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Common Wealth Party Election Results
This article lists the Common Wealth Party's election results in Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK parliamentary elections. Summary of general election performance Elections results By-elections, 1943–45 1945 general election References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Wealth Party
The Common Wealth Party (CW) was a socialist political party in the United Kingdom with parliamentary representation from the middle of the Second World War until the year after its end. Thereafter it continued in being, essentially as a pressure group, until 1993. The war years Common Wealth was founded on 26 July 1942 in World War II by the alliance of two left-wing groups: the 1941 Committee – a think tank centred on '' Picture Post'' owner Edward G. Hulton and its 'star' writers J.B. Priestley and Spanish Civil War veteran Tom Wintringham;Ben Hughes, ''They shall not pass!: the British battalion at Jarama: the Spanish Civil War''. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Pub., 2011. (p. 227). and the neo-Christian ''Forward March movement'' led by Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Richard Acland, along with independents such as the industrialist and designer Robert Dudley Best Robert Dudley Best, ''My Modern Movement'', EnvelopeBooks 2021 and former Liberals who bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Canterbury is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2017 United Kingdom general election, 2017 by Rosie Duffield of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The seat dates to the earliest century of regular parliaments, in 1295; it elected two MPs until 1885, electing one thereafter, before being altered by the later-termed Representation of the People Act, Fourth Reform Act in 1918 (the first being Reform Act 1832, in 1832). Currently, the electorate (the total of people eligible to vote) is much greater than the average nationwide (the electoral quota); this is termed malapportionment, under-apportionment of representation. Constituency profile The seat takes in the cathedral and university city of Canterbury, rural villages to the south, and the seaside resort of Whitstable to the north. Full time stude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putney (UK Parliament Constituency)
Putney is a constituency created in 1918. It is currently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Fleur Anderson of the Labour Party. Putney was the only seat that Labour flipped during the 2019 general election. Boundaries 1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth wards of Putney and Southfields. 1950–1974: As above plus Fairfield ward. 1983–2010: The London Borough of Wandsworth wards of East Putney, Parkside, Roehampton, Southfields, Thamesfield, West Hill, and West Putney. 2010–present: As above less Parkside ward. History When created in 1918 the constituency was carved out of the west of the abolished seat Wandsworth. The rest of the latter formed Wandsworth Central, Balham and Tooting and Streatham. Putney formed one of the divisions of the Parliamentary Borough of Wandsworth. ;Political history The seat was Conservative from 1918 until 1964, in a national context of Labour marginal wins in the 1920s, the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth Drake (UK Parliament Constituency)
Plymouth Drake was a borough constituency in the city of Plymouth, in Devon. It elected one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system of election. History The first Drake constituency was created for the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general election. For most of this time it was held by the Conservative Party. It was a Labour gain in 1945 United Kingdom general election, the Attlee landslide of 1945, although it had been held by Labour once before, in the 1929–31 Parliament. The second incarnation of the constituency was created for the February 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 general election. For the whole of its 23-year existence it was represented by just one MP, Dame Janet Fookes of the Conservative Party. It was always a marginal seat during this period, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petersfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Petersfield was an England, English United Kingdom constituencies, Parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Petersfield, Hampshire, Petersfield in Hampshire. It existed for several hundred years until its abolition for the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 general election. Until 1832, it returned two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Thereafter, its representation was reduced to one member until its abolition in 1983. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Sessional Divisions of Alton, Droxford, and Petersfield, and part of the Sessional Division of Winchester. 1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Alton and Petersfield, and the Rural Districts of Alresford, Alton, Catherington, Droxford, and Petersfield. 1950–1955: The Urban Districts of Alton and Petersfield, the Rural Districts of Alton, Droxford, and Petersfield, and in the Rural Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Midlothian (UK Parliament Constituency)
Midlothian and Peebles Northern was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950. Along with Peebles and Southern, it was formed by dividing the old Midlothian Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east- central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinbur ... constituency. Boundaries From 1918 the constituency consisted of "The Calder and Suburban County Districts, the burgh of Dalkeith, and that part of the Lasswade County District which is included in the extra-burghal portions of the parishes of Dalkeith and Inveresk." Members of Parliament Election results Elections in the 1910s Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1930s Elections in the 1940s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne North (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newcastle upon Tyne North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Catherine McKinnell of the Labour Party. History Parliament created this seat under the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the general election later that year. It was one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat. The constituency included much of Newcastle city centre from 1950 to 1983 - despite the fact that the Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency was retained, albeit with redrawn boundaries. Following the local government reorganisation arising from the Local Government Act 1972, major boundary changes resulted in a constituency composed entirely of wards that did not form any part of the pre-1983 seat. The majority of the old Newcastle upon Tyne North wards moved to Newcastle upon Tyne Central. The newly constituted seat comprised northern and western sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newbury is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament from 2019 by Laura Farris, a Conservative. It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and has been in continual existence since then. Constituency profile The constituency consists of most of West Berkshire and includes Newbury, Berkshire, Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford. To the east, the rest of West Berkshire is incorporated into the Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency), Wokingham and Reading West (UK Parliament constituency), Reading West constituencies. Since its creation it has been a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative or Liberal Party (UK), Liberal/Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat seat, sometimes seemingly marginal seat, marginal and sometimes seen as a safe seat, with a tendency towards being Conservative. West Berkshire which is similar to i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knutsford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Knutsford was a county constituency in Cheshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. History Knutsford was first created as one of eight single-member divisions of Cheshire under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. It was abolished following the reorganisation of local authorities in 1974 by the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 1983 general election, when it was divided primarily between Altrincham and Sale and the new constituencies of Congleton and Tatton. Boundaries 1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Bucklow, parts of the Sessional Divisions of Daresbury, Prestbury, Leftwich, Northwich, and Stockport, and the part of the Borough of Warrington in the county of Cheshire. ''The seat was centred around the town of Knutsford and stretched from Daresbury to the west, Disley to the east, and Holmes Chapel to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Harrow West is a constituency in Greater London created in 1945 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Until 1997, it only returned Conservative MPs; since then, it has elected the Labour Co-operative MP Gareth Thomas on a fluctuating majority. Since 2010, this has been bolstered by the loss of Pinner from the seat and the gain of a favourable ward for Labour from Harrow East. Constituency profile The area covers the largely Georgian conservation area on a stand-alone, partly park-lined hill which hosts the famous Harrow School; it also includes the urban Harrow town centre, as well as suburban streets of homes with good-sized gardens and well-kept small parklands. The seat has fast London Underground links to the city centre and rail services, few dual carriageways and few high speed roads. Political history ;Summary of results The Labour Party have held the seat since 1997, with the Conservative Party second-placed in each election. The 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament Constituency)
Glasgow Pollok was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by Glasgow South West. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system. Boundaries 1918–1945: "That portion of the city which is bounded by a line commencing at a point on the municipal boundary at the centre line of the Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, thence eastward along the centre line of the said Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway and the Caledonian Railway to the centre line of Shields Road, thence southward along the centre line of Shields Road to the centre line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) was a railway company in Scotland. It served a triangular area of south-west Scotland between Glasgow, Stranraer and Carlisle. It was formed on 28 October 1850 by the merger of two earlier railway ... ( Paisley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fylde (UK Parliament Constituency)
Fylde (') is a constituency in Lancashire which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Mark Menzies, a Conservative. History The Fylde constituency was originally formed for the 1918 general election, but was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was split into Fylde North and Fylde South. For the 1983 general election those two constituencies were merged to form a new Fylde constituency. The seat was reduced in the boundary review leading to the 2010 United Kingdom general election, losing most of its elements from the Borough of Wyre and the City of Preston to the new seat of Wyre and Preston North. Boundaries 1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Fleetwood, Kirkham, Longridge, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, and Walton-le-Dale, the Rural District of Preston, and part of the Rural District of Fylde. 1945–1950: Part of the County Borough of Preston; the Municipal Borough of Fleetwood; the Urban Districts of Kirkham, Longrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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