John Wadsworth
# John Wadsworth

John Wadsworth (1850 – 10 July 1921) was a British trade unionist and Liberal or Lib-Lab politician.

Born in West Melton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Wadsworth worked as a coal miner and was elected checkweighman. He joined the Yorkshire Miners Association, a constituent part of the Miners Federation of Great Britain (MFGB), rising to become the Yorkshire Association's general secretary, then in 1904 its president.

Wadsworth was elected as the Lib-Lab Member of Parliament (MP) for Hallamshire at the 1906 general election.

General election 1906: Hallamshire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Wadsworth | 8,375 | 55.2 |
| | Conservative | Frederic Kelley | 6,807 | 44.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,568 | 10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 83.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

In 1909, with the other MFGB-sponsored MPs, he joined the Labour Party, retaining his seat in his new colours.

General election January 1910: Hallamshire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Wadsworth | 10,193 | 62.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sutton Timmis | 6,185 | 37.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,008 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 82.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |

General election December 1910: Hallamshire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Wadsworth | 8,708 | 59.9 |
| | Conservative | David Thurston Smith | 5,837 | 40.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,871 | 19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

In 1915 he resigned the Labour whip and re-joined the Liberals. He continued as MP until the seat's abolition for the 1918 general election.

