Liverpool Mossley Hill (UK Parliament constituency)

History

The City of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Church, Grassendale, Picton, and Smithdown.

The constituency was created for the 1983 general election; half of its territory was previously in the abolished constituency of Liverpool Edge Hill.

The constituency returned the same MP throughout its existence: David Alton, who initially represented the Liberals, then from 1988 was a Liberal Democrat, after the Liberals' merger with the Social Democratic Party. Alton had first been elected to parliament at a by-election in March 1979 for Liverpool Edge Hill, and held that seat until its abolition in 1983.

The constituency was abolished for the 1997 general election; Alton retired from the Commons and was appointed a cross-bench member of the House of Lords, and the Mossley Hill area itself was transferred to the redrawn constituency of Liverpool Riverside, a safe Labour seat.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[2]Party
1983 David Alton Liberal
1988 Liberal Democrats
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1983: Liverpool Mossley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Alton 18,845 40.9
Conservative Brian Keefe 14,650 31.8
Labour Andrew Snowden 12,352 26.8
National Front Mark Erikson-Rohrer 212 0.5
Majority 4,195 9.1
Turnout 46,059 73.4
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1987: Liverpool Mossley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Alton 20,012 43.7 +2.8
Labour Joseph Devaney 17,786 38.8 +12.0
Conservative Warwick Lightfoot 8,005 17.5 −14.3
Majority 2,226 4.9 -4.2
Turnout 45,803 75.1 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1992: Liverpool Mossley Hill[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Alton 19,809 47.9 +4.2
Labour Neville S. Bann 17,203 41.6 +2.8
Conservative Stephen Syder 4,269 10.3 −7.2
Natural Law Byron Rigby 114 0.3 New
Majority 2,606 6.3 +1.4
Turnout 41,395 68.5 −6.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.7

Notes and references
  1. "'Liverpool Mossley Hill', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 3)
  3. "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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