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;
wellington, shropshire, parliament, constituency, confused, with, wellington, somerset, parliament, constituency, wellington, shropshire, former, united, kingdom, parliamentary, constituency, formally, known, wellington, division, shropshire, constituency, hou. Not to be confused with Wellington Somerset UK Parliament constituency 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 Wellington Shropshire Former County constituencyfor the House of Commons1885 1918SeatsoneCreated fromNorth ShropshireReplaced byThe Wrekin Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Elections 2 1 Elections in the 1880s 2 2 Elections in the 1890s 2 3 Elections in the 1900s 2 4 Elections in the 1910s 3 References 4 See alsoMembers of Parliament EditElection Member Party1885 Alexander Brown Liberal1886 Alexander Brown Liberal Unionist1906 Charles Henry Liberal1918 Constituency abolishedElections EditElections in the 1880s Edit nbsp A H BrownGeneral election 1885 Wellington 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alexander Brown 4 801 65 1Conservative William Kenyon Slaney 2 571 34 9Majority 2 230 30 2Turnout 7 372 85 2Registered electors 8 648Liberal win new seat General election 1886 Wellington 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Alexander Brown UnopposedLiberal Unionist gain from LiberalElections in the 1890s Edit General election 1892 Wellington 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Alexander Brown 3 963 59 7 N ALiberal James Harris Sanders 2 680 40 3 NewMajority 1 283 19 4 N ATurnout 6 643 79 1 N ARegistered electors 8 398Liberal Unionist hold Swing N AGeneral election 1895 Wellington 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Alexander Brown UnopposedLiberal Unionist holdElections in the 1900s Edit General election 1900 Wellington 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Alexander Brown 3 480 60 0 N ALiberal Robert Varty 2 318 40 0 NewMajority 1 162 20 0 N ATurnout 5 798 68 8 N ARegistered electors 8 427Liberal Unionist hold Swing N A nbsp C S HenryGeneral election 1906 Wellington 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Henry 4 806 60 7 20 7Liberal Unionist Hildebrand Harmsworth 3 114 39 3 20 7Majority 1 692 21 4 N ATurnout 7 920 89 2 20 4Registered electors 8 881Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing 20 7Elections in the 1910s Edit General election January 1910 Wellington 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Henry 4 673 57 3 3 4Liberal Unionist Charles Peevor Boileau Wood 3 484 42 7 3 4Majority 1 189 14 6 6 8Turnout 8 157 93 2 4 0Liberal hold Swing 3 4General election December 1910 Wellington 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Henry 4 404 57 3 0 0Conservative George Weld Forester 8th Baron Forester 3 286 42 7 0 0Majority 1 118 14 6 0 0Turnout 7 690 87 9 5 3Liberal hold SwingGeneral 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 Liberal Charles Henry Unionist References Edit 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 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 2 See also EditParliamentary constituencies in Shropshire Historical constituencies List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies Unreformed House of Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wellington Shropshire UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1176496546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
