Feltham (UK Parliament constituency)

Feltham
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1955 (1955)–February 1974 (February 1974)
Replaced by Feltham and Heston
Created from Heston and Isleworth and Spelthorne

Feltham is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament, using the first past the post electoral system from the United Kingdom general election, 1955 until the constituency was abolished in 1974.

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Boundaries

The seat was named after Feltham, a town in the west of the historic county of Middlesex. The constituency was located to the south and east of Heathrow Airport. In 1965 the area became part of Greater London and the London Borough of Hounslow.

The constituency consisted of part of one and the whole of another local government areas. The Cranford and Hounslow Heath wards of the Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth were added to the Urban District of Feltham.

Before 1955 Feltham had been part of the Spelthorne seat. The rest of the new constituency had been part of the Heston and Isleworth seat.

In the redistribution which took effect in 1974, the seat was abolished. There had been changes in local government arrangements since 1955. The area became part of the new Feltham and Heston constituency, which also included Heston and part of Hounslow to the east of the old constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1955 Albert Hunter Labour
1966 Russell Kerr Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Elections

The constituency returned one member, using the first past the post electoral system.

Elections in the 1950s

General election of 1955
General Election 1955: Feltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Edward Hunter 21,521 54.2 N/A
Conservative J.A. Erskine-Shaw 18,171 45.8 N/A
Majority 3,350 8.4 N/A
Turnout 39,692 78.4 N/A
Registered electors 50,650
Labour gain from new seat Swing N/A
General election of 1959
General Election 1959: Feltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Edward Hunter 20,320 47.3 -6.9
Conservative J.B.W. Turner 18,070 42.1 -3.7
Liberal L.A. De Pinna 4,533 10.6 N/A
Majority 2,250 5.2 -3.2
Turnout 42,923 80.4 +2.0
Registered electors 53,417
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election of 1964
General Election 1964: Feltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Edward Hunter 20,733 49.6 +2.3
Conservative J.B.W. Turner 14,927 35.7 -6.4
Liberal R. Roberts 6,141 14.7 +4.1
Majority 5,806 13.9 +8.7
Turnout 41,801 77.2 -3.2
Registered electors 54,147
Labour hold Swing
General election of 1966
General Election 1966: Feltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Whiston Kerr 22,389 54.0 +4.4
Conservative Miss B.L. Wallis 13,932 33.5 -2.2
Liberal W.G. Crauford 5,206 12.5 -2.2
Majority 8,457 20.5 +6.6
Turnout 41,527 77.3 +0.1
Registered electors 53,697
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election of 1970
General Election 1970: Feltham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Whiston Kerr 21,561 52.5 -1.5
Conservative Miss B.L. Wallis 16,006 33.5 -2.2
Liberal G.R. King 3,536 8.6 -3.9
Majority 5,555 13.6 -6.9
Turnout 41,103 68.2 -9.1
Registered electors 60,273
Labour hold Swing

Constituency abolished 1974

See also

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