1871 Francis Monckton Conservative 1874 Alexander Staveley Hill Conservative 1885 representation reduced to one member MPs 1885 1918 edit Election Member Party 1885 Hamar Bass Liberal 1886 Liberal Unionist 1898 by election Sir Alexander Henderson Liberal Unionist 1906 Henry McLaren Liberal 1910 George Lloyd Liberal Unionist 1912 Conservative 1918 constituency abolishedElections editElections in the 1860s edit General election 1868 West Staffordshire 2 seats 4 5 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Smith Child 3 909 27 5 Conservative Hugo Meynell Ingram 3 773 26 5 Liberal William Orme Foster 3 295 23 2 Liberal Henry Hodgetts Foley 3 244 22 8 Majority 478 3 3 Turnout 7 111 est 71 5 est Registered electors 9 942 Conservative win new seat Conservative win new seat Elections in the 1870s edit Ingram s death caused a by election By election 13 Jun 1871 West Staffordshire 1 seat 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Francis Monckton Unopposed Conservative hold General election 1874 West Staffordshire 2 seats 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alexander Staveley Hill Unopposed Conservative Francis Monckton Unopposed Registered electors 10 365 Conservative hold Conservative hold Elections in the 1880s edit General election 1880 West Staffordshire 2 seats 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Alexander Staveley Hill 4 123 27 5 N A Conservative Francis Monckton 3 967 26 5 N A Liberal William Anson 3 564 23 8 New Liberal James Hall Renton 6 3 344 22 3 New Majority 403 2 7 N A Turnout 7 499 est 66 4 est N A Registered electors 11 288 Conservative hold Swing N A Conservative hold Swing N A General election 1885 West Staffordshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hamar Bass 4 820 54 0 7 9 Conservative Francis Monckton 4 106 46 0 8 0 Majority 714 8 0 N A Turnout 8 926 83 9 17 5 est Registered electors 10 636 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 8 0 General election 1886 West Staffordshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Hamar Bass Unopposed Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Elections in the 1890s edit General election 1892 West Staffordshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Hamar Bass 5 227 64 5 N A Liberal John Kempster 2 879 35 5 New Majority 2 348 29 0 N A Turnout 8 106 78 0 N A Registered electors 10 395 Liberal Unionist hold Swing N A General election 1895 West Staffordshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Hamar Bass Unopposed Liberal Unionist hold Bass s death caused a by election 1898 West Staffordshire by election 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Alexander Henderson 4 769 54 4 N A Liberal William Adams 8 3 993 45 6 New Majority 776 8 8 N A Turnout 8 762 82 8 N A Registered electors 10 580 Liberal Unionist hold Swing N A Elections in the 1900s edit General election 1900 West Staffordshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Alexander Henderson Unopposed Liberal Unionist hold General election 1906 West Staffordshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Henry McLaren 5 586 54 3 New Liberal Unionist Alexander Henderson 4 708 45 7 N A Majority 878 8 6 N A Turnout 10 294 88 9 N A Registered electors 11 584 Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing N A Elections in the 1910s edit nbsp George Lloyd General election January 1910 West Staffordshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist George Lloyd 5 892 52 5 6 8 Liberal Henry McLaren 5 327 47 5 6 8 Majority 565 5 0 N A Turnout 11 219 92 0 3 1 Registered electors 12 197 Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing 6 8 General election December 1910 West Staffordshire 7 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist George Lloyd 5 602 52 2 0 3 Liberal Walter Meakin 5 123 47 8 0 3 Majority 479 4 4 0 6 Turnout 10 725 87 9 4 1 Registered electors 12 197 Liberal Unionist hold Swing 0 3 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 Unionist Philip Ashworth Liberal Beddoe ReesReferences edit Representation of the People Act 1867 PDF Retrieved 27 July 2017 The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 31 amp 32 Victoria 1867 8 The Boundary Act 1868 London Eyre and Spottiswoode 1868 pp 119 166 Retrieved 27 July 2017 Chap 23 Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty eighth and forty ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria London Eyre and Spottiswoode 1885 pp 111 198 a b c d Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 e book 1st ed London Macmillan Press ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 West Staffordshire Staffordshire Advertiser 21 November 1868 p 1 Retrieved 18 March 2018 via British Newspaper Archive West Staffordshire The Nominations Staffordshire Sentinel and Commercial amp General Advertiser 10 April 1880 p 8 Retrieved 11 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive a b c d e f g h i Craig FWS ed 1974 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 London Macmillan Press p 390 ISBN 9781349022984 Penkridge in the Western Division after the Third Reform Act 1884 Fragments from the History of Penkridge Sources editLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with S part 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Staffordshire UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1201682256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
