# Holderness (UK Parliament constituency)

Holderness was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

1885–1918:
1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Beverley and Hedon, the Urban Districts of Cottingham, Hornsea, and Withernsea, the Rural Districts of Patrington and Skirlaugh, part of the Rural District of Beverley, and in the Rural District of Sculcoates the civil parishes of Preston and Sutton.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1885 | George Bethell | Conservative |
| 1900 | Arthur Stanley Wilson | Conservative |
| 1922 | Audley Bowdler | Liberal |
| 1923 | Sir Samuel Savery | Unionist |
| 1939 | Gurney Braithwaite | Conservative |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Bethell | 4,166 | 54.1 | |
| | Liberal | Gerard Smith | 3,537 | 45.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,703 | 84.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,143 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Bethell | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Bethell | 4,158 | 53.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | James Henry Anderson | 3,693 | 47.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,851 | 81.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,670 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1895: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Bethell | 4,512 | 56.4 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Bourchier Francis Hawksley | 3,483 | 43.6 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 12.8 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,995 | 80.6 | −0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,920 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Stanley Wilson | 4,597 | 62.1 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | Allan James Lawrie | 2,810 | 37.9 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,787 | 24.2 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,407 | 76.3 | −4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,710 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
General election 1906: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Stanley Wilson | 4,441 | 50.2 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal | Ernest J Wilberforce | 4,411 | 49.9 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.4 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,852 | 87.5 | +11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,117 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −11.9 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Stanley Wilson | 5,046 | 52.0 | +1.8 |
| | Free Trader | George Bethell | 4,661 | 48.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 4.0 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,707 | 89.5 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,850 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election December 1910: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Stanley Wilson | 4,861 | 52.0 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Sydney Arnold | 4,480 | 48.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,341 | 86.1 | −3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,850 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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: Arthur Stanley Wilson
* Liberal: Fred Maddison
1918 general election: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Arthur Stanley Wilson | 9,387 | 63.0 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal | Fred Maddison | 5,521 | 37.0 | −11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,866 | 26.0 | +22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,908 | 57.9 | −28.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 25,741 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +11.0 | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Election in the 1920s

1922 general election: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Audley Bowdler | 11,479 | 52.9 | +15.9 |
| | Unionist | Arthur Stanley Wilson | 10,200 | 47.1 | −15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,279 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,679 | 79.1 | +21.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,421 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Unionist | Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +15.9 | |
1923 general election: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Samuel Savery | 11,099 | 50.6 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal | Audley Bowdler | 10,846 | 49.4 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,945 | 78.1 | −1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,085 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.5 | |
1924 general election: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Samuel Savery | 12,911 | 56.0 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Neville Dixey | 10,162 | 44.0 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,749 | 12.0 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,073 | 81.1 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,449 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +5.4 | |
1929 general election: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Samuel Savery | 14,544 | 47.6 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal | Neville Dixey | 13,525 | 44.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Joseph William Hewitt | 2,481 | 8.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,019 | 3.3 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,550 | 80.1 | −1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,147 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −4.4 | |

### Election in the 1930s

General election 1931: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Savery | 21,560 | 61.7 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal | Aline Mackinnon | 10,471 | 30.0 | −14.3 |
| | Labour | Joseph Leopold Schultz | 2,927 | 8.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,089 | 31.7 | +28.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,958 | 81.8 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +14.2 | |
General election 1935: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Savery | 22,249 | 53.6 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal | Aline Mackinnon | 10,348 | 24.9 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Joseph Leopold Schultz | 8,906 | 21.5 | +13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,901 | 28.7 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,503 | 72.2 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.5 | |
1939 Holderness by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gurney Braithwaite | 17,742 | 39.4 | −14.2 |
| | Liberal | Aline Mackinnon | 11,590 | 25.7 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | Joseph Leopold Schultz | 9,629 | 21.3 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | Raleigh Chichester-Constable | 6,103 | 13.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,152 | 13.7 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,064 | 77.2 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7.5 | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gurney Braithwaite | 25,181 | 43.1 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Frederick Lawson | 23,036 | 39.5 | +18.2 |
| | Liberal | Roger Fulford | 10,165 | 17.4 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,145 | 3.6 | −25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,382 | 76.1 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |