Southport (UK Parliament constituency)

Southport Borough constituency

Southport shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	John Pugh
Party:	Liberal Democrats
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Merseyside
EP constituency:	North West England

Southport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c 23 was a piece of British Electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. John David Pugh (born 28 June, 1948; Liverpool) is a Politician in the United Kingdom. This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. Brief history and overview Prior to the mid-19th century Politics in the United Kingdom The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member

1 Boundaries
2 Members of Parliament
3 History
4 Election results
5 See also
6 Sources

Boundaries

The constituency covers the northern part of the metropolitan borough of Sefton, including the town of Southport and the localities of Ainsdale, Birkdale, and Crossens. A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. Southport is a seaside town on the Irish Sea coast situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in England, UK. Ainsdale-on-Sea is a Village in Sefton, Merseyside, England, situated three miles south of Southport, of which it is a suburb Birkdale is a village and district in the southern part of the Conurbation of the town of Southport, within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Crossens is the northernmost district of the town of Southport, Merseyside, England and part of the ancient Parish of North Meols The constituency is bordered to the north by Ribble South, to the east by West Lancashire, and to the south by Crosby. South Ribble is a Constituency in Lancashire, England represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom West Lancashire is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Crosby is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1885	George Augustus Pilkington	Liberal
1886	George Nathaniel Curzon	Conservative
1898	Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland	Liberal
1899	George Augustus Pilkington	Liberal
1900	Edward Marshall-Hall	Conservative
1906	John Meir Astbury	Liberal
1910	Godfrey Dalrymple-White	Conservative
1923	John Fowler Leece Brunner	Liberal
1924	Godfrey Dalrymple-White	Conservative
1931	Robert Hudson	Conservative
1952	Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh	Conservative
1959	Ian Percival	Conservative
1987	Ronnie Fearn	Liberal
1988	Ronnie Fearn	Liberal Democrats
1992	Matthew Banks	Conservative
1997	Ronnie Fearn	Liberal Democrats
2001	John Pugh	Liberal Democrats

History

The constituency has been a Liberal - Conservative marginal for much of its history, changing hands 10 times between the two parties since it was created in 1885. Results |} Total votes cast 4638235 All parties shown Voting summary Seats summary See also The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Results |} Vote summary Seats summary See also MPs elected in the UK general election 1886 George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland 1st Baronet ( 24 January 1864 - 7 May 1899) was a British politician The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The United Kingdom general election of 1900 was held from 25 September to 24 October 1900 Sir Edward Marshall-Hall, KC, ( Brighton, 16 September 1858 &ndash 24 February 1927) was an English barrister The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906 The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. Sir Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White 1st Baronet ( 6 July 1866 &ndash 1 April 1954) known as Godfrey White until 1926 was a The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The UK general election of 1923 was held on 6 December 1923 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats but Labour, led by Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner 2nd Baronet ( 24 May 1865 &ndash 16 January 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The 1924 UK general election was held on 29 October 1924 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin performed dramatically better in electoral terms than in Sir Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White 1st Baronet ( 6 July 1866 &ndash 1 April 1954) known as Godfrey White until 1926 was a The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday Robert Spear Hudson 1st Viscount Hudson CH PC ( 15 August 1886 &mdash 2 February 1957) was a British Conservative The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Fleetwood Fleetwood-Hesketh, TD, DL, OBE ( 28 July 1902 &ndash 14 November 1987) born The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Background Following the Suez Crisis in 1956 Anthony Eden the Conservative Prime Minister became unpopular and resigned the following year Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Matthew Richard William Banks (born 21 June 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown John David Pugh (born 28 June, 1948; Liverpool) is a Politician in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Its most notable MPs were George Nathaniel Curzon, future Viceroy of India, Edward Marshall-Hall one of the most notable trial Lawyers of the early 20th century and Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner, son of the leading industrialist Sir John Tomlinson Brunner. George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March Sir Edward Marshall-Hall, KC, ( Brighton, 16 September 1858 &ndash 24 February 1927) was an English barrister Sir John Fowler Leece Brunner 2nd Baronet ( 24 May 1865 &ndash 16 January 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician Sir John Tomlinson Brunner 1st Baronet, PC, DL, LLD ( 8 February 1842 &ndash 1 July 1919) was a British chemical On the decline of the Liberal Party in the 1930's the constituency became a safe Conservative Party seat. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.

