North Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
# North Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Worcestershire was a county constituency in the county of Worcestershire, which 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 voting system.

It was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election. The constituency was abolished for the 1918 general election.

## Boundaries

The constituency included the Sessional Divisions of Halesowen and Oldbury, the Municipal Borough of Dudley, and the parishes of Cradley, Lutley, Lye, and Northfield.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1885 | Benjamin Hingley | Liberal |
| | 1886 | Benjamin Hingley | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1892 | Benjamin Hingley | Liberal |
| | 1895 | John William Wilson | Liberal Unionist |
| | 1903 | John William Wilson | Liberal |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: North Worcestershire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Hingley | 5,774 | 72.8 | |
| | Conservative | John Willis-Bund | 2,155 | 27.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,619 | 45.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,929 | 75.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,573 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

General election 1886: North Worcestershire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | Benjamin Hingley | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: North Worcestershire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Hingley | 5,329 | 62.7 | New |
| | Conservative | William Bridgeman | 3,171 | 37.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,158 | 25.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,500 | 79.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,744 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | N/A | |

General election 1895: North Worcestershire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Wilson | 5,012 | 55.5 | +18.2 |
| | Liberal | Robert Waite | 4,024 | 44.5 | −18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,036 | 80.6 | +1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,209 | | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.2 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: North Worcestershire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Unionist | John Wilson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold |

General election 1906: North Worcestershire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Wilson | 6,908 | 51.8 | New |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Campion | 6,429 | 48.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,337 | 84.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,732 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: North Worcestershire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Wilson | 8,272 | 51.0 | -0.8 |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Campion | 7,953 | 49.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 2.0 | -1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,225 | 89.1 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,200 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

General election December 1910: North Worcestershire :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Wilson | 7,894 | 50.9 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | D. T. Timins | 7,625 | 49.1 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,519 | 85.3 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,200 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −0.1 | |

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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

* Liberal: John Wilson
* Unionist:
