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West Staffordshire — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

West Staffordshire was won by Liberal Unionist at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 479 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in West Staffordshire from 1868 to Dec 1910.

This constituency elected more than one MP at once in some years. Before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (and in a shrinking number of boroughs through 1948), most UK constituencies elected two or more MPs together by "multi-member plurality" (block vote): each elector could cast one vote per available seat, and the top vote-getters overall were all elected. In those elections below, "Elected" lists every MP returned, "Votes" is the count that secured the last seat, and "Majority" is the gap between that seat and the first candidate who missed out.

Full Election History, 1868–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1868 Smith Child (Conservative); Hugo Francis Meynell-Ingram (Conservative) 3,773 27.5% (top seat) William Orme Foster (Liberal) 478 (3.4 pts) 71.5%
1874 Alexander Staveley Hill (Conservative); Francis Monckton (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1880 Alexander Staveley Hill (Conservative); Francis Monckton (Conservative) 3,967 27.5% (top seat) William Reynell Anson (Liberal) 403 (2.7 pts) 66.4%
1885 Hamar Alfred Bass (Liberal) 4,820 54.0% Francis Monckton (Conservative) 714 (8.0 pts) 83.9%
1886 Hamar Alfred Bass (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Hamar Alfred Bass (Liberal Unionist) 5,227 64.5% John Kempster (Liberal) 2,348 (29.0 pts) 78.0%
1895 Hamar Alfred Bass (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 Alexander Henderson (Liberal Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Henry Duncan McLaren (Liberal) 5,586 54.3% Alexander Henderson (Liberal Unionist) 878 (8.5 pts) 88.9%
Jan 1910 George Ambrose Lloyd (Liberal Unionist) 5,892 52.5% Henry Duncan McLaren (Liberal) 565 (5.0 pts) 92.0%
Dec 1910 George Ambrose Lloyd (Liberal Unionist) 5,602 52.2% Walter Meakin (Liberal) 479 (4.5 pts) 87.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1868 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Smith Child Conservative 3,90927.5% Yes
Hugo Francis Meynell-Ingram Conservative 3,77326.5% Yes
William Orme Foster Liberal 3,29523.2% No
Henry John Wentworth Hodgetts-Foley Liberal 3,24422.8% No

1874 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Staveley Hill Conservative Unopposed Yes
Francis Monckton Conservative Unopposed Yes

1880 (2 seats)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Staveley Hill Conservative 4,12327.5% Yes
Francis Monckton Conservative 3,96726.5% Yes
William Reynell Anson Liberal 3,56423.8% No
James Hall Renton Liberal 3,34422.3% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hamar Alfred Bass Liberal 4,82054.0% Yes
Francis Monckton Conservative 4,10646.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hamar Alfred Bass Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hamar Alfred Bass Liberal Unionist 5,22764.5% Yes
John Kempster Liberal 2,87935.5% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hamar Alfred Bass Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Henderson Liberal Unionist Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Duncan McLaren Liberal 5,58654.3% Yes
Alexander Henderson Liberal Unionist 4,70845.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Ambrose Lloyd Liberal Unionist 5,89252.5% Yes
Henry Duncan McLaren Liberal 5,32747.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Ambrose Lloyd Liberal Unionist 5,60252.2% Yes
Walter Meakin Liberal 5,12347.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1868: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1880: Conservative margin 2.7 pts 1885: Liberal margin 8.0 pts 1892: Liberal Unionist margin 29.0 pts 1906: Liberal margin 8.5 pts Jan 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 5.0 pts Dec 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 4.5 pts 1868 1880 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

West Staffordshire has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1868. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Staffordshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Liberal Unionist won West Staffordshire in Dec 1910 with 5,602 votes (52.2%), a majority of 479 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won West Staffordshire since 1868?

Since 1868, West Staffordshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Unionist.

What was the closest result in West Staffordshire?

The closest result on record for West Staffordshire was 1880, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 403 votes (2.7 percentage points).

Did West Staffordshire ever elect more than one MP at a time?

Yes -- like most UK constituencies before the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, West Staffordshire elected multiple MPs at once in some elections on this page (a system called multi-member plurality, or 'block vote'), each voter casting one vote per available seat.

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