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For the pre-1707 constituency, see Linlithgowshire (Parliament of Scotland constituency). For the 1983–2005 constituency, see Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency). For the 1999-onwards Scottish Parliament constituency, see Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Linlithgowshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of ScotlandLinlithgowshire
1708–1950
SeatsOne
Replaced byWest Lothian

Linlithgowshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post voting system.

For the 1950 general election, the constituency was renamed West Lothian.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1708 Lord Johnstone
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1708 John Houstoun
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1713 Sir James Carmichael
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1714 John Houstoun
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1715 Sir James Cunynghame
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1722 George Dundas
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1727 Alexander Hamilton
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1741 George Dundas
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1743 Charles Hope-Weir
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1768 John Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1770 James Dundas
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1774 Sir William Cunynghame
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1790 John Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1800 Sir Alexander Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1835 James Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1838 Charles Hope
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1845 William Baillie
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1847 George Dundas
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1859 Charles Baillie
style="background-color: Template:/meta/color" | 1859 Walter Ferrier Hamilton
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1865 Peter McLagan Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1893 Thomas Hope Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1895 Alexander Ure Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1913 John Pratt Liberal
style="background-color: Template:Coalition Conservative/meta/color" | 1918 James Kidd Coalition Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1922 Manny Shinwell Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1924 James Kidd Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1928 Manny Shinwell Labour
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1931 Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie Unionist
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1935 George Mathers Labour
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General Election 1885: Linlithgowshire [1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 3,801 70.3
Conservative Thomas Hope 1,606 29.7
Majority 2,195 40.6
Turnout 5,407 79.4
Registered electors 6,808
Liberal hold Swing
General Election 1886: Linlithgowshire [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 2,543 58.4 −11.9
Conservative Thomas Hope 1,810 41.6 + 11.9
Majority 733 16.8 −23.8
Turnout 4,353 63.9 −15.5
Registered electors 6,808
Liberal hold Swing −11.9

Elections in the 1890s

General Election 1892: Linlithgowshire [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter McLagan 2,870 51.4 −7.0
Conservative Thomas Hope 2,709 48.6 +7.0
Majority 161 2.8 −14.0
Turnout 5,579 79.2 +15.3
Registered electors 7,042
Liberal hold Swing −7.0
Linlithgowshire by-election, 1893 [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Thomas Hope 3,240 51.3 +2.7
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,071 48.7 −2.7
Majority 169 2.6 N/A
Turnout 6,311 86.3 +7.1
Registered electors 7,315
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +2.7
Ure
General Election 1895: Linlithgowshire [1][2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,760 54.4 +3.0
Unionist Thomas Hope 3,153 45.6 −3.0
Majority 607 8.8 +6.0
Turnout 6,913 88.4 +9.2
Registered electors 7,823
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: Linlithgowshire [1][2][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 3,827 55.8 +1.4
Unionist David Dundas 3,034 44.2 −1.4
Majority 793 11.6 +2.8
Turnout 6,861 81.2 −7.2
Registered electors 8,450
Liberal hold Swing +1.4
Ure
General Election 1906: Linlithgowshire [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 5,282 65.7 +9.9
Unionist Patrick Rose-Innes 2,761 34.3 −9.9
Majority 2,521 31.4 +19.8
Turnout 8,043 78.1 −3.1
Registered electors 10,301
Liberal hold Swing +9.9

Elections in the 1910s

General Election January 1910: Linlithgowshire [1][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 6,451 64.6 −1.1
Liberal Unionist William Charles Smith 3,536 35.4 +1.1
Majority 2,915 29.2 −2.2
Turnout 9,987 84.6 +6.5
Registered electors 11,810
Liberal hold Swing −1.1
General Election December 1910: Linlithgowshire [1][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Ure 5,835 60.8 −3.8
Unionist James Kidd 3,765 39.2 +3.8
Majority 2,070 21.6 −7.6
Turnout 9,600 81.1 −3.5
Registered electors 11,840
Liberal hold Swing −3.8
Linlithgowshire by-election, 1913 [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Pratt 5,615 52.4 −8.4
Unionist James Kidd 5,094 47.6 +8.4
Majority 521 4.8 −16.8
Turnout 10,709 87.8 +6.7
Registered electors 12,193
Liberal hold Swing −8.4

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;

General Election 1918: Linlithgowshire [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Coalition Unionist James Kidd 12,898 59.7 +20.5
Labour Manny Shinwell 8,723 40.3 N/A
Majority 4,175 19.4 N/A
Turnout 21,621 66.4 −14.7
Registered electors 32,562
Coalition Unionist gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1920s

Shinwell
General Election 1922: Linlithgowshire [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Manny Shinwell 12,625 46.4 +6.1
Unionist James Kidd 8,993 33.0 −29.7
Liberal John Fraser Orr 5,605 20.6 N/A
Majority 3,632 13.4 N/A
Turnout 27,223 76.5 +9.1
Registered electors 35,582
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +17.9
General Election 1923: Linlithgowshire [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Manny Shinwell 13,304 50.9 +4.5
Unionist James Kidd 8,149 31.2 −1.8
Liberal James Johnston 4,691 17.9 −2.7
Majority 5,155 19.7 +6.3
Turnout 26,144 71.7 −4.8
Registered electors 36,459
Labour hold Swing +3.2
General Election 1924: Linlithgowshire [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist James Kidd 14,765 51.1 +19.9
Labour Manny Shinwell 14,123 48.9 −2.0
Majority 642 2.2 N/A
Turnout 28,888 80.0 +8.3
Registered electors 36,122
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +11.0
Linlithgowshire by-election, 1928[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Manny Shinwell 14,446 49.1 +0.2
Unionist Margaret Kidd 9,268 31.5 −19.6
Liberal Douglas Young 5,690 19.4 N/A
Majority 5,178 17.6 N/A
Turnout 29,044 81.5 +1.5
Registered electors 36,082
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +9.9
General Election 1929: Linlithgowshire[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Manny Shinwell 18,063 51.6 +2.7
Unionist Adrian Baillie 11,241 32.1 −19.0
Liberal John Fraser Orr 5,722 16.3 N/A
Majority 6,822 19.5 N/A
Turnout 35,026 77.9 −3.6
Registered electors 44,962
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +10.9

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Linlithgowshire[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Adrian Baillie 20,476 54.7 +22.6
Labour Manny Shinwell 16,956 45.3 −6.3
Majority 3,520 9.4 N/A
Turnout 37,432 82.1 +4.2
Registered electors 45,612
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +14.5
General Election 1935: Linlithgowshire [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Mathers 20,905 54.1 +8.8
Unionist Adrian Baillie 17,730 45.9 −8.8
Majority 3,175 8.2 N/A
Turnout 38,635 80.8 −1.3
Registered electors 47,813
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +8.8

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Linlithgowshire [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Mathers 24,762 64.1 +10.0
Unionist Rupert Speir 13,871 35.9 −10.0
Majority 10,891 28.2 +20.0
Turnout 38,633 73.2 −7.6
Registered electors 52,752
Labour hold Swing +10.0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  2. ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  4. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  5. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  6. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  7. ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  8. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
  9. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
  10. ^ The Times, 17 November 1922
  11. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
  12. ^ Oliver & Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac, 1927
  13. ^ The Times, 7 April 1928
  14. ^ The Times, 1 June 1929
  15. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
  16. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
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