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Post by AdminSTB on Jun 21, 2015 17:40:30 GMT
This actually arises from an enquiry we had at work last week. Does anyone know where I can find local election results for Darlaston from the nineteenth century, during the era of the Local Board and latterly the start of the UDC? Would be very useful for someone doing local history research if I could pass these on, but I was unable to find them online anywhere.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 21, 2015 18:05:47 GMT
This actually arises from an enquiry we had at work last week. Does anyone know where I can find local election results for Darlaston from the nineteenth century, during the era of the Local Board and latterly the start of the UDC? Would be very useful for someone doing local history research if I could pass these on, but I was unable to find them online anywhere. There is some information in the Birmingham Daily Post which has been scanned as part of the British Library's 19th century newspapers. The first election of the UDC was on Monday 17 December, and there were twenty seats and thirty candidates. "At times during the day the booths were in a very congested state, owing to the time taken by illiterates in working through the mysteries of the long list of candidates". Result of the election: Electorate 2,730 BPs issued 2,446 Spoiled 22 Dr. V.J. Magrane (C) 1,525
*J. Yardley (C) 1,427
*J. Harper (C) 1,367
A.H. Partridge (C) 1,351
J. Pritchard (C) 1,333
G. Willey (C) 1,321
*J. Shingleton (C) 1,306
*S.P. Robinson (C) 1,301
C. Foster (C) 1,297
W. Harrison (C) 1,274
R. Reynolds (C) 1,258
*R. Juggins (L/Lab) 1,216
Rev. S. Vosper Thomas (C) 1,179
T. Orton (C) 1,177
D. Tyler (C) 1,120
*J. Slater (L) 1,103
*W. Winn (L) 1,093
*R. Garrington (L) 1,075
N. Thomas (C) 1,075
*E. Horton (L) 1,065*D. Etchells (L) 1,052 *W. Corbett (L) 1,040 *J.T. Rubery (L) 962 J.G. Hartshorne (L) 956 *T. Mayer (L) 949 *M. Huskisson (L) 921 W.J. Granger (L) 899 *W. Simkin (L) 871 T. Harper (Ind Lab) 845 *W.C. Peach (L) 770 |
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Post by AdminSTB on Jun 21, 2015 19:26:25 GMT
It's Mr Enoch Horton we were particularly interested in. He was also the Liberal candidate for the Wednesbury constituency in 1900, losing to the Tories by just 175 votes. However, he seems to have been involved in Darlaston politics for some time. He was elected to the School Board in the 1860s.
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Post by gwynthegriff on Jun 21, 2015 19:49:08 GMT
Local Records Office?
The Minutes should be lodged somewhere.
Having said that, the early election results for Church Minshull Parish Council resided in my spare bedroom for some years.
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Post by ColinJ on Jun 21, 2015 20:41:34 GMT
This actually arises from an enquiry we had at work last week. Does anyone know where I can find local election results for Darlaston from the nineteenth century, during the era of the Local Board and latterly the start of the UDC? Would be very useful for someone doing local history research if I could pass these on, but I was unable to find them online anywhere. There is some information in the Birmingham Daily Post which has been scanned as part of the British Library's 19th century newspapers. The first election of the UDC was on Monday 17 December, and there were twenty seats and thirty candidates. "At times during the day the booths were in a very congested state, owing to the time taken by illiterates in working through the mysteries of the long list of candidates". Result of the election: Electorate 2,730 BPs issued 2,446 Spoiled 22 The ballot papers must have been a nightmare to count. I can hardly believe the turnout, 89.6%. Perhaps there was a misprint? |
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Post by finsobruce on Jun 21, 2015 21:47:49 GMT
He's proving a bit elusive but his obituary in 1905 says he was a member of the Staffordshire county council and he was certainly present at the meeting in 1870 which decided how many members (twelve or twenty) the new authority was to have - they voted to have twenty. In 1884 and 1885 he was summonsed to court to show why he should not contribute money for the upkeep of the illegitimate child of one Annie Stagg who had been one of his servants.
oh, and he was definitely Chair of the Local Board in 1892-3.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Jun 22, 2015 9:42:22 GMT
Walsall Council Archives ought to have inherited Darlaston's records, so that's the natural place to start if that hasn't already been ticked off. I don't know about archives in a met boro, but in my experience county archives are usually more than happy to give researchers access to their collections, because they're often sadly under-utilised.
On a related note, I'm currently putting in an application to do some volunteering at Cambridgeshire County Archives. Some of their records aren't publicly accessible due to their impending move, but if there is anything anybody wants a look at, let me know and I'll try to transcribe it.
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Post by neilm on Jun 22, 2015 12:38:16 GMT
This actually arises from an enquiry we had at work last week. Does anyone know where I can find local election results for Darlaston from the nineteenth century, during the era of the Local Board and latterly the start of the UDC? Would be very useful for someone doing local history research if I could pass these on, but I was unable to find them online anywhere. There is some information in the Birmingham Daily Post which has been scanned as part of the British Library's 19th century newspapers. The first election of the UDC was on Monday 17 December, and there were twenty seats and thirty candidates. "At times during the day the booths were in a very congested state, owing to the time taken by illiterates in working through the mysteries of the long list of candidates". Result of the election: Electorate 2,730 BPs issued 2,446 Spoiled 22 Dr. V.J. Magrane (C) 1,525
*J. Yardley (C) 1,427
*J. Harper (C) 1,367
A.H. Partridge (C) 1,351
J. Pritchard (C) 1,333
G. Willey (C) 1,321
*J. Shingleton (C) 1,306
*S.P. Robinson (C) 1,301
C. Foster (C) 1,297
W. Harrison (C) 1,274
R. Reynolds (C) 1,258
*R. Juggins (L/Lab) 1,216
Rev. S. Vosper Thomas (C) 1,179
T. Orton (C) 1,177
D. Tyler (C) 1,120
*J. Slater (L) 1,103
*W. Winn (L) 1,093
*R. Garrington (L) 1,075
N. Thomas (C) 1,075
*E. Horton (L) 1,065*D. Etchells (L) 1,052 *W. Corbett (L) 1,040 *J.T. Rubery (L) 962 J.G. Hartshorne (L) 956 *T. Mayer (L) 949 *M. Huskisson (L) 921 W.J. Granger (L) 899 *W. Simkin (L) 871 T. Harper (Ind Lab) 845 *W.C. Peach (L) 770 What do the asterisks denote? |
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Post by finsobruce on Jun 22, 2015 12:40:58 GMT
There is some information in the Birmingham Daily Post which has been scanned as part of the British Library's 19th century newspapers. The first election of the UDC was on Monday 17 December, and there were twenty seats and thirty candidates. "At times during the day the booths were in a very congested state, owing to the time taken by illiterates in working through the mysteries of the long list of candidates". Result of the election: Electorate 2,730 BPs issued 2,446 Spoiled 22 Dr. V.J. Magrane (C) 1,525
*J. Yardley (C) 1,427
*J. Harper (C) 1,367
A.H. Partridge (C) 1,351
J. Pritchard (C) 1,333
G. Willey (C) 1,321
*J. Shingleton (C) 1,306
*S.P. Robinson (C) 1,301
C. Foster (C) 1,297
W. Harrison (C) 1,274
R. Reynolds (C) 1,258
*R. Juggins (L/Lab) 1,216
Rev. S. Vosper Thomas (C) 1,179
T. Orton (C) 1,177
D. Tyler (C) 1,120
*J. Slater (L) 1,103
*W. Winn (L) 1,093
*R. Garrington (L) 1,075
N. Thomas (C) 1,075
*E. Horton (L) 1,065*D. Etchells (L) 1,052 *W. Corbett (L) 1,040 *J.T. Rubery (L) 962 J.G. Hartshorne (L) 956 *T. Mayer (L) 949 *M. Huskisson (L) 921 W.J. Granger (L) 899 *W. Simkin (L) 871 T. Harper (Ind Lab) 845 *W.C. Peach (L) 770 What do the asterisks denote? sitting councillors usually.... in this case from the previous local board |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 22, 2015 12:41:27 GMT
What do the asterisks denote? Incumbent member of the local board, I think. |
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Post by neilm on Jun 22, 2015 12:43:16 GMT
Thanks gents. I did wonder if that was the case.
I've not come across local boards before, I thought UDCs took over from sanitary districts?
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Post by cibwr on Jun 23, 2015 8:53:41 GMT
They did but the nomenclature may vary.
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