# North West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North West Staffordshire was a constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Elections were held using the first past the post voting system.

## History

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | George Leveson-Gower | Liberal |
| | 1886 | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | Conservative |
| | 1892 | James Heath | Conservative |
| | 1906 | Alfred Billson | Liberal |
| | 1907 | Albert Stanley | Liberal |
| | 1910 | Albert Stanley | Labour |
| | 1916 | Samuel Finney | Labour |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | 5,757 | 54.9 | |
| | Conservative | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | 4,720 | 45.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,037 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,477 | 79.2 | ' |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,222 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
Leveson-Gower was appointed Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 12 Feb 1886: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1886: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Justinian Edwards-Heathcote | 5,252 | 54.1 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal | George Leveson-Gower | 4,459 | 45.9 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,711 | 73.4 | −5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,222 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.0 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Heath | 5,638 | 51.1 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal | Leonard Shoobridge | 5,406 | 48.9 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 2.2 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,044 | 78.8 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,011 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 | |
General election 1895: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Heath | 6,206 | 52.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Leonard Shoobridge | 5,538 | 47.2 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 5.6 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,744 | 80.1 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,657 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Heath | 6,205 | 57.5 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | James Lovatt | 4,594 | 42.5 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,611 | 15.0 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,799 | 73.8 | −6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,626 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
General election 1906: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Billson | 7,667 | 58.0 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | James Heath | 5,557 | 42.0 | −15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,110 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,224 | 85.8 | +12.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,404 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.5 | |
1907 North West Staffordshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lib-Lab | Albert Stanley | 7,396 | 59.4 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Twyford | 5,047 | 40.6 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,349 | 18.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,443 | 79.1 | −6.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,738 | | |
| | Lib-Lab hold | Lib-Lab hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Stanley | 8,566 | 59.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Gilbert Nugent | 5,754 | 40.2 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,812 | 19.6 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,320 | 86.8 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,498 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
General election December 1910: North West Staffordshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Stanley | 8,125 | 62.2 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Leslie de Gruyther | 4,940 | 37.8 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,185 | 24.4 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,065 | 79.2 | −7.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,498 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
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;
* Labour: Albert Stanley
* Unionist:
1916 North West Staffordshire by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samuel Finney | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |