world.wikisort.org - United_KingdomSpennymoor was a county constituency centred on the town of Spennymoor in County Durham. 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 from 1918 to 1950.
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950
Spennymoor |
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Number of members | one |
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Replaced by | Durham and North West Durham |
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Created from | Mid Durham and Bishop Auckland |
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History
Spennymoor was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election, comprising southern parts of the abolished Mid Division of Durham, including the communities of Brandon, Brancepeth, Tudhoe and Willington. Spennymoor was added from Bishop Auckland and Crook and Tow Law from Barnard Castle.
It was abolished for the 1950 general election under the Representation of the People Act 1948, with the bulk of the constituency being included in the re-established constituency of North West Durham, with the exception of the town of Spennymoor itself, which was transferred to Durham.[1]
Boundaries
- The Urban Districts of Brandon and Byshottles, Crook, Spennymoor, Tow Law, and Willington;
- in the Rural District of Auckland the parishes of Helmington Row, Hunwick and Helmington, and North Bedburn;
- the parish of Brancepeth in the Rural District of Durham; and
- the parish of Hedleyhope in the Rural District of Lanchester.[2]
Members of Parliament
Year | Member | Party |
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1918 |
Samuel Galbraith |
Liberal |
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1922 |
Joseph Batey |
Labour |
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1942 |
James Murray |
Labour |
1950 |
constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
- Galbraith was sponsored by the Durham Miners' Association
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Joseph Batey
- Conservative:
See also
- History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Durham
References
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