Keighley

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Yorkshire, West Riding of
County (post 1974): Yorkshire West
Authority (1995): Not specified
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 424
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): 500
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 166
Formed 1885
Disbanded 2024
Notes: Full name (in Craig 2,3) Yorkshire (West Riding), Keighley

Elected Members

  1. Isaac Holden

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 24 November 1885
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1895
    Date of exit: 13 July 1895
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  2. John Brigg

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1895
    Date of election: 13 July 1895
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1911
    Date of exit: 30 September 1911
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  3. Stanley Buckmaster

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1911
    Date of election: 27 October 1911
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1915
    Date of exit: 27 May 1915
    Nature of exit: Elevation without resignation
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit on appointment as Lord Chancellor and elevation to Peerage. Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.
  4. Robert Clough

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1918
    Date of election: 14 December 1918
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1922
    Date of exit: 15 November 1922
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  5. Hastings Lees-Smith

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1922
    Date of election: 15 November 1922
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1923
    Date of exit: 6 December 1923
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: Independent Labour Party
    Notes: None
  6. Hastings Lees-Smith

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1924
    Date of election: 29 October 1924
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1931
    Date of exit: 27 October 1931
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: Independent Labour Party
    Notes: None
  7. George Harvie-Watt

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 27 October 1931
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1935
    Date of exit: 14 November 1935
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  8. Hastings Lees-Smith

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1935
    Date of election: 14 November 1935
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Re-entry
    Year of exit: 1941
    Date of exit: 18 December 1941
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.
  9. Ivor Thomas

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1942
    Date of election: 13 February 1942
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1950
    Date of exit: 23 February 1950
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Sat as Independent from October 1948 and as Conservative from January 1949. Defeated contesting Newport [Monmouthshire/Gwent] at 1950 General Election (as Conservative). Elected as a result of a by election.
  10. Charles Hobson

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 23 February 1950
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1959
    Date of exit: 15 October 1964
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: Amalgamated Engineering Union
    Notes: None
  11. Marcus Worsley

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1959
    Date of election: 8 October 1959
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1964
    Date of exit: 15 October 1964
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  12. John Binns

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1964
    Date of election: 15 October 1964
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1970
    Date of exit: 18 June 1970
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: Amalgamated Engineering Union
    Notes: None
  13. Joan Hall

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1970
    Date of election: 18 June 1970
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1974
    Date of exit: 28 February 1974
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  14. Bob Cryer

    Party: Labour
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1974
    Date of election: 28 February 1974
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1983
    Date of exit: 9 June 1983
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Labour
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  15. Gary Waller

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: None Known
    Year of election: 1983
    Date of election: 9 June 1983
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1997
    Date of exit: 1 May 1997
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. Hastings Lees-Smith

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 1923-12-06 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  2. Hastings Lees-Smith

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1931
    Date of election: 1931-10-27 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  3. Marcus Worsley

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election: 1955-05-26 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  4. John Grogan

    Connection with constituency: Unknown
    Year of election: 2015
    Date of election: 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:
  5. Tracy Brabin

    Connection with constituency: Unknown
    Year of election: 2010
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes: Sponsorship: Co-operative Party.
  6. William Anderson

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1911
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Labour
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.