Leith Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
Leith Burghs | |
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Former District of burghs constituency for the House of Commons | |
1832–1918 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by |
Leith Edinburgh East |
Leith Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918. The constituency represented the parliamentary burghs of Leith, Musselburgh and Portobello.
In 1918 Leith was included in Leith, while Musselburgh and Portobello were merged into Edinburgh East.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member [1][2][3] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1832 | John Murray | Liberal | |
1839 by-election | Andrew Rutherfurd | Liberal | |
1851 by-election | James Moncreiff | Liberal | |
1859 | Sir William Miller | Liberal | |
1868 | Robert Andrew Macfie | Liberal | |
1874 | Donald Robert Macgregor | Liberal | |
1878 | Andrew Grant | Liberal | |
1885 | William Jacks | Liberal | |
1886 | Liberal Unionist | ||
1886 | William Ewart Gladstone | Liberal | |
1886 | Ronald Munro Ferguson | Liberal | |
1914 | George Welsh Currie | Unionist | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1880s

Jacks
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Jacks | 6,355 | 71.9 | n/a | |
Conservative | William David Thorburn | 2,485 | 28.1 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,870 | 43.8 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 75.0 | n/a | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||

Gladstone
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | unopposed | n/a | n/a | |
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||

Ferguson
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson | 4,204 | 58.2 | n/a | |
Independent Liberal Unionist | Donald Robert Macgregor | 1,528 | 21.1 | n/a | |
Liberal Unionist | William Jacks | 1,499 | 20.7 | n/a | |
Independent Liberal Unionist | Henry Munster | 3 | 0.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 2,676 | 37.1 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 61.4 | n/a | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||
Macgregor was supported by the local Conservative Association. Munster withdrew from the election after nominations had closed.
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson | 5,738 | 58.4 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | William Alexander Bell | 4,095 | 41.6 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 1,643 | 16.8 | -20.3 | ||
Turnout | 74.5 | +13.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson | 5,819 | 55.4 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Unionist | John Wilson | 4,494 | 44.6 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 1,325 | 12.8 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 73.8 | -0.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson | 6,043 | 53.6 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Unionist | Edward Theodore Salvesen | 5,226 | 46.4 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 817 | 7.2 | -5.6 | ||
Turnout | 11,269 | 72.8 | -1.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson | 7,677 | 61.2 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Frank Towers Cooper | 4,865 | 38.8 | −7.6 | |
Majority | 2,802 | 22.4 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 73.9 | +1.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson | 7,146 | 49.6 | -11.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Sir Robert Cranston | 4,540 | 31.5 | -7.3 | |
Labour | William Walker | 2,724 | 18.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 2,606 | 18.1 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 83.0 | +9.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.1 | |||

Ferguson
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson | 7,069 | 57.2 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Unionist | Frederick Alexander Macquisten | 5,284 | 42.8 | +11.3 | |
Majority | 1,785 | 14.4 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 68.7 | -14.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||

Currie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | George Welsh Currie | 5,159 | 37.8 | −5.0 | |
Liberal | Malcolm Smith | 5,143 | 37.7 | −19.5 | |
Labour | Joseph Nicholas Bell | 3,346 | 24.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 16 | 0.1 | 14.5 | ||
Turnout | 77.1 | +8.4 | |||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.2 | |||
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;
- Unionist: George Welsh Currie
- Liberal: Sir Daniel Macaulay Stevenson
- Labour: Joseph Nicholas Bell
See also
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 554–555. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 515. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons, 1870
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