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Revision as of 04:05, 9 June 2024
William “Willie” Lunn JP (1 November 1872 - 16 May 1942) was the Member of Parliament for Rothwell between 1918 and 1942.
Prior to his entry into politics, Lunn was a coal miner from the age of 12 and worked in Rothwell Haigh and Middleton Colliery. Lunn was active in the trade union movement during his time as a coal miner and helped found the Rothwell branch of the Independent Labour Party. Lunn also served on the Rothwell Urban District Council; becoming its chairman between 1915 and 1917. After his election victory in the Rothwell constituency, Lunn would go on to hold several roles in goverment during the 1920s and 30s, including Secretary for Overseas Trade, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies and Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.
Biography
Early life & coal mining
William Lunn, or “Willie” as he was known, was born on 1st November 1872 in Rothwell to Thomas Lunn, a miner and trade unionist, and his wife Mary[1] (née Jackson).[Original research][n. 1] Lunn was the eldest of eight children[1] (his siblings included Jane (b.1876), Harriet (b.1881), James J. (b.1882) and Nelly (b.1895)) and the family lived on Butcher Lane.[Original research][n. 2] Lunn attended Rothwell Board School.[1]
At the age of twelve, Lunn began working at Rothwell Haigh colliery. When he was sixteen, Lunn was “victimised” for leading a pony drivers strike at the colliery. In November 1889, Lunn moved to Middleton Colliery. Lunn succeeded his father as chairman of the Rothwell miners’ branch of the Yorkshire Miners’ Association when he was nineteen. In 1900, he was elected checkweighman at Middleton Colliery, which he would continue to do until December 1918.[1]
Member of Parliament
1918 - 1921
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1918 Campaign Flyer (1)
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1918 Campaign Flyer (2)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Labour | W. Lunn | 9998 | 46.4 | |
Unionist (coaltion) | H.C.B. Wilson | 6621 | 30.8 | |
Liberal | J.A. Yonge | 4909 | 22.8 | |
Majority | 3377 | 15.6 | ||
Turnout | ~21,528 | 63.5 | ||
Registered electors | 33,899 |
1922
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Labour | W. Lunn | 17,831 | 62.8 | +16.4 |
Unionist | A.N. Braithwaite | 10,580 | 37.2 | +6.4 |
Majority | 7251 | 25.6 | +10 | |
Turnout | ~28,411 | 78.4 | +14.9 | |
Registered electors | 36,227 |
1923
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Labour | W. Lunn | 15,115 | 66.0 | +3.2 |
Liberal | B.P. Wilson | 7,788 | 34.0 | |
Majority | 7,327 | 32.0 | +6.4 | |
Turnout | ~22,903 | 60.9 | −17.5 | |
Registered electors | 37,611 |
1924-28
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1924 Campaign Flyer 'A Word to the Women'
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Labour | W. Lunn | 16,540 | 61.8 | −4.2 |
Liberal | B.P. Wilson | 10,240 | 38.2 | +4.2 |
Majority | 6,300 | 23.6 | −8.4 | |
Turnout | ~26,780 | 69.3 | +8.4 | |
Registered electors | 38,635 |
1929 - 1930
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Labour | W. Lunn | 27,320 | 61.7 | −0.1 |
Unionist | J.W. Harrison | 8,799 | 19.9 | |
Liberal | H. Holdsworth | 8,141 | 18.4 | −19.8 |
Majority | 18,521 | 41.8 | +18.2 | |
Turnout | ~44,260 | 79.2 | +9.9 | |
Registered electors | 55,869 |
1931 - 1934
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Labour | W. Lunn | 24,897 | 52.9 | −8.8 |
Conservative | C.H. Stringer | 22,198 | 47.1 | +27.2 |
Majority | 2,699 | 5.8 | −36.0 | |
Turnout | ~47,095 | 79.9 | +0.7 | |
Registered electors | 58,974 |
1935 - 1942
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Labour | W. Lunn | 31,472 | 64.5 | +11.6 |
Conservative | Mrs G. Beaumont | 17,352 | 35.5 | −11.6 |
Majority | 14,120 | 29.0 | +23.2 | |
Turnout | ~48,824 | 75.4 | −4.5 | |
Registered electors | 64,730 |
Death
Lunn died on the 16th May 1942, while in office. An obituary in The Science and Art of Mining described him as “essentially a Rothwell man.”[3]
Notes
- ↑ The only William Lunn born in the area in 1872 has a mother with the maiden name Jackson. See: ‘William Lunn’ (1872). Transcript of birth certificate for William Lunn, quater 4 1872. Vol 9B, p.332. Hunslet District.
- ↑ See: ‘William Lunn’ (1891) Census return for Butcher Lane, Leeds, Hunslet subdistrict, Yorkshire [West Riding]. Public Record Office: PRO RG12/3668, folio 27, p.17. and ‘William Lunn’ (1901) Census return for Butcher Lane, Leeds, Hunslet subdistrict, Yorkshire [West Riding]. Public Record Office: PRO RG13/4199, folio 33, p.24.
References
- Craig, F.W.S. (1969) British parliamentary election results, 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. Available at: http://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai (Accessed: 8 June 2024).
- The Science and Art of Mining (1942) ‘Obituary’, 30 May, p. 325. Available at: http://www.dmm.org.uk/news19/9420530i.htm (Accessed: 9 June 2024)
Your memories
See also
- William Lunn on Wikipedia
- William Lunn on Woodlesford:The Story of a Station
People | ||
By era | Medieval | None |
16th Century | None | |
17th Century | Katherine Earle | |
18th Century | None | |
19th Century | None | |
20th Century | Joan de Carteret, Rose Lund, William Lunn | |
21st Century | None | |
External links
- William Lunn's contributions to Parliament in Hansard
- William Lunn on Wikipedia
- William Lunn on Woodlesford:The Story of a Station