Harrow Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Harrow Central | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Harrow East and Harrow West |
Replaced by | Harrow East and Harrow West[1] |
Harrow Central was a parliamentary constituency in Harrow, London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
1950–1955: The Urban District of Harrow wards of Harrow-on-the-Hill and Greenhill, Headstone, Wealdstone North, Wealdstone South, and West Harrow.
1955–1974: The Municipal Borough of Harrow wards of Harrow-on-the-Hill and Greenhill, Kenton, Wealdstone North, Wealdstone South, and West Harrow.[2]
1974–1983: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Harrow-on-the-Hill and Greenhill, Kenton, Wealdstone North, Wealdstone South, and West Harrow.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Sir Patrick Bishop | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1964 | Anthony Grant | Conservative |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Bishop | 22,907 | 51.94 | N/A | |
Labour | D Robert Rees | 16,371 | 37.12 | N/A | |
Liberal | Norman William Murrell | 4,827 | 10.94 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,536 | 14.82 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,105 | 86.84 | N/A | ||
Conservative win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Bishop | 25,564 | 59.31 | ||
Labour | B Joan K Thompson | 17,540 | 40.69 | ||
Majority | 8,024 | 18.62 | |||
Turnout | 43,104 | 85.04 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Bishop | 23,996 | 60.06 | ||
Labour | Fred Powe | 15,955 | 39.94 | ||
Majority | 8,041 | 20.12 | |||
Turnout | 39,951 | 79.36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Bishop | 23,813 | 62.89 | ||
Labour | Fred Powe | 14,049 | 37.11 | ||
Majority | 9,764 | 25.78 | |||
Turnout | 37,862 | 79.52 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Grant | 16,534 | 46.22 | ||
Labour | Ronald V Spurway | 12,067 | 33.74 | ||
Liberal | Dennis F Joyner | 7,168 | 20.04 | ||
Majority | 4,467 | 12.48 | |||
Turnout | 35,769 | 78.59 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Grant | 15,971 | 45.08 | ||
Labour | Anthony R Judge | 14,341 | 40.48 | ||
Liberal | Anthony HJ Miller | 5,118 | 14.45 | ||
Majority | 1,630 | 4.60 | |||
Turnout | 35,430 | 80.17 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Grant | 16,525 | 50.2 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Anthony R Judge | 12,561 | 38.2 | −2.3 | |
Liberal | Anthony HJ Miller | 3,449 | 10.5 | −3.9 | |
Independent | Sydney Carter | 358 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 3,964 | 12.0 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 32,893 | 71.6 | −8.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Grant | 15,320 | 42.34 | ||
Labour | DM Offenbach | 12,403 | 34.28 | ||
Liberal | RS Montgomerie | 7,635 | 21.10 | ||
National Front | J Donin | 823 | 2.27 | New | |
Majority | 2,917 | 8.06 | |||
Turnout | 36,181 | 80.56 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Grant | 14,356 | 43.47 | ||
Labour | DM Offenbach | 12,288 | 37.21 | ||
Liberal | RS Montgomerie | 5,566 | 16.85 | ||
National Front | C Bryne | 813 | 2.46 | ||
Majority | 2,068 | 6.26 | |||
Turnout | 33,023 | 72.96 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Grant | 16,627 | 48.96 | ||
Labour | AC Quicke | 12,124 | 35.70 | ||
Liberal | R Bancroft | 4,785 | 14.09 | ||
National Front | C Bryne | 427 | 1.26 | ||
Majority | 4,503 | 13.26 | |||
Turnout | 33,963 | 75.10 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "'Harrow Central', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig