# Warrington (UK Parliament constituency)

Warrington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. From 1832 to 1983 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

## History

The Warrington constituency covered the central part of the town of Warrington in Lancashire and surrounding area.
In 1983 it was abolished and replaced by Warrington North and Warrington South constituencies.

## Boundaries

The Parliamentary Borough of Warrington was defined by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832 as comprising:
   The respective Townships of Warrington and Latchford; and also those two detached portions of the township of Thelwall which lie between the boundary of the township of Latchford and the River Mersey
It was this area that was incorporated as a Municipal Borough in 1847. The boundaries were unchanged until 1918 when the constituency was redefined as being identical with the area of the County Borough of Warrington. The constituency boundaries were widened to reflect those of the County Borough in 1950, at the same time it was renamed as Warrington Borough Constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1832 | Edmund George Hornby | Whig |
| | 1835 | John Ireland Blackburne | Conservative |
| | 1847 | Gilbert Greenall | Conservative |
| | 1868 | Peter Rylands | Liberal |
| | 1874 | Gilbert Greenall | Conservative |
| | 1880 | John Gordon McMinnies | Liberal |
| | 1885 | Sir Gilbert Greenall | Conservative |
| | 1892 | Robert Pierpont | Conservative |
| | 1906 | Arthur Crosfield | Liberal |
| | 1910 | Harold Smith | Conservative |
| | 1922 | Alec Cunningham-Reid | Conservative |
| | 1923 | Charles Dukes | Labour |
| | 1924 | Alec Cunningham-Reid | Conservative |
| | 1929 | Charles Dukes | Labour |
| | 1931 | Noel Goldie | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Edward Porter | Labour |
| | 1950 | Hyacinth Morgan | Labour |
| | 1955 | Edith Summerskill | Labour |
| | 1961 | Thomas Williams | Labour |
| | 1981 | Doug Hoyle | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Edmund George Hornby | 203 | 53.6 |
| | Tory | John Ireland Blackburne | 176 | 46.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 379 | 83.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 456 | |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
General election 1835: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ireland Blackburne | 148 | 53.2 | 6.8 |
| | Radical | Charles Hindley | 130 | 46.8 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 278 | 49.9 | 33.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 557 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | 3.0 | |
General election 1837: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ireland Blackburne | 278 | 52.3 | 0.9 |
| | Whig | Edward Davies Davenport | 254 | 47.7 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 532 | 83.8 | 33.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 635 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Ireland Blackburne | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 633 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 327 | 52.3 | N/A |
| | Whig | William Allcard | 298 | 47.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 625 | 89.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 699 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 701 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 720 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 723 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 768 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Rylands | 1,984 | 50.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 1,957 | 49.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,941 | 88.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,470 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 2,381 | 52.0 | 2.3 |
| | Liberal | Peter Rylands | 2,201 | 48.0 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,582 | 91.2 | 3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,022 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Gordon McMinnies | 3,002 | 54.8 | 6.8 |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 2,473 | 45.2 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 9.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,475 | 92.5 | 1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,919 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.6 | |
General election 1885: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 4,010 | 55.4 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield | 3,234 | 44.6 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 776 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,244 | 93.7 | 1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,730 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.5 | |
General election 1886: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Greenall | 3,717 | 53.6 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal | John Crosfield | 3,216 | 46.4 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 7.2 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,933 | 89.7 | 4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,730 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 3,843 | 54.1 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Houston | 3,258 | 45.9 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,101 | 89.8 | 0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,906 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |
General election 1895: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 4,001 | 54.6 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal | Percival Brown Scott | 3,326 | 45.4 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,327 | 86.7 | 3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,449 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 4,468 | 57.5 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Crosfield | 3,303 | 42.5 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,165 | 15.0 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,771 | 83.0 | 3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,360 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |
General election 1906: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Crosfield | 5,599 | 57.7 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 4,099 | 42.3 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,500 | 15.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,698 | 93.6 | 10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,365 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Crosfield | 5,256 | 50.7 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Robert Pierpont | 5,103 | 49.3 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,359 | 95.8 | 2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,814 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 11.1 | |
General election December 1910: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Smith | 5,162 | 51.2 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Crosfield | 4,916 | 48.8 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,078 | 93.2 | 2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,814 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 4.5 | |
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;
* Unionist: Harold Smith
* Liberal:
General election 1918: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Harold Smith | 10,403 | 43.7 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal | Peter Peacock | 8,011 | 33.7 | 15.1 |
| | Labour | Isaac Brassington | 5,377 | 22.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,392 | 10.0 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,791 | 70.2 | 23.0 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 4.7 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 15,394 | 53.1 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | James Gregory | 13,570 | 46.9 | 24.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,824 | 6.2 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,964 | 84.7 | 14.5 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | 8.5 | |
General election 1923: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Dukes | 12,984 | 43.6 | 3.3 |
| | Unionist | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 12,314 | 41.3 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal | John Francis Crowley | 4511 | 15.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,809 | 86.1 | 1.4 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 6.4 | |
General election 1924: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Alec Cunningham-Reid | 16,788 | 52.4 | 11.1 |
| | Labour | Charles Dukes | 15,251 | 47.6 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,537 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,039 | 91.0 | 4.9 |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | 11.5 | |
General election 1929: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Dukes | 21,610 | 50.6 | 3.0 |
| | Unionist | Noel Goldie | 18,025 | 42.2 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal | Alison Garland | 3,070 | 7.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,585 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,705 | 89.3 | 1.7 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Noel Goldie | 24,400 | 56.2 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Charles Dukes | 19,055 | 43.9 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,345 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,455 | 72.4 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.1 | |
General election 1935: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Noel Goldie | 21,324 | 50.7 | 5.5 |
| | Labour | Edward Porter | 20,720 | 49.3 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,044 | 84.8 | 12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Porter | 22,265 | 62.9 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | Noel Goldie | 13,110 | 37.1 | 13.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,155 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,375 | 73.8 | 11.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.6 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 26,482 | 56.8 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Francis Leslie Neep | 17,730 | 38.0 | 0.9 |
| | Liberal | James Campbell Park | 1,899 | 4.1 | New |
| | Communist | James Joseph Grady | 496 | 1.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,752 | 18.8 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,607 | 86.0 | 12.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.9 | |
General election 1951: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 26,225 | 57.8 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative | F Joan Crowther | 17,623 | 38.8 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal | James Campbell Park | 1,537 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,602 | 19.0 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,385 | 82.8 | 3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
General election 1955: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Summerskill | 22,721 | 57.1 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | Herbert Davies | 17,075 | 42.9 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,646 | 14.2 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,796 | 73.9 | 8.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
General election 1959: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Summerskill | 22,890 | 56.3 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | Frank O Stansfield | 17,791 | 43.7 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,099 | 12.5 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,681 | 73.9 | 0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1961 Warrington by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 16,149 | 55.8 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | Beata Brookes | 9,149 | 32.1 | 11.6 |
| | Liberal | Frank Tetlow | 3,623 | 12.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,000 | 23.8 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,921 | 56.7 | 20.2 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.6 | |
General election 1964: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 20,551 | 57.1 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | William A Lowe | 11,297 | 31.4 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal | Michael Ford Pitts | 4,119 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,254 | 25.7 | 13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,967 | 71.4 | 2.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.9 | |
General election 1966: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 21,930 | 64.7 | 7.6 |
| | Conservative | W Peter Adshead | 8,918 | 26.3 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal | Edward J Woods | 3,070 | 9.1 | 2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,012 | 38.4 | 12.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,918 | 68.9 | 2.5 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.5 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 20,970 | 64.3 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Alfred B Gooch | 11,647 | 35.7 | 9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,323 | 28.6 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,617 | 65.2 | 3.7 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
General election February 1974: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 19,550 | 57.2 | 7.1 |
| | Conservative | JW Hayton | 8,444 | 24.7 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal | FJ Deakin | 6,187 | 18.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,106 | 32.5 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,181 | 73.9 | 8.7 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.8 | |
General election October 1974: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 19,882 | 62.8 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | JW Hayton | 7,621 | 24.1 | 0.6 |
| | Liberal | FJ Deakin | 4,158 | 13.1 | 5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,261 | 38.7 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,661 | 68.0 | 5.9 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 6.4 | |
General election 1979: Warrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Williams | 19,306 | 61.6 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative | G Povey | 9,032 | 28.8 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal | Iain Brodie Browne | 2,883 | 9.1 | 4.0 |
| | Social Democratic | C Campbell | 144 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,274 | 32.8 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,365 | 71.3 | 3.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1981 Warrington by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doug Hoyle | 14,280 | 48.4 | 13.2 |
| | SDP | Roy Jenkins | 12,521 | 42.4 | 33.3 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Sorrell | 2,102 | 7.1 | 21.7 |
| | Ecology | Neil Chantrell | 219 | 0.8 | New |
| | United Democratic Labour Party | Daniel Hussey | 149 | 0.5 | New |
| | Citizen's Band Radio Party | Iain Leslie | 111 | 0.4 | New |
| | Independent Labour | John Fleming | 53 | 0.2 | New |
| | Social Democratic | Donald Kean | 38 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic Monarchist | Bill Boaks | 14 | 0.1 | New |
| | English Democratic Party | Harry Wise | 11 | 0.0 | New |
| | More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 10 | 0.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,759 | 6.0 | 26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,508 | 67.0 | 4.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.2 | |