West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)

West Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)
West Denbighshire
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)1918 (1918)
Number of members one
Replaced by Denbigh
Created from Denbighshire

West Denbighshire, formally called the Western Division of Denbighshire, was a county constituency in Denbighshire, in North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

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History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the two-member Denbighshire constituency was divided into and Eastern and Western divisions. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 William Cornwallis West Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1892 Sir John Herbert Roberts Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

References



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