South West Lancashire Newton Constituency (PDivCon) : Political Parties

Election of 24th Nov 1885 to 18th Dec, 1885
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 4414 Elected
Liberal 4031

More information about the 1885 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 1st Jul 1886 to 27th Jul, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 4302 Elected
Liberal 3486

More information about the 1886 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 16th Aug, 1886
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 4062 Elected
Liberal 3355

This was a by-election.



Election of 4th Jul 1892 to 26th Jul, 1892
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 4713 Elected
Liberal 3819

More information about the 1892 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 13th Jul 1895 to 7th Aug, 1895
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 5358 Elected
Liberal 3854

More information about the 1895 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 16th Jan, 1899
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

This was a by-election.



Election of 1st Oct 1900 to 24th Oct, 1900
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative -1 Elected

More information about the 1900 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 12th Jan 1906 to 8th Feb, 1906
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 6434 Elected
Conservative 5893

More information about the 1906 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 15th Jan 1910 to 10th Feb, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 7256 Elected
Liberal Unionist 6504

More information about the 1910 Feb General Election is available here.

This was a General Election



Election of 3rd Dec 1910 to 19th Dec, 1910
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 6706 Elected
Labour 6562

More information about the 1910 Dec General Election is available here.

This was a General Election




The early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. The cemsuses of Great Britain from 1811 onwards applied it to families rather than persons, and all families were included under one of these headings.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, South West Lancashire Newton Constituency (PDivCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12750912/cube/POL_PARTY

Date accessed: 30th July 2026