East Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, when the two-member Denbighshire constituency was divided into Eastern and Western divisions. It was abolished for the 1918 general election.

Image:George Osborne Morgan1.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: East Denbighshire British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Osborne Morgan

|votes = 3,831

|percentage = 52.7

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Williams-Wynn

|votes =3,438

|percentage = 47.3

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 393

|percentage = 5.4

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,269

|percentage = 87.6

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 8,297

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{{Election box new seat win

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: East Denbighshire British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Osborne Morgan

|votes = 3,536

|percentage = 50.2

|change = −2.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Williams-Wynn

|votes =3,510

|percentage = 49.8

|change = +2.5

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 26

|percentage = 0.4

|change = −5.0

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,046

|percentage = 84.9

|change = −2.7

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 8,297

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −2.5

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: East Denbighshire British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Osborne Morgan

|votes = 4,189

|percentage = 55.0

|change = +4.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Williams-Wynn

|votes =3,423

|percentage = 45.0

|change = −4.8

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 766

|percentage = 10.0

|change = +9.6

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,612

|percentage = 76.6

|change = −8.3

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 9,941

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +4.8

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{{Election box end}}

File:Sir_George_Osborne_Morgan.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: East Denbighshire British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Osborne Morgan

|votes = 4,899

|percentage = 61.1

|change = +6.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry St John Digby Raikes

|votes =3,115

|percentage = 38.9

|change = −6.1

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,784

|percentage = 22.2

|change = +12.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,014

|percentage = 83.5

|change = +6.9

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 9,592

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +6.1

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{{Election box end}}

Morgan's death causes a by-election.

{{Election box begin | title=1897 East Denbighshire by-electionBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Samuel Moss

|votes = 5,175

|percentage = 64.5

|change = +3.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Thomas Kenyon

|votes =2,848

|percentage = 35.5

|change = −3.4

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,327

|percentage = 29.0

|change = +6.8

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,023

|percentage = 84.4

|change = +0.9

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 9,501

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = +3.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:Samuel Moss MP.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: East Denbighshire British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Samuel Moss

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: East Denbighshire British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Samuel Moss

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

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{{Election box end}}

File:Edward_Hemmerde.jpg

{{Election box begin | title=1906 East Denbighshire by-electionBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Hemmerde

|votes = 5,917

|percentage = 65.4

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Griffith-Boscawen

|votes =3,126

|percentage = 34.6

|change = New

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,791

|percentage = 30.8

|change = N/A

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,043

|percentage = 80.9

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,172

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1909 East Denbighshire by-electionBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Hemmerde

|votes = 6,265

|percentage = 63.9

|change = -1.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Foster Cunliffe

|votes =3,544

|percentage = 36.1

|change = +1.5

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,721

|percentage = 27.8

|change = -3.0

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,809

|percentage = 84.1

|change = +3.2

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,670

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election January 1910: East Denbighshire British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Hemmerde

|votes = 6,865

|percentage = 67.4

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = David Rhys

|votes = 3,321

|percentage = 32.6

|change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,544

|percentage = 34.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 10,186

|percentage = 85.5

|change = N/A

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{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,911

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

File:Edward_John.jpg

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election December 1910: East Denbighshire British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward John

|votes = 6,449

|percentage = 66.9

|change = -0.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Alfred Hood

|votes = 3,186

|percentage = 33.1

|change = +0.5

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,263

|percentage = 33.8

|change = -1.0

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 9,635

|percentage = 80.9

|change = -4.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 11,911

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −0.5

}}

{{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: Edward John
• Unionist: J. Downes PowellLiverpool Echo 6 July 1914

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