South Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Buckinghamshire County constituency
Created:	1950
Abolished:	1974
Type:	House of Commons
Members:	one

South Buckinghamshire was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. From 1950 to 1974, 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 5 References

[edit] History

The constituency was created in 1950 as part of the first general review of seats by a permanent Boundary Commission for England which had been established in 1944. Before 1950 the area had formed part of the Aylesbury and Eton & Slough constituencies.

The constituency existed until 1974, when it was split between the Beaconsfield and Chesham & Amersham constituencies.

[edit] Boundaries

South Buckinghamshire was a County constituency and a division of the Administrative County of Buckinghamshire. It comprised part of southern Buckinghamshire, bordering Aylesbury to the north, Wycombe to the west and Eton and Slough to the south.

The constituency included the Beaconsfield Urban District, the whole of Eton Rural District and part of Amersham Rural District.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1950-1974: Ronald Bell (Conservative)

[edit] Elections

General Election 1950: South Buckinghamshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Bell	26,865	58.6	N/A
	Labour	C.A. Dee	11,389	23.9	N/A
	Liberal	B.H. Belfrage	7,559	16.5	N/A
Majority			15,476	33.7	N/A
Turnout			45,813	85.7	N/A
Registered Electors			53,482
	Conservative gain from new seat		Swing	N/A

[edit] References

• Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications, 1972)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983).