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Kingswinford (UK Parliament Constituency)
Kingswinford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Kingswinford in Staffordshire. 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, when the new Brierley Hill constituency took over much of the area, Brierley Hill Urban District having already absorbed much of Kingswinford Rural District more than a decade earlier. Boundaries 1885-1918 The Sessional Divisions of Bilston, Kingswinford, Wordsley, Rowley Regis, Sedgley, Willenhall, Wolverhampton and the municipal borough of Wolverhampton.Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886 1918-1950 The Urban Districts of Amblecote, Brierley Hill, Quarry Bank, and Rowley Regis, and the Rural District of Kingswinford. Members of Parliament Contributions in Parliament by Kingswinford MPsMr Alexander Hill November 24, 1885 - October 1, 1900 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Staffordshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament until 1885, and then one member. History The constituency was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. Boundaries 1868–1885: The Hundreds of Pirehill South, Cuttlestone and Seisdon (excluding the parish of Rushall), and the Townships of Willenhall and Wednesfield. Members of Parliament MPs 1868–1885 MPs 1885–1918 Elections Elections in the 1860s Elections in the 1870s Ingram's death caused a by-election. Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Bass's death caused a by-election. Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willenhall
Willenhall is a market town situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2011 census of 28,480. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of Staffordshire. It lies upon the River Tame, and is part of the Black Country. The town is historically famous for the manufacture of locks and keys. As early as 1770 Willenhall contained 148 skilled locksmiths and its coat of arms reflects the importance of this industry to its growth. It was home to the National Union of Lock and Metal Workers from 1889 until 2004. Its motto is '' Salus Populi Suprema Lex'' – The welfare of the people is the highest law. The urban district of Willenhall (established by the Local Government Act 1894) was partitioned in 1966 between the county boroughs of Walsall and Wolverhampton (since 1974 the metropolitan boroughs of Walsall and Wolverhampton). The northern border of Willenhall has always been adj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 United Kingdom General Election
The 1935 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 14 November 1935 and resulted in a large, albeit reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Stanley Baldwin of the Conservative Party. The greatest number of members, as before, were Conservatives, while the National Liberal vote held steady. The much smaller National Labour vote also held steady but the resurgence in the main Labour vote caused over a third of their MPs, including National Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald, to lose their seats. Labour, under what was then regarded internally as the caretaker leadership of Clement Attlee following the resignation of George Lansbury slightly over a month before, made large gains over their very poor showing at the 1931 general election, and saw their highest share of the vote yet. They made a net gain of over a hundred seats, thus reversing much of the ground lost in 1931. The Liberals continued a slow political decline, with their leader, Sir Herbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Todd
Alan Livesey Stuart Todd (3 June 1900 – 14 August 1976) was a barrister and Conservative politician living at Clent. Biography He was educated at Wellington College and the University of Oxford. He was elected as a Member of Parliament in the 1931 General Election for the Kingswinford division of Staffordshire as a Conservative, but was not re-elected at the following election in 1935. During this time, he published a work on ''Indian Constitutional Reform'' (1934). He was elected to Worcestershire County Council in 1938, and became an alderman of that council in 1953, remaining one until that role was abolished in 1974. He was President of Bromsgrove Conservative Association from 1962 to 1967. He held various Civil Service appointments during the Second World War and was executive director of the National Association of Drop Forgers and Stampers from 1948 to 1969. He became a Justice of the Peace for Staffordshire in 1939, serving as chairman of the Brierley Hill petty ses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 United Kingdom General Election
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. In all general elections since 1922, Labour has been either the governing party or the Official Opposition. There have been six Labour prime ministers and thirteen Labour ministries. The party holds the annual Labour Party Conference, at which party policy is formulated. The party was founded in 1900, having grown out of the trade union movement and socialist parties of the 19th century. It overtook the Liberal Party to become the main opposition to the Conservative Party in the early 1920s, forming two minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s and early 1930s. Labour served in the wartime coalition of 1940–1945, after which Clement Attlee's Labour government established the National Health Service and expanded the welfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sitch
