Morley (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Electoral district of Morley.

Morley
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Seatsone
Created fromSouthern West Riding of Yorkshire
Replaced byBatley and Morley, Dewsbury, Rothwell and Spen Valley

Morley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Morley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. 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 system.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies proposes to re-establish the seat in its revised proposal.[1]

History

The constituency was created when the two-member Southern West Riding of Yorkshire constituency was divided by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Batley and Morley constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1885 Charles Milnes Gaskell Liberal
1892 Alfred Hutton Liberal
1910 (January) Gerald France Liberal
1918 constituency abolished: see Batley & Morley

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Morley [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Milnes Gaskell 6,684 67.8
Conservative Joseph John Dunnington-Jefferson 3,177 32.2
Majority 3,507 35.6
Turnout 9,861 86.0
Registered electors 11,467
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Morley [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Milnes Gaskell Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1890s

Alfred Hutton
General election 1892: Morley [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Hutton 5,818 61.4 N/A
Conservative William Carr 3,656 38.6 New
Majority 2,162 22.8 N/A
Turnout 9,474 71.0 N/A
Registered electors 13,343
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Morley [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Hutton 5,834 58.3 −3.1
Conservative William Carr 4,166 41.7 +3.1
Majority 1,668 16.6 −6.2
Turnout 10,000 75.2 +4.2
Registered electors 13,300
Liberal hold Swing −3.1

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Morley [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Hutton 6,428 62.3 +4.0
Conservative William Boyd Carpenter 3,888 37.7 −4.0
Majority 2,540 24.6 +8.0
Turnout 10,316 73.4 −1.8
Registered electors 14,049
Liberal hold Swing +4.0
General election 1906: Morley [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Hutton Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Morley [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerald France 8,026 59.0 N/A
Conservative John Stobart Charlesworth 3,395 24.9 New
Labour Herbert Smith 2,191 16.1 New
Majority 4,631 34.1 N/A
Turnout 13,612 86.0 N/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election December 1910: Morley [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerald France Unopposed
Liberal hold

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;

References

  1. ^ "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)