Wirral (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Wirral
Type = County
Year = 1885
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Wirral was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Located in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, the constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. The successor constituencies were Wirral South and Wirral West.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Hunt
votes = 44,519
percentage = 59.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = C. Ryder
votes = 21,188
percentage = 28.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. Barnett
votes = 9,769
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 23,331
percentage = 30.9
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 77.8
change =

Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Hunt
votes = 34,675
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Adrian Bailey
votes = 10,562
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Gayford
votes = 5,914
percentage =
change = Election box candidate
party = English National
candidate = Frank Hansford-Miller
votes = 466
percentage =
change = Election box candidate
party = Independent Conservative
candidate = Hilary Miller
votes = 307
percentage =
change = Election box majority
votes = 24,112
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Speaker of the British House of Commons
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Speaker of the British House of Commons
candidate = Selwyn Lloyd
votes = 35,705
percentage = 50.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = P. R. Thomas
votes = 22,217
percentage = 31.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Gayford
votes = 12,345
percentage = 17.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 13,488
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Speaker of the British House of Commons
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Speaker of the British House of Commons
candidate = Selwyn Lloyd
votes = 38,452
percentage = 51.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A. J. Whipp
votes = 22,605
percentage = 30.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Gayford
votes = 14,123
percentage = 18.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 15,847
percentage = 21.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 81.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Speaker of the British House of Commons
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Selwyn Lloyd
votes = 38,655
percentage = 55.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = R. G. Paterson
votes = 22,197
percentage = 31.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G. Jones
votes = 9,276
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 16,458
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 74.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

*
*Rayment