Carlton (UK Parliament constituency)
| Carlton | |
|---|---|
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Major settlements | Carlton |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Gedling constituency |
Carlton was a constituency in Nottinghamshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then partly replaced by the new Gedling constituency.
Boundaries
1950-1974: The Urban Districts of Arnold and Carlton; the Rural District of Bingham; and the parishes of Burton Joyce, Calverton, Lambley, Stoke Bardolph, and Woodborough in the Rural District of Basford.
1974-1983: The Urban Districts of Arnold and Carlton; and the parishes of Bestwood Park, Burton Joyce, Calverton, Lambley, Linby, Newstead, Papplewick, Stoke Bardolph, and Woodborough in the Rural District of Basford.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sir Kenneth Pickthorn | Conservative | |
| 1966 | Philip Holland | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Gedling | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
| General Election 1950: [1]
Electorate 55,008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Kenneth William Murray Pickthorn | ||||
| Labour | Florence Beatrice Paton | ||||
| Liberal | Cornelius Charles Kirk | ||||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1951: [2]
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1955: [3]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1959: [4]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| General Election 1964: [5]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
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| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1966: [6]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| General Election 1970: [7]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig