West Staffordshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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County | Staffordshire |
1868–1885 | |
Number of members | Two |
Replaced by | Lichfield Division, North-Western Division (both created of part only in 1885) Wolverhampton West, Stafford, Cannock (remainder) |
Created from | South Staffordshire |
1885–1918 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
West Staffordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament until 1885, and then one member.
The constituency was created for the 1868 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;