- Hemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
UK constituency infobox
Name = Hemsworth
Map1 = Hemsworth
Type = Borough
Map2 = WestYorkshire
Entity = West Yorkshire
County = West Yorkshire
Year = 1918
MP =Jon Trickett
Party = Labour
EP = Yorkshire and the HumberHemsworth is a
constituency represented in the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom . It elects oneMember of Parliament (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election.The constituency has consistently elected Labour MPs with large majorities.
History
At the February 1974 general election, Hemsworth was the safest seat for any party, anywhere in the UK: the Labour vote peaked in 1966 at 85.39%, [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm Richard Kimber's Political Scence Resources: UK General Election results March 1966] ] and consistently exceeded 80% from 1935 until the Liberal Party contested the seat in October 1974, for he first time since 1923.
Boundaries
This constituency covers the towns of
Hemsworth ,Featherstone ,South Kirkby & Moorthorpe andSouth Elmsall plus the southern part ofWakefield (Sandal, Agbrigg, Belle Vue) and the villages of Ackworth, Crofton,Notton and Walton. These settlements are all in theCity of Wakefield district inWest Yorkshire .Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Election box begin
title=General Election 1918: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Guest
votes = 8,102
percentage = 55.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Coalition Conservative
candidate = J. Scholefield
votes = 6,490
percentage = 44.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,612
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 14,592
percentage = 58.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Elections in the 1920s
Election box begin
title=General Election 1922: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Guest
votes = 14,295
percentage = 63.2
change = +7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = National Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Dr F. W. Crossley-Holland
votes = 8,317
percentage = 36.8
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 5,978
percentage = 26.4
change = +15.4Election box turnout
votes = 22.612
percentage = 76.3
change = +18.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1923: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Guest
votes = 13,159
percentage = 70.1
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H. Conway-Jones
votes = 5,624
percentage = 29.9
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 7,535
percentage = 40.2
change = +13.8Election box turnout
votes = 18,683
percentage = 61.3
change = −15.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1924: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Guest
votes = 15,593
percentage = 69.3
change = −0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = H. R. Brown
votes = 6,902
percentage = 30.7
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 8,691
percentage = 38.6
change = −1.6Election box turnout
votes = 22,495
percentage = 69.7
change = +6.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −0.8Election box begin
title=General Election 1929: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Guest
votes = 26,075
percentage = 79.9
change = +10.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. A. Broughton
votes = 6,578
percentage = 20.1
change = −10.6Election box majority
votes = 19,497
percentage = 59.8
change = +21.3Election box turnout
votes = 32,653
percentage = 75.8
change = +6.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +10.6Elections in the 1930s
Election box begin
title=General Election 1931: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Gabriel Price
votes = 23,609
percentage = 70.5
change = −8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W. F. C. Garthewaite
votes = 9,867
percentage = 29.5
change = +8.4Election box majority
votes = 13,742
percentage = 41.0
change = −18.8Election box turnout
votes = 33,476
percentage = 72.9
change = −2.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −8.4Election box begin
title=Hemsworth by-election, 1934 Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =George Griffiths
votes = "(unopposed)"
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 1935: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =George Griffiths
votes = 28,298
percentage = 80.1
change = +9.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F. H. Collier
votes = 7,032
percentage = 19.9
change = −9.6Election box majority
votes = 21,266
percentage = 60.2
change = +19.2Election box turnout
votes = 35,330
percentage = 72.3
change = −0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +9.6Elections in the 1940s
Election box begin
title=General Election 1945: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =George Griffiths
votes = 33,984
percentage = 81.4
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = R. W. P. Dawson
votes = 7,778
percentage = 18.6
change = −1.3Election box majority
votes = 26,206
percentage = 62.8
change = +2.6Election box turnout
votes = 41,762
percentage = 80.8
change = +8.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +1.3Election box begin
title=Hemsworth by-election, 1946 Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Horace Holmes
votes = "(unopposed)"
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
Election box begin
title=Hemsworth by-election, 1991 Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Derek Enright
votes = 15,895
percentage = 66.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Valerie Megson
votes = 4,808
percentage = 20.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Garnet Harrison
votes = 2,512
percentage = 10.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = Paul Ablett
votes = 648
percentage = 2.7
change = Election box candidate
party =Corrective Party
candidate = Timothy Smith
votes = 108
percentage = 0.45
change = Election box majority
votes = 11,097
percentage = 46.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 23,971
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Derek Enright
votes = 29,942
percentage = 70.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Garnet Harrison
votes = 7,867
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Valerie Megson
votes = 4,459
percentage = 10.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 22,075
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box begin
title=Hemsworth by-election, 1996 Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Jon Trickett
votes = 15,817
percentage = 71.9
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Norman Hazell
votes = 1,942
percentage = 8.8
change = -9.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Ridgeway
votes = 1,516
percentage = 6.9
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brenda Nixon
votes = 1,193
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate =David Sutch
votes = 652
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Peter Davis
votes = 455
percentage = 2.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Peggy Alexander
votes = 157
percentage = 0.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =Mark Thomas
votes = 122
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Cooper
votes = 111
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = Dianne Leighton
votes = 28
percentage = 0.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 13,875
percentage = 63.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 39.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -5.43Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Jon Trickett
votes = 32,088
percentage = 70.6
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Norman Hazel
votes = 8,096
percentage = 17.8
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jaki Kirby
votes = 4,033
percentage = 8.9
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = D. Irvine
votes = 1,260
percentage = 2.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 23,992
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 67.9
change = -8.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Elections in the 2000s
Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Jon Trickett
votes = 23,036
percentage = 65.4
change = −5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Truss
votes = 7,400
percentage = 21.0
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ed Waller
votes = 3,990
percentage = 11.3
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Turek
votes = 801
percentage = 2.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 15,636
percentage = 44.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 35,227
percentage = 51.8
change = −16.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: HemsworthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Jon Trickett
votes = 21,630
percentage = 58.8
change = −6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Mortimer
votes = 8,149
percentage = 22.1
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Hall-Matthews
votes = 5,766
percentage = 15.7
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Veritas (political party)
candidate = John Burdon
votes = 1,247
percentage = 3.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 13,481
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,792
percentage = 54.6
change = +2.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =See also
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Hemsworth by-election, 1934
*Hemsworth by-election, 1946
*Hemsworth by-election, 1991
*Hemsworth by-election, 1996
*List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire Notes
References
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*Rayment
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