Kingston upon Hull West was a borough constituency in Kingston upon Hull which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.
It was recreated for the 1955 general election and abolished again for the 1997 general election. It was then replaced by the new Hull West and Hessle constituency.
Boundaries 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Botanic, Coltman, Newington, and Park.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Albert, Coltman, North Newington, Pickering, St Andrew's, and South Newington.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull wards of Boothferry, Coltman, Derringham, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.
1983–1997: The City of Hull wards of Boothferry, Derringham, Myton, Newington, Pickering, and St Andrew's.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1918 ElectionMemberParty 1885 Charles Wilson Liberal 1906 Charles Wilson Liberal 1907 Guy Wilson Liberal 1918 Constituency abolished
MPs 1955–1997 ElectionMemberParty 1955 Mark Hewitson Labour 1964 James Johnson Labour 1983 Stuart Randall Labour 1997 Constituency abolished: see Hull West and Hessle
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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Labour: Alfred Gould Liberal: Guy Wilson National Sailors' and Firemen's Union: John R. Bell Unionist: W. H. Grace
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
Notes and references