# Birkenhead West (UK Parliament constituency)

Birkenhead West was a parliamentary constituency that 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.

## History

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election when the Parliamentary Borough of Birkenhead was split between the East and West Divisions.
It was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election, when it was included in the reconstituted constituency of Birkenhead.

## Boundaries

The County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Claughton, Cleveland, Grange, and Oxton.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Sir Henry Grayson | Coalition Conservative |
| | 1922 | William Henry Stott | Conservative |
| | 1923 | William Henry Egan | Labour |
| | 1924 | Ellis Nuttall | Conservative |
| | 1929 | William Henry Egan | Labour |
| | 1931 | John Sandeman Allen | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Percy Collick | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished: see Birkenhead | constituency abolished: see Birkenhead |

## Elections
### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Birkenhead West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Henry Grayson | 10,881 | 59.43 | |
| | Labour | William Henry Egan | 5,673 | 30.98 | |
| | Liberal | Harold Bickersteth | 1,755 | 9.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,208 | 28.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,309 | 60.89 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,068 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Birkenhead West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Henry Stott | 12,176 | 54.00 | −5.43 |
| | Labour | William Henry Egan | 10,371 | 46.00 | +15.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,805 | 8.00 | −20.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,547 | 75.55 | +14.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,843 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −10.23 | |
General election 1923: Birkenhead West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Henry Egan | 12,473 | 55.85 | +9.85 |
| | Unionist | William Henry Stott | 9,862 | 44.15 | −9.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,611 | 11.70 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,335 | 72.42 | −3.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,841 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +9.85 | |
General election 1924: Birkenhead West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Ellis Nuttall | 13,059 | 50.65 | +6.50 |
| | Labour | William Henry Egan | 12,723 | 49.35 | −6.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 1.30 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,782 | 81.14 | +8.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,774 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.50 | |
General election 1929: Birkenhead West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Henry Egan | 15,634 | 46.00 | −3.35 |
| | Unionist | Ellis Nuttall | 13,410 | 39.45 | −11.20 |
| | Liberal | RP Fletcher | 4,946 | 14.55 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,224 | 6.55 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,990 | 79.47 | −1.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,773 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +3.93 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Birkenhead West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Sandeman Allen | 22,336 | 63.78 | +24.33 |
| | Labour | William Henry Egan | 12,682 | 36.22 | −9.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,654 | 27.56 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,018 | 82.20 | +2.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,600 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +17.06 | |
General election 1935: Birkenhead West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Sandeman Allen | 17,684 | 55.94 | −7.84 |
| | Labour | C McVey | 13,931 | 44.06 | +7.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,753 | 11.88 | −15.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,615 | 74.71 | −7.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,316 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.84 | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Birkenhead West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Percy Collick | 15,568 | 57.32 | +13.26 |
| | Conservative | AR Moody | 11,591 | 42.68 | −13.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,977 | 14.64 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,159 | 75.12 | +0.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,156 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.26 | |