Skipton (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1983}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Skipton
|parliament = uk
|image=200px
|caption=Boundary of Skipton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1974–1983
|year = 1885
|abolished = 1983
|type = County
|previous = Northern West Riding of Yorkshire
|next = Skipton & Ripon, Pendle, Ribble Valley Westmorland & Lonsdale and Keighley{{cite web|title='Skipton', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74521.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403190941/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74521.htm |access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=3 April 2016 }}
|electorate =
|region = England
|county = West Riding of Yorkshire
|towns = Skipton
|elects_howmany = One
}}
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
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1885 | Mathew Wilson | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist Party}}" | | 1886 | Walter Morrison | Liberal Unionist |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1892 | Charles Savile Roundell | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist Party}}" | | 1895 | Walter Morrison | Liberal Unionist |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1900 | Frederick Whitley-Thomson | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | 1906 | William Clough | Liberal |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1918 | Richard Roundell | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1924 | Ernest Bird | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1933 by-election | George Rickards | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Common Wealth Party}}" | | 1944 by-election | Hugh Lawson | Common Wealth |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1945 | Burnaby Drayson | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 1979 | John Watson | Conservative |
| colspan="2" align="center" | 1983
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Skipton & Ripon |
Elections
= Elections in the 1880s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1885: SkiptonLiberal Year Book, 1908Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Mathew Wilson
|votes = 5,059
|percentage = 54.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Samuel Lister
|votes =4,269
|percentage = 45.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 790
|percentage = 8.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,328
|percentage = 86.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,796
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1886: SkiptonLiberal Year Book, 1908
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Morrison
|votes = 4,423
|percentage = 50.8
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Mathew Wilson
|votes =4,289
|percentage = 49.2
|change = −5.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 134
|percentage = 1.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,712
|percentage = 80.7
|change = −5.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 10,796
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +5.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1890s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1892: SkiptonLiberal Year Book, 1908{{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 = Charles Roundell
|votes = 4,700
|percentage = 50.5
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Morrison
|votes =4,608
|percentage = 49.5
|change = −1.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 92
|percentage = 1.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,308
|percentage = 77.0
|change = −3.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 12,087
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +1.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1895: SkiptonDebrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Morrison
|votes = 4,902
|percentage = 50.7
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = James Anson Farrer
|votes =4,763
|percentage = 49.3
|change = −1.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 139
|percentage = 1.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,665
|percentage = 87.1
|change = +10.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,096
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +1.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1900s =
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1900: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Whitley-Thomson
|votes = 5,139
|percentage = 50.7
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Walter Morrison
|votes =5,007
|percentage = 49.3
|change = −1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 132
|percentage = 1.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,146
|percentage = 85.5
|change = −1.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 11,865
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +1.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1906: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Clough
|votes = 5,834
|percentage = 51.0
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Richard Roundell
|votes =5,601
|percentage = 49.0
|change = −0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 233
|percentage = 2.0
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,435
|percentage = 90.0
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 12,707
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +0.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1910s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election January 1910: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Clough
|votes = 6,579
|percentage = 52.0
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Richard Roundell
|votes = 6,071
|percentage = 48.0
|change = −1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 508
|percentage = 4.0
|change = +2.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,650
|percentage = 91.2
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 13,864
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +1.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election December 1910: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Clough
|votes = 6,151
|percentage = 50.2
|change = −1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Richard Roundell
|votes = 6,100
|percentage = 49.8
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 51
|percentage = 0.4
|change = −3.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,251
|percentage = 88.4
|change = −2.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 13,864
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = −1.8
}}
{{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: William Clough
- Unionist: Richard Roundell
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1918: SkiptonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Richard Roundell
|votes = 12,599
|percentage = 55.0
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Anderton Brigg
|votes = 10,318
|percentage = 45.0
|change = −5.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,281
|percentage = 10.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,917
|percentage = 64.2
|change = −24.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing = +5.2
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
= Elections in the 1920s =
File:1920 Sir Harry Verney.jpg
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1922: SkiptonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Richard Roundell
|votes = 13,251
|percentage = 41.7
|change = -13.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Verney
|votes = 10,228
|percentage = 32.3
|change = -12.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Snowden
|votes = 8,229
|percentage = 26.0
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,023
|percentage = 9.4
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,479
|percentage = 85.2
|change = +21.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = -0.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1923: SkiptonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Richard Roundell
|votes = 12,676
|percentage = 39.9
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Verney
|votes = 11,285
|percentage = 35.6
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Willey
|votes = 7,767
|percentage = 24.5
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,391
|percentage = 4.3
|change = -5.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,728
|percentage = 83.6
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = -2.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1924: SkiptonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Ernest Roy Bird
|votes = 14,924
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Woffenden
|votes = 8,947
|percentage = 27.5
|change = -8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Willey
|votes = 8,626
|percentage = 26.5
|change = +2.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,977
|percentage = 18.5
|change = +14.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,497
|percentage = 83.8
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +7.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1929: SkiptonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Ernest Roy Bird
