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{{UK former constituency infobox| {{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1955}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
| Name = Leeds North
{{Infobox UK constituency main
| Type = Borough
|name = Leeds North
| Year = ]
|parliament = uk
| Abolition = ]
| members = one |map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year = 1885
|abolished = 1955
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = ]
|next = ]
|electorate =
|region = England
|county = ]<br />(now ])
}} }}
'''Leeds North''' was a ] in the city of ], ], which returned one ] to the ] of the ], elected by the ] voting system. '''Leeds North''' was a ] in the city of ], ], which returned one ] (MP) to the ] of the ], elected by the ] voting system.


==Boundaries==
The constituency was created for the ], when the ] replaced the three-seat ] by five single-seat constituencies: ], ], ], ] and ].
'''1885–1918''': The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Headingley and North West, and parts of the wards of Brunswick, North, and North East.


'''1918–1950''': Parts of the County Borough of Leeds wards of Brunswick, Headingley, North, and North West.
Leeds North was abolished for the ].


'''1950–1951''': The County Borough of Leeds wards of North, Roundhay, and Woodhouse.
== Boundaries ==

{{section-stub}}
'''1951–1955''': The County Borough of Leeds wards of Allerton, Moortown, Roundhay, and Woodhouse.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1952 |title=Statutory Instruments 1951 |volume=II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RY1QAQAAIAAJ |chapter=The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Order 1951. SI 1951/320 |location=London |publisher=] |pages=410–412 |isbn=}}</ref>

==History==
The constituency was created in 1885 by the ], and was first used in the ] of that year. ] had previously been represented by two MPs (1832–1868) and three MPs (1868–1885). From 1885 it was represented by five single-member constituencies: ], ], Leeds North, ] and ]. The constituencies of ], ] and ] were also created in 1885.

The constituency was abolished in 1955. After the ] Leeds was represented by Leeds East (created 1885, abolished 1918, recreated 1955), ] (created 1918), ] (created 1950), Leeds South, and ] (created 1918). There were also constituencies of ] (created 1918) and ] (created 1885, replaced by Pudsey and Otley 1918–1950).


== Members of Parliament == == Members of Parliament ==
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| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
|- |-
|style="background-color: {{/meta/color}}" | |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| ]
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|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Coalition Liberal}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
|- |-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
|- |-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| ] | ]
|- |-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" | |style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| ] | ]
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|- |-
|colspan=2 align="right" |] |colspan=2 align="right" |]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished'' |colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|} |}


==Elections==
== Election results ==
*{{Rayment-hc}}


=== Elections in the 1880s ===
== References ==
{{Election box begin | title=]: Leeds North <ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
*{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |authorlink= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |origyear=1969 |edition= 3rd edition |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |id= ISBN 0-900178-06-X}}
}}
*{{Rayment-hc}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes =4,494
|percentage = 51.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 4,237
|percentage = 48.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 257
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,731
|percentage = 86.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,128
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=]: Leeds North <ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes =4,301
|percentage = 53.9
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Osliff Rutson
|votes = 3,682
|percentage = 46.1
|change = -2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 619
|percentage = 7.8
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,983
|percentage = 78.8
|change = &minus;7.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,128
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.4
}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Elections in the 1890s ===
]
{{Election box begin | title=]<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
]
}}
]
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}


* Caused by Jackson's appointment as ]

]
{{Election box begin | title=]: Leeds North <ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes =5,790
|percentage = 54.8
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 4,776
|percentage = 45.2
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,014
|percentage = 9.6
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,566
|percentage = 85.9
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 12,294
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=]: Leeds North <ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes =5,992
|percentage = 57.2
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Herbert Stanhope Baines
|votes = 4,484
|percentage = 42.8
|change = &minus;2.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,508
|percentage = 14.4
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,476
|percentage = 77.2
|change =&minus;8.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 13,563
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.4
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1900s ===
{{Election box begin | title=]: Leeds North <ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes =7,512
|percentage = 60.1
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = James Cullen Hamilton
|votes = 4,995
|percentage = 39.9
|change = &minus;2.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,517
|percentage = 20.2
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,507
|percentage = 71.9
|change = &minus;5.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 17,387
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
]
{{Election box begin | title=]<ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 7,539
|percentage = 52.6
|change = +12.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Tredgold Lawson
|votes = 6,781
|percentage = 47.4
|change = &minus;12.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 758
|percentage = 5.2
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,320
|percentage = 75.0
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 19,094
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +12.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=]: Leeds North <ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 9,593
|percentage = 57.4
|change = +17.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes =7,109
|percentage = 42.6
|change = &minus;17.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,484
|percentage = 14.8
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,702
|percentage = 78.8
|change = +6.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 21,196
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +17.5
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1910s ===
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North <ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 10,775
|percentage = 54.0
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes =9,164
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,611
|percentage = 8.0
|change = -6.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 19,939
|percentage = 86.8
|change = +8.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
]
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North <ref>British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 9,324
|percentage = 50.7
|change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 9,056
|percentage = 49.3
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 268
|percentage = 1.4
|change = -6.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,380
|percentage = 80.0
|change = -6.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = -3.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
'''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''': ]
*'''Unionist''': ]
]
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 13,863
|percentage = 74.7
|change = +24.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Hartley Thompson
|votes = 3,423
|percentage = 18.4
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Party (UK, 1917)
|candidate = Harold Frazer Wyatt <ref>WYATT, Harold Frazer’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 </ref>
|votes = 1,282
|percentage = 6.9
|change = -42.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,440
|percentage = 56.3
|change = +54.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,568
|percentage = 49.0
|change = &minus;31.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 37,904
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}

=== Elections in the 1920s ===
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North <ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 13,771
|percentage = 51.4
|change = +44.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson|votes=7,230|percentage=26.9|change=&minus;47.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=David Stewart|votes=5,836|percentage=21.7|change=+3.3}}
{{Election box majority||votes=6,541|percentage=24.5|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=26,837|percentage=71.8|change=+22.8}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 37,383
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North <ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 14,066
|percentage = 54.0
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson
|votes = 6,624
|percentage = 25.4
|change = &minus;1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Stewart
|votes = 5,384
|percentage = 20.6
|change = &minus;1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,442
|percentage = 28.6
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,074
|percentage = 67.1
|change = &minus;4.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 38,873
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +2.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North <ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 18,502
|percentage = 70.0
|change = +16.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 7,920
|percentage = 30.0
|change = +9.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,582
|percentage = 40.0
|change = +11.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,422
|percentage = 67.1
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 39,373
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +3.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North <ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 19,661
|percentage = 48.2
|change = &minus;21.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas McCall
|votes = 11,180
|percentage = 27.4
|change = &minus;2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 9,944
|percentage = 24.4
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,481
|percentage = 20.8
|change = &minus;19.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,785
|percentage = 73.6
|change = +6.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 55,429
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = &minus;9.6
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1930s ===
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 34,964
|percentage = 78.8
|change = +30.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L John Edwards
|votes = 9,427
|percentage = 21.2
|change = -6.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 25,537
|percentage = 57.6
|change = +36.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,391
|percentage = 74.0
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 30,636
|percentage = 69.0
|change = -9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = L John Edwards
|votes = 13,792
|percentage = 31.0
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,844
|percentage = 38.0
|change = -19.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,428
|percentage = 66.8
|change = -7.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
'''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''': ]
*'''Labour''': Ronald Hodgson<ref>Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939</ref>
*'''Liberal''': Howard B Tanner<ref>The Liberal Magazine, 1939</ref>

=== Elections in the 1940s ===
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 22,848
|percentage = 42.0
|change = -27.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Hodgson
|votes = 22,720
|percentage = 41.8
|change = +10.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Hutchison MacCallum Scott
|votes = 8,824
|percentage = 16.2
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 128
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -37.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 54,392
|percentage = 72.0
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Elections in the 1950s ===
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 27,766
|percentage = 58.8
|change = +16.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert J Hurst
|votes = 15,018
|percentage = 31.8
|change = -10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Winifred Underhill
|votes = 4,446
|percentage = 9.4
|change = -6.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,748
|percentage = 27.0
|change = +26.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,230
|percentage = 84.2
|change = +12.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=]: Leeds North<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = ]
|votes = 30,290
|percentage = 63.7
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Philip Taylor
|votes = 17,249
|percentage = 36.3
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,041
|percentage = 27.4
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,539
|percentage = 81.7
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}
*{{Rayment-hc|l|1|date=March 2012}}
{{Leeds Constituencies}}


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Latest revision as of 00:43, 4 October 2024

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1955

Leeds North
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyWest Riding of Yorkshire
(now West Yorkshire)
1885–1955
SeatsOne
Created fromLeeds
Replaced byLeeds North East

Leeds North was a borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, which 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.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Leeds wards of Headingley and North West, and parts of the wards of Brunswick, North, and North East.

1918–1950: Parts of the County Borough of Leeds wards of Brunswick, Headingley, North, and North West.

1950–1951: The County Borough of Leeds wards of North, Roundhay, and Woodhouse.

1951–1955: The County Borough of Leeds wards of Allerton, Moortown, Roundhay, and Woodhouse.

History

The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and was first used in the general election of that year. Leeds had previously been represented by two MPs (1832–1868) and three MPs (1868–1885). From 1885 it was represented by five single-member constituencies: Leeds Central, Leeds East, Leeds North, Leeds South and Leeds West. The constituencies of Morley, Otley and Pudsey were also created in 1885.

The constituency was abolished in 1955. After the 1955 general election Leeds was represented by Leeds East (created 1885, abolished 1918, recreated 1955), Leeds North East (created 1918), Leeds North West (created 1950), Leeds South, and Leeds South East (created 1918). There were also constituencies of Batley and Morley (created 1918) and Pudsey (created 1885, replaced by Pudsey and Otley 1918–1950).

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1885 William Jackson Conservative
1902 Rowland Barran Liberal
1918 Alexander Farquharson Coalition Liberal
1922 Hugh Myddleton Butler Unionist
1923 Sir Gervase Beckett Unionist
1929 Osbert Peake Unionist
1955 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Jackson 4,494 51.5
Liberal Arthur Rucker 4,237 48.5
Majority 257 3.0
Turnout 8,731 86.2
Registered electors 10,128
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1886: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Jackson 4,301 53.9 +2.4
Liberal Albert Osliff Rutson 3,682 46.1 −2.4
Majority 619 7.8 +4.8
Turnout 7,983 78.8 −7.4
Registered electors 10,128
Conservative hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1890s

1891 Leeds North by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Jackson Unopposed
Conservative hold
Thomas Leuty
General election 1892: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Jackson 5,790 54.8 N/A
Liberal Thomas Leuty 4,776 45.2 New
Majority 1,014 9.6 N/A
Turnout 10,566 85.9 N/A
Registered electors 12,294
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1895: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Jackson 5,992 57.2 +2.4
Liberal Herbert Stanhope Baines 4,484 42.8 −2.4
Majority 1,508 14.4 +4.8
Turnout 10,476 77.2 −8.7
Registered electors 13,563
Conservative hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Jackson 7,512 60.1 +2.9
Liberal James Cullen Hamilton 4,995 39.9 −2.9
Majority 2,517 20.2 +5.8
Turnout 12,507 71.9 −5.3
Registered electors 17,387
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
Rowland Barran
1902 Leeds North by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rowland Barran 7,539 52.6 +12.7
Conservative Arthur Tredgold Lawson 6,781 47.4 −12.7
Majority 758 5.2 N/A
Turnout 14,320 75.0 +3.1
Registered electors 19,094
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +12.7
General election 1906: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rowland Barran 9,593 57.4 +17.5
Conservative John Birchall 7,109 42.6 −17.5
Majority 2,484 14.8 N/A
Turnout 16,702 78.8 +6.9
Registered electors 21,196
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +17.5