With the rise again of the Liberal Party in the early 1970's, it again became a closely contested marginal. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The constituency changed hands again in the 1987 general election, when it was taken by Ronnie Fearn of the Liberal Party for the SDP-Liberal Alliance (shortly before the two parties merged to form the Liberal Democrats). Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party (SDP and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom that operated The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the

Fearn lost the seat to the Conservatives' Matthew Banks at the 1992 election, only to regain it at the 1997 election. Matthew Richard William Banks (born 21 June 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election The Liberal Democrats have held the seat since then, with John Pugh representing the constituency since Fearn stood down in 2001. John David Pugh (born 28 June, 1948; Liverpool) is a Politician in the United Kingdom. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The constituency is at present the only one on Merseyside not held by the Labour Party. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the

An interesting note is that the former Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott ran for the seat in 1966, but came in second place. A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is in some countries a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938 is a British Labour Party Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

Next United Kingdom general election: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UK Independence	Terry Durrance
	Liberal Democrat	John Pugh

General Election 2005: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Pugh	19,093	46. Leadership of the main parties David Cameron became Conservative leader in December 2005 replacing Michael Howard. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the John David Pugh (born 28 June, 1948; Liverpool) is a Politician in the United Kingdom. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the John David Pugh (born 28 June, 1948; Liverpool) is a Politician in the United Kingdom. 3	+2. 5
	Conservative	Mark Bigley	15,255	37. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 0	+0. 5
	Labour	Paul Brant	5,277	12. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 8	-3. 8
	UK Independence	Terry Durrance	749	1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 8	+0. 5
	Your Party	Bill Givens	589	1. Your Party is a United Kingdom Political party which was formed at the beginning of 2004 4	+1. 4
	Veritas	Harry Forster	238	0. Veritas ( Latin: "Truth" is a Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in February 2005 by politician-celebrity Robert Kilroy-Silk 6	+0. 6
Majority			3,838	9. 3
Turnout			41,201	69. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 4	+10. 8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	+1. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 0

General Election 2001: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Pugh	18,011	43. Results \|} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the John David Pugh (born 28 June, 1948; Liverpool) is a Politician in the United Kingdom. 8	-4. 3
	Conservative	Laurence Jones	15,004	36. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 5	+0. 5
	Labour	Paul Brant	6,816	16. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 6	+4. 4
	Liberal	David Green	767	1. The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom Political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of people who felt that the merger of the old Liberal 9	+1. 1
	UK Independence	Gerry Kelley	555	1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 3	N/A
Majority			3,007	7. 3
Turnout			41,153	58. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6	-13. 5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Ronnie Fearn	24,356	48. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House 1	+6. 6
	Conservative	Matthew Banks	18,186	35. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Matthew Richard William Banks (born 21 June 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician 9	-11. 1
	Labour	S Norman	6,129	12. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 1	+1. 9
	Referendum Party	F Buckle	1,368	2. The Referendum Party was the name of a series of Single-issue parties in the United Kingdom that called for a Referendum on aspects of the UK's relationship 7
	Liberal	S Ashton	386	0. The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom Political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of people who felt that the merger of the old Liberal 8
	Natural Law	E Lines	93	0. The Natural Law Party was founded in 1992 in the United States by a group of educators business leaders and lawyers in Fairfield, Iowa who practiced Transcendental 2	-0. 1
	National Democrats	M Middleton	92	0. The National Democrats is a Right wing Nationalist party in the United Kingdom that has campaigned vigorously against Immigration and asylum 2
Majority			6,170	12. 2
Turnout			50,610	72. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1	-5. 5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing	8. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 9

General Election 1992: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Banks	26,801	47. Results \|} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Matthew Richard William Banks (born 21 June 1961) is a British Conservative Party politician 0	+2. 5
	Liberal Democrat	Ronnie Fearn	23,018	41. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House 5	-6. 4
	Labour	J King	5,637	10. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 2	+3. 8
	Green	J Walker	545	1. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 0	-0. 2
	Natural Law	G Clements	159	0. The Natural Law Party was founded in 1992 in the United States by a group of educators business leaders and lawyers in Fairfield, Iowa who practiced Transcendental 3
Majority			3,063	5. 5
Turnout			55,440	77. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	4. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ronnie Fearn	26,110	47. Results \|} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House 9	+7. 4
	Conservative	Nigel Thomas	24,261	44. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 5	-5. 9
	Labour	Audrey Moore	3,483	6. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 4	-1. 9
	Green	Justin Walker	653	1. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 2
Majority			1,849	3. 4
Turnout			54,507	76. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	6. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 7