Charles Henry Sitch (4 May 1887 – 13 June 1960) was Labour MP for Kingswinford (UK Parliament constituency), Kingswinford. Born in Saltney in Flintshire, Sitch grew up in Cradley Heath, where his father, Thomas Sitch, was General Secretary of the Chain Makers' and Strikers' Association (CMSA). He studied at Ruskin College and was also active in the CMSA. Sitch was elected to Rowley Regis Urban District Council in 1913, serving as a Liberal-Labour (UK), Liberal-Labour member, and was president of the South Staffordshire and Worcestershire Federation of Trades Councils from 1914. In 1916, he resigned from the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party and joined the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, and under this banner, he won the Kingswinford seat at the 1918 United Kingdom general election. Sitch succeeded his father as general secretary of the CMSA in 1923, holding the post alongside his Parliamentary duties until 1931, when he lost his seat. He remained secretary of the CMSA unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 United Kingdom General Election
The 1918 United Kingdom general election was called immediately after the Armistice with Germany which ended the First World War, and was held on Saturday, 14 December 1918. The governing coalition, under Prime Minister David Lloyd George, sent letters of endorsement to candidates who supported the coalition government. These were nicknamed "Coalition Coupons", and led to the election being known as the "coupon election". The result was a massive landslide in favour of the coalition, comprising primarily the Conservatives and Coalition Liberals, with massive losses for Liberals who were not endorsed. Nearly all the Liberal MPs without coupons were defeated, including party leader H. H. Asquith. It was the first general election to include on a single day all eligible voters of the United Kingdom, although the vote count was delayed until 28 December so that the ballots cast by soldiers serving overseas could be included in the tallies. It resulted in a landslide victory for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Staveley-Hill
Henry Staveley Staveley-Hill (22 May 1865 – 25 March 1946) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. The son of the Conservative politician Alexander Staveley Hill, Hill (who assumed by Royal Licence the name of Staveley in 1906) was educated at Westminster School and St John's College, Oxford, where he rowed for the college. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1891, and practiced on the Oxford circuit. Following in the steps of his father, he became first Recorder of Banbury (1903–22) and Conservative Member of Parliament for Kingswinford (1905–18), after winning the 1905 Kingswinford by-election. During the First World War, Staveley-Hill commanded the 2/1st Staffordshire Yeomanry, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, then became Superintending Officer, Labour Corps, Scottish Command. Staveley-Hill was appointed a County Court A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Kingswinford By-election
The 1905 Kingswinford by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Kingswinford, Staffordshire held on 3 July 1905. It was triggered by the death of incumbent MP William George Webb. It was won by Conservative Henry Staveley-Hill Henry Staveley Staveley-Hill (22 May 1865 – 25 March 1946) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. The son of the Conservative politician Alexander Staveley Hill, Hill (who assumed by Royal Licence the name of Staveley in 19 .... Results References 1905 elections in the United Kingdom By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Staffordshire constituencies Politics of Staffordshire History of Dudley {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William George Webb
William George Webb (1843 – 14 June 1905) was an English businessman, brewer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for . Life He was the elder son of Edward Webb (1810–1872) of Wordsley, Staffordshire, and his wife Eliza. His father's business interests included glass manufacture at Amblecote and elsewhere (he was a cousin of the glassmaker Thomas Webb (1804–1869)), and milling. He became senior partner in the seed company Edward Webb & Sons, with agricultural seed farms of over 1000 acres at Kinver. The firm also acted as wool and hop merchants, and sold manure. Webb commanded the South Staffordshire Militia, and used the rank of Colonel. He was elected to parliament at the 1900 United Kingdom general election, as a Conservative. Webb died at Stourbridge following a short illness, aged 61. His estate was valued at over £500,000. He was a director of P. Phipps & Co. (Northampton and Towcester Breweries), where his place was taken by his brother Edward. His vaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 United Kingdom General Election
The 1900 United Kingdom general election was held between 26 September and 24 October 1900, following the dissolution of Parliament on 25 September. Also referred to as the Khaki Election (the first of several elections to bear this sobriquet), it was held at a time when it was widely believed that the Second Boer War had effectively been won (though in fact it was to continue for another two years). The Conservative Party, led by Lord Salisbury with their Liberal Unionist allies, secured a large majority of 134 seats, despite securing only 5.6% more votes than Henry Campbell-Bannerman's Liberals. This was largely owing to the Conservatives winning 163 seats that were uncontested by others. The Labour Representation Committee, later to become the Labour Party, participated in a general election for the first time. However, it had only been in existence for a few months; as a result, Keir Hardie and Richard Bell were the only LRC Members of Parliament elected in 1900. This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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