Uxbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Uxbridge | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Uxbridge in Greater London for the 2005 general election. | |
County | Greater London |
Major settlements | Uxbridge |
1885–2010 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner |
Created from | Middlesex |
Uxbridge was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first-past-the-post voting system, from 1885 until it was abolished at the 2010 general election.
Boundaries
1885-1918: The parliamentary constituency of Uxbridge was created as the westernmost county division of the historic county of Middlesex. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the seat as comprising the parishes of Ashford*, Bedfont, Cowley, Cranford, Feltham, Hampton, Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Harefield, Harlington, Harmondsworth, Hayes, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Laleham*, Littleton*, Northolt, Ruislip, Shepperton*, Staines*, Stanwell*, Sunbury*, Teddington, Uxbridge, West Drayton, and Yiewsley.
The parishes marked * were, from 1965, included in the administrative county of Surrey. The other parishes, in the above list, were at the same time incorporated in Greater London. In 1974 the south-west Middlesex communities, which had been transferred to Surrey, were linked to become the Borough of Spelthorne.
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1918-1945: Uxbridge was cut down to be the north-western county division of Middlesex. The areas of south-west Middlesex which subsequently became the Borough of Spelthorne, with Feltham, Hampton, Hampton Wick and Teddington were all combined in a new Spelthorne constituency.
The local government areas in the new Uxbridge seat were defined, by the Representation of the People Act 1918, as the urban districts of Hayes, Ruislip-Northwood, Southall-Norwood, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley as well as the Uxbridge Rural District.
1945-1950: As part of an interim redistribution of parliamentary seats with more than 100,000 registered electors, changes were made to the Middlesex constituencies. Uxbridge was reduced to the urban districts of Ruislip-Northwood and Uxbridge.
1950-1974: In the general redistribution which took effect in 1950, Ruislip-Northwood became a new seat. Uxbridge (which became the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge in 1955) was joined by the Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District, to form the last incarnation of the Uxbridge county division.
In 1965 the area of the constituency became part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.
1974-1983: The seat was re-classified as a borough constituency, comprising the Hillingdon wards of Colham-Cowley, Harefield, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Uxbridge, and Yiewsley.
1983-1997: The constituency was unchanged from 1974, but following re-warding it comprised the wards of Colham, Cowley, Harefield, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon North, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Uxbridge North, Uxbridge South, West Drayton, and Yiewsley.
1997-2010: There was a small boundary change, with Harefield ward being transferred to the Ruislip-Northwood constituency. The remaining wards were Colham, Cowley, Hillingdon East, Hillingdon North, Hillingdon West, Ickenham, Uxbridge North, Uxbridge South, West Drayton and Yiewsley.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
A number of electoral wards in Hillingdon are moved into the new constituency of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Members of Parliament
Election | Member [1] | Party | |
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1885 | Sir Frederick Dixon-Hartland, Bt | Conservative | |
Jan 1910 | Hon. Charles Thomas Mills | Conservative | |
1915 by-election | Hon. Arthur Mills | Conservative | |
1918 | Sir Sidney Peel, Bt | Conservative | |
1922 | Sir Dennistoun Burney, Bt | Conservative | |
1929 | John Llewellin | Conservative | |
1945 | Frank Beswick | Labour Co-operative | |
1959 | Charles Curran | Conservative | |
1966 | John Ryan | Labour | |
1970 | Charles Curran | Conservative | |
1972 by-election | Sir Michael Shersby | Conservative | |
1997 by-election | John Randall | Conservative |
Election results
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Randall | 16,840 | 49.0 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Roderick Dubrow-Marshall | 10,669 | 31.0 | −9.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tariq Mahmood | 4,544 | 13.2 | +2.9 | |
BNP | Cliff le May | 763 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Green | Stephen Young | 725 | 2.1 | N/A | |
UKIP | Robert Kerby | 553 | 1.6 | −0.2 | |
National Front | Peter Shaw | 284 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,171 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 34,378 | 59.4 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
General Election 2001: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Randall | 15,751 | 47.1 | +3.6 | |
Labour | David Salisbury-Jones | 13,653 | 40.9 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Catherine Royce | 3,426 | 10.3 | -0.6 | |
UKIP | Paul Cannons | 588 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,098 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 33,418 | 57.5 | -14.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Uxbridge by-election, 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Randall | 16,288 | 51.1 | +7.6 | |
Labour | Andy Slaughter | 12,522 | 39.3 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Keith Kerr | 1,792 | 5.6 | -5.4 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 396 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Socialist Alternative | Julia Leonard | 259 | 0.8 | -0.1 | |
BNP | Frances Taylor | 205 | 0.7 | N/A | |
National Democrats | Ian Anderson | 157 | 0.5 | N/A | |
