Eskdale was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Eskdale, district of north Cumberland not to be confused with the valley of Eskdale in the west of the county. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
History The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
Boundaries The Municipal Borough of Carlisle, the Sessional Divisions of Cumberland Ward, Eskdale Ward, and Longtown, and part of the Sessional Division of Allerdale Ward below Derwent.Debrett's House of Commons 1916
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1885 Robert Andrew Allison Liberal 1900 Claude Lowther Conservative 1906 Geoffrey Howard Liberal 1910 Claude Lowther Conservative 1918 constituency abolished
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; Unionist: Claude Lowther Liberal: George SchusterLloyd George, Liberalism and the Land: The Land Issue and Party Politics in England, 1906–1914 By Ian Packer
See also Parliamentary franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918
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