General Election 1983: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Percival	25,612	50. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats\|} Total votes cast 30661309 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative 4	-0. 4
	Liberal	Ian Brodie-Browne	20,573	40. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 5	+2. 5
	Labour	Francis Brady	4,233	8. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 3	-2. 9
	Independent	K Wood	374	0. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. 7
Majority			5,039	9. 9	-2. 9
Turnout			50,792	72. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 5	-2. 2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Percival	25,953	50. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative 8
	Liberal	Ronnie Fearn	19,426	38. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House 0
	Labour	I G James	5,725	12. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 8
Majority			6,527	12. 8
Turnout			51,104	74. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Percival	23,014	47. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total number of votes 29189104 All parties shown Votes summary Seats summary The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative 2
	Liberal	Ronnie Fearn	17,387	35. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House 7
	Labour	I G James	8,323	17. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 1
Majority			5,627	11. 5
Turnout			48,724	73. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Percival	23,975	47. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative 2
	Liberal	Ronnie Fearn	20,093	39. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House 6
	Labour	P R Ward	6,690	13. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 2
Majority			3,882	7. 6
Turnout			50,758	77. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 4
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Percival	22,950	50. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Opinion poll summary ORC (Opinion Research Council Conservative lead of 1%Harris (Express Newspapers Labour lead of 2%NOP The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative 2
	Liberal	Ronnie Fearn	13,809	30. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Ronald Cyril Fearn Baron Fearn OBE (born 6 February, 1931) is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House 2
	Labour	B T George	8,950	19. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 6
Majority			9,141	20. 4
Turnout			45,709	70. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Percival	22,324	51. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties National opinion poll summary Research Services: 3% swing to Labour (forecast majority of 101National Opinion Polls: 3 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative 0
	Labour	John Prescott	12,798	29. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938 is a British Labour Party Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First 2
	Liberal	C J Coleman	8,630	19. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 7
Majority			9,526	21. 8
Turnout			43,752	72. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Percival	23,917	51. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Campaign The pre-election campaign was prolonged as Douglas-Home delayed calling a general election in order to try to give himself the maximum time to improve the The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative 9
	Labour	L Goldwater	11,572	25. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 1
	Liberal	C J Coleman	10,609	23. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 0
Majority			12,345	26. 7
Turnout			46,098	76. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Percival	26,905	56. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Background Following the Suez Crisis in 1956 Anthony Eden the Conservative Prime Minister became unpopular and resigned the following year The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Walter Ian Percival QC ( 11 May 1921 &ndash 4 April 1998) known as Ian Percival, was a British Conservative 0
	Liberal	S Goldberg	11,292	23. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 5
	Labour	C W Hadfield	9,805	20. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 4
Majority			15,613	32. 5
Turnout			48,002	76. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh	30,268	70. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 26759729 All parties shown Conservatives include National Liberal Party and Ulster Unionists Votes The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Fleetwood Fleetwood-Hesketh, TD, DL, OBE ( 28 July 1902 &ndash 14 November 1987) born 2
	Labour	P Cameron	12,827	29. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 8
Majority			17,441	40. 5
Turnout			43,095	68. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southport by-election, 1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh	24,589
	Labour	A L Tillotson	11,310
	Liberal	H D Bentliff	3,776
Majority			13,279
Turnout			39,675
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hudson	30,388	60. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Lieutenant-Colonel Roger Fleetwood Fleetwood-Hesketh, TD, DL, OBE ( 28 July 1902 &ndash 14 November 1987) born The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 28596594 All parties shown Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists Votes summary Headline The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 2
	Labour	H O Ellis	12,535	24. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 8
	Liberal	H D Bentliff	7,576	15. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 0
Majority			17,853	35. 3
Turnout			50,499	77. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hudson	29,766	56. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 3
	Labour	J P Bonney	14,159	26. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 8
	Liberal	H Ellington	8,933	16. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 9
Majority			15,607	29. 5
Turnout			52,858	81. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hudson	26,792	52. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 7	-19. 5
	Labour	W Hamling	13,596	26. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 8	-1. 0
	Liberal	R Martin	10,404	20. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 5
Majority			13,196	25. 9	-18. 5
Turnout			50,792	74. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 2	+3. 3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hudson	29,652	72. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 20991488 All parties shown Conservatives include Ulster Unionists Seats won by the Independent Labour Party (ILP are The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 2	+3. 8
	Labour	R C Willis	11,419	27. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 8
Majority			18,233	44. 4	+7. 6
Turnout			41,071	70. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 9	-8. 8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1931: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hudson	30,307	68. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 4	+20. 1
	Liberal	R M Hughes	13,983	31. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 6	-7. 8
Majority			16,324	36. 8	+27. 9
Turnout			44,290	79. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7	+0. 1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Godfrey Dalrymple-White	21,161	48. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The 1929 UK general election was held on 30 May 1929 and resulted in a Hung parliament. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White 1st Baronet ( 6 July 1866 &ndash 1 April 1954) known as Godfrey White until 1926 was a 3	-12. 7
	Liberal	C B Ramage	17,220	39. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 4	+0. 4
	Labour	A L Williams	5,380	12. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 3
Majority			3,941	8. 9	-13. 1
Turnout			43,761	79. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6	+1. 2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1924: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Godfrey Dalrymple-White	17,430	61. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The 1924 UK general election was held on 29 October 1924 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin performed dramatically better in electoral terms than in The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White 1st Baronet ( 6 July 1866 &ndash 1 April 1954) known as Godfrey White until 1926 was a 0	+12. 8
	Liberal	John Fowler Leece Brunner	11,158	39. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party John Brunner may refer to Sir John Brunner 1st Baronet (1842&ndash1919 a 0	-12. 8
Majority			6,272	22. 0
Turnout			28,588	78. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 7	+2. 8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

General Election 1923: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Fowler Leece Brunner	13,704	51. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The UK general election of 1923 was held on 6 December 1923 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats but Labour, led by The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party John Brunner may refer to Sir John Brunner 1st Baronet (1842&ndash1919 a 8	+5. 0
	Conservative	T W Comyn-Platt	12,776	48. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 2	-5. 0
Majority			928	3. 6
Turnout			26,480	75. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 9	-0. 4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1922: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Godfrey Dalrymple-White	13,733	53. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White 1st Baronet ( 6 July 1866 &ndash 1 April 1954) known as Godfrey White until 1926 was a 2	-18. 8
	Liberal	John Fowler Leece Brunner	12,068	46. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party John Brunner may refer to Sir John Brunner 1st Baronet (1842&ndash1919 a 8
Majority			1,665	6. 4	-37. 6
Turnout			25,801	76. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3	+14. 7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Conservative	Godfrey Dalrymple-White	14,707	72. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White 1st Baronet ( 6 July 1866 &ndash 1 April 1954) known as Godfrey White until 1926 was a 0	+19. 7
	Labour	A Greenwood	5,727	28. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the 0
Majority			8,980	44. 0	+39. 4
Turnout			20,434	61. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6	-24. 0
	Coalition Conservative hold		Swing

General Election December 1910: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Godfrey Dalrymple-White	7,467	52. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The United Kingdom general election of December 1910 was held from 3 to 19 December The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White 1st Baronet ( 6 July 1866 &ndash 1 April 1954) known as Godfrey White until 1926 was a 3	+0. 9
	Liberal	H B D Woodcock	6,798	47. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 7	-0. 9
Majority			669	4. 6	+1. 8
Turnout			14,265	85. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6	-3. 6
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election January 1910: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Godfrey Dalrymple-White	7,637	51. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Godfrey Dalrymple Dalrymple-White 1st Baronet ( 6 July 1866 &ndash 1 April 1954) known as Godfrey White until 1926 was a 4	+2. 3
	Liberal	Baron De Forest	7,218	48. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 6	-2. 3
Majority			419	2. 8
Turnout			14,855	89. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 2	+1. 9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1906: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Meir Astbury	6,607	50. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906 The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 9	+1. 9
	Conservative	Edward Marshall-Hall	6,367	49. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Edward Marshall-Hall, KC, ( Brighton, 16 September 1858 &ndash 24 February 1927) was an English barrister 1	-1. 9
Majority			240	1. 8
Turnout			12,974	87. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3	+5. 0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1900: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Marshall-Hall	5,522	51. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The United Kingdom general election of 1900 was held from 25 September to 24 October 1900 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir Edward Marshall-Hall, KC, ( Brighton, 16 September 1858 &ndash 24 February 1927) was an English barrister 0	+3. 7
	Liberal	George Augustus Pilkington	5,313	49. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 0	-3. 7
Majority			209	2. 0
Turnout			10,835	82. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3	-2. 1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Elections in the 1890s

Southport by-election, 1899
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Augustus Pilkington	5,635	52. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 7	+1. 3
	Conservative	C B Balfour	5,052	47. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 3	-1. 3
Majority			583	5. 4	+2. 6
Turnout			10,687	84. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 4	+4. 3
	Liberal hold		Swing

Southport by-election, 1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland	5,100	51. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland 1st Baronet ( 24 January 1864 - 7 May 1899) was a British politician 4	+5. 4
	Conservative	Lord Skelmersdale	4,828	48. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 6	-5. 4
Majority			272	2. 8
Turnout			9,928	80. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1	-2. 9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

