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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983}}
'''Goole''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] cenred on the town of [[Goole]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] which returned one [[Member of Parliament]] to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].
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{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Goole
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year = 1950
|abolished = 1983
|type = County
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = [[Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontefract]] and [[Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Don Valley]]<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F.W.S.|title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972|date=1972|publisher=Political Reference Publications|location=Chichester, Sussex|isbn=0-900178-09-4}}</ref>
|next = [[Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster North]], [[Boothferry (UK Parliament constituency)|Boothferry]], [[Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontefract & Castleford]] and [[Selby (UK Parliament constituency)|Selby]]<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Goole', Feb 1974 - May 1983 |url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74270.htm |website=ElectionWeb Project |publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited |accessdate=22 March 2016 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|region = England
|county = 1950-1974 [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]<br /> 1974-1983 [[Humberside]], [[South Yorkshire]]
}}'''Goole''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the town of [[Goole]] in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] which returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], elected by the [[first-past-the-post]] voting system.


It was created for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950 general election]], and abolished for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 election]].
It was created for the [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950 general election]], and abolished for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]].

==Boundaries==
The Municipal Borough of Goole, the Urban District of Knottingley, and the Rural Districts of Goole, Osgoldcross, and Thorne.


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Year!!Member!!Party
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party!!Notes
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
||[[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950]]|| [[George Jeger]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
||[[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]]|| [[George Jeger]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] || Died January 1971
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
||[[Goole by-election, 1971|1971]]|| [[Edmund Marshall]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
||[[1971 Goole by-election|1971 by-election]]|| [[Edmund Marshall]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
| |
| |
||[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]]
||[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Election results==
==References==
===Elections in the 1950s===
*{{Rayment}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Jeger]]
|votes = 25,635
|percentage = 60.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Frederick Farey-Jones]]
|votes = 16,853
|percentage = 39.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,782
|percentage = 20.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,488
|percentage = 85.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Jeger]]
|votes = 26,088
|percentage = 60.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and National Liberal
|candidate = [[Anthony Marreco]]
|votes = 17,073
|percentage = 39.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,015
|percentage = 20.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,161
|percentage = 84.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Jeger]]
|votes = 25,420
|percentage = 62.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and National Liberal
|candidate = Gavin Welby
|votes = 15,456
|percentage = 37.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,964
|percentage = 24.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,876
|percentage = 78.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Jeger]]
|votes = 26,352
|percentage = 61.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and National Liberal
|candidate = Douglas Sisson
|votes = 16,581
|percentage = 38.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,771
|percentage = 22.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,933
|percentage = 80.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}


===Elections in the 1960s===
{{coord missing|England}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Jeger]]
|votes = 25,256
|percentage = 60.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and National Liberal
|candidate = Cyril Donald Chapman
|votes = 15,435
|percentage = 36.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = William Carr
|votes = 1,165
|percentage = 2.78
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,821
|percentage = 23.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,856
|percentage = 77.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Jeger]]
|votes = 26,117
|percentage = 63.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative and National Liberal
|candidate = Richard M. Whitfield
|votes = 13,969
|percentage = 34.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = William Carr
|votes = 952
|percentage = 2.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,148
|percentage = 29.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,038
|percentage = 73.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Goole}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[George Jeger]]
|votes = 26,424
|percentage = 60.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian R. Bloomer
|votes = 17,457
|percentage = 39.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,967
|percentage = 20.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,881
|percentage = 69.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1971 Goole by-election]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Edmund Marshall]]
|votes = 24,323 | percentage = 68.88 | change = +8.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian R. Bloomer
|votes = 10,990 | percentage = 31.12 | change = -8.66
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,333
|percentage = 37.76
|change = +17.33
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,313
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Edmund Marshall]]
|votes = 30,245
|percentage = 61.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = NP Kemp
|votes = 17,020
|percentage = 34.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = JT Clarkson
|votes = 2,150
|percentage = 4.35
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,225
|percentage = 26.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,415
|percentage = 77.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Edmund Marshall]]
|votes = 26,804
|percentage = 59.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = NP Kemp
|votes = 12,707
|percentage = 28.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = JT Clarkson
|votes = 5,285
|percentage = 11.80
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,097
|percentage = 31.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,796
|percentage = 69.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Goole
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Edmund Marshall]]
|votes = 27,690
|percentage = 57.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F Higgins
|votes = 16,439
|percentage = 34.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A Davidson
|votes = 3,976
|percentage = 8.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,251
|percentage = 23.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 48,105
|percentage = 72.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (historic)]]
*{{Rayment-hc|external links=y|g|1|date=March 2012}}


[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Humberside (historic)]]
{{UK-hist-constituency-stub}}
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983]]
[[Category:Goole]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, 29 July 2024

53°42′14″N 0°52′16″W / 53.704°N 0.871°W / 53.704; -0.871

Goole
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
County1950-1974 West Riding of Yorkshire
1974-1983 Humberside, South Yorkshire
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromPontefract and Don Valley[1]
Replaced byDoncaster North, Boothferry, Pontefract & Castleford and Selby[2]

Goole was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Goole in the West Riding of 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.

It was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

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The Municipal Borough of Goole, the Urban District of Knottingley, and the Rural Districts of Goole, Osgoldcross, and Thorne.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party Notes
1950 George Jeger Labour Died January 1971
1971 by-election Edmund Marshall Labour
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

[edit]

Elections in the 1950s

[edit]
General election 1950: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jeger 25,635 60.33
Conservative Frederick Farey-Jones 16,853 39.67
Majority 8,782 20.66
Turnout 42,488 85.46
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jeger 26,088 60.44
National Liberal Anthony Marreco 17,073 39.56
Majority 9,015 20.88
Turnout 43,161 84.17
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jeger 25,420 62.19
National Liberal Gavin Welby 15,456 37.81
Majority 9,964 24.38
Turnout 40,876 78.32
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jeger 26,352 61.38
National Liberal Douglas Sisson 16,581 38.62
Majority 9,771 22.76
Turnout 42,933 80.71
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jeger 25,256 60.34
National Liberal Cyril Donald Chapman 15,435 36.88
Communist William Carr 1,165 2.78 New
Majority 9,821 23.46
Turnout 41,856 77.44
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jeger 26,117 63.64
National Liberal Richard M. Whitfield 13,969 34.04
Communist William Carr 952 2.32
Majority 12,148 29.60
Turnout 41,038 73.14
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Jeger 26,424 60.22
Conservative Ian R. Bloomer 17,457 39.78
Majority 8,967 20.44
Turnout 43,881 69.47
Labour hold Swing
1971 Goole by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edmund Marshall 24,323 68.88 +8.66
Conservative Ian R. Bloomer 10,990 31.12 −8.66
Majority 13,333 37.76 +17.33
Turnout 35,313
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edmund Marshall 30,245 61.21
Conservative NP Kemp 17,020 34.44
Independent JT Clarkson 2,150 4.35 New
Majority 13,225 26.77
Turnout 49,415 77.18
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edmund Marshall 26,804 59.84
Conservative NP Kemp 12,707 28.37
Liberal JT Clarkson 5,285 11.80 New
Majority 14,097 31.47
Turnout 44,796 69.31
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edmund Marshall 27,690 57.56
Conservative F Higgins 16,439 34.17
Liberal A Davidson 3,976 8.27
Majority 11,251 23.39
Turnout 48,105 72.84
Labour hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
  2. ^ "'Goole', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
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