Islington West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Islington West was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, in North London.

It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.

Boundaries

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Islington West in London 1885–1918

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Islington West in London 1918–50

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1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Islington wards of Lower Holloway and Thornhill.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1885	Richard Chamberlain	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1886	Richard Chamberlain	Liberal Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1892	Thomas Lough	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1918	Sir George Elliott	Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1922	James Despencer-Robertson	Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1923	Frederick Montague	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1931	Patrick Donner	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1935	Frederick Montague	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" \|	1947	Albert Evans	Labour
1950		constituency abolished: see Islington South West

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1885: Islington West ^[1]^[2]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Danford Thomas^[3]	2,256	39.4
Majority			1,214	21.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			5,726	78.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			7,276		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1886: Islington West ^[1]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	William Archibald Macdonald^[4]	1,501	35.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,292	30.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			4,294	59.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			7,276		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1890s

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Thomas Lough

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General election 1892: Islington West ^[1]^[2]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Richard Chamberlain	2,655	44.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			730	12.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,040	72.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			8,365		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1895: Islington West ^[5]^[1]^[2]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	George Barham	3,031	46.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			463	7.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,525	72.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			8,950		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: Islington West ^[5]^[1]^[2]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	F H Medhurst	3,159	49.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			19	0.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,337	69.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			9,074		Script error: No such module "String".
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Thomas Lough

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General election 1906: Islington West ^[2]^[1]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	F H Medhurst	3,618	46.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			498	6.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			7,734	83.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			9,229		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: Islington West ^[6]^[2]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Savile Crossley	3,514	48.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			254	3.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			7,282	85.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			8,544		Script error: No such module "String".
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William Black

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General election December 1910: Islington West ^[7]^[6]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	William George Black	2,985	45.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			564	8.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			6,534	76.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			8,544		Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Liberal: Thomas Lough
Unionist:

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Elections in the 1920s

General election 1918: Islington West ^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Thomas Lough	2,616	23.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Thomas Sheppard	2,300	20.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ernest Miles Taylor	1,105	10.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,380	21.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			11,017	42.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			26,197		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1922: Islington West ^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Henry Mills	6,643	35.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	W. J. Lewington	4,856	25.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			692	3.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			18,834	57.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			32,775		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1923: Islington West ^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Despencer-Robertson	5,829	30.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Joseph William Molden	5,443	28.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,126	11.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			19,227	57.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			33,351		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1924: Islington West ^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Despencer-Robertson	9,499	42.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Joseph William Molden	2,780	12.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			675	3.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			22,453	67.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			33,427		Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1929: Islington West ^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Despencer-Robertson	6,921	27.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Eifion Puleston Evans	4,267	17.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			6,847	27.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			24,956	60.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Registered electors			41,466		Script error: No such module "String".
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Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Islington West ^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Patrick Donner	14,487	59.22
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Frederick Montague	9,977	40.78
Majority			4,510	18.44	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			24,464	58.00	Script error: No such module "String".
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General election 1935: Islington West ^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Frederick Montague	11,340	55.00
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Frederick Ponsonby	9,280	45.00
Majority			2,060	10.00	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			20,620	52.63	Script error: No such module "String".
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General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Labour: Frederick Montague^[9]
Conservative: ET Hope
Liberal: WC Woodroofe ^[10]

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Islington West ^[8]
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	E.T. Hope	4,090	26.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			7,406	47.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			25,926	60.1	Script error: No such module "String".
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1947 Islington West by-election
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	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Tom Howard	4,084	26.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Edwin Malindine	2,459	16.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	L.J. Wildman	33	0.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			4,676	30.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			29,859	51.4	Script error: No such module "String".
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References

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f The Liberal Year Book, 1907
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↑ ^a ^b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
↑ ^a ^b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
↑ The Liberal Magazine, 1939

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[ReferenceA-5] Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901

[ReferenceB-6] Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916

[7] British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, FWS Craig

[ReferenceC-8] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig

[9] Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939

[10] The Liberal Magazine, 1939

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Islington West (UK Parliament constituency)

Contents

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

See also

References

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Members of Parliament

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Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

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