# Pudsey and Otley (UK Parliament constituency)

Pudsey and Otley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Pudsey and Otley in West 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 for the 1918 general election, partially replacing the previous Pudsey and Otley constituencies. It was abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by a new Pudsey constituency while Otley became part of Ripon.

## Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Pudsey, the Urban Districts of Burley-in-Wharfedale, Calverley, Farsley, Horsforth, Ilkley, Otley, and Rawdon, and part of the Rural District of Wharfedale.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | Arthur Barrand | Coalition Liberal |
| 1922 | Frederick Fawkes | Conservative |
| 1923 | Francis Watson | Conservative |
| 1929 | Granville Gibson | Conservative |
| 1945 | Malcolm Stoddart-Scott | Conservative |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1910s

1918 general election: Pudsey and Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Arthur Barrand | 13,860 | 75.2 | |
| | Labour | George Ripley Carter | 4,583 | 24.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,277 | 50.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,443 | 58.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,487 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Pudsey and Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Frederick Fawkes | 12,396 | 46.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Arthur Barrand | 8,439 | 31.7 | −43.5 |
| | Labour | Percy Myers | 5,818 | 21.8 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,957 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,653 | 82.0 | +23.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,506 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Pudsey and Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Francis Watson | 11,537 | 43.7 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal | Tudor Walters | 9,330 | 35.4 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Percy Myers | 5,499 | 20.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,207 | 8.3 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,366 | 79.1 | −2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,316 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −3.3 | |
General election 1924: Pudsey and Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Francis Watson | 14,090 | 51.0 | +7.3 |
| | Labour | Percy Myers | 7,001 | 25.3 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Woodhead | 6,545 | 23.7 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,089 | 25.7 | +17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,636 | 80.5 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,334 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
General election 1929: Pudsey and Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Granville Gibson | 16,729 | 41.0 | −10.0 |
| | Labour | A W Brown | 12,336 | 30.3 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Hubert Houldsworth | 11,685 | 28.7 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,393 | 10.7 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,750 | 81.8 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,796 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −7.5 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Pudsey and Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Granville Gibson | 31,701 | 76.0 | +35.0 |
| | Labour | William Pickles | 10,013 | 24.0 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,688 | 52.0 | +41.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,714 | 79.9 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 14 November 1935: Pudsey and Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Granville Gibson | 22,107 | 51.7 | −24.3 |
| | Liberal | John Smuts | 10,682 | 25.0 | New |
| | Labour | Lucy Cox | 9,977 | 23.3 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,425 | 26.7 | −25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,766 | 76.0 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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: Granville Gibson
* Liberal: John Smuts
* Labour: M. H. Wigglesworth, replaced by H. N. Penlington

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 5 July 1945: Pudsey and Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Stoddart-Scott | 22,755 | 43.4 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Denis Healey | 21,104 | 40.2 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal | Terence Clarke | 8,592 | 16.4 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,651 | 3.2 | −23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,451 | 78.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |