Barkston Ash (UK Parliament constituency)




















Barkston Ash
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons

1885–1983
Number of members one
Replaced by
Elmet, Selby and Harrogate[1]
Created from Eastern West Riding of Yorkshire

Barkston Ash was a parliamentary constituency centred on the village of Barkston Ash in the West Riding of Yorkshire (now part of North Yorkshire). It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Boundaries


  • 3 Members of Parliament


  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 1880s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 1890s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1900s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1910s


    • 4.5 Elections in the 1920s


    • 4.6 Elections in the 1930s


    • 4.7 Election in the 1940s


    • 4.8 Elections in the 1950s


    • 4.9 Elections in the 1960s


    • 4.10 Elections in the 1970s




  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





History


The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, and in the main returned Conservative MPs at every general election until its abolition. However, it was briefly represented by the Liberal Joseph Andrews, who won the seat at a by-election in October 1905 after the death of its first MP, Sir Robert Gunter. The Conservatives regained the seat at the 1906 general election.


At the 1983 general election, Barkston Ash was replaced by the Selby constituency. As of the 2010 general election, the modern equivalent of Barkston Ash is Selby and Ainsty.



Boundaries


The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provided that the constituency was to consist of-



  • the Sessional Divisions of-

    • Lower Barkston Ash


    • Skyrack (except so much as is comprised in the Osgoldcross and Pudsey Divisions)

    • Upper Barkston Ash (except so much as is comprised in the Osgoldcross Division)

    • Wetherby (except the Parishes (which are in the Wapentake of the Ainsty of York) of Tockwith, Bickerton, Thorpe Arch, Bilton, and Walton), and



  • the Parishes of Grimston, Kirkby Wharf with North Milford, Newton Kyme with Toulston, Stutton with Hazlewood, Tadcaster West, Towton and Ulleskelf.[2]


1918-1950: The Urban Districts of Garforth and Selby, the Rural Districts of Bishopthorpe, Selby, Tadcaster, and Wetherby, and in the Rural District of Great Ouseburn the civil parishes of Acomb, Hessay, Knapton, Moor Monkton, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth, and Upper Poppleton.


1950-1983: The Urban Districts of Garforth and Selby, the Rural Districts of Selby and Wetherby, the Rural District of Tadcaster except the civil parishes of Great and Little Preston, and Swillington, and in the Rural District of Nidderdale the civil parishes of Hessay, Knapton, Moor Monkton, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth, and Upper Poppleton.



Members of Parliament











































Election Member Party


1885

Robert Gunter

Conservative


1905

Joseph Andrews

Liberal


1906

George Lane-Fox

Conservative


1931

Sir Leonard Ropner

Conservative


1964

Michael Alison

Conservative


1983

constituency abolished: see Selby


Elections



Elections in the 1880s




Thomas Bayley




















































General Election 1885: Barkston Ash [3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Gunter
4,600
63.1

N/A


Liberal

Thomas Bayley
2,694
36.9

N/A
Majority
1,906
26.2

N/A

Turnout
7,294
86.7

N/A

Registered electors
8,411




Conservative win (new seat)



Robert Gunter
























General Election 1886: Barkston Ash [4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Gunter

Unopposed


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1890s























































General Election 1892: Barkston Ash [5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Gunter
4,161
58.8

N/A


Liberal
Archibald Witham Scarr[6]
2,920
41.2

N/A
Majority
1,241
17.6

N/A

Turnout
7,081
76.0

N/A

Registered electors
9,322




Conservative hold

Swing

N/A
























General Election 1895: Barkston Ash [7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Gunter

Unopposed


Conservative hold


Elections in the 1900s
























General Election 1900: Barkston Ash [8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Gunter

Unopposed


Conservative hold






















































Barkston Ash by-election, 1905[9]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Joseph Andrews
4,376
51.3

N/A


Conservative

George Lane-Fox
4,148
48.7

N/A
Majority
228
2.6

N/A

Turnout
8,524
83.5

N/A

Registered electors
10,212




Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing

N/A























































General Election January 1906: Barkston Ash [10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Lane-Fox
4,894
53.5

N/A


Liberal

Joseph Andrews
4,246
46.5

N/A
Majority
548
7.0

N/A

Turnout
9,140
88.9

N/A

Registered electors
10,286




Conservative hold

Swing

N/A



Elections in the 1910s

















































General Election January 1910: Barkston Ash [11]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Lane-Fox
5,299
53.9
+0.4


Liberal
Frederic Horne
4,540
46.1
-0.4
Majority
759
7.8
+0.8

Turnout

90.5
+1.6


Conservative hold

Swing
+0.4

















































General Election December 1910: Barkston Ash [12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George Lane-Fox
5,066
53.7
-0.2


Liberal
Frederic Horne
4,372
46.3
+0.2
Majority
694
7.4
-0.4

Turnout

86.8
-3.7


Conservative hold

Swing
-0.2


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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;




