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Stirling Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)

For the current constituency, see Stirling (UK Parliament constituency).

Stirling Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918.

Stirling Burghs
Former District of burghs constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlementsStirling, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Queensferry, Culross
1708–1918
SeatsOne
Created fromCulross
Dunfermline
Inverkeithing
Queensferry
Stirling
Replaced byStirling & Falkirk Burghs
Dunfermline Burghs
and others

Creation edit

The British parliamentary constituency was created in 1708 following the Acts of Union, 1707 and replaced the former Parliament of Scotland burgh constituencies of Stirling, Culross, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing and Queensferry

Boundaries edit

The constituency comprised the burghs of Stirling in Stirlingshire, Dunfermline, and Inverkeithing in Fife, Queensferry, in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), and Culross, which was an exclave of Perthshire, transferring to Fife in 1889. By 1832, the burgh of Queensferry had become the burgh of South Queensferry.

History edit

The constituency elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until the seat was abolished for the 1918 general election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

In 1918, Stirling became part of Stirling and Falkirk Burghs and Dunfermline became part of Dunfermline Burghs, with the other burghs being represented as part of their respective counties.

Members of Parliament edit

Election Member Party
1708 John Erskine
1710 Henry Cunningham
1728 Lord Erskine
1734 Peter Halkett
1741 James Erskine
1747 George Haldane
1758 Robert Haldane
1761 Francis Holburne
1768 James Masterton
1774 Archibald Campbell
1780 James Campbell
1789 Archibald Campbell
1791 Andrew Cochrane
(from 1793, Cochrane Johnstone)[6]
1797 William Tait
1800 Alexander Cochrane
1806 Sir John Henderson, Bt
1807 Alexander Campbell
1818 John Campbell
1819 Francis Primrose
1820 Robert Downie Non Partisan[7]
1830 James Johnston Non Partisan[8]
1832 Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny Whig[9][10][11]
1847 John Benjamin Smith Radical[12][13][14][15]
1852 Sir James Anderson Radical[16]
1859 James Caird Liberal
1865 Laurence Oliphant Liberal
1868 John Ramsay Liberal
1868 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Liberal
1908 Arthur Ponsonby Liberal
1918 constituency abolished

Election results 1708-1885 edit

Elections in the 1830s edit

General election 1830: Stirling Burghs[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan James Johnston (MP) 3 60.0
Nonpartisan Robert Downie (MP) 2 40.0
Majority 1 20.0
Turnout 5 c. 4.9
Registered electors c. 103
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing
General election 1831: Stirling Burghs[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan James Johnston (MP) Unopposed
Registered electors c. 103
Nonpartisan hold
General election 1832: Stirling Burghs[19][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Archibald Primrose 492 57.3
Whig James Johnston (MP) 366 42.7
Majority 126 14.6
Turnout 858 89.7
Registered electors 956
Whig gain from Nonpartisan
General election 1835: Stirling Burghs[19][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Archibald Primrose 418 54.8 −2.5
Radical John Crawfurd 345 45.2 New
Majority 73 9.6 -5.0
Turnout 763 72.0 −17.7
Registered electors 1,060
Whig hold Swing −2.5

Primrose was appointed as a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 5 May 1835: Stirling Burghs[19][9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Archibald Primrose Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1837: Stirling Burghs[19][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Archibald Primrose 455 99.6 +44.8
Radical Thomas Perronet Thompson 2 0.4 −44.8
Majority 453 99.2 +89.6
Turnout 457 36.8 −35.2
Registered electors 1,241
Whig hold Swing +44.8

Elections in the 1840s edit

General election 1841: Stirling Burghs[19][11][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Archibald Primrose 438 51.0 −48.6
Radical James Aytoun 420 49.0 +48.6
Majority 18 2.0 −97.2
Turnout 858 75.2 +38.4
Registered electors 1,141
Whig hold Swing −48.6
General election 1847: Stirling Burghs[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical John Benjamin Smith 345 42.4 −6.6
Whig Alexander Ramsay-Gibson-Maitland[21] 312 38.4 N/A
Whig Alexander Alison 156 19.2 N/A
Majority 33 4.0 N/A
Turnout 813 72.3 −2.9
Registered electors 1,125
Radical gain from Whig Swing N/A

Elections in the 1850s edit

General election 1852: Stirling Burghs[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical James Anderson 431 51.2 +8.8
Whig John Miller[22] 411 48.8 −8.8
Majority 20 2.4 -1.6
Turnout 842 76.8 +4.5
Registered electors 1,097
Radical hold Swing +8.8
General election 1857: Stirling Burghs[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical James Anderson Unopposed
Registered electors 1,149
Radical hold
General election 1859: Stirling Burghs[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Caird Unopposed
Registered electors 1,224
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s edit

General election 1865: Stirling Burghs[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurence Oliphant Unopposed
Registered electors 1,262
Liberal hold

Oliphant resigned, causing a by-election.

