Howdenshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Howdenshire (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Howdenshire
Type = County
Year = 1885
Abolition = 1950
members = one

Howdenshire was a county constituency in Yorkshire 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.

It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Odey
votes = 23,344
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T. Neville
votes = 9,298
percentage =
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. E. Wilson
votes = 3,819
percentage =
change =
Election box majority
votes = 14,046
percentage =
change =
Election box turnout
votes =
percentage =
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clifford Glossop
votes = 21,348
percentage = 55.9
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = T. Neville
votes = 11,161
percentage = 29.2
change =
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = J. E. Wilson
votes = 5,669
percentage = 14.9
change =
Election box majority
votes = 10,187
percentage = 26.7
change =
Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.3
change =
Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

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