Wembley South (UK Parliament constituency)

Wembley South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1945–February 1974
Number of members one
Replaced by Brent North
Created from Harrow and Hendon

Wembley South was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in North-West London. 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 system.

History

Wembley South in the county of Middlesex, boundaries 1945-50

The constituency was created at the 1945 general election, and abolished at the February 1974 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1945 Clarence Barton Labour
1950 Sir Ronald Russell Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Brent North

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950:[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Stanley Russell 20,920 48.69
Labour Clarence Barton 17,251 40.15
Liberal Charles Frederick Jackson 4,366 10.16
Communist N Gill 430 1.00
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1951:[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955:[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1959:[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964:[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Conservative
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General Election 1966:[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Conservative
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970:[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  5. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig