Liverpool Scotland Exchange (UK Parliament constituency)

Liverpool Scotland Exchange
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1974 (1974)–1983
Created from	Liverpool Exchange and Liverpool Scotland
Replaced by	Liverpool Riverside

Liverpool Scotland Exchange was a borough constituency within the city and metropolitan borough of Liverpool, in the English county of Merseyside. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The boundary of the constituency was the northern part of the city with the electoral wards Abercromby, Central, Granby, Low Hill, St James, Scotland, Sandhills and Vauxhall. In 1975 when the ward boundaries where redrawn it changed to Abercomby, Central, St James, Scotland Sandhills and Vauxhall.

The constituency was formed in 1974 from Liverpool Exchange and Liverpool Scotland. It was partially replaced by the new Liverpool Riverside constituency for the 1983 election.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Feb 1974	Robert Parry	Labour
1983		constituency abolished: see Liverpool Riverside

Elections

General Election 1979: Liverpool Scotland Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Parry	13,920	75.1	−5.1
	Conservative	J.M. Bligh	2,264	12.2	+0.4
	Liberal	C. Davies	1,939	10.5	+5.5
	Communist	R. O'Hara	421	2.3	−0.6
Majority			11,656	62.9
Turnout			18,544	57.4	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.8

General Election October 1974: Liverpool Scotland Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Parry	15,154	80.2	+5.1
	Conservative	P. Rankin	2,234	11.8	−2.8
	Liberal	P. Crockett	944	5.0	−2.8
	Communist	R. O'Hara	556	2.9	+0.4
Majority			12,920	68.4
Turnout			18,888	53.7	−4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

General Election February 1974: Liverpool Scotland Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Parry	15,295	75.1	N/A
	Conservative	R.S. Charles	2,963	14.6	N/A
	Liberal	David Mahon	1,596	7.8	N/A
	Communist	R. O'Hara	505	2.5	N/A
Majority			12,332	60.6	N/A
Turnout			20,359	58.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)