Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Farnworth
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Lancashire (until 1974)
Greater Manchester (from 1974)
1918–1983
Number of members one
Replaced by Worsley, Bolton South East and Eccles[1]

Farnworth was a county constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

From 1885 to 1918 the Farnworth area had been included in the Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth constituency.

The Farnworth constituency included Farnworth, Moses Gate, Kearsley, Stoneclough, Little Lever, Little Hulton, Walkden, and Roe Green.[2][3][4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Edward Bagley Conservative
1922 Thomas Greenall Labour
1929 Guy Rowson Labour
1931 James Stones Conservative
1935 Guy Rowson Labour
1938 by-election George Tomlinson Labour
1952 by-election Ernest Thornton Labour
1970 John Roper Labour Co-operative
1981 SDP
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1923: Farnworth [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Greenall 14,858
Unionist Alexander Louis Wynand Koch Worsthorne 11,134
Majority 3,724
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1929: Farnworth [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Guy Rowson 21,857 52.2
Unionist Hon. Mary Ada Pickford 10,643 25.4
Liberal Ernest Frederick Dyer 9,381 22.4
Majority 11,214 26.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Farnworth[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Guy Rowson 22,040
Conservative Edgar Godfrey Unsworth 16,839
People's Peace James Monteith Erskine 3,763
Majority 5,201
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Farnworth by-election, 1938[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Tomlinson 24,298
National Labour H F Ryan 16,835
Majority 7,463
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Farnworth [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Tomlinson 28,462 66.14
Conservative Fred Howard 14,570 33.86
Majority 13,892 32.28
Turnout 77.47
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Farnworth [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Tomlinson 25,375 56.60
Conservative F. Kay 14,266 31.82
Liberal Abraham Lomax 5,189 11.57
Majority 11,109 24.78
Turnout 88.14
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1951: Farnworth [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour George Tomlinson 26,297 59.22
Conservative Jesse Seddon 18,112 40.78
Majority 8,185 18.43
Turnout 86.75
Labour hold Swing
Farnworth by-election, 1952[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ernest Thornton 21,834 59.90 +0.68
Conservative Donald Henry Moore 14,615 40.10 -0.68
Majority 7,219 19.80 +1.37
Turnout 36,449
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: Farnworth [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ernest Thornton 24,829 57.66
Conservative David Charles Waddington 18,231 42.34
Majority 6,598 15.32
Turnout 81.53
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1959: Farnworth [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ernest Thornton 27,393 58.60
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [15] 19,356 41.40
Majority 8,037 17.19
Turnout 83.34
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Farnworth [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ernest Thornton 28,492 62.06
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [15] 17,421 37.94
Majority 11,071 24.11
Turnout 78.79
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1966: Farnworth [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ernest Thornton 30,015 66.19
Conservative Mark Andrew 15,329 33.81
Majority 14,686 32.39
Turnout 74.78
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Farnworth [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op John Francis Hodgess Roper 29,392 58.48
Conservative Ivan A. Johnston 20,867 41.52
Majority 8,525 16.96
Turnout 72.26
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Farnworth [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op John Francis Hodgess Roper 28,068 49.75
Conservative Albert Samuel Royse [15] 15,431 27.35
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] 12,918 22.90
Majority 12,637 22.40
Turnout 80.73
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Farnworth [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op John Francis Hodgess Roper 28,184 53.45
Conservative R. H. Shepherd 13,489 25.58
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] 11,059 20.97
Majority 14,695 27.87
Turnout 74.73
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1979: Farnworth [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op John Francis Hodgess Roper 27,965 50.06
Conservative S. Windle 19,858 35.55
Liberal Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] 8,043 14.40
Majority 8,107 14.51
Turnout 77.76
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "'Farnworth', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Minutes of Proceedings at a Public Inquiry Held at the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester on Monday 14 November 2005, Boundary Commission for England, retrieved 22 June 2011
  3. ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Boundary Map of Lancashire Farnworth PDivCon (1918–1948)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Boundary Map of Farnworth CCon/BCon (1949–1982)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. ↑ The Liberal Year Book, 1930
  6. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  7. ↑ "Labour Hold Farnworth". Hull Daily Mail. 28 January 1938. Retrieved 13 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  8. ↑ "Labour Hold Farnworth". Hull Daily Mail. 28 January 1938. Retrieved 13 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  9. ↑ General Election 5 July 1945: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  10. ↑ General Election 23 February 1950: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  11. ↑ General Election 25 October 1951: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  12. ↑ By-election 1952: Farnworth. British Election Ephemera Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  13. ↑ General Election 26 May 1955: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  14. ↑ General Election 8 October 1959: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  15. 1 2 3 Albert Samuel Royse. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  16. ↑ General Election 15 October 1964: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  17. ↑ General Election 31 March 1966: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  18. ↑ General Election 18 June 1970: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  19. ↑ General Election 28 February 1974: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  20. 1 2 3 Margaret Patricia Rothwell. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  21. ↑ General Election 10 October 1974: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  22. ↑ General Election 3 May 1979: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.

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