Luton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Luton
constituency
Created: 1885
Abolished: 1974
Type: House of Commons

Luton is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of Bedfordshire in 1885 and divided into Luton East and Luton West in 1974.

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[edit] Boundaries

[edit] Members of Parliament

  • Constituency created (1885)
Year Member Party
1885 Cyril Flower Liberal
1892 Samuel Howard Whitbread
1895 Thomas Gair Ashton Liberal
1911 Cecil Bisshopp Harmsworth Liberal
1922 Sir John Prescott Hewett
1923 Geoffrey William Algernon Howard
1924 Terence James O'Connor Unionist
1929 Edward Leslie Burgin Liberal
1931 National Liberal
1945 William Warbey Labour
1950 Charles Hill Conservative
1963 William Howie Labour
1970 Charles Simeons Conservative
1974 Constituency abolished: see Luton East and Luton West

This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

[edit] Elections

[edit] See also

[edit] References