Evan Hayward

Evan Hayward (2 April 1876 – 30 January 1958)[1] was a Liberal Party politician in England.

Background and education

Hayward was born in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire and attended Katherine Lady Berkeley's Grammar School where he studied politics and law.[2]

Political career

Hayward was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Durham at the January 1910 general election, and held the seat until the constituency was abolished at the 1918 general election.[3] He then stood for the new Seaham constituency in County Durham, as a Liberal candidate; he had been issued with the "coalition coupon", but repudiated it. Nonetheless, the Conservative Party did not field a candidate in Seaham, and Hayward won the seat with a comfortable 17% majority over his Labour Party opponent. However, at the 1922 general election, the Conservatives did field a candidate. Hayward was pushed into a poor third place with only 15.5% of the votes, and Labour's Sidney Webb took the seat with nearly 60% of the votes.

After his defeat, Hayward did not stand for Parliament again.[4]

Electoral record

General election January 1910: South East Durham [5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Hayward	9,298	57.5	n/a
	Conservative	Frederick Lambton	6,860	42.5	n/a
Majority			2,438	15.0	n/a
Turnout			16,158	85.6	n/a
Registered electors			18,880
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing	n/a

General election December 1910: South East Durham [5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Hayward	8,203	53.9	−3.6
	Conservative	Rowland Burdon	7,021	46.1	+3.6
Majority			1,182	7.8	−7.2
Turnout			15,224	80.6	−5.0
Registered electors			18,880
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.6

General election 1918: Seaham[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Evan Hayward	12,754	58.7	n/a
	Labour	Jack Lawson	8,988	41.3	n/a
Majority			3,766	17.4	n/a
Turnout				59.2	n/a
	Liberal win

General election 1922: Seaham[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sidney Webb	20,203	59.9	+18.6
	Unionist	Thomas Andrews Bradford	8,315	24.6	n/a
	Liberal	Evan Hayward	5,247	15.5	-43.2
Majority			11,888	35.3	n/a
Turnout				81.9	+22.7
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	n/a

Personal life

Hayward married Elizabeth Marion Bergfeldt at Kensington Chapel on 6 December 1913.[7]

References

1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
2. "Who Was Who (1951-1960)", 4th Edition, A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 1984, p502
3. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 274. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
4. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 346. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
5. British Parliamentary Election Results, 1885-1918 FWS Craig
6. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig (1983). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
7. "Register of Marriages in the District of Kensington in the County of London, 1913"

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Evan Hayward