Kingston upon Hull West was a borough constituency in Kingston upon Hull which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.
Kingston upon Hull West | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Kingston upon Hull West in Humberside, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997 | |
Major settlements | Kingston upon Hull |
1955–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Hull Central and Haltemprice |
Replaced by | Hull West and Hessle |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Kingston upon Hull |
Replaced by | Hull North West and Hull South West |
It was recreated for the 1955 general election and abolished again for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Hull West and Hessle constituency.
History
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Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, Newington, and Park.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Coltman, North Newington, Pickering, St Andrew's, and South Newington.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Boothferry, Coltman, Derringham, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.
1983–1997: The City of Hull wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1918
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Charles Wilson | Liberal | |
1906 | Charles Wilson | Liberal | |
1907 | Guy Wilson | Liberal | |
1918 | Constituency abolished |
MPs 1955–1997
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1955 | Mark Hewitson | Labour | |
1964 | James Johnson | Labour | |
1983 | Stuart Randall | Labour | |
1997 | Constituency abolished: see Hull West and Hessle |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 5,247 | 58.7 | ||
Conservative | Albert Rollit | 3,697 | 41.3 | ||
Majority | 1,550 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,944 | 77.7 | |||
Registered electors | 11,517 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 4,623 | 60.3 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Arthur Knocker Dibb | 3,045 | 39.7 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 1,578 | 20.6 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,668 | 66.6 | −11.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,517 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,283 | 64.2 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Unionist | Goldwin Smith | 3,500 | 35.8 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 2,783 | 28.4 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,783 | 70.2 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 13,929 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,637 | 82.6 | +18.4 | |
Ind. Labour Party | Tom McCarthy | 1,400 | 17.4 | New | |
Majority | 5,237 | 65.2 | +36.8 | ||
Turnout | 8,037 | 55.4 | −14.8 | ||
Registered electors | 14,520 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,364 | 59.0 | −23.6 | |
Conservative | John Bouch Willows | 4,419 | 41.0 | New | |
Majority | 1,945 | 18.0 | −47.2 | ||
Turnout | 10,783 | 64.3 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 16,757 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Wilson | 8,652 | 57.5 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Sherburn | 6,405 | 42.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,247 | 15.0 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 15,057 | 74.6 | +10.3 | ||
Registered electors | 20,192 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.5 |

Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Guy Wilson | 5,623 | 36.2 | −21.3 | |
Conservative | George Trout Bartley | 5,382 | 34.7 | −7.8 | |
Labour | James Holmes | 4,512 | 29.1 | New | |
Majority | 241 | 1.5 | −13.5 | ||
Turnout | 15,517 | 75.4 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 20,583 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.8 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Guy Wilson | 10,005 | 54.7 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Sherburn | 8,288 | 45.3 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 1,717 | 9.4 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 18,293 | 80.9 | +6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 22,609 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Guy Wilson | 9,236 | 53.8 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | Lambert Ward | 7,943 | 46.2 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,293 | 7.6 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 17,179 | 76.0 | −4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 22,609 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 |
General election 1914–15:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Alfred Gould
- Liberal: Guy Wilson
- National Sailors' and Firemen's Union: John R. Bell
- Unionist: W. H. Grace
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Hewitson | 25,785 | 56.00 | ||
Conservative | Reginald Northam | 20,262 | 44.00 | ||
Majority | 5,523 | 12.00 | |||
Turnout | 46,047 | 70.12 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Hewitson | 25,446 | 52.51 | ||
Conservative | Thomas H. F. Farrell | 23,011 | 47.49 | ||
Majority | 2,435 | 5.02 | |||
Turnout | 48,457 | 75.60 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 24,855 | 56.90 | ||
Conservative | John G. Bellak | 18,825 | 43.10 | ||
Majority | 6,030 | 13.80 | |||
Turnout | 43,680 | 70.94 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 26,816 | 64.82 | ||
Conservative | Giles Shaw | 14,551 | 35.18 | ||
Majority | 12,265 | 29.64 | |||
Turnout | 41,367 | 70.42 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 24,050 | 62.33 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Edward Forrow | 14,537 | 37.67 | ||
Majority | 9,513 | 24.66 | |||
Turnout | 38,587 | 64.79 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 20,719 | 49.33 | ||
Conservative | Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor | 12,788 | 30.44 | ||
Liberal | I. Silverwood | 8,497 | 20.23 | New | |
Majority | 7,931 | 18.89 | |||
Turnout | 42,004 | 73.59 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 20,393 | 54.86 | ||
Conservative | Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor | 10,272 | 27.63 | ||
Liberal | Anthony Ronald Michell | 6,508 | 17.51 | ||
Majority | 10,121 | 27.23 | |||
Turnout | 37,173 | 64.55 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Johnson | 19,750 | 55.78 | ||
Conservative | R. E. Smith | 11,592 | 32.74 | ||
Liberal | S. J. Foston | 3,656 | 10.33 | ||
National Front | M. D. Fox | 411 | 1.16 | New | |
Majority | 8,158 | 23.04 | |||
Turnout | 35,409 | 67.46 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Randall | 15,361 | 41.92 | ||
Conservative | Martin Robert Charles Humphreys | 11,707 | 31.95 | ||
SDP | Stephen Unwin | 9,575 | 26.13 | New | |
Majority | 3,654 | 9.97 | |||
Turnout | 36,643 | 63.50 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Randall | 19,527 | 51.94 | ||
Conservative | Martin Robert Charles Humphreys | 11,397 | 30.32 | ||
SDP | Martyn Arthur Bond | 6,669 | 17.74 | ||
Majority | 8,130 | 21.62 | |||
Turnout | 37,593 | 67.57 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Randall | 21,139 | 57.3 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | Donald M. Stewart | 10,554 | 28.6 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert D. Tress | 4,867 | 13.2 | −4.5 | |
Natural Law | Barry J. Franklin | 308 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 10,585 | 28.7 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 36,868 | 65.7 | −1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Notes and references
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 130.
