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West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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County
  
Staffordshire

Number of members
  
One

Replaced by
  
South Staffordshire

Number of members
  
Two

Type of constituency
  
County constituency

Created from
  
South Staffordshire

West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament until 1885, and then one member.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

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: Philip Ashworth
  • Liberal: William Beddoe Rees
  • References

    West Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia