Walsall (UK Parliament constituency)

Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

Boundaries
Throughout its existence, the seat included the entirety of the County Borough of Walsall. In 1955, it was split into Walsall North and Walsall South

Elections in the 1840s
Finch resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s
Forster's death caused a by-election.

The election was declared void on petition.





Elections in the 1910s
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;
 * Unionist: Richard Cooper
 * Liberal: William Henry Brown


 * Cooper founded the National Party and had the support of the local Unionist Association. However, his candidature was not supported by Unionist party HQ or the Coalition Government.

Elections in the 1930s

 * Conservative candidate, William J Talbot, withdrew.

Elections in the 1940s
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 and by the end of the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
 * Liberal National: George Schuster
 * Labour: A J Stanley