A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Skipton | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Skipton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1974-1983 | |
| County | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Major settlements | Skipton |
| 1885–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Northern West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Replaced by | Skipton & Ripon, Pendle, Ribble Valley Westmorland & Lonsdale and Keighley[1] |
Skipton was a county constituency centred on the town of Skipton in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished nearly a hundred years later, for the 1983 general election. It was then partly replaced by the new Skipton and Ripon constituency.
Boundaries
1885–1918: Part of the Wapentake of Skipton and Ewecross.
1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Barnoldswick, Earby, and Skipton, and the Rural Districts of Bowland, Sedbergh, Settle, and Skipton.
1950–1983: The Urban Districts of Barnoldswick, Earby, and Skipton, the Rural Districts of Bowland, Sedbergh, and Settle, and the Rural District of Skipton except the parishes of Steeton with Eastburn, and Sutton.
In 1974 the rural district of Sedbergh became part of the new county of Cumbria.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Mathew Wilson | 5,059 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | Samuel Lister | 4,269 | 45.8 | ||
| Majority | 790 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 9,328 | 86.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,796 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Walter Morrison | 4,423 | 50.8 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal | Mathew Wilson | 4,289 | 49.2 | −5.0 | |
| Majority | 134 | 1.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 8,712 | 80.7 | −5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,796 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Roundell | 4,700 | 50.5 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Walter Morrison | 4,608 | 49.5 | −1.3 | |
| Majority | 92 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,308 | 77.0 | −3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,087 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Walter Morrison | 4,902 | 50.7 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal | James Anson Farrer | 4,763 | 49.3 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 139 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 9,665 | 87.1 | +10.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,096 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.2 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Whitley-Thomson | 5,139 | 50.7 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Walter Morrison | 5,007 | 49.3 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 132 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,146 | 85.5 | −1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,865 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +1.4 | |||
