Horsham and Crawley (UK Parliament constituency)
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The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Horsham and Crawley constituencies.
Boundaries
The Urban Districts of Horsham and Crawley, and the Rural District of Horsham.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Feb 1974 | Peter Hordern | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished: see Horsham and Crawley |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 31,802 | 42.40 | ||
Labour | R Leighton | 25,028 | 33.37 | ||
Liberal | A Gill | 18,167 | 24.22 | ||
Majority | 6,774 | 9.03 | |||
Turnout | 83.49 | ||||
Conservative win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 29,867 | 42.08 | ||
Labour | MA Oakeshott | 26,168 | 36.86 | ||
Liberal | P Greenwood | 13,848 | 19.51 | ||
National Front | A Brewer | 1,101 | 1.55 | ||
Majority | 3,699 | 5.21 | |||
Turnout | 78.05 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hordern | 42,529 | 52.21 | ||
Labour | PW Newman | 27,508 | 33.77 | ||
Liberal | MH Foley | 10,920 | 13.41 | ||
National Front | A Murch | 493 | 0.61 | ||
Majority | 15,021 | 18.44 | |||
Turnout | 81.40 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)[self-published source][better source needed]
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