# Liverpool Everton

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950

Liverpool Everton Former borough constituency for the House of Commons County Lancashire Major settlements Everton 1885–1950 Seats One Created from Liverpool Replaced by Liverpool Scotland

**Liverpool Everton** was a [borough constituency](/source/Borough_constituency) represented in the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) of the [Parliament of the United Kingdom](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom). It elected one [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) by the [first past the post](/source/First_past_the_post) system of election.

## History

The constituency was created by the [Redistribution of Seats Act 1885](/source/Redistribution_of_Seats_Act_1885) for the [1885 general election](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election), and abolished for the [1950 general election](/source/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election).

## Boundaries

**1885–1918**: Part of the civil parish of Everton.

**1918–1950**: The County Borough of Liverpool wards of Everton and Netherfield.

## Members of Parliament

Elected Member[1] Party[2][3] 1885 Edward Whitley Conservative 1892 by-election Sir John A. Willox Conservative 1905 by-election John Harmood-Banner Conservative 1924 Herbert Charles Woodcock Conservative 1929 Derwent Hall Caine Labour 1931 Frank Hornby Conservative 1935 Bertie Kirby Labour 1950 constituency abolished

## Election results

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Liverpool Everton [4][5][6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Edward Whitley 4,535 68.7 Liberal Frederick Davies 2,063 31.3 Majority 2,472 37.4 Turnout 6,598 69.9 Registered electors 9,439 Conservative win (new seat)

General election 1886: Liverpool Everton [4][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Edward Whitley Unopposed Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1890s

By-election 15 Feb 1892: Liverpool Everton [4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John A. Willox Unopposed Conservative hold

- Caused by Whitley's death.

General election 1892: Liverpool Everton [4][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John A. Willox 3,954 64.6 N/A Liberal Peter Wilson Atkin 2,165 35.4 New Majority 1,789 29.2 N/A Turnout 6,199 66.7 N/A Registered electors 9,179 Conservative hold Swing N/A

General election 1895: Liverpool Everton [4][5][7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John A. Willox Unopposed Conservative hold

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Liverpool Everton [4][5][7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John A. Willox Unopposed Conservative hold

1905 Liverpool Everton by-election[4][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Harmood-Banner 3,854 60.2 N/A Liberal William Hanbury Aggs 2,543 39.8 New Majority 1,311 20.4 N/A Turnout 6,397 63.4 N/A Registered electors 10,096 Conservative hold Swing N/A

General election 1906: Liverpool Everton [4][5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Harmood-Banner 3,949 57.8 N/A Liberal William Hanbury Aggs 2,884 42.2 N/A Majority 1,065 15.6 N/A Turnout 6,833 67.3 N/A Registered electors 10,149 Conservative hold Swing N/A

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Liverpool Everton [4][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Harmood-Banner 4,283 62.4 +4.6 Liberal William Hanbury Aggs 2,577 37.6 −4.6 Majority 1,706 24.8 +9.2 Turnout 6,860 73.7 +6.4 Conservative hold Swing +4.6

General election December 1910: Liverpool Everton [4][8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Harmood-Banner Unopposed Conservative hold

**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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

- **Unionist**: [John Harmood-Banner](/source/John_Harmood-Banner)

- **Liberal**:

General election 1918: Liverpool Everton[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% C Unionist John Harmood-Banner 6,370 52.4 N/A NFDDSS Arthur W Brooksbank 5,779 47.6 New Majority 591 4.8 N/A Turnout 12,149 47.4 N/A Unionist hold Swing N/A C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Liverpool Everton[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist John Harmood-Banner 11,667 60.6 +8.2 Labour Joseph Toole 7,600 39.4 New Majority 4,067 21.2 +16.4 Turnout 19,267 70.3 +13.9 Unionist hold Swing

General election 1923: Liverpool Everton[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist John Harmood-Banner 9,183 54.5 −6.1 Labour Henry Walker 7,673 45.5 +6.1 Majority 1,510 9.0 −12.2 Turnout 16,856 59.8 −10.5 Unionist hold Swing -6.1

General election 1924: Liverpool Everton[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Unionist Herbert Charles Woodcock 10,705 51.5 −3.0 Labour Henry Walker 10,075 48.5 +3.0 Majority 630 3.0 −6.0 Turnout 20,780 72.3 +12.5 Unionist hold Swing -3.0

General election 1929: Liverpool Everton[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Derwent Hall Caine 14,234 52.9 +4.4 Unionist Margaret Beavan 12,667 47.1 −4.4 Majority 1,567 5.8 N/A Turnout 26,901 75.9 +3.6 Labour gain from Unionist Swing +4.4

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Liverpool Everton[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Frank Hornby 12,186 48.9 +1.8 Labour Samuel Lewis Treleaven 7,786 31.2 −21.7 National Labour Derwent Hall Caine 4,950 19.9 New Majority 4,400 17.7 N/A Turnout 24,922 71.3 −4.6 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +11.7

General election 1935: Liverpool Everton[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bertie Kirby 10,962 50.4 +19.2 Conservative Ralph Etherton 10,785 49.6 +0.7 Majority 177 0.8 N/A Turnout 21,747 67.4 ―3.9 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.2

**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;

- **Labour**: [Bertie Kirby](/source/Bertie_Kirby)[10]

- **Conservative**:

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Liverpool Everton[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bertie Kirby 9,088 65.4 +15.0 Conservative HW Hill 4,806 34.6 ―15.0 Majority 4,282 30.8 +30.0 Turnout 13,894 62.9 ―4.5 Labour hold Swing +15.0

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rayment_1-0)** [Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 2)](https://web.archive.org/web/20150215181722/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ecommons2.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-craig1885-1918_2-0)** [Craig, F. W. S.](/source/F._W._S._Craig) (1983) [1989]. *British parliamentary election results 1885–1918* (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 140. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-900178-27-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900178-27-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-craig1918-1949_3-0)** [Craig, F. W. S.](/source/F._W._S._Craig) (1983) [1969]. *British parliamentary election results 1918–1949* (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 175. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-900178-06-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900178-06-X).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-ReferenceA_4-9) British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig p140 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-900178-27-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900178-27-2).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939

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