Oldbury and Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)
| Oldbury and Halesowen | |
|---|---|
|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–February 1974 | |
| Number of members | one |
Oldbury and Halesowen was a parliamentary constituency in the West Midlands, 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 February 1974 general election.
It was created from the eastern section of the Stourbridge constituency, which was reduced substantially in size, as a result of the recent population growth in both Oldbury and Halesowen.
It was then partly replaced by the new Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency, with the Oldbury area becoming part of Warley West.
Boundaries
As its name suggested, it consisted of the municipal boroughs of Oldbury and Halesowen.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Arthur Moyle | Labour | |
| 1964 | John Horner | Labour | |
| 1970 | John Stokes | Conservative | |
| 1974 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
| General Election 1950:[1]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Liberal | Ralph Kilner Brown | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1951:[2]
Electorate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1955:[3]
Electorate | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1959:[4]
Electorate | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| General Election 1964:[5]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
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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]
Electorate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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