# Kingston upon Hull South West (UK Parliament constituency)

Kingston upon Hull South West was a borough constituency in the city of Kingston upon Hull in East 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 voting system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Coltman, North Newington, and South Newington.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Cyril Entwistle | Liberal |
| | 1924 | Sir Herbert Brent Grotrian | Conservative |
| | 1929 | John Arnott | Labour |
| | 1931 | Richard Law | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Sydney Smith | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1918: Hull South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cyril Entwistle | 6,724 | 41.52 | |
| C | Coalition Labour | John R. Bell | 5,005 | 30.90 | |
| | Labour | Robert Mell | 3,121 | 19.27 | |
| | NFDDSS | Albert Edward Shakesby | 695 | 4.29 | |
| | Independent Business | Percy Selwyn Newbond | 650 | 4.01 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,719 | 10.62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,195 | 49.68 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,601 | | |
| | 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. ||||||
Bell was also endorsed by the National Sailors and Firemans Union

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Hull South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cyril Entwistle | 10,360 | 40.61 | −0.91 |
| | Unionist | Herbert Brent Grotrian | 9,597 | 37.62 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Arnott | 4,859 | 19.05 | −0.22 |
| | National Liberal | David Pughe | 692 | 2.71 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 763 | 2.99 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,508 | 72.50 | +22.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,182 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Hull South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cyril Entwistle | 10,316 | 40.98 | +0.37 |
| | Unionist | Herbert Brent Grotrian | 8,883 | 35.29 | −2.33 |
| | Labour | John Arnott | 5,973 | 23.83 | +4.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,433 | 5.69 | +2.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,172 | 70.25 | −2.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,832 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.35 | |
General election 1924: Hull South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Herbert Brent Grotrian | 11,190 | 40.97 | +5.68 |
| | Liberal | Cyril Entwistle | 8,155 | 29.86 | −11.12 |
| | Labour | John Arnott | 7,965 | 29.17 | +5.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,035 | 11.11 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,310 | 75.36 | +5.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,240 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.40 | |
General election 1929: Hull South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Arnott | 14,903 | 41.18 | +12.01 |
| | Unionist | Herbert Brent Grotrian | 12,464 | 34.44 | −6.53 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Aubrey Crowe | 8,826 | 24.39 | −5.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,439 | 6.74 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,193 | 76.65 | +1.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,219 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.27 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Hull South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Law | 25,909 | 66.83 | +32.39 |
| | Labour | John Arnott | 12,857 | 33.17 | −8.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,052 | 33.66 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,766 | 78.60 | +1.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,322 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +20.20 | |
General election 14 November 1935: Hull South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Law | 17,406 | 51.00 | −15.83 |
| | Labour | John Arnott | 13,975 | 40.95 | +7.78 |
| | Liberal | Francis Vernon Baxter | 2,749 | 8.05 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,431 | 10.05 | −23.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,130 | 68.77 | −9.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 49,632 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −11.81 | |

### Election in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: A general election was due to take place by the spring of 1940. By the autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
* Conservative: Richard Law
* Labour Party: Sydney Smith (Dennis Gordon was PPC until 1939 when he was expelled)
General election 1945: Hull South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sydney Smith | 18,606 | 58.98 | +18.03 |
| | Conservative | Richard Law | 10,294 | 32.63 | −18.37 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Edgar Dalton | 2,645 | 8.38 | +0.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,312 | 26.35 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,545 | 74.54 | +5.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,320 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.20 | |