# Holmfirth (UK Parliament constituency)

Holmfirth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Holmfirth in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

## History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

Parts of the Sessional Divisions of Staincross and Upper Aggbrigg.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Henry Wilson | Liberal |
| | 1912 | Sydney Arnold | Liberal |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Wilson | 6,208 | 66.2 | |
| | Conservative | Heneage Legge | 3,164 | 33.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,044 | 32.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,372 | 87.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,770 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Wilson | 5,322 | 65.7 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Walter Armitage | 2,780 | 34.3 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,542 | 31.4 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,102 | 75.2 | −11.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,770 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Wilson | 5,640 | 63.0 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Harold Thomas | 3,317 | 37.0 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,323 | 26.0 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,957 | 73.4 | −1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,197 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
General election 1895: Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Wilson | 5,001 | 59.1 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | George Edward Raine | 3,459 | 40.9 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,542 | 18.2 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,460 | 76.2 | +2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,103 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.9 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Wilson | 4,505 | 54.7 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley | 3,738 | 45.3 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 9.4 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,243 | 73.4 | −2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,223 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.4 | |
General election 1906: Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Wilson | 6,850 | 71.9 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative | SG Jebb | 2,677 | 28.1 | −17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,173 | 43.8 | +34.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,527 | 78.0 | +4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,219 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +17.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Wilson | 6,339 | 57.5 | −14.4 |
| | Liberal Unionist | Robert Ellis | 3,043 | 27.6 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | William Pickles | 1,643 | 14.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,296 | 29.9 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,025 | 86.2 | +8.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,788 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
General election December 1910: Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Wilson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
1912 Holmfirth by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sydney Arnold | 4,749 | 42.0 | N/A |
| | Unionist | Robert Ellis | 3,379 | 29.8 | New |
| | Labour | William Lunn | 3,195 | 28.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,370 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,323 | 86.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,035 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1914–15:
A general election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
* Liberal:Sydney Arnold
* Labour:William Lunn