# Liverpool East Toxteth (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool East Toxteth was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Toxteth.
1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Granby, Sefton Park East, and Sefton Park West.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Henry de Worms | Conservative |
| 1895 | Augustus Frederick Warr | Conservative |
| 1902 | Austin Taylor | Conservative |
| 1906 | Austin Taylor | Liberal |
| 1910 | Edward Marshall Hall | Conservative |
| 1916 | James Stuart Rankin | Conservative |
| 1924 | Albert Jacob | Unionist |
| 1929 | Henry Mond | Conservative |
| 1931 | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | Conservative |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry de Worms | 3,598 | 58.0 | |
| | Liberal | John Bigham | 2,608 | 42.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 990 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,206 | 77.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,003 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry de Worms | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry de Worms | 3,708 | 62.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Edward Paull | 2,201 | 37.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,507 | 25.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,909 | 69.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,544 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1895: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry de Worms | 3,628 | 68.0 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal | Climenson Yelverton Charles Dawbarn | 1,706 | 32.0 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,922 | 36.0 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,334 | 61.8 | −7.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,627 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
1895 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Augustus Frederick Warr | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Augustus Frederick Warr | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
1902 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Austin Taylor | 3,610 | 52.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Herbert R. Rathbone | 3,233 | 47.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,843 | 72.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,485 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1906: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Austin Taylor | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Marshall Hall | 4,037 | 51.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | John Lea | 3,752 | 48.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,789 | 81.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election December 1910: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Marshall Hall | 4,087 | 56.7 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal | Clive Bigham | 3,121 | 43.3 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | 13.4 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,206 | 75.8 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
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;
* Unionist: James Stuart Rankin
* Liberal: John Lea
1916 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | James Stuart Rankin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1918: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | James Stuart Rankin | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | James Stuart Rankin | 15,149 | 60.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Eleanor Rathbone* | 9,984 | 39.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,165 | 20.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,133 | 74.2 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Rathbone was a member of Liverpool City Council at the time of the election, and received support from the local Liberal association and the Women's Citizenship Association.
1923 general election: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | James Stuart Rankin | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
1924 general election: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Albert Jacob | 16,139 | 59.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Charles Burden | 6,620 | 24.6 | New |
| | Liberal | Frederick Bowring | 4,163 | 15.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,519 | 35.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,441 | 76.4 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
1929 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Mond | 9,462 | 43.2 | −16.7 |
| | Labour | Joseph Cleary | 6,563 | 29.2 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | Aled Roberts | 6,206 | 27.6 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,129 | 14.0 | −19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,641 | 61.7 | −14.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -10.7 | |
General election 1929: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Mond | 17,678 | 47.9 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Joseph Cleary | 9,904 | 26.9 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | Aled Roberts | 9,287 | 25.2 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,774 | 21.0 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,869 | 75.5 | +13.8 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

1931 Liverpool East Toxteth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 17,040 | 75.4 | +27.5 |
| | Labour | Charles Burden | 5,550 | 24.6 | ―2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,490 | 50.8 | +29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,590 | 45.6 | ―29.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +14.9 | |
General election 1931: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 28,187 | 75.6 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Samuel Doran | 9,093 | 24.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,094 | 51.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,280 | 74.0 | +28.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 20,638 | 60.2 | ―15.4 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 13,622 | 39.8 | +15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,016 | 20.4 | ―30.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,260 | 65.2 | ―8.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ―15.4 | |
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;
* Conservative: Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
* Liberal: Lyon Blease

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Liverpool East Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | 18,145 | 49.3 | ―10.9 |
| | Labour | Victor Harold Edgar Baker | 12,376 | 33.6 | New |
| | Liberal | Lyon Blease | 6,286 | 17.1 | ―22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,769 | 15.7 | ―4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,807 | 70.1 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |