Eskdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Eskdale
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members one
Replaced by North Cumberland
Created from East Cumberland

Eskdale was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Eskdale district of north Cumberland not to be confused with the valley of Eskdale in the west of the county. 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 system.

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Carlisle, the Sessional Divisions of Cumberland Ward, Eskdale Ward, and Longtown, and part of the Sessional Division of Allerdale Ward below Derwent.[1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Robert Andrew Allison Liberal
1900 Claude William Henry Lowther Conservative
1906 Geoffrey William Algernon Howard Liberal
1910 Claude William Henry Lowther Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: Eskdale[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 4,749 60.0 n/a
Conservative Samuel Porter Foster 3,163 40.0 n/a
Majority 1,586 20.0 n/a
Turnout n/a
Liberal win (new seat)
General Election 1886: Eskdale[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 4,112 56.0
Conservative Rt Hon. James Lowther 3,226 44.0
Majority 886 12.0
Turnout 73.4
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: Eskdale[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 3,976 55.7
Liberal Unionist Henry Charles Howard 3,163 44.3
Majority 813 11.4
Turnout 75.9
Liberal hold Swing
Robert Allison
General Election 1895: Eskdale[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 3,745 51.0 -4.6
Liberal Unionist Henry Charles Howard 3,598 49.0 +4.6
Majority 147 2.0 -9.4
Turnout 76.5 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: Eskdale[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Claude William Henry Lowther 4,052 54.7
Liberal Robert Andrew Allison 3,349 45.3
Majority 703 9.4
Turnout 73.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
General Election 1906: Eskdale[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Hon. Geoffrey William Algernon Howard 4,467 51.4 +6.1
Conservative Claude William Henry Lowther 4,230 48.6 -6.1
Majority 237 2.8 12.2
Turnout 80.4 +6.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.1

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: Eskdale[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Hon. Geoffrey William Algernon Howard 4,504 50.2 -1.2
Conservative Claude William Henry Lowther 4,470 49.8 +1.2
Majority 34 0.4 -2.4
Turnout 81.5 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing -1.2
General Election December 1910: Eskdale[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Claude William Henry Lowther 4,581 52.1 +2.3
Liberal Hon. Geoffrey William Algernon Howard 4,211 47.9 -2.3
Majority 370 4.2 +4.6
Turnout 79.8 -1.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +2.3

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

See also

References

  1. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons 1916
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  4. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  5. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  8. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  9. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
  10. ↑ Lloyd George, Liberalism and the Land: The Land Issue and Party Politics in England, 1906-1914 By Ian Packer
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