Howden (UK Parliament constituency)

For the similarly named current constituency, see Haltemprice and Howden (UK Parliament constituency).

Coordinates: 53°44′49″N 0°51′54″W / 53.747°N 0.865°W / 53.747; -0.865

Howden was a constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1955 general election, made up largely of the constituency of Beverley (losing some territory in the south to Haltemprice, and taking some in the east from Bridlington).

The Howden constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The Urban Districts of Driffield and Norton, and the Rural Districts of Derwent, Driffield, Howden, Norton, and Pocklington.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[1]Party
1955 Paul Bryan Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Boothferry

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Howden[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bryan 26,550 56.0
Liberal Elizabeth Shields 12,006 25.3
Labour A. B. Davenport 8,827 18.6
Majority 14,544 30.7
Turnout 74.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Howden[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bryan 19,583 47.0
Liberal S. Haywood 14,803 35.5
Labour F. H. V. Lewis 7,271 17.5
Majority 4,780 11.5
Turnout 72.4
Conservative hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Howden[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bryan 21,892 48.8
Liberal S. Haywood 15,681 35.0
Labour J. Kirkwood 7,259 16.2
Majority 6,211 13.9
Turnout 78.6
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1970: Howden[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bryan 22,102 57.0
Labour J. W. R. Graham 9,567 24.7
Liberal J. F. Crossley 6,951 17.9
Independent T. Makoni 154 0.4 N/A
Majority 12,535 32.3
Turnout 70.8
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Howden[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bryan 17,701 50.6
Labour G. McNamara 9,421 26.9
Liberal J. J. MacCullum 7,885 22.5
Majority 8,280 23.7
Turnout 71.8
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1964: Howden[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bryan 19,367 53.2
Liberal J. O. K. Crawford 9,067 24.9
Labour A. Day 7,974 21.9
Majority 10,300 28.3
Turnout 75.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Howden[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bryan 20,681 57.7 -0.5
Labour J. Rhodes 7,809 21.8 -4.1
Liberal R. H. Hargreaves 7,384 20.6 +4.7
Majority 12,872 35.9 +2.5
Turnout 75.8 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955: Howden[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Bryan 20,487 58.2 N/A
Labour R. W. Bowes 9,088 25.9 N/A
Liberal William Derek Ramsdale 5,575 15.9 N/A
Majority 11,399 32.4 N/A
Turnout 73.7 N/A
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
  2. ↑ UK General Election results: May 1979
  3. ↑ UK General Election results: October 1974
  4. ↑ UK General Election results: February 1974
  5. ↑ UK General Election results: 1970
  6. ↑ UK General Election results: March 1966
  7. ↑ UK General Election results: October 1964
  8. ↑ UK General Election results: October 1959
  9. ↑ UK General Election results: May 1955
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