# Kingston upon Hull West (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull West was a borough constituency in Kingston upon Hull which 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 1918 general election.
It was recreated for the 1955 general election and abolished again for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Hull West and Hessle constituency.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, Newington, and Park.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Coltman, North Newington, Pickering, St Andrew's, and South Newington.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Boothferry, Coltman, Derringham, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.
1983–1997: The City of Hull wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1885–1918

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Charles Wilson | Liberal |
| 1906 | Charles Wilson | Liberal |
| 1907 | Guy Wilson | Liberal |
| 1918 | Constituency abolished | Constituency abolished |

### MPs 1955–1997

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1955 | Mark Hewitson | Labour |
| 1964 | James Johnson | Labour |
| 1983 | Stuart Randall | Labour |
| 1997 | Constituency abolished: see Hull West and Hessle | Constituency abolished: see Hull West and Hessle |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 5,247 | 58.7 | |
| | Conservative | Albert Rollit | 3,697 | 41.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,550 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,944 | 77.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,517 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 4,623 | 60.3 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Knocker Dibb | 3,045 | 39.7 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,578 | 20.6 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,668 | 66.6 | −11.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,517 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,283 | 64.2 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Goldwin Smith | 3,500 | 35.8 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,783 | 28.4 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,783 | 70.2 | +3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,929 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
General election 1895: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,637 | 82.6 | +18.4 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Tom McCarthy | 1,400 | 17.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,237 | 65.2 | +36.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,037 | 55.4 | −14.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,520 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 6,364 | 59.0 | −23.6 |
| | Conservative | John Bouch Willows | 4,419 | 41.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,945 | 18.0 | −47.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,783 | 64.3 | +8.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,757 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1906: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson | 8,652 | 57.5 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Sherburn | 6,405 | 42.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,247 | 15.0 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,057 | 74.6 | +10.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,192 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.5 | |
1907 Kingston upon Hull West by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Wilson | 5,623 | 36.2 | −21.3 |
| | Conservative | George Trout Bartley | 5,382 | 34.7 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | James Holmes | 4,512 | 29.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 1.5 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,517 | 75.4 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,583 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Wilson | 10,005 | 54.7 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Sherburn | 8,288 | 45.3 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,717 | 9.4 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,293 | 80.9 | +6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,609 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
General election December 1910: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Wilson | 9,236 | 53.8 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Lambert Ward | 7,943 | 46.2 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,293 | 7.6 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,179 | 76.0 | −4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,609 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 | |
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Labour: Alfred Gould
* Liberal: Guy Wilson
* National Sailors' and Firemen's Union: John R. Bell
* Unionist: W. H. Grace

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1955: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Hewitson | 25,785 | 56.00 | |
| | Conservative | Reginald Northam | 20,262 | 44.00 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,523 | 12.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,047 | 70.12 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1959: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Hewitson | 25,446 | 52.51 |
| | Conservative | Thomas H. F. Farrell | 23,011 | 47.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,435 | 5.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,457 | 75.60 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Johnson | 24,855 | 56.90 |
| | Conservative | John G. Bellak | 18,825 | 43.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,030 | 13.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,680 | 70.94 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Johnson | 26,816 | 64.82 |
| | Conservative | Giles Shaw | 14,551 | 35.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,265 | 29.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,367 | 70.42 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Johnson | 24,050 | 62.33 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Edward Forrow | 14,537 | 37.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,513 | 24.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,587 | 64.79 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Johnson | 20,719 | 49.33 | |
| | Conservative | Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor | 12,788 | 30.44 | |
| | Liberal | I. Silverwood | 8,497 | 20.23 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,931 | 18.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,004 | 73.59 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Johnson | 20,393 | 54.86 |
| | Conservative | Charles Maxwell Kirwin Taylor | 10,272 | 27.63 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Ronald Michell | 6,508 | 17.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,121 | 27.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,173 | 64.55 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Johnson | 19,750 | 55.78 | |
| | Conservative | R. E. Smith | 11,592 | 32.74 | |
| | Liberal | S. J. Foston | 3,656 | 10.33 | |
| | National Front | M. D. Fox | 411 | 1.16 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,158 | 23.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,409 | 67.46 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stuart Randall | 15,361 | 41.92 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Robert Charles Humphreys | 11,707 | 31.95 | |
| | SDP | Stephen Unwin | 9,575 | 26.13 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,654 | 9.97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,643 | 63.50 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1987: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart Randall | 19,527 | 51.94 |
| | Conservative | Martin Robert Charles Humphreys | 11,397 | 30.32 |
| | SDP | Martyn Arthur Bond | 6,669 | 17.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,130 | 21.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,593 | 67.57 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Kingston upon Hull West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stuart Randall | 21,139 | 57.3 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Donald M. Stewart | 10,554 | 28.6 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert D. Tress | 4,867 | 13.2 | −4.5 |
| | Natural Law | Barry J. Franklin | 308 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,585 | 28.7 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,868 | 65.7 | −1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |