UK Elections Info

Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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3 December 1885		9,044/11,145	81.15
William Crawford	Liberal/Labour	5,799	64.12
Francis Adolphus Vane-Tempest	Conservative Party	3,245	35.88
Majority		2,554	28.24

6 July 1886		11,145
William Crawford	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

1 July 1890 Death of William Crawford.

17 July 1890		8,844/11,362	77.84
John Wilson	Liberal/Labour	5,469	61.84
Francis Adolphus Vane-Tempest	Conservative Party	3,375	38.16
Majority		2,094	23.68

19 July 1892		9,330/11,789	79.14
John Wilson	Liberal/Labour	5,661	60.68
Charles Edward Hunter	Conservative Party	3,669	39.32
Majority		1,992	21.35

25 July 1895		10,232/12,519	81.73
John Wilson	Liberal/Labour	5,937	58.02
Anthony Wilkinson	Conservative Party	4,295	41.98
Majority		1,642	16.05

10 October 1900		9,670/12,816	75.45
John Wilson	Liberal/Labour	5,565	57.55
Charles Edward Hunter	Conservative Party	4,105	42.45
Majority		1,460	15.10

13 January 1906		13,733
John Wilson	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

15 January 1910		15,832
John Wilson	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

8 December 1910		15,832
John Wilson	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed

24 March 1915 Death of John Wilson.

29 April 1915
Samuel Galbraith	Liberal/Labour	Unopposed