Rowley Regis and Tipton (UK Parliament constituency)
Rowley Regis and Tipton | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Midlands |
1950–February 1974 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Kingswinford and Wednesbury |
Replaced by | West Bromwich West, Warley West |
Rowley Regis and Tipton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Rowley Regis and Tipton in Staffordshire (now West Midlands). The Rowley Regis section of the constituency was in Worcestershire from 1966 until 1974, as was the Tividale area (originally in the borough of Dudley before those dates.
It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) 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, with the Tipton area being incorporated into West Bromwich West and the Rowley Regis area being incorporated into Warley West. It was held by Labour for all 24 years of its existence.
Boundaries
[edit]The Municipal Boroughs of Rowley Regis and Tipton.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Arthur Henderson jnr | Labour | |
1966 | Peter Archer | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Henderson | 31,988 | 64.27 | ||
Conservative | R.B.J. Barnes | 13,092 | 26.30 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Yates | 4,692 | 9.43 | ||
Majority | 18,896 | 37.97 | |||
Turnout | 49,772 | 83.58 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Henderson | 32,579 | 66.70 | ||
Conservative | David Napley | 16,263 | 33.30 | ||
Majority | 16,316 | 33.40 | |||
Turnout | 48,842 | 80.78 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Henderson | 28,166 | 65.25 | ||
Conservative | Arthur A Hill | 14,998 | 34.75 | ||
Majority | 13,168 | 30.50 | |||
Turnout | 43,164 | 72.05 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Henderson | 27,151 | 