View source for Wellington (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918}}
{{distinguish|Wellington (Somerset) (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name       = Wellington (Shropshire)
|type       = County
|parliament = uk
|year       = 1885
|abolished  = 1918
|elects_howmany = one
|previous   = [[North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Shropshire]]
|next       = [[The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)|The Wrekin]]
|}}
'''Wellington (Shropshire)''' is a former [[United Kingdom]] [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary]] [[constituency]], formally known as '''The Mid (or Wellington) Division of Shropshire'''. It was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] from 1885 to 1918. It elected one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]].
== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1885 United Kingdom general election|1885]]
|rowspan="2"|  [[Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet|Alexander Brown]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist Party}}" |
| [[1886 United Kingdom general election|1886]]
| [[Liberal Unionist Party|Liberal Unionist]]
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[1906 United Kingdom general election|1906]]
| [[Sir Charles Henry, 1st Baronet|Charles Henry]]
| [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
|
| [[1918 United Kingdom general election|1918]]
|colspan="2"| ''Constituency abolished''
|}
==Elections==
=== Elections in the 1880s ===
[[Image:Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet.jpg|right|thumb|120px|A.H. Brown]]
{{Election box begin | title=[[1885 United Kingdom general election|General election 1885]]: Wellington<ref name="craig1885">{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F. W. S.|editor-link=F. W. S. Craig|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984|page=376}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet|Alexander Brown]]
|votes = 4,801
|percentage = 65.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William Kenyon-Slaney]]
|votes =2,571
|percentage = 34.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,230
|percentage = 30.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,372
|percentage = 85.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,648
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner     = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1886 United Kingdom general election|General election 1886]]: Wellington<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet|Alexander Brown]]
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner     = Liberal Unionist Party
|loser      = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1890s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1892 United Kingdom general election|General election 1892]]: Wellington<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet|Alexander Brown]]
|votes =3,963
|percentage = 59.7
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = James Harris Sanders
|votes = 2,680
|percentage = 40.3
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,283
|percentage = 19.4
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,643
|percentage = 79.1
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,398
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner     = Liberal Unionist Party
|swing      = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1895 United Kingdom general election|General election 1895]]: Wellington<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet|Alexander Brown]]
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner     = Liberal Unionist Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1900s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1900 United Kingdom general election|General election 1900]]: Wellington<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Sir Alexander Brown, 1st Baronet|Alexander Brown]]
|votes =3,480
|percentage = 60.0
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Varty
|votes = 2,318
|percentage = 40.0
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,162
|percentage = 20.0
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,798
|percentage = 68.8
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,427
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner     = Liberal Unionist Party
|swing      = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}
[[File:Charles_Henry.jpg|thumb|120px|C.S. Henry]]
{{Election box begin | title=[[1906 United Kingdom general election|General election 1906]]: Wellington<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Charles Henry, 1st Baronet|Charles Henry]]
|votes = 4,806
|percentage = 60.7
|change = +20.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = [[Sir Hildebrand Harmsworth, 1st Baronet|Hildebrand Harmsworth]]
|votes = 3,114
|percentage = 39.3
|change =&minus;20.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,692
|percentage = 21.4
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,920
|percentage = 89.2
|change = +20.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,881
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner     = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser      = Liberal Unionist Party
|swing      = +20.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
=== Elections in the 1910s ===
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[January 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election January 1910]]: Wellington<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Charles Henry, 1st Baronet|Charles Henry]]
|votes = 4,673
|percentage = 57.3
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = Charles Peevor Boileau Wood
|votes =3,484
|percentage = 42.7
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,189
|percentage = 14.6
|change = -6.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,157
|percentage = 93.2
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner     = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing      = -3.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=[[December 1910 United Kingdom general election|General election December 1910]]: Wellington<ref name="craig1885"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Sir Charles Henry, 1st Baronet|Charles Henry]]
|votes = 4,404
|percentage = 57.3
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Weld-Forester, 8th Baron Forester|George Weld-Forester
|votes = 3,286
|percentage = 42.7
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,118
|percentage = 14.6
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,690
|percentage = 87.9
|change = -5.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner     = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
'''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 July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
*'''Liberal''': [[Sir Charles Henry, 1st Baronet|Charles Henry]]
*'''Unionist''':
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
*{{Rayment-hc|w|2|date=March 2012}}
==See also==
*{{section link|Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire|Historical constituencies}}
*[[List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies]]
*[[Unreformed House of Commons]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wellington (Shropshire) (Uk Parliament Constituency)}}
[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Shropshire (historic)]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918]]
[[Category:Wellington, Shropshire]]