By-election, 30 April 1868: Stirling Burghs[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Ramsay 565 53.4 N/A
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman 494 46.6 N/A
Majority 71 6.8 N/A
Turnout 1,059 84.2 N/A
Registered electors 1,257
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1868: Stirling Burghs[23][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman 2,201 56.7 N/A
Liberal John Ramsay 1,682 43.3 N/A
Majority 519 13.4 N/A
Turnout 3,883 88.8 N/A
Registered electors 4,372
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1870s edit

General election 1874: Stirling Burghs[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman Unopposed
Registered electors 4,779
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s edit

General election 1880: Stirling Burghs[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman 2,906 95.7 N/A
Conservative James Gibson-Maitland[24] 132 4.3 New
Majority 2,774 91.4 N/A
Turnout 3,038 63.2 N/A
Registered electors 4,807
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Campbell-Bannerman was appointed Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, requiring a by-election.

By-election, 31 Oct 1884: Stirling Burghs[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman Unopposed
Liberal hold

Election results 1885-1918 edit

Decades:

Elections in the 1880s edit

General election 1885: Stirling Burghs[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman Unopposed
Liberal hold

A by-election was called after Campbell-Bannerman accepted office as Secretary of State for War as at that time Cabinet Ministers were required on appointment to submit themselves for re-election.[25]

By-election, 10 Feb 1886: Stirling Burghs[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman Unopposed
Liberal hold
 
Campbell-Bannerman
General election 1886: Stirling Burghs[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman 2,440 62.4 N/A
Liberal Unionist John Pender 1,471 37.6 New
Majority 969 24.8 N/A
Turnout 3,911 74.8 N/A
Registered electors 5,228
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1890s edit

General election 1892: Stirling Burghs[27][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman 2,791 62.2 -0.2
Liberal Unionist Walter Hughes 1,695 37.8 +0.2
Majority 1,096 24.4 -0.4
Turnout 4,486 80.3 +5.5
Registered electors 5,590
Liberal hold Swing -0.2

Campbell-Bannerman was appointed Secretary of State for War requiring a by-election.[27]

By-election, 25 Aug 1892: Stirling Burghs[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1895: Stirling Burghs[28][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman 2,783 62.7 +0.5
Conservative Stuart Cunningham Macaskie 1,656 37.3 -0.5
Majority 1,127 25.4 +1.0
Turnout 4,439 73.9 −6.4
Registered electors 6,007
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1900s edit

 
Campbell-Bannerman
General election 1900: Stirling Burghs[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman 2,715 56.6 -6.1
Liberal Unionist Oliver Thomas Duke 2,085 43.4 +6.1
Majority 630 12.2 -12.2
Turnout 4,800 74.7 +0.8
Registered electors 6,422
Liberal hold Swing -6.1
General election 1906: Stirling Burghs[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman Unopposed
Liberal hold
 
Ponsonby
1908 Stirling Burghs by-election[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Ponsonby 3,873 60.7 N/A
Conservative William Whitelaw 2,512 39.3 New
Majority 1,361 21.4 N/A
Turnout 6,385 84.5 N/A
Registered electors 7,558
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s edit

General election January 1910: Stirling Burghs[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Ponsonby 4,471 64.9 +4.2
Conservative Neil Cochran-Patrick 2,419 35.1 -4.2
Majority 2,052 29.8 +8.4
Turnout 6,890 84.6 +0.1
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing +4.2
General election December 1910: Stirling Burghs[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Ponsonby Unopposed
Liberal hold

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Stirling Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Stirling Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Stirling Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1790-1820). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Stirling Burghs". History of Parliament Online (1820-1832). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ COCHRANE (afterwards COCHRANE JOHNSTONE), Hon. Andrew James (1767-1833), of 13 Alsop's Buildings, New Road, Marylebone, Mdx. at The History of Parliament online. Accessed 8 September 2014.
  7. ^ Fisher, David R. "DOWNIE, Robert (1771-1841), of Appin House, Loch Linnhe, Argyll". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. ^ Fisher, David R. "JOHNSTON, James (1801-1841), of Straiton, Edinburgh and Champfleurie, Linlithgow". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 212. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ Mosse, Richard Bartholomew (1838). The Parliamentary Guide: a concise history of the Members of both Houses, etc. p. 158. Retrieved 17 August 2019 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ a b "Belfast Commercial Chronicle". 7 July 1841. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Leeds Mercury". 7 August 1847. p. 5. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Morning Post". 9 July 1852. p. 3. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ McCord, Norman (2006). The Anti-Corn Law League, 1838–1846 (eBook ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-1-136-58447-3. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ "Stirling (Burghs)". Bell's Weekly Messenger. 7 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "The Elections". Yorkshire Gazette. 24 July 1852. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ a b Fisher, David R. "Stirling Burghs". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  18. ^ a b Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980). British Historical Facts 1760-1830. Basingstoke: Palgrave. p. 58. doi:10.1007/978-1-137-06465-3. ISBN 978-1-137-06465-3. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google Books.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  20. ^ "The Elections". London Daily News. 2 August 1847. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 17 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. ^ "The Stirling Election". Dundee Courier. 17 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 17 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. ^ "Election Intelligence". Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser. 6 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870
  24. ^ "Stirling Burghs Election". Dunfermline Saturday Press. 20 March 1880. p. 1. Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. ^ a b c d Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
  26. ^ a b c d e f Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  27. ^ a b Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
  28. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
  29. ^ a b c d Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  30. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916

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