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Stockton-on-Tees (UK Parliament constituency)

Stockton-on-Tees is a former borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election from 1868 to 1983.

History

The constituency was created as the parliamentary borough of Stockton by the Reform Act 1867,[1] but was named as Stockton-on-Tees under the Boundary Act 1868.[2] It included Thornaby-on-Tees until the redistribution of seats for the 1950 general election.

In 1966, the borough of Stockton was absorbed into the newly created County Borough of Teesside and at the next periodic review of parliamentary constituencies which came into effect for the February 1974 election, it was officially named as Teesside, Stockton. A further local government reorganisation which came into effect in April 1974 saw Stockton re-established as a borough within the new county of Cleveland and, at the next redistribution which did not come into effect until the 1983 election, the Stockton-on-Tees constituency was abolished. The majority of the electorate, including Stockton town centre, Norton and Billingham were included in the new Stockton North seat, with parts included in Stockton South.

Boundaries

1868–1918

Under the Reform Act 1867, the proposed contents of the new parliamentary borough were defined as the municipal borough of Stockton, and the township of Thornaby.[1] However, this was amended under the Boundary Act 1868, with the boundary being extended to include the whole of the parish of Stockton, part of the township of Linthorpe and most of the parish of Norton.[2]

See map on Vision of Britain website.[3]

1918–1950

The Boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby-on-Tees.[4]

Minor changes. Boundaries aligned to those of the local authorities.

1950–1974

The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.[5]

Thornaby-on-Tees transferred to Middlesbrough West.

1974-1983 (Teesside, Stockton)

The County Borough of Teesside wards of Billingham East, Billingham West, Grangefield, Hartburn, Mile House, North End, Norton, Stockton South.[6]

Billingham transferred from the abolished constituency of Sedgefield.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1860s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

Dodds resigned, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Communist Party candidate George Short submitted correct nomination papers but refused to submit the required deposit of £150, so his nomination was rejected.[11]

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;

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Representation of the People Act 1867" (PDF). p. 22. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Boundary Act 1868". 1868. p. 160.
  3. ^ "HMSO Boundary Commission Report 1868, Stockton".
  4. ^ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
  5. ^ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 60. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
  6. ^ Craig, Fred W. S. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. p. 147. ISBN 0-900178-09-4. OCLC 539011.
  7. ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  8. ^ "Death of the Hon. Francis Barrington". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 19 January 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  11. ^ "Nomination Day Incidents." Times [London, England] 17 Oct. 1931: 7. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 July 2016.
  12. ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
  13. ^ The Liberal Magazine, 1939

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