Dudley East (UK Parliament constituency)

Dudley East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County	West Midlands
February 1974 (February 1974)–1997 (1997)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Dudley North, Dudley South and Stourbridge
Created from	Dudley and Brierley Hill

Dudley East was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

History

Throughout its history, it was served by one member: John Gilbert of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

Dudley East, as can be inferred from the name, contained the eastern areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. As well as parts of the town of Dudley, the constituency included Coseley and parts of Sedgley. At abolition in 1997, both Dudley East and Dudley West were replaced by two new constituencies: Dudley North and Dudley South, with some constituents being transferred to Stourbridge.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	Feb 1974	John Gilbert	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished: see Dudley North, Dudley South and Stourbridge

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Dudley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Gilbert	29,806	52.8	+6.9
	Conservative	CJ Holland	20,606	36.5	-3.0
	Liberal Democrat	IC Jenkins	5,400	9.6	-5.1
	National Front	GE Cartwright	675	1.2	+1.2
Majority			9,200	16.3	+9.9
Turnout			56,487	75.0	+2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dudley