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Ealing South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Seatsone
Replaced byEaling North[1]

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
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1950 Angus Maude Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1958 by-election Brian Batsford Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950:Ealing South [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Edmund Upton Maude 28,299 56.65 N/A
Labour J. Neary 17,097 34.23 N/A
Liberal Miss Betty Corn 4,555 9.12 N/A
Majority 11,202 22.43 N/A
Turnout 49,951 84.74 N/A
Registered electors 58,944
Conservative win (new seat)
General Election 1951:Ealing South [2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Edmund Upton Maude 30,261 62.44 +5.79
Labour David G Allen 17,204 37.56 +3.33
Majority 12,057 24.88 +2.45
Turnout 48,465 82.21 −2.53
Registered electors 58,954
Conservative hold Swing +0.44
General Election 1955:Ealing South [2][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Edmund Upton Maude 25,992 59.57 −2.87
Labour David G Allen 13,462 30.85 −6.71
Liberal David E Evans 4,182 9.58 N/A
Majority 12,530 28.71 +3.83
Turnout 43,636 77.86 −4.35
Registered electors 56,046
Conservative hold Swing +1.92
By-election, 1958:Ealing South[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford 17,417 50.29 −9.28
Labour Hugh Gervais Garside 11,258 32.51 +1.36
Liberal Philip Skelsey 5,956 17.20 +7.62
Majority 6,159 17.78 −9.93
Turnout 34,631
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing -5.32
General Election 1959:Ealing South [2][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford 24,761 59.46 −0.11
Labour Hugh Gervais Garside 12,039 28.91 −1.94
Liberal Sir Jeremy John Anthony Mostyn 4,842 11.63 +2.05
Majority 12,722 30.55 +1.84
Turnout 41,642 78.13 +0.27
Registered electors 53,296
Conservative hold Swing +0.92

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964:Ealing South [2][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford 22,121 61.07 +1.61
Labour Jack J Jaffé 14,104 38.93 +10.02
Majority 8,017 22.13 −8.42
Turnout 36,225 70.05 −8.08
Registered electors 51,714
Conservative hold Swing -4.21
General Election 1966:Ealing South [2][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford 18,968 50.82 −10.25
Labour Roderick Lemonde MacFarquhar 13,885 37.20 −1.73
Liberal Barwys Niel Martin-Kaye 4,473 11.98 N/A
Majority 5,083 13.62 −8.51
Turnout 37,326 72.78 +2.73
Registered electors 51,283
Conservative hold Swing -4.26

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970:Ealing South [2][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Caldwell Cook Batsford 19,326 54.98 +4.16
Labour Cyril Rofe 12,042 34.26 −2.94
Liberal Graham D Smith 3,784 10.76 −1.22
Majority 7,284 20.72 +7.10
Turnout 35,152 65.36 −7.42
Registered electors 53,779
Conservative hold Swing +3.55

References

  1. ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970. (S.I. 1970/1674)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  3. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ^ "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2015-08-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  9. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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