Leicester North West (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicester North West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Seats | one |
Replaced by | Leicester West |
Leicester North West was a borough constituency in the city of Leicester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton, St Margaret's, and Westcotes.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Barnett Janner | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1970 | Greville Janner | Labour |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 23,505 | 52.88 | ||
Conservative | N Nicolson | 15,912 | 35.80 | ||
Liberal | Robert Archibald Burrows | 5,036 | 11.33 | ||
Majority | 7,593 | 17.08 | |||
Turnout | 44,453 | 85.92 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barnett Janner | 25,184 | 56.84 | ||
Conservative | William John Cornelis Heyting | 19,125 | 43.16 | ||
Majority | 6,059 | 13.67 | |||
Turnout | 44,309 | 84.35 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barnett Janner | 22,807 | 54.17 | ||
Conservative | Frederick Arthur Tomlinson | 19,297 | 45.83 | ||
Majority | 3,510 | 8.34 | |||
Turnout | 42,104 | 78.74 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 21,515 | 52.15 | ||
Conservative | Frederick Arthur Tomlinson | 19,742 | 47.85 | ||
Majority | 1,733 | 4.30 | |||
Turnout | 41,257 | 79.46 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
}Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sir Barnett Janner | 21,134 | 55.80 | ||
Conservative | E George A Farnham | 16,740 | 44.20 | ||
Majority | 4,394 | 11.60 | |||
Turnout | 37,874 | 76.19 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sir Barnett Janner | 21,822 | 60.89 | ||
Conservative | David Carol MacDonnell Mather | 14,015 | 39.11 | ||
Majority | 7,807 | 21.78 | |||
Turnout | 35,837 | 73.73 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Greville Ewan Janner | 18,226 | 48.46 | ||
Conservative | Stuart J Symington | 15,584 | 41.44 | ||
Liberal | Richard J Rogers | 2,862 | 7.61 | ||
National Democrat | Robert E Welford | 935 | 2.49 | ||
Majority | 2,642 | 7.03 | |||
Turnout | 37,607 | 70.85 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ 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