Birkenhead West (UK Parliament constituency)

Birkenhead West
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
19181950
Number of members one

Birkenhead West was a parliamentary constituency that 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.

History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Claughton, Cleveland, Grange, and Oxton.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson Coalition Conservative
1922 William Henry Stott Conservative
1923 William Henry Egan Labour
1924 Ellis Nuttall Conservative
1929 William Henry Egan Labour
1931 John Sandeman Allen Conservative
1945 Percy Collick Labour
1950 constituency abolished: see Birkenhead

Elections

General Election 1923: Birkenhead West [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Henry Egan 12,473 55.8 +9.8
Unionist William Henry Stott 9,862 44.2 -9.8
Majority 2,611 11.6 19.6
Turnout 72.4 -3.2
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +9.8
General Election 1929: Birkenhead West [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Henry Egan 16,634 47.5
Unionist James Ellis Nuttall 13,410 38.4
Liberal Robert Pilling Fletcher 4,946 14.1 n/a
Majority 3,224 9.1
Turnout
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

References

  1. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  2. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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