William (‘Willie’) Lunn (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
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 | 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 (1)
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1924 Campaign Flyer (2)
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1924 Campaign Flyer (3)
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1924 Campaign Flyer 'A Word for 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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1929 Campaign Flyer (1)
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1929 Campaign Flyer (3)
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1929 Campaign Flyer (3)
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 |
Gwendoline Beaumont | C.H. Stringer | 17,352 | 35.5 | −11.6 |
Majority | 14,120 | 29.0 | +23.2 | |
Turnout | ~48,824 | 75.4 | −4.5 | |
Registered electors | 64,730 |
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).
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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 | |