  • Unionist: George Lane-Fox


  • Liberal:
































































General Election 1918: Barkston Ash [13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±

C

Unionist

George Lane-Fox
12,365
61.2
+7.5


Liberal
John Albert Rhodes
6,809
33.7
−12.6


Independent Labour
Dennis Milner
1,035
5.1

N/A
Majority
5,556
27.5
+20.1

Turnout
20,209
61.4
−25.4

Registered electors
32,919




Unionist hold

Swing
+10.1


C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


Elections in the 1920s




George Lane-Fox
























General Election 1922: Barkston Ash[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

George Lane-Fox

Unopposed


Unionist hold






























































General Election 1923: Barkston Ash[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

George Lane-Fox
12,932
49.1

N/A


Labour
George Lewis Ward
7,964
30.3

N/A


Liberal
John Lambert
5,425
20.6

N/A
Majority
4,968
18.8

N/A

Turnout
26,321
76.1

N/A

Registered electors
34,604




Unionist hold

Swing

N/A























































General Election 1924: Barkston Ash[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

George Lane-Fox
16,817
58.6
+9.5


Labour

William Dobbie
11,894
41.4
+11.1
Majority
4,923
17.2
−1.6

Turnout
28,711
80.2
+4.1

Registered electors
35,792




Unionist hold

Swing
−0.8























































General Election 1929: Barkston Ash [14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

George Lane-Fox
20,116
52.3
−6.3


Labour Co-op

George Woods
18,321
47.7
+6.3
Majority
1,795
4.6
−12.6

Turnout
38,437
80.2
-

Registered electors
47,940




Unionist hold

Swing
−6.3



Elections in the 1930s

















































General Election 1931: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leonard Ropner
27,924
65.69



Labour Co-op

George Woods
14,585
34.31

Majority
13,339
31.38


Turnout

84.37



Conservative hold

Swing


















































General Election 1935: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leonard Ropner
25,714
60.88



Labour Co-op
Frank Smithson
16,525
39.12

Majority
9,189
21.75


Turnout

78.54



Conservative hold

Swing




Election in the 1940s

















































General Election 1945: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leonard Ropner
24,438
50.12



Labour

Bertie Hazell
24,322
49.88

Majority
116
0.24


Turnout

75.56



Conservative hold

Swing




Elections in the 1950s

















































General Election 1950: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leonard Ropner
25,199
57.50



Labour

Bertie Hazell
18,626
42.50

Majority
6,573
15.00


Turnout

87.34



Conservative hold

Swing


















































General Election 1951: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leonard Ropner
25,155
57.57



Labour
Herbert Victor Wiseman
18,537
42.43

Majority
6,618
15.15


Turnout

85.05



Conservative hold

Swing


















































General Election 1955: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leonard Ropner
24,194
57.30



Labour

Geoffrey Rhodes
18,027
42.70

Majority
6,167
14.61


Turnout

81.09



Conservative hold

Swing


















































General Election 1959: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Leonard Ropner
26,200
58.42



Labour
Robert W Bowes
18,647
41.58

Majority
7,553
16.84


Turnout

82.37



Conservative hold

Swing




Elections in the 1960s

















































General Election 1964: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Michael Alison
27,897
58.82



Labour
Norman Holding
19,533
41.18

Majority
8,364
17.63


Turnout

81.43



Conservative hold

Swing


















































General Election 1966: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Michael Alison
28,183
56.34



Labour

Stan Cohen
21,841
43.66

Majority
6,342
12.68


Turnout

79.85



Conservative hold

Swing




Elections in the 1970s

















































General Election 1970: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Michael Alison
35,198
59.6
+3.3


Labour
E. Keith Grime
23,861
40.4
-3.3
Majority
11,337
19.2


Turnout
59,059
75.6
-4.3


Conservative hold

Swing
-3.3

























































General Election 1974 February: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Michael Alison
33,979
49.0
-10.6


Labour
John Muir
20,782
30.0
-10.5


Liberal
Duncan Paige
14,618
21.1
+21.1
Majority
13,197
19.0


Turnout
69,379
83.5
+7.9


Conservative hold

Swing
-0.1

























































General Election 1974 October: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Michael Alison
30,498
48.0
-1.0


Labour
John Muir
20,557
32.4
+2.4


Liberal
Duncan Paige
12,483
19.7
-1.4
Majority
9,941
15.6


Turnout
63,538
75.8
-7.7


Conservative hold

Swing
-1.7

































































General Election 1979: Barkston Ash
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Michael Alison
40,381
56.3
+8.3


Labour
John Muir
21,670
30.2
-2.2


Liberal
Philip Pughe-Morgan
7,909
11.0
-8.6


Ecology
David Corry
1,829
2.6
+2.6
Majority
18,711
26.1


Turnout
71,789
78.1
+2.3


Conservative hold

Swing
+5.3



See also


  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in North Yorkshire


References


  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)




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