Keighley and Ilkley (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Keighley and Ilkley
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Keighley and Ilkley (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Interative map of boundaries since 1983
|image2 = File:Yorkshire and the Humber - Keighley and Ilkley constituency.svg
|caption2 = Boundary within Yorkshire and the Humber
|year = 1885
|abolished =
|type = County
|previous = Northern West Riding of Yorkshire
|next =
|electorate = 73,384 (December 2019){{cite web|url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/parliament-and-elections/elections-elections/uk-elections/constituency-data-electorates/|title=Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library|date=15 June 2020|publisher=Parliament UK|access-date=22 July 2020}}
|region = England
|county = West Yorkshire
|towns = Keighley, Ilkley, Haworth
|elects_howmany = One
|mp = Robbie Moore
|party = Conservative
}}
Keighley and Ilkley {{IPAc-en|audio=En-uk-Keighley.ogg|ˈ|k|iː|θ|l|i}} is a constituency in West Yorkshire{{#tag:ref|A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} created in 1885 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} since 2019 by Robbie Moore of the Conservative Party.
Although the constituency had contained the town of Ilkley since 1983, it was formally known as Keighley until the 2024 general election. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, there were no changes to the constituency boundaries, but the Boundary Commission for England recommended that it be renamed Keighley and Ilkley.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region}}{{Cite web |title=Yorkshire and the Humber {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/yorkshire-and-the-humber/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}}
History
Since 1959, the seat has been a bellwether (its winner affiliated to the winning party nationally), with three exceptions: in 1979 and 2017, the seat leant to the left, bucking the national result, while in 2024, the seat was held by the Conservatives despite a landslide victory for the Labour party nationally.
Keighley is one of 9 seats won (held or gained) by a Conservative candidate in 2019 from a total of 22 covering its county. Moore's 2019 win was one of 47 net gains by the Conservative Party.
The seat has been considered – relative to others – a marginal seat, as well as a swing seat, since 2005, as its winner's majority has not exceeded 6.2% of the vote since the 10.5% majority won in 2005, and the seat has changed hands three times since that year.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The parishes in the Wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewecross of Cowling, Glusburn, Keighley, Steeton with Eastburn, and Sutton, and the parishes of Haworth, Thornton, and Wilsden.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Keighley, the Urban Districts of Denholme, Haworth, Oakworth, Oxenhope, and Silsden, and the Rural District of Keighley.
1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Keighley, the Urban Districts of Denholme and Silsden, and in the Rural District of Skipton the parishes of Steeton with Eastburn, and Sutton.
1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Craven, Ilkley, Keighley North, Keighley South, Keighley West, and Worth Valley.
2010–present: The City of Bradford wards of Craven, Ilkley, Keighley Central, Keighley East, Keighley West, and Worth Valley.
Unlike many constituencies, the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries of the newly named constituency unchanged for the 2024 general election;{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region}} indeed its boundaries have remained unchanged since the 1983 redistribution.
Constituency profile
This constituency covers the town and outskirts of Keighley in West Yorkshire. It comprises the mostly Labour voting area of Keighley itself, the Conservative voting spa town of Ilkley, and the rural areas of Craven and Worth Valley which are also mostly Conservative voting. The seat has a large minority with Asian heritage, especially from Pakistan and Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|title=Check Browser Settings|work=statistics.gov.uk}} The seat is also a semi-reliable bellwether of the national result; it has voted for the party to form the government in every election since the Second World War except the 1951, 1955, 1979 and 2017 elections, in which it elected Labour MPs despite the Conservatives forming the government, and in the 2024 election when it elected a Conservative MP despite Labour forming the government.
Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as being part of the “Centrists” demographic, those who generally have average opinions on the economy, nationalism and social issues. Other metrics include support for Brexit, which was 53% back in 2016, and deprivation, in terms of employment, income and education, which is 51%, according to the site. For general statistics, the average age is 51.4, at least 78% of the local population owns a car, whilst 72% own a home, and the gross household income is £40,635.{{cite web |title=The Electoral Calculus' profile of Keighley and Ilkely|url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Keighley%20and%20Ilkley |website=Electoral Calculus |access-date=14 June 2024}}
Members of Parliament
Since the 1950s, Keighley has been a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives. The MP from 1997 was Labour's Ann Cryer, widow of Bob Cryer who was MP for the same seat from 1974 to 1983 (and then for Bradford South, 1987–1994). She retired at the 2010 general election.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|k|1|date=March 2012}} | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1885 | Liberal | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1895 | Liberal | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1911 | Liberal | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1915 | Liberal | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1918 | Liberal | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1918 | Unionist | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1922 | Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1923 | Liberal | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1924 | Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1931 | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1935 | Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 1942 | rowspan="2" |Ivor Bulmer-Thomas | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1948 | Conservative | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1950 | Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1959 | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1964 | Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1970 | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1974 | Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1983 | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1997 | Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 2010 | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 2017 | Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 2019 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Keighley and Ilkley{{cite web |title=Election results for Keighley and Ilkley |url=https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=876&RPID=34020119 |website=City of Bradford Council | date=4 July 2024 |access-date=5 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Election results for Keighley and Ilkley |url=https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=876&RPID=34020119 |website=BBC News | date=4 July 2024 |access-date=5 July 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Robbie Moore|votes=18,589|percentage=40.3|change=-7.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Grogan|votes=16,964|percentage=36.7|change=-7.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate= Andrew Mark Judson |votes=4,782|percentage=10.4|change=+8.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=John Wood |votes=2,447|percentage=5.3|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent |candidate= Vaz Shabir|votes=2,036|percentage=4.4|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate=Chris Adams |votes=970|percentage=2.1|change=-2.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Yorkshire Party |candidate=Dominic James Atlas |votes=389|percentage=0.8|change=-0.4}}
{{Election box majority|votes=1,625|percentage=3.6|change=-0.6}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=46,177|percentage=62.1|change=-10.0}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=74,367}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing={{decrease}}0.3}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2019: Keighley{{cite web|title = Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll|url = https://www.bradford.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/statement-of-persons-nominated-and-notice-of-poll-keighley/|publisher = City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council|date = 14 November 2019|access-date = 14 November 2019}}{{cite web|title = Election Results for Keighley, 12 December 2019|url = https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=622&RPID=9480254|publisher = City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council|date = 13 December 2019|access-date = 13 December 2019}}{{cite web|title = Keighley 2019 General Election Results|url = https://ge2019.electoral-reform.org.uk/constituency/keighley|publisher = Electoral Reform Society|date = 13 December 2019|access-date = 13 December 2019}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Robbie Moore|votes=25,298|percentage=48.1|change=+2.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Grogan|votes=23,080|percentage=43.9|change= ―2.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Tom Franks|votes=2,573|percentage=4.9|change=+2.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Brexit Party|candidate=Waqas Ali Khan|votes=850|percentage=1.6|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Yorkshire Party|candidate=Mark Barton|votes=667|percentage=1.3|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)|candidate=Matthew Rose|votes=132|percentage=0.3|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority|votes=2,218|percentage=4.2|change=N/A}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=52,600|percentage=72.3|change= ―0.1}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +2.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2017: Keighley{{cite web|title = Election results for Keighley|url=https://bradford.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=372&RPID=2914471|publisher=City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council|date=9 June 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000766 |title=Keighley parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News |access-date=9 June 2017}}{{cite web|title=Statement of persons nominated and notice of poll|url=https://www.bradford.gov.uk/media/3954/keighley-statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-parliamentary-election-2017.pdf|publisher=City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council|date=11 May 2017|access-date=6 June 2017}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Grogan|votes=24,056|percentage=46.5|change=+8.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Kris Hopkins|votes=23,817|percentage=46.1|change=+1.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Paul Latham|votes=1,291|percentage=2.5|change= ―9.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Matt Walker|votes=1,226|percentage=2.4|change= ―0.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Ros Brown|votes=790|percentage=1.5|change= ―1.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=David Crabtree|votes=534|percentage=1.0|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority|votes=239|percentage=0.4|change=N/A}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=51,714|percentage=72.4|change=+1.1}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Labour Party (UK)|loser=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=+3.3}}
{{Election box end}}