General Election 1895: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Nathaniel Curzon	5,162	54. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The UK general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March 0	+0. 6
	Liberal	Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland	4,399	46. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Sir Herbert Scarisbrick Naylor-Leyland 1st Baronet ( 24 January 1864 - 7 May 1899) was a British politician 0	-0. 6
Majority			763	8. 0	+1. 2
Turnout			9,561	83. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 0	-1. 6
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1892: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Nathaniel Curzon	4,752	53. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} The totals above exclude two Irish candidates whose party affiliation was unclear to F The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March 4	+0. 1
	Liberal	G H Pollard	4,148	46. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 6	-0. 1
Majority			604	6. 8	+0. 2
Turnout			8,900	84. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6	+1. 8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1886: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Nathaniel Curzon	3,723	53. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Vote summary Seats summary See also MPs elected in the UK general election 1886 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March 3	+4. 4
	Liberal	George Augustus Pilkington	3,262	46. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 7	-4. 4
Majority			461	6. 6
Turnout			6,985	82. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8	-4. 0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

General Election 1885: Southport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Augustus Pilkington	3,741	51. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results \|} Total votes cast 4638235 All parties shown Voting summary Seats summary See also The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party 1
	Conservative	J E Edwards-Moss	3,581	48. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 9
Majority			160	2. 2
Turnout			7,322	86. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 8

Sources

Historical list of MPs
Election results, 1950 - 2005
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918
F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 - 1949

Constituencies in North West England
Labour	Ashton-under-Lyne \| Barrow and Furness \| Birkenhead \| Blackburn \| Blackpool North and Fleetwood \| Blackpool South \| Bolton North East \| Bolton South East \| Bolton West \| Bootle \| Burnley \| Bury North \| Bury South \| Carlisle \| Chorley \| City of Chester \| Copeland \| Crosby \| Denton and Reddish \| Eccles \| Ellesmere Port and Neston \| Halton \| Heywood and Middleton \| Hyndburn \| Knowsley North and Sefton East \| Knowsley South \| Leigh \| Liverpool Garston \| Liverpool Riverside \| Liverpool Walton \| Liverpool Wavertree \| Liverpool West Derby \| Makerfield \| Manchester Blackley \| Manchester Central \| Manchester Gorton \| Morecambe and Lunesdale \| Oldham East and Saddleworth \| Oldham West and Royton \| Pendle \| Preston \| Rossendale and Darwen \| Salford \| South Ribble \| St Helens North \| St Helens South \| Stalybridge and Hyde \| Stockport \| Stretford and Urmston \| Wallasey \| Warrington North \| Warrington South \| Weaver Vale \| West Lancashire \| Wigan \| Wirral South \| Wirral West \| Workington \| Worsley \| Wythenshawe and Sale East
Conservative	Altrincham and Sale West \| Crewe and Nantwich \| Congleton \| Eddisbury \| Fylde \| Lancaster and Wyre \| Macclesfield \| Penrith and The Border \| Ribble Valley \| Tatton
Liberal Democrat	Cheadle \| Hazel Grove \| Manchester Withington \| Rochdale \| Southport \| Westmorland and Lonsdale
North West European constituency: Conservative (4) \| Labour (3) \| Liberal Democrats (1) \| UKIP (1)

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Blackburn is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Blackpool North and Fleetwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Blackpool South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bolton North East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bolton South East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bolton West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bootle is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Burnley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bury North is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bury South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Chorley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. City of Chester is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Copeland is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Crosby is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Denton and Reddish is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Eccles is a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester. Ellesmere Port and Neston is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Halton is a County constituency in Cheshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Heywood and Middleton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Hyndburn is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Knowsley North and Sefton East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Knowsley South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Leigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Garston is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Riverside is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Walton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool Wavertree is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Liverpool West Derby is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Makerfield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Manchester Blackley is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Manchester Central is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Manchester Gorton is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the Morecambe and Lunesdale is a Constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Oldham East and Saddleworth is a Constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Oldham West and Royton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Pendle is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Preston is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Salford is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. South Ribble is a Constituency in Lancashire, England represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom St Helens North is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. St Helens South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Stalybridge and Hyde is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Stockport is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Stretford and Urmston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wallasey is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Warrington North is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Warrington South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Weaver Vale is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. West Lancashire is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Wigan is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wirral South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wirral West is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Worsley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Wythenshawe and Sale East is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Altrincham and Sale West is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Crewe and Nantwich is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Congleton is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Eddisbury is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Fylde is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Lancaster and Wyre is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Macclesfield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Penrith and The Border is a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Ribble Valley is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Tatton is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Cheadle is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Hazel Grove is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Manchester Withington is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. Rochdale is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Westmorland and Lonsdale is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp

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