National Front | John McAuley | 110 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | Henry Middleton | 69 | 0.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | James Feisenberger | 39 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket | Ronnie Carroll | 30 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,766 | ||||
Turnout | 55.2 | -16.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1997: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Shersby | 18,095 | 43.5 | ||
Labour | David Williams | 17,371 | 41.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Malyan | 4,528 | 10.9 | ||
Referendum Party | Garrick Aird | 1,153 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Socialist Alternative | Julia Leonard | 398 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 724 | ||||
Turnout | 72.3 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1992: Uxbridge[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Shersby | 27,487 | 56.44 | ||
Labour | Robert Evans | 14,308 | 29.38 | ||
Liberal Democrat | SJ Carey | 5,900 | 12.11 | ||
Green | IE Flindall | 538 | 1.10 | ||
BNP | Michael O'Rourke | 350 | 0.72 | ||
Natural Law | A Deans | 120 | 0.25 | ||
Majority | 13,179 | 27.06 | |||
Turnout | 30,071 | 78.88 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Shersby | 27,292 | 56.47 | ||
Labour | D. Keys | 11,322 | 23.43 | ||
Social Democratic | A. Goodman | 9,164 | 18.96 | ||
Green | IE Flindall | 549 | 1.14 | ||
Majority | 15,970 | 33.05 | |||
Turnout | 76.52 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1983: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Shersby | 23,875 | 53.62 | ||
Social Democratic | P. Russell | 11,038 | 24.79 | ||
Labour | P.J. Magee | 9,611 | 21.59 | ||
Majority | 12,837 | 28.83 | |||
Turnout | 72.26 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Shersby | 24,967 | 52.49 | ||
Labour | G.E. Pringle | 16,972 | 35.68 | ||
Liberal | J. Hunt | 5,031 | 10.58 | ||
National Front | P. Budgen | 595 | 1.25 | ||
Majority | 7,995 | 16.81 | |||
Turnout | 78.86 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election October 1974: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Shersby | 19,969 | 44.51 | ||
Labour | G.E. Pringle | 17,816 | 39.71 | ||
Liberal | J.S. Pincham | 7,081 | 15.78 | ||
Majority | 2,153 | 4.80 | |||
Turnout | 75.09 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election February 1974: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Shersby | 20,542 | 42.08 | ||
Labour | Manuela Sykes | 18,127 | 37.13 | ||
Liberal | J.S. Pincham | 10,150 | 20.79 | ||
Majority | 2,415 | 4.95 | |||
Turnout | 82.48 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Uxbridge by-election, 1972 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Shersby | 14,178 | 42.31 | -7.04 | |
Labour | Manuela Sykes | 13,000 | 38.79 | -2.87 | |
Liberal | Ian Stuart | 3,650 | 10.89 | +1.9 | |
National Front | John Clifton | 2,920 | 8.71 | N/A | |
Union Movement | Dan Harmston | 873 | 2.60 | N/A | |
National Independence | Clare Macdonald | 551 | 1.64 | N/A | |
Democratic Conservative against the Common Market | Reginald Simmerson | 341 | 1.02 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,178 | ||||
Turnout | 35,513 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1970: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Charles Curran | 23,414 | 49.35 | ||
Labour | John Ryan | 19,768 | 41.66 | ||
Liberal | R. Goodall | 4,265 | 8.99 | ||
Majority | 3,646 | 7.68 | |||
Turnout | 74.95 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1966: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Ryan | 21,793 | 45.46 | ||
Conservative | Charles Curran | 20,903 | 43.61 | ||
Liberal | R. Goodall | 5,241 | 10.93 | ||
Majority | 890 | 1.86 | |||
Turnout | 82.55 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
General Election 1964: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Charles Curran | 20,519 | 43.63 | ||
Labour | T.J. Parker | 19,866 | 42.24 | ||
Liberal | R. Goodall | 6,644 | 14.13 | ||
Majority | 653 | 1.39 | |||
Turnout | 80.77 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1959: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Charles Curran | 22,360 | 46.51 | ||
Labour Co-op | Frank Beswick | 20,970 | 43.62 | ||
Liberal | G.R. Goodall | 4,746 | 9.87 | ||
Majority | 1,390 | 2.89 | |||
Turnout | 84.35 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ||||
General Election 1955: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Frank Beswick | 22,244 | 51.00 | ||
Conservative | Charles Curran | 21,368 | 49.00 | ||
Majority | 876 | 2.01 | |||
Turnout | 81.71 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1951: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Frank Beswick | 21,249 | 49.14 | ||
Conservative | Charles Curran | 19,701 | 45.56 | ||
Liberal | L. Fior | 2,289 | 5.29 | ||
Majority | 1,548 | 3.58 | |||
Turnout | 84.75 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1950: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Frank Beswick | 20,139 | 48.16 | ||
Conservative | C.B. Thorne | 17,741 | 42.43 | ||
Liberal | John Ernest Aylett | 3,933 | 9.41 | ||
Majority | 2,398 | 5.74 | |||
Turnout | 84.56 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
Election in the 1940s
General Election 1945: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Frank Beswick | 25,190 | 43.74 | ||
Conservative | John Jestyn Llewellin | 24,106 | 41.85 | ||
Liberal | John Ernest Aylett | 8,300 | 14.41 | ||
Majority | 1,084 | 1.88 | |||
Turnout | 73.93 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1935: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Llewellin | 34,727 | 54.06 | ||
Labour | L.M. Worsnop | 24,000 | 37.36 | ||
Liberal | William Ridgway | 5,514 | 8.58 | ||
Majority | 10,727 | 16.70 | |||
Turnout | 65.20 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1931: Uxbridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | John Llewellin | 35,836 | 71.96 | ||
Labour | L.M. Worsnop | 11,609 | 23.31 | ||
Independent | R.F.O. Bridgeman | 2,358 | 4.73 | ||
Majority | 24,227 | 48.65 | |||
Turnout | 68.36 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London