Thornbury was a county constituency centred on the town of Thornbury in Gloucestershire. 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 voting system.
Thornbury | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Gloucestershire |
Major settlements | Thornbury |
1885–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | West Gloucestershire |
Replaced by | Stroud & Thornbury |
History
editThe constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
edit1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, and Lawford's Gate except the part included in the parliamentary borough of Bristol.
1918–1950: The Urban District of Kingswood, and the Rural Districts of Sodbury, Thornbury, and Warmley.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member [1] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | Stafford Howard | Liberal | |
1886 | John Plunkett (Lord Dunsany from 1889) | Conservative | |
1892 | Charles Colston | Conservative | |
1906 | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | |
1922 | Herbert Charles Woodcock | Conservative | |
1923 | Athelstan Rendall | Liberal | |
1924 | Sir Derrick Gunston, Bt. | Unionist | |
1945 | Joseph Alpass | Labour | |
1950 | constituency abolished |
Elections
editElections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stafford Howard | 4,834 | 50.8 | ||
Conservative | Benjamin St John Ackers | 4,689 | 49.2 | ||
Majority | 145 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,523 | 84.0 | |||
Registered electors | 11,333 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Plunkett | 4,935 | 54.9 | +5.7 | |
Liberal | Stafford Howard | 4,054 | 45.1 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 881 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,989 | 79.3 | −4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 11,333 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -5.7 |
Elections in the 1890s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Colston | 5,202 | 51.1 | −3.8 | |
Liberal | Stafford Howard | 4,978 | 48.9 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 224 | 2.2 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,180 | 85.8 | +6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,867 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Colston | 5,727 | 55.3 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | Arthur Acland Allen | 4,638 | 44.7 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 1,089 | 10.6 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,635 | 85.0 | −0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,195 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Colston | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 7,370 | 58.4 | New | |
Conservative | Charles Colston | 5,240 | 41.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,130 | 16.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 12,610 | 89.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 14,096 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 7,270 | 53.8 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | Cyril Augustus Ward | 6,251 | 46.2 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 1,019 | 7.6 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,521 | 91.7 | +2.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 6,820 | 53.9 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | George Cockerill | 5,837 | 46.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 983 | 7.8 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,657 | 85.9 | −5.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 |
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;
- Liberal: Athelstan Rendall
- Unionist: George Cockerill[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 9,999 | 62.0 | +8.1 |
National | Thomas Pilcher | 6,132 | 38.0 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 3,687 | 24.0 | +16.2 | ||
Turnout | 16,131 | 47.6 | −38.3 | ||
Registered electors | 33,862 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Herbert Charles Woodcock | 10,682 | 39.5 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 10,578 | 39.2 | −22.8 | |
Labour | Joseph Alpass | 5,749 | 21.3 | New | |
Majority | 104 | 0.3 | −23.7 | ||
Turnout | 27,009 | 77.9 | +30.3 | ||
Registered electors | 34,655 | +2.33 | |||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 16,722 | 62.0 | +22.8 | |
Unionist | Herbert Charles Woodcock | 10,252 | 38.0 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 6,470 | 24.0 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 26,974 | 75.6 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 35,695 | +3.0 | |||
Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +12.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Derrick Gunston | 12,500 | 42.9 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Athelstan Rendall | 10,283 | 35.3 | −26.7 | |
Labour | Godfrey Elton | 6,376 | 21.9 | New | |
Majority | 2,217 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,159 | 79.5 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 36,672 | +2.7 | |||
Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Derrick Gunston | 13,914 | 34.0 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | John Adam Day | 13,614 | 33.2 | −2.1 | |
Labour | Godfrey Elton | 13,445 | 32.8 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 300 | 0.8 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,973 | 82.5 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 49,645 | +35.4 | |||
Unionist hold | Swing | -3.4 |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derrick Gunston | 23,072 | 55.1 | +21.1 | |
Labour | George Pearce Blizard | 11,008 | 26.3 | −6.5 | |
Liberal | J. Howard Whitehouse | 7,826 | 18.7 | −14.5 | |
Majority | 12,064 | 28.8 | +28.0 | ||
Turnout | 41,906 | 79.7 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 52,547 | +5.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +13.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derrick Gunston | 19,180 | 47.4 | −7.7 | |
Labour | F. A. Heron | 15,164 | 37.5 | +11.2 | |
Liberal | Wilfred John Jenkins | 6,104 | 15.1 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 4,016 | 9.9 | −18.9 | ||
Turnout | 40,448 | 71.5 | −8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 56,582 | +7.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -9.4 |
General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Derrick Gunston
- Labour: Joseph Alpass[10]
- Liberal: Raymond Walton[11]
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Alpass | 28,364 | 49.3 | +11.8 | |
Conservative | Derrick Gunston | 18,927 | 32.9 | −14.5 | |
Liberal | Ronald W Brighton | 10,262 | 17.8 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 9,437 | 16.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 57,553 | 76.4 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 75,286 | +33.1 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.2 |
References
edit- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 287. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b c d e f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1896
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ Standard 21 June 1913
- ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ^ Gloucestershire Echo, 9 May 1938