- The Liberal Year Book, 1907.
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886.
- Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- "Yorkshire Candidates". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 10 July 1886. p. 8. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901.
- Craig, 1885–1918, p. 130.
- British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973, by F. W. S. Craig.
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950–1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973.
- "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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Kingston upon Hull West was a borough constituency in Kingston upon Hull which returned one Member of Parliament MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election Kingston upon Hull WestFormer borough constituency for the House of CommonsKingston upon Hull West in Humberside showing boundaries used from 1983 1997Major settlementsKingston upon Hull1955 1997SeatsOneCreated fromHull Central and HaltempriceReplaced byHull West and Hessle1885 1918SeatsOneType of constituencyBorough constituencyCreated fromKingston upon HullReplaced byHull North West and Hull South West It was recreated for the 1955 general election and abolished again for the 1997 general election It was then replaced by the new Hull West and Hessle constituency HistoryThis section is empty You can help by adding to it December 2010 Boundaries1885 1918 The Municipal Borough of Kingston upon Hull wards of Albert Botanic Coltman Newington and Park 1955 1974 The County Borough of Kingston upon Hull wards of Albert Coltman North Newington Pickering St Andrew s and South Newington 1974 1983 The County Borough of Kingston upon Hull wards of Boothferry Coltman Derringham Newington Pickering and St Andrew s 1983 1997 The City of Hull wards of Boothferry Derringham Myton Newington Pickering and St Andrew s Members of ParliamentMPs 1885 1918 Election Member Party 1885 Charles Wilson Liberal 1906 Charles Wilson Liberal 1907 Guy Wilson Liberal 1918 Constituency abolished MPs 1955 1997 Election Member Party 1955 Mark Hewitson Labour 1964 James Johnson Labour 1983 Stuart Randall Labour 1997 Constituency abolished see Hull West and HessleElectionsElections in the 1880s Rollit General election 1885 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Wilson 5 247 58 7 Conservative Albert Rollit 3 697 41 3 Majority 1 550 17 4 Turnout 8 944 77 7 Registered electors 11 517 Liberal win new seat Wilson General election 1886 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Wilson 4 623 60 3 1 6 Conservative Arthur Knocker Dibb 3 045 39 7 1 6 Majority 1 578 20 6 3 2 Turnout 7 668 66 6 11 1 Registered electors 11 517 Liberal hold Swing 1 6 Elections in the 1890s General election 1892 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Wilson 6 283 64 2 3 9 Liberal Unionist Goldwin Smith 3 500 35 8 3 9 Majority 2 783 28 4 7 8 Turnout 9 783 70 2 3 6 Registered electors 13 929 Liberal hold Swing 3 9 General election 1895 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Wilson 6 637 82 6 18 4 Ind Labour Party Tom McCarthy 1 400 17 4 New Majority 5 237 65 2 36 8 Turnout 8 037 55 4 14 8 Registered electors 14 520 Liberal hold Swing Elections in the 1900s General election 1900 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Wilson 6 364 59 0 23 6 Conservative John Bouch Willows 4 419 41 0 New Majority 1 945 18 0 47 2 Turnout 10 783 64 3 8 9 Registered electors 16 757 Liberal hold Swing N A General election 1906 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Charles Wilson 8 652 57 5 1 5 Liberal Unionist John Sherburn 6 405 42 5 1 5 Majority 2 247 15 0 3 0 Turnout 15 057 74 6 10 3 Registered electors 20 192 Liberal hold Swing 1 5 Bartley 1907 Kingston upon Hull West by election Party Candidate Votes Liberal Guy Wilson 5 623 36 2 21 3 Conservative George Trout Bartley 5 382 34 7 7 8 Labour James Holmes 4 512 29 1 New Majority 241 1 5 13 5 Turnout 15 517 75 4 0 8 Registered electors 20 583 Liberal hold Swing 6 8 Elections in the 1910s General election January 1910 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Guy Wilson 10 005 54 7 2 8 Liberal Unionist John Sherburn 8 288 45 3 2 8 Majority 1 717 9 4 5 6 Turnout 18 293 80 9 6 3 Registered electors 22 609 Liberal hold Swing 2 8 General election December 1910 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Liberal Guy Wilson 9 236 53 8 0 9 