North West Staffordshire — UK General Election Results

North West Staffordshire was won by Labour at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 3,185 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North West Staffordshire from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 George Granville Leveson-Gower (Liberal) 5,757 54.9% Justinian Edwards-Heathcote (Conservative) 1,037 (9.9 pts) 79.2%
1886 Justinian Heathcote Edwards-Heathcote (Conservative) 5,252 54.1% George Granville Leveson-Gower (Liberal) 793 (8.2 pts) 73.4%
1892 James Heath (Conservative) 5,638 51.1% Leonard Knollys Haywood Shoobridge (Liberal) 232 (2.1 pts) 78.8%
1895 James Heath (Conservative) 6,206 52.8% Leonard Knollys Haywood Shoobridge (Liberal) 668 (5.7 pts) 80.1%
1900 James Heath (Conservative) 6,205 57.5% James Lovatt (Liberal) 1,611 (14.9 pts) 73.8%
1906 Alfred Billson (Liberal) 7,667 58.0% James Heath (Conservative) 2,110 (16.0 pts) 85.8%
Jan 1910 Albert Stanley (Labour) 8,566 59.8% Gilbert Nugent (Conservative) 2,812 (19.6 pts) 86.8%
Dec 1910 Albert Stanley (Labour) 8,125 62.2% Leslie de Gruyther (Conservative) 3,185 (24.4 pts) 79.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Granville Leveson-Gower Liberal 5,75754.9% Yes
Justinian Edwards-Heathcote Conservative 4,72045.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Justinian Heathcote Edwards-Heathcote Conservative 5,25254.1% Yes
George Granville Leveson-Gower Liberal 4,45945.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Heath Conservative 5,63851.1% Yes
Leonard Knollys Haywood Shoobridge Liberal 5,40648.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Heath Conservative 6,20652.8% Yes
Leonard Knollys Haywood Shoobridge Liberal 5,53847.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Heath Conservative 6,20557.5% Yes
James Lovatt Liberal 4,59442.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Billson Liberal 7,66758.0% Yes
James Heath Conservative 5,55742.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Stanley Labour 8,56659.8% Yes
Gilbert Nugent Conservative 5,75440.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Stanley Labour 8,12562.2% Yes
Leslie de Gruyther Conservative 4,94037.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 9.9 pts 1886: Conservative margin 8.2 pts 1892: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 14.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 16.0 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 19.6 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 24.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

North West Staffordshire has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North West Staffordshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Labour won North West Staffordshire in Dec 1910 with 8,125 votes (62.2%), a majority of 3,185 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North West Staffordshire since 1885?

Since 1885, North West Staffordshire has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in North West Staffordshire?

The closest result on record for North West Staffordshire was 1892, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 232 votes (2.1 percentage points).

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