{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Keighley}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2015: Keighley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}{{cite news|title=Keighley|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000766|publisher=BBC News|access-date=13 May 2015}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Kris Hopkins|votes=21,766|percentage=44.3|change= +2.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=John Grogan|votes=18,713|percentage=38.1|change=+2.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Paul Latham|votes=5,662|percentage=11.5|change=+8.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Ros Brown|votes=1,661|percentage=3.4|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Gareth Epps|votes=1,321|percentage=2.7|change=―12.1}}
{{Election box majority|vote=3,053|votes=3,053|percentage=6.2|change=+0.1}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=49,123|percentage=71.3|change=―1.1}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Conservative Party (UK)|swing=0.0}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2010: Keighley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/c39.stm|title=UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Keighley|date=7 May 2010|work=Election 2010|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 May 2010}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kris Hopkins
|votes = 20,003
|percentage = 41.9
|change = +7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Thomas
|votes = 17,063
|percentage = 35.8
|change = ―8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nader Fekri
|votes = 7,059
|percentage = 14.8
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Andrew Brons
|votes = 1,962
|percentage = 4.1
|change = ―5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Paul Latham
|votes = 1,470
|percentage = 3.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Steven Smith
|votes = 135
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,940
|percentage = 6.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,962
|percentage = 72.4
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +8.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2005: Keighley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Cryer
|votes = 20,720
|percentage = 44.7
|change = ―3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Karl Poulsen
|votes = 15,868
|percentage = 34.3
|change = ―4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nader Fekri
|votes = 5,484
|percentage = 11.8
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Nick Griffin
|votes = 4,240
|percentage = 9.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,852
|percentage = 10.4
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 46,312
|percentage = 67.9
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +0.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 2001: Keighley{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Cryer
|votes = 20,888
|percentage = 48.2
|change = ―2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Cooke
|votes = 16,883
|percentage = 39.0
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mike Doyle
|votes = 4,722
|percentage = 10.9
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Michael Cassidy
|votes = 840
|percentage = 1.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,005
|percentage = 9.2
|change = ―4.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,333
|percentage = 63.4
|change = ―13.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = ―2.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1997: Keighley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Cryer
|votes = 26,039
|percentage = 50.6
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gary Waller
|votes = 18,907
|percentage = 36.7
|change = ―10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mike Doyle
|votes = 5,064
|percentage = 9.8
|change = ―0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Colin Carpenter
|votes = 1,470
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,132
|percentage = 13.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 50,010
|percentage = 76.6
|change = ―6.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +10.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1992: Keighley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gary Waller
|votes = 25,983
|percentage = 47.4
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tommy B. Flanagan
|votes = 22,387
|percentage = 40.8
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian N. Simpson
|votes = 5,793
|percentage = 10.6
|change = ―8.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mike Crowson
|votes = 642
|percentage = 1.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,596
|percentage = 6.6
|change = ―4.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 54,805
|percentage = 82.6
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = ―2.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin|
|title =General election 1987: Keighley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gary Waller
|votes = 23,903
|percentage = 45.8
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Rye
|votes = 18,297
|percentage = 35.0
|change = ―2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Wells
|votes = 10,041
|percentage = 19.2
|change = ―0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,606
|percentage = 10.8
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 52,243
|percentage = 79.4
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1983: Keighley{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gary Waller
|votes = 21,370
|percentage = 42.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bob Cryer
|votes = 18,596
|percentage = 37.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Wells
|votes = 9,951
|percentage = 19.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Penney
|votes = 302
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,774
|percentage = 5.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 50,216
|percentage = 78.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1979: Keighley}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bob Cryer
|votes = 19,698
|percentage = 44.95
|change = {{decrease}} 0.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Dawson
|votes = 19,620
|percentage = 44.77
|change = {{increase}} 6.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaretta Holmstedt
|votes = 4,062
|percentage = 9.27
|change = {{decrease}} 4.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = R. L. Fairey
|votes = 234
|percentage = 0.53
|change = {{decrease}} 1.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Wade
|votes = 208
|percentage = 0.47
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 78
|percentage = 0.18
|change = {{decrease}} 7.00
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,819
|percentage = 80.51
|change = {{decrease}} 2.47
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election October 1974: Keighley}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bob Cryer
|votes = 19,569
|percentage = 45.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Cyril Taylor
|votes = 16,488
|percentage = 38.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaretta Holmstedt
|votes = 5,839
|percentage = 13.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = G. Wright
|votes = 859
|percentage = 2.00
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain
|candidate = C. W. Deakin
|votes = 179
|percentage = 0.42
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,081
|percentage = 7.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,935
|percentage = 82.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election February 1974: Keighley}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bob Cryer
|votes = 18,595
|percentage = 41.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joan Hall
|votes = 17,717
|percentage = 39.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfred Whittaker
|votes = 7,820
|percentage = 17.58
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Social Democrat
|candidate = John Binns
|votes = 348
|percentage = 0.78
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 878
|percentage = 1.98
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,480
|percentage = 86.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner= Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1970: Keighley}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joan Hall
|votes = 20,957
|percentage = 50.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Binns
|votes = 20,341
|percentage = 49.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 616
|percentage = 1.50
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,298
|percentage = 80.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1960s=
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1966: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Binns
|votes = 22,039
|percentage = 55.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John George Bellak
|votes = 18,027
|percentage = 44.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,012
|percentage = 10.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,066
|percentage = 83.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1964: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Binns
|votes = 17,816
|percentage = 42.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marcus Worsley
|votes = 15,115
|percentage = 36.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William E. Jones
|votes = 8,529
|percentage = 20.57
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,701
|percentage = 6.51
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,874
|percentage = 61.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1950s=
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1959: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marcus Worsley
|votes = 20,626
|percentage = 50.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Hobson
|votes = 20,456
|percentage = 49.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 170
|percentage = 0.42
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,082
|percentage = 85.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1955: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Hobson
|votes = 19,414
|percentage = 46.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marcus Worsley
|votes = 16,011
|percentage = 38.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Ashley Mitchell
|votes = 6,310
|percentage = 15.12
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,403
|percentage = 8.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,735
|percentage = 83.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1951: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Hobson
|votes = 23,743
|percentage = 52.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Hargreaves
|votes = 21,295
|percentage = 47.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,448
|percentage = 5.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,038
|percentage = 87.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = General election 1950: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Hobson
|votes = 21,833
|percentage = 48.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Hargreaves
|votes = 16,252
|percentage = 36.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John G. Walker
|votes = 6,962
|percentage = 15.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,581
|percentage = 12.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,097
|percentage =88.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1940s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=1945 general election: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ivor Thomas
|votes = 22,222
|percentage = 52.7
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Dalrymple-White
|votes = 10,865
|percentage = 25.7
|change = -23.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Robson
|votes = 9,116
|percentage = 21.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,357
|percentage = 27.0
|change = +26.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,203
|percentage = 82.3
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1942 Keighley by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ivor Thomas
|votes = Unopposed
|percentage = N/A
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
General Election 1939–40:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected:
- Labour; Hastings Lees-Smith
- Conservative; Gay BurdettYorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 24 August 1939
= Elections in the 1930s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1935: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hastings Lees-Smith
|votes = 20,124
|percentage = 50.5
|change = +18.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Harvie-Watt
|votes = 19,756
|percentage = 49.5
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 368
|percentage = 1.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,880
|percentage = 78.9
|change = -5.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1931: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Harvie-Watt
|votes = 19,079
|percentage = 46.2
|change = +19.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hastings Lees-Smith
|votes = 13,192
|percentage = 31.9
|change = -12.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William John Crossland Briggs
|votes = 9,044
|percentage = 21.9
|change = -7.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,887
|percentage = 14.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,315
|percentage = 83.9
|change = -1.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1920s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1929: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hastings Lees-Smith
|votes = 18,412
|percentage = 44.7
|change = −0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = David Rhodes
|votes = 11,905
|percentage = 28.9
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Smith
|votes = 10,858
|percentage = 26.4
|change = −2.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,507
|percentage = 15.8
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,175
|percentage = 84.9
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 48,518
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −1.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1924: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hastings Lees-Smith
|votes = 14,105
|percentage = 45.0
|change = −4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = T. P. Perks
|votes = 8,922
|percentage = 28.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Artemus Jones
|votes = 8,339
|percentage = 26.6
|change = −24.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,183
|percentage = 16.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,366
|percentage = 82.8
|change = +5.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 37,887
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +10.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
File:1922_Robert_Pilkington.jpg
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1923: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Pilkington
|votes = 14,609
|percentage = 50.9
|change = +20.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hastings Lees-Smith
|votes = 14,083
|percentage = 49.1
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 526
|percentage = 1.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 28,692
|percentage = 77.4
|change = −4.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 37,060
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +8.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1922: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hastings Lees-Smith
|votes = 13,978
|percentage = 46.3
|change = +18.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Anderton Brigg
|votes = 9,262
|percentage = 30.7
|change = −3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Henry Foulds
|votes = 6,955
|percentage = 23.0
|change = −15.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,716
|percentage = 15.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,195
|percentage = 81.6
|change = +16.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 37,005
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +10.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1910s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1918: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Clough
|votes = 8,820
|percentage = 38.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Somervell
|votes = 7,709
|percentage = 33.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Bland
|votes = 6,324
|percentage = 27.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,111
|percentage = 4.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,853
|percentage = 65.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 34,934
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
- Results compared to December 1910 election
{{Election box begin | title=1918 Keighley by-election{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Somervell
|votes = 4,873
|percentage = 67.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party
|candidate = William Bland
|votes = 2,349
|percentage = 32.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,524
|percentage = 35.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,222
|percentage = 50.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 14,400
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1915 Keighley by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Swire Smith
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
File:Circa_1910_Stanley_Buckmaster.jpg
{{Election box begin | title=1913 Keighley by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Buckmaster
|votes = 4,730
|percentage =38.7
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles
|votes =3,852
|percentage =31.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =William Bland
|votes =3,646
|percentage =29.8
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =878
|percentage =7.2
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =12,228
|percentage =86.5
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 14,142
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1911 Keighley by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Buckmaster
|votes = 4,667
|percentage =39.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =William Mitchell Acworth
|votes =3,842
|percentage =32.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate =William Crawford Anderson
|votes =3,452
|percentage =28.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 825
|percentage = 6.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,961
|percentage = 87.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 13,702
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election December 1910: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Brigg
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election January 1910: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Brigg
|votes = 7,768
|percentage = 65.3
|change = +19.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Mitchell Acworth
|votes = 4,132
|percentage = 34.7
|change = +7.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,636
|percentage = 30.6
|change = +12.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,900
|percentage = 89.0
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 13,373
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +6.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1900s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Brigg
|votes = 5,322
|percentage = 45.7
|change = −7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party
|candidate = William Mitchell Acworth
|votes = 3,229
|percentage = 27.7
|change = −19.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = W. T. Newlove
|votes = 3,102
|percentage = 26.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,093
|percentage = 18.0
|change = +11.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,653
|percentage = 88.8
|change = +6.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 13,125
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +5.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Brigg
|votes = 5,432
|percentage = 53.1
|change = −1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Bairstow
|votes = 4,792
|percentage = 46.9
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 640
|percentage = 6.2
|change = −2.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,224
|percentage = 82.0
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 12,470
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −1.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1890s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Brigg
|votes = 5,036
|percentage = 54.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Bairstow{{cite news|title=Representation of Yorkshire|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000266/18950713/096/0012|access-date=2 December 2017|work=Yorkshire Gazette|date=13 July 1895|page=12|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}
|votes = 4,196
|percentage = 45.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =840
|percentage = 9.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,232
|percentage = 77.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,977
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Isaac Holden
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1880s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Isaac Holden
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: Keighley
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Isaac Holden
|votes = 5,644
|percentage = 66.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Henry Carter Dunhill{{cite news|title=Nominations|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001648/18851125/053/0003|access-date=2 December 2017|work=Cork Constitution|date=25 November 1885|page=3|via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}
|votes = 2,818
|percentage = 33.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,826
|percentage = 33.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,462
|percentage = 84.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,072
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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References
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;General
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. {{ISBN|0-900178-06-X}}.
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13170.html Keighley UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65871.html Keighley UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168930.html Keighley and Ilkley UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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