Stirling Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)




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





















Stirling Burghs
Former District of burghs constituency
for the House of Commons
Major settlements
Stirling, Dunfermline, Inverkeithing, Queensferry, Culross

1708–1918
Number of members One
Replaced by
Stirling & Falkirk Burghs
Dunfermline Burghs
and others
Created from
Culross
Dunfermline
Inverkeithing
Queensferry
Stirling

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


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.




Contents






  • 1 Members of Parliament


  • 2 Election results 1708-1885


    • 2.1 Elections in the 1850s


    • 2.2 Elections in the 1860s


    • 2.3 Elections in the 1870s


    • 2.4 Elections in the 1880s




  • 3 Election results 1885-1918


    • 3.1 Elections in the 1880s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1890s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1900s


    • 3.4 Elections in the 1910s




  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





Members of Parliament


























































































































































































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)[1]

1797
William Tait

1800
Alexander Cochrane

1806
Sir John Henderson, Bt

1807
Alexander Campbell

1818
 John Campbell

1819
Francis Primrose

1820
Robert Downie

1830
James Johnston


1832
Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny
Whig[2]


1847
John Benjamin Smith
Radical[3][4][5][6]


1852
Sir James Anderson
Radical[7]


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



Elections in the 1850s























































General Election 1852: Stirling Burghs[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Radical
James Anderson
 431
 51.2


Whig
John Miller[9]
 411
 48.8
Majority
 20
 2.4

Turnout
 842
 76.8

Registered electors
 1,097



Radical hold
Swing






























General Election 1857: Stirling Burghs[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Radical
James Anderson
Unopposed

Registered electors
 1,149



Radical hold





























General Election 1859: Stirling Burghs[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
James Caird
Unopposed

Registered electors
 1,224



Liberal hold


Elections in the 1860s






























General Election 1865: Stirling Burghs[8]
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[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
John Ramsay
 565
 53.4
N/A


Liberal
Henry Campbell
 494
 46.6
N/A
Majority
 71
 6.7
N/A

Turnout
 1,059
 84.2
N/A

Registered electors
 1,257



Liberal hold
Swing
N/A






















































General Election 1868: Stirling Burghs[10][8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry Campbell
 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






























General Election 1874: Stirling Burghs[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Unopposed

Registered electors
 4,779



Liberal hold


Elections in the 1880s























































General Election 1880: Stirling Burghs[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
 2,906
 95.7
N/A


Conservative
James Gibson-Maitland[11]
 132
 4.3
N/A
Majority
 2,774
 91.3
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[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Unopposed


Liberal hold


Election results 1885-1918






Decades:

  • 1880s

  • 1890s

  • 1900s

  • 1910s


Elections in the 1880s
























General Election 1885: Stirling Burghs[12][13]
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.[12]
























By-election, 10 Feb 1886: Stirling Burghs[12][13]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Unopposed


Liberal hold



Campbell-Bannerman























































General Election 1886: Stirling Burghs[12][13]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
 2,440
 62.4
N/A


Liberal Unionist
John Pender
 1,471
 37.6
N/A
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























































General Election 1892: Stirling Burghs[14][13]
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.[14]
























By-election, 25 Aug 1892: Stirling Burghs[13]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Unopposed


Liberal hold






















































General Election 1895: Stirling Burghs[15][13]
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




Campbell-Bannerman























































General Election 1900: Stirling Burghs[16]
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[16]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Unopposed


Liberal hold



Ponsonby




















































Stirling Burghs by-election, 1908[16]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Arthur Ponsonby
 3,873
 60.7
N/A


Conservative
William Whitelaw
 2,512
 39.3
N/A
Majority
 1,361
 21.4
N/A

Turnout
 6,385
 84.5
N/A

Registered electors
 7,558



Liberal hold


Elections in the 1910s























































General Election January 1910: Stirling Burghs[16]
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
84.6
 +0.1

Registered electors




Liberal hold
Swing
 +4.2























General Election Dec 1910: Stirling Burghs[17]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Liberal
Arthur Ponsonby
Unopposed


Liberal hold


See also



  • Black Bond


  • Stirling (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)



References





  1. ^ 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.


  2. ^ Smith, Henry Stooks (1842). The Register of Parliamentary Contested Elections (Second ed.). Simpkin, Marshall & Company. p. 212. Retrieved 4 September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Leeds Mercury". 7 August 1847. p. 5. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference morningpost1852 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).



  5. ^ 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.


  6. ^ "Stirling (Burghs)". Bell's Weekly Messenger. 7 August 1847. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


  7. ^ "The Elections". Yorkshire Gazette. 24 July 1852. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


  8. ^ abcdefghi Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.


  9. ^ "Election Intelligence". Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser. 6 July 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


  10. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870


  11. ^ "Stirling Burghs Election". Dunfermline Saturday Press. 20 March 1880. p. 1. Retrieved 11 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).


  12. ^ abcd Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889


  13. ^ abcdef Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.


  14. ^ ab Whitaker's Almanack, 1893


  15. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench


  16. ^ abcd Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.


  17. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916



  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)














Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Manchester East
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister
1905–1908
 Succeeded by
Fife East
Preceded by
Rutland
Constituency represented by the Father of the House
1907–1908
 Succeeded by
Honiton








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