Liverpool East Toxteth was a borough constituency represented in the

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of the

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. It elected one

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(MP) by the

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system of election.

Boundaries

1885–1918: Part of the civil parish of Toxteth. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Aigburth, Granby, Sefton Park East, and Sefton Park West.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

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 parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; *Unionist: James Stuart Rankin *Liberal: John Lea

Elections in the 1920s

Rathbone was a member of Liverpool City Council at the time of the election, and received support from the local Liberal association and the Women's Citizenship Association.

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1939–40 Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected; *Conservative:

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*Liberal:

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The Liberal Magazine, 1939

Elections in the 1940s

References

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