West Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Stirlingshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post electoral system.
West Stirlingshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Subdivisions of Scotland | Stirlingshire |
Major settlements | Bridge of Allan, Denny and Dunipace |
1918–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Stirling, Falkirk West, Cumbernauld & Kilsyth, Clackmannan, Strathkelvin & Bearsden and Monklands West[1] |
Created from | Stirlingshire, Clackmannan & Kinross and Stirling Burghs |
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, as one of two divisions of the Parliamentary County of Stirling and Clackmannan. It was then defined as the Central and Western County Districts of the County of Stirling including all burghs within their boundaries, save for the Burgh of Stirling.[2] From 1950 onwards, due to local government changes, it was defined as the Burghs of Bridge of Allan, Denny and Dunipace and the Central No. 1, Central No. 2, Western No. 1, Western No. 2 and Western No. 3 Districts of the County of Stirling.[3]
The constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
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1918 | Harry Hope | Unionist Party | |
1922 | Tom Johnston | Labour | |
1924 | Guy Dalrymple Fanshawe | Unionist Party | |
1929 | Tom Johnston | Labour | |
1931 | James Campbell Ker | Unionist Party | |
1935 | Tom Johnston | Labour | |
1945 | Alfred Balfour | Labour | |
1959 | William Baxter | Labour | |
Oct 1974 | Dennis Canavan | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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C | Unionist | Harry Hope | 6,893 | 51.9 | |
Labour | Tom Johnston | 3,809 | 28.7 | ||
Liberal | Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham | 2,582 | 19.4 | ||
Majority | 3,084 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 13,284 | 59.1 | |||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tom Johnston | 8,919 | 52.4 | +23.7 | |
Unionist | Harry Hope | 8,104 | 47.6 | -4.3 | |
Liberal |
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Majority | 815 | 4.8 | 28.0 | ||
Turnout | 17,023 | 74.1 | +15.0 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +14.0 | |||
- Wright died the day after being nominated, so his name did not appear on the ballot.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tom Johnston | 9,242 | 51.9 | -0.5 | |
Unionist | Harry Hope | 6,182 | 34.7 | -12.9 | |
Liberal | Robert Ian Aonas MacInnes | 2,390 | 13.4 | New | |
Majority | 3,060 | 17.2 | +12.4 | ||
Turnout | 17,814 | 74.7 | +0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Guy Dalrymple Fanshawe | 10,043 | 50.7 | +16.0 | |
Labour | Tom Johnston | 9,749 | 49.3 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 294 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,792 | 81.0 | +6.3 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +9.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Johnston | 15,179 | 56.7 | +7.4 | |
Unionist | Guy Dalrymple Fanshawe | 11,589 | 43.3 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 3,590 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,768 | 82.7 | +1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.4 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Unionist | James Campbell Ker | 14,771 | 53.3 | +10.0 | |
Labour | Tom Johnston | 12,952 | 46.7 | -10.0 | |
Majority | 1,819 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,723 | 84.0 | +1.3 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +10.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tom Johnston | 16,015 | 55.1 | +8.4 | |
Unionist | Arthur Paterson Duffes | 13,053 | 44.9 | -8.4 | |
Majority | 2,962 | 10.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,068 | 82.3 | -1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.4 | |||
General Election 1939/40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Alfred Balfour[13]
- Conservative:
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Balfour | 16,066 | 54.4 | -0.7 | |
Unionist | J.C.L. Anderson | 13,489 | 45.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 2,577 | 8.8 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 29,555 | 75.0 | -7.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Balfour | 19,930 | 55.63 | +1.27 | |
Unionist | Betty Harvie Anderson | 15,894 | 44.37 | −1.27 | |
Majority | 4,036 | 11.27 | +2.55 | ||
Turnout | 35,824 | 85.68 | +10.50 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Balfour | 20,893 | 56.03 | +0.4 | |
Unionist | Betty Harvie Anderson | 16,396 | 43.97 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 4,497 | 12.06 | +0.79 | ||
Turnout | 37,289 | 86.67 | +0.99 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alfred Balfour | 18,836 | 54.59 | −1.44 | |
Unionist | W Allan Gay | 15,669 | 45.41 | +1.44 | |
Majority | 3,167 | 9.18 | −2.88 | ||
Turnout | 34,505 | 80.06 | −6.61 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Baxter | 21,008 | 57.55 | +2.96 | |
Unionist | W Allan Gay | 15,497 | 42.45 | −2.96 | |
Majority | 5,511 | 15.10 | +5.92 | ||
Turnout | 36,505 | 83.56 | +3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Baxter | 21,144 | 58.77 | +1.22 | |
Unionist | John Barr | 14,834 | 41.23 | −1.22 | |
Majority | 11,112 | 17.54 | +2.44 | ||
Turnout | 35,978 | 81.19 | −2.37 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Baxter | 17,513 | 48.59 | −10.18 | |
SNP | Robert McIntyre | 9,381 | 26.03 | New | |
Conservative | J. Donald M. Hardie | 9,148 | 25.38 | −15.85 | |
Majority | 8,132 | 22.56 | +5.02 | ||
Turnout | 36,042 | 82.42 | +1.23 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Baxter | 18,884 | 48.89 | +0.30 | |
Conservative | John Glen | 11,465 | 29.68 | +4.30 | |
SNP | Robert McIntyre | 8,279 | 21.43 | −4.60 | |
Majority | 7,419 | 19.21 | −3.35 | ||
Turnout | 38,628 | 78.94 | −3.48 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Baxter | 17,730 | 40.85 | −8.04 | |
SNP | Janette Jones | 12,886 | 29.69 | +8.26 | |
Conservative | T. Price | 12,789 | 29.46 | −0.22 | |
Majority | 4,844 | 11.16 | −8.05 | ||
Turnout | 43,405 | 82.07 | +3.13 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dennis Canavan | 16,698 | 39.04 | −1.81 | |
SNP | Janette Jones | 16,331 | 38.18 | +6.49 | |
Conservative | David Mitchell | 7,875 | 18.41 | −11.05 | |
Liberal | Iain MacFarlane | 1,865 | 4.36 | New | |
Majority | 367 | 0.86 | −10.30 | ||
Turnout | 42,769 | 80.71 | −1.36 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dennis Canavan | 22,516 | 47.70 | +8.66 | |
Conservative | Anna McCurley | 12,160 | 25.76 | +7.35 | |
SNP | Janette Jones | 8,627 | 18.27 | −19.91 | |
Liberal | David Stewart Patrick Cant | 3,905 | 8.27 | +3.91 | |
Majority | 10,356 | 21.94 | +21.08 | ||
Turnout | 47,208 | 81.96 | +1.25 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- "'Stirlingshire West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- "Report of the Boundary Commission (Scotland)", Cd. 8759, Schedule–Part I, section 21.
- "Initial Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland", Cmd. 7270, p. 26.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
- Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
- The Times, 17 November 1922
- The Times, 8 December 1923
- Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
- The Times, 1 June 1929
- Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
- Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
- Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- http://www.politicsresources.net