Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ealing South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Number of members one

Ealing South was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in 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

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Ealing wards of Castlebar, Drayton, Grange, Grosvenor, Lammas, Manor, and Mount Park.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1950 Angus Maude Conservative
1958 by-election Brian Batsford Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950:Ealing South [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Edmund Upton Maude 28,299 56.6 N/A
Labour J. Neary 17,097 34.2 N/A
Liberal Miss Betty Corn 4,555 9.1 N/A
Majority 11,202 22.4 N/A
Turnout 84.7 N/A
Conservative win
General Election 1951:Ealing South [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Edmund Upton Maude
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1955:Ealing South [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Edmund Upton Maude 25,992 59.57
Labour David G. Allen 13,462 30.85
Liberal David Evans 4,182 9.58
Majority 12,530 28.71
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Ealing South by-election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford 17,417 50.29 -9.28
Labour H Garside 11,258 32.51 +1.66
Liberal Philip Skelsey 5,956 17.20 +7.62
Majority 6,159
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1959:Ealing South [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970:Ealing South [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold 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
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