Background Information
Number of seats
2
Constituency business
Date Candidate Votes
24 Nov. 1885 MR JAMES STANSFELD (Lib)
6,269
MR THOMAS SHAW (Lib)
6,053
A. Morris (Con)
3,988
3 Apr. 1886 MR JAMES STANSFELD (Lib) Appt of Shaw as Pres of Local Govt Bd
1 July 1886 MR THOMAS SHAW (Lib)
5,427
MR JAMES STANSFELD (Lib)
5,381
A. Morris (Con)
3,612
4 July 1892 MR THOMAS SHAW (Lib)
6,481
MR JAMES STANSFELD (Lib)
6,361
A. Arnold (Con)
4,663
9 Feb. 1893 MR WILLIAM RAWSON SHAW (Lib) Death of Shaw
4,620
A. Arnold (Con)
4,252
J. Lister (ILP)
3,028
13 July 1895 MR ALFRED ARNOLD (Con)
5,475
MR WILLIAM RAWSON SHAW (Lib)
5,085
J. Booth (Lib)
4,283
J. Lister (ILP)
3,818
3 Mar. 1897 MR ALFRED BILLSON (Lib) Resignation of Shaw
5,664
Sir S.B. Crossley, Bt. (LU)
5,252
T. Mann (ILP)
2,000
1 Oct. 1900 SIR S.B. CROSSLEY, Bt. (LU)
5,931
MR JOHN HENRY WHITLEY (Lib)
5,543
A. Billson (Lib)
5,325
J. Parker (Lab)
3,276
12 Jan. 1906 MR JOHN HENRY WHITLEY (Lib)
9,354
MR JAMES PARKER (Lab)
8,937
Rt. Hon. Sir S.B. Crossley,Bt. (LU)
5,041
6 Mar. 1907 MR JOHN HENRY WHITLEY (Lib) Appt of Whitely as Lord Cmsr of Treasury
15 Jan. 1910 MR JOHN HENRY WHITLEY (Lib)
9,504
MR JAMES PARKER (Lab)
9,093
J.F.W. Galbraith (Con)
4,754
3 Dec. 1910 MR JOHN HENRY WHITLEY (Lib)
8,778
MR JAMES PARKER (Lab)
8,511
J.H.L. Baldwin (Con)
4,602
J.F.W. Galbraith (Con)
4,420
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