Holderness was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries 1885–1918:
1918–1950: The Municipal Boroughs of Beverley and Hedon, the Urban Districts of Cottingham, Hornsea, and Withernsea, the Rural Districts of Patrington and Skirlaugh, part of the Rural District of Beverley, and in the Rural District of Sculcoates the civil parishes of Preston and Sutton.
Members of Parliament
YearMemberParty 1885 George Bethell Conservative 1900 Arthur Stanley Wilson Conservative 1922 Audley Bowdler Liberal 1923 Sir Samuel Savery Unionist 1939 Gurney Braithwaite Conservative1950 constituency abolished
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
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 the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Unionist: Arthur Stanley Wilson Liberal: Fred Maddison
Election in the 1920s
Election in the 1930s
Election in the 1940s
References