Conservative Lambert Ward 7 943 46 2 0 9 Majority 1 293 7 6 1 8 Turnout 17 179 76 0 4 9 Registered electors 22 609 Liberal hold Swing 0 9 General election 1914 15 Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914 the following candidates had been selected Labour Alfred Gould Liberal Guy Wilson National Sailors and Firemen s Union John R Bell Unionist W H Grace Elections in the 1950s General election 1955 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour Mark Hewitson 25 785 56 00 Conservative Reginald Northam 20 262 44 00 Majority 5 523 12 00 Turnout 46 047 70 12 Labour win new seat General election 1959 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour Mark Hewitson 25 446 52 51 Conservative Thomas H F Farrell 23 011 47 49 Majority 2 435 5 02 Turnout 48 457 75 60 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1960s General election 1964 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour James Johnson 24 855 56 90 Conservative John G Bellak 18 825 43 10 Majority 6 030 13 80 Turnout 43 680 70 94 Labour hold Swing General election 1966 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour James Johnson 26 816 64 82 Conservative Giles Shaw 14 551 35 18 Majority 12 265 29 64 Turnout 41 367 70 42 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1970s General election 1970 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour James Johnson 24 050 62 33 Conservative Timothy Edward Forrow 14 537 37 67 Majority 9 513 24 66 Turnout 38 587 64 79 Labour hold Swing General election February 1974 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour James Johnson 20 719 49 33 Conservative Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor 12 788 30 44 Liberal I Silverwood 8 497 20 23 New Majority 7 931 18 89 Turnout 42 004 73 59 Labour hold Swing General election October 1974 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour James Johnson 20 393 54 86 Conservative Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor 10 272 27 63 Liberal Anthony Ronald Michell 6 508 17 51 Majority 10 121 27 23 Turnout 37 173 64 55 Labour hold Swing General election 1979 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour James Johnson 19 750 55 78 Conservative R E Smith 11 592 32 74 Liberal S J Foston 3 656 10 33 National Front M D Fox 411 1 16 New Majority 8 158 23 04 Turnout 35 409 67 46 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1980s General election 1983 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour Stuart Randall 15 361 41 92 Conservative Martin Robert Charles Humphreys 11 707 31 95 SDP Stephen Unwin 9 575 26 13 New Majority 3 654 9 97 Turnout 36 643 63 50 Labour hold Swing General election 1987 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour Stuart Randall 19 527 51 94 Conservative Martin Robert Charles Humphreys 11 397 30 32 SDP Martyn Arthur Bond 6 669 17 74 Majority 8 130 21 62 Turnout 37 593 67 57 Labour hold Swing Elections in the 1990s General election 1992 Kingston upon Hull West Party Candidate Votes Labour Stuart Randall 21 139 57 3 5 4 Conservative Donald M Stewart 10 554 28 6 1 7 Liberal Democrats Robert D Tress 4 867 13 2 4 5 Natural Law Barry J Franklin 308 0 8 New Majority 10 585 28 7 7 1 Turnout 36 868 65 7 1 9 Labour hold Swing 3 5Notes and referencesLeigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with H part 4 Craig F W S 1989 1974 British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 2nd ed Chichester Parliamentary Research Services p 130 The Liberal Year Book 1907 Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1886 Craig F W S ed 1974 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 London Macmillan Press ISBN 9781349022984 Yorkshire Candidates Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 10 July 1886 p 8 Retrieved 29 November 2017 via British Newspaper Archive Debrett s House of Commons amp Judicial Bench 1901 Craig 1885 1918 p 130 British parliamentary election results 1950 1973 by F W S Craig F W S Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 1973 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 1973 Election Data 1983 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Election Data 1987 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Election Data 1992 Electoral Calculus Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Politics Resources Election 1992 Politics Resources 9 April 1992 Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 6 December 2010