North West Kingston upon Hull — UK General Election Results

North West Kingston upon Hull was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 3,494 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North West Kingston upon Hull from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Albert Lambert Ward (Unionist) 10,898 59.7% Guy Greville Wilson (Liberal) 7,071 (38.7 pts) 58.1%
1922 Albert Lambert Ward (Unionist) 14,904 57.1% John Nicholson Barran (Liberal) 3,700 (14.2 pts) 77.0%
1923 Albert Lambert Ward (Unionist) 12,674 50.2% John Nicholson Barran (Liberal) 115 (0.5 pts) 73.7%
1924 Albert Lambert Ward (Unionist) 15,072 53.3% John Nicholson Barran (Liberal) 6,992 (24.7 pts) 81.2%
1929 Albert Lambert Ward (Unionist) 14,764 41.6% William Pickles (Labour) 4,064 (11.4 pts) 79.1%
1931 Albert Lambert Ward (Conservative) 26,549 72.7% James Henry Baum (Labour) 16,603 (45.5 pts) 79.8%
1935 Albert Lambert Ward (Conservative) 19,278 57.9% Edgar Philip Young (Labour) 5,234 (15.7 pts) 72.0%
1945 Ronald William Gordon Mackay (Labour) 13,944 48.7% Albert Lambert Ward (Conservative) 3,494 (12.2 pts) 76.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Lambert Ward Unionist 10,89859.7% Yes
Guy Greville Wilson Liberal 3,82721.0% No
Alfred Gould Labour 3,52819.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Lambert Ward Unionist 14,90457.1% Yes
John Nicholson Barran Liberal 11,20442.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Lambert Ward Unionist 12,67450.2% Yes
John Nicholson Barran Liberal 12,55949.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Lambert Ward Unionist 15,07253.3% Yes
John Nicholson Barran Liberal 8,08028.5% No
Ferdinand Louis Kerran Labour 5,15118.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Lambert Ward Unionist 14,76441.6% Yes
William Pickles Labour 10,70030.1% No
Catherine Buchanan Alderton Liberal 10,05928.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Lambert Ward Conservative 26,54972.7% Yes
James Henry Baum Labour 9,94627.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Lambert Ward Conservative 19,27857.9% Yes
Edgar Philip Young Labour 14,04442.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald William Gordon Mackay Labour 13,94448.7% Yes
Albert Lambert Ward Conservative 10,45036.5% No
Harold Stewart Freemantle Liberal 4,23514.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 38.7 pts 1922: Unionist margin 14.2 pts 1923: Unionist margin 0.5 pts 1924: Unionist margin 24.7 pts 1929: Unionist margin 11.4 pts 1931: Conservative margin 45.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 12.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

North West Kingston upon Hull has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North West Kingston upon Hull in the 1945 general election?

Labour won North West Kingston upon Hull in 1945 with 13,944 votes (48.7%), a majority of 3,494 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North West Kingston upon Hull since 1918?

Since 1918, North West Kingston upon Hull has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in North West Kingston upon Hull?

The closest result on record for North West Kingston upon Hull was 1923, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 115 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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