Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth — UK General Election Results

Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth was won by Liberal at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 784 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Robert Leake (Liberal) 5,092 52.7% William Hulton (Conservative) 513 (5.3 pts) 92.7%
1886 Robert Leake (Liberal) 4,695 50.7% Frederick George Milner (Conservative) 136 (1.5 pts) 88.7%
1892 Robert Leake (Liberal) 4,999 50.5% John James Mellor (Conservative) 95 (1.0 pts) 92.7%
1895 John James Mellor (Conservative) 5,523 52.9% George Herbert Pollard (Liberal) 600 (5.7 pts) 92.8%
1900 Theodore Cooke Taylor (Liberal) 5,497 50.3% James Carlton Cross (Conservative) 60 (0.5 pts) 89.3%
1906 Theodore Cooke Taylor (Liberal) 6,719 56.8% Stanley Musgrave (Conservative) 1,602 (13.5 pts) 90.0%
Jan 1910 Theodore Cooke Taylor (Liberal) 7,367 55.8% Edward White (Conservative) 1,540 (11.7 pts) 93.9%
Dec 1910 Theodore Cooke Taylor (Liberal) 6,721 53.1% Edward Albert Ashton Bagley (Conservative) 784 (6.2 pts) 90.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Leake Liberal 5,09252.7% Yes
William Hulton Conservative 4,57947.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Leake Liberal 4,69550.7% Yes
Frederick George Milner Conservative 4,55949.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Leake Liberal 4,99950.5% Yes
John James Mellor Conservative 4,90449.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John James Mellor Conservative 5,52352.9% Yes
George Herbert Pollard Liberal 4,92347.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Theodore Cooke Taylor Liberal 5,49750.3% Yes
James Carlton Cross Conservative 5,43749.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Theodore Cooke Taylor Liberal 6,71956.8% Yes
Stanley Musgrave Conservative 5,11743.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Theodore Cooke Taylor Liberal 7,36755.8% Yes
Edward White Conservative 5,82744.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Theodore Cooke Taylor Liberal 6,72153.1% Yes
Edward Albert Ashton Bagley Conservative 5,93746.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 5.3 pts 1886: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1895: Conservative margin 5.7 pts 1900: Liberal margin 0.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 13.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 11.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 6.2 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal won Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth in Dec 1910 with 6,721 votes (53.1%), a majority of 784 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth since 1885?

Since 1885, Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth has been won by: Conservative, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth?

The closest result on record for Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth was 1900, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 60 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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