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rowland Barran 10,775 54.0 −3.4
Conservative John Birchall 9,164 46.0 +3.4
Majority 1,611 8.0 −6.8
Turnout 19,939 86.8 +8.0
Liberal hold Swing
Rowland Barran
General election December 1910: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rowland Barran 9,324 50.7 −3.3
Conservative John Birchall 9,056 49.3 +3.3
Majority 268 1.4 −6.6
Turnout 18,380 80.0 −6.8
Liberal hold Swing -3.3

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;

A.C. Farquharson
General election 1918: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Liberal Alexander Farquharson 13,863 74.7 +24.0
Labour George Hartley Thompson 3,423 18.4 New
National Harold Frazer Wyatt 1,282 6.9 −42.4
Majority 10,440 56.3 +54.9
Turnout 18,568 49.0 −31.0
Registered electors 37,904
Liberal hold Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Hugh Myddleton Butler 13,771 51.4 +44.5
Liberal Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson 7,230 26.9 −47.8
Labour David Stewart 5,836 21.7 +3.3
Majority 6,541 24.5 N/A
Turnout 26,837 71.8 +22.8
Registered electors 37,383
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1923: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Gervase Beckett 14,066 54.0 +2.6
Liberal Edwin Oldroyd Dodgson 6,624 25.4 −1.5
Labour David Stewart 5,384 20.6 −1.1
Majority 7,442 28.6 +4.1
Turnout 26,074 67.1 −4.7
Registered electors 38,873
Unionist hold Swing +2.1
General election 1924: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Gervase Beckett 18,502 70.0 +16.0
Labour Sam Crowther Moore 7,920 30.0 +9.4
Majority 10,582 40.0 +11.4
Turnout 26,422 67.1 0.0
Registered electors 39,373
Unionist hold Swing +3.3
General election 1929: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Osbert Peake 19,661 48.2 −21.8
Labour Thomas McCall 11,180 27.4 −2.6
Liberal Edmund Harvey 9,944 24.4 New
Majority 8,481 20.8 −19.2
Turnout 40,785 73.6 +6.5
Registered electors 55,429
Unionist hold Swing −9.6

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Osbert Peake 34,964 78.8 +30.6
Labour L John Edwards 9,427 21.2 −6.2
Majority 25,537 57.6 +36.8
Turnout 44,391 74.0 +0.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1935: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Osbert Peake 30,636 69.0 −9.8
Labour L John Edwards 13,792 31.0 +9.8
Majority 16,844 38.0 −19.6
Turnout 44,428 66.8 −7.2
Conservative hold Swing

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: Osbert Peake
  • Labour: Ronald Hodgson
  • Liberal: Howard B Tanner

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Osbert Peake 22,848 42.0 −27.0
Labour Ronald Hodgson 22,720 41.8 +10.8
Liberal John Hutchison MacCallum Scott 8,824 16.2 New
Majority 128 0.2 −37.8
Turnout 54,392 72.0 +5.2
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Osbert Peake 27,766 58.8 +16.8
Labour Robert J Hurst 15,018 31.8 −10.0
Liberal Winifred Underhill 4,446 9.4 −6.8
Majority 12,748 27.0 +26.8
Turnout 47,230 84.2 +12.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: Leeds North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Osbert Peake 30,290 63.7 +4.9
Labour Philip Taylor 17,249 36.3 +4.5
Majority 13,041 27.4 +0.4
Turnout 47,539 81.7 −2.5
Conservative hold Swing

References

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