|votes = 16,588
|percentage =39.5
|change =-6.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Davies
|votes = 13,088
|percentage =31.2
|change =+4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Woffenden
|votes = 12,320
|percentage =29.3
|change =+1.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,500
|percentage =8.3
|change =-10.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,996
|percentage =83.4
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing =-5.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1930s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1931: SkiptonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Ernest Roy Bird
|votes = 28,013
|percentage = 68.2
|change = +28.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Davies
|votes = 13,053
|percentage = 31.8
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,960
|percentage = 36.4
|change = +28.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,066
|percentage = 80.3
|change = -3.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1933 Skipton by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Rickards
|votes = 18,136
|percentage = 43.0
|change = -25.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Davies
|votes = 14,157
|percentage = 33.5
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Denby
|votes = 9,219
|percentage = 21.8
|change = +21.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = James Rushton
|votes = 704
|percentage = 1.7
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,979
|percentage = 9.5
|change = -26.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,216
|percentage = 82.7
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = -13.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1935: SkiptonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Rickards
|votes = 22,847
|percentage = 56.2
|change = -12.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Davies
|votes = 17,788
|percentage = 43.8
|change = +12.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,059
|percentage = 12.4
|change = -24.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,635
|percentage = 79.6
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: George Rickards
- Labour: John DaviesReport of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
= Elections in the 1940s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=1944 Skipton by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Common Wealth Party
|candidate = Hugh Lawson
|votes = 12,222
|percentage = 44.8
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Riddiough
|votes = 12,001
|percentage = 44.0
|change = -12.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour
|candidate = Joseph Toole
|votes = 3,029
|percentage = 11.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 221
|percentage = 0.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,252
|percentage = 54.9
|change = -24.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Common Wealth Party
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1945: SkiptonBritish Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 17,905
|percentage = 41.5
|change = -14.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Davies
|votes = 15,704
|percentage = 36.4
|change = -7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Townsend
|votes = 9,546
|percentage = 22.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,201
|percentage = 5.1
|change = -7.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,155
|percentage = 80.1
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1950s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1950: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 22,254
|percentage = 49.2
|change = +7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas J. Roberts
|votes = 16,290
|percentage = 36.0
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Arthur Greenwood
|votes = 6,689
|percentage = 14.8
|change = -7.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,964
|percentage = 13.2
|change = +8.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,233
|percentage = 88.9
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1951: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 26,024
|percentage = 59.0
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edgar Hewitt
|votes = 18,064
|percentage = 41.0
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,960
|percentage = 18.0
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,088
|percentage = 86.1
|change = -2.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1955: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 25,101
|percentage = 61.2
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Vincent P. Richardson
|votes = 15,919
|percentage = 38.8
|change = −2.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,182
|percentage = 22.4
|change = +4.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,020
|percentage = 82.5
|change = -3.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +2.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1959: SkiptonF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 20,278
|percentage = 48.3
|change = −12.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Hooley
|votes = 11,178
|percentage = 26.6
|change = −12.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire Graham
|votes = 10,543
|percentage = 25.1
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,100
|percentage = 21.7
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,999
|percentage = 85.7
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1960s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1964: SkiptonF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 18,561
|percentage = 46.2
|change = −2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roderick MacSween
|votes = 11,715
|percentage = 29.2
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfrid E.H. Pickard
|votes = 9,886
|percentage = 24.6
|change = −0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,846
|percentage = 17.0
|change = -3.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,162
|percentage = 84.0
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1966: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 17,532
|percentage = 45.1
|change = −1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon A. Knott
|votes = 13,276
|percentage = 34.1
|change = +4.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfrid E.H. Pickard
|votes = 8,104
|percentage = 20.8
|change = −3.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,256
|percentage = 11.0
|change = -6.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,912
|percentage = 82.0
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = −3.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1970s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1970: SkiptonBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 20,817
|percentage = 51.3
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Targett
|votes = 12,011
|percentage = 29.6
|change = −4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Y.L. Burns
|votes = 7,733
|percentage = 19.1
|change = −1.7
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 8,806
|percentage = 21.7
|change = +10.7
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 40,561
|percentage = 78.6
|change = -3.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +5.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election February 1974: Skipton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 19,301
|percentage = 43.3
|change = −8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire Brooks
|votes = 17,185
|percentage = 38.6
|change = +19.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Terry Wheeler
|votes = 8,079
|percentage = 18.1
|change = −11.5
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 2,116
|percentage = 4.7
|change = -17.0
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 44,565
|percentage = 85.6
|change = +7.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election October 1974: Skipton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Burnaby Drayson
|votes = 17,882
|percentage = 41.3
|change = −2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire Brooks
|votes = 17,232
|percentage = 39.9
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C.G. Burks
|votes = 8,109
|percentage = 18.8
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 590
|percentage = 1.4
|change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 43,223
|percentage = 82.1
|change = -3.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1979: Skipton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Grenville Bernard Watson
|votes = 23,177
|percentage = 51.2
|change = +9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Claire Brooks
|votes = 17,484
|percentage = 38.6
|change = −1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Michael Selby
|votes = 4,632
|percentage = 10.2
|change = −8.6
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 5,693
|percentage = 12.6
|change = +11.2
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 45,293
|percentage = 84.1
|change = +2.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing = +5.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}
- {{Rayment-hc|s|3|date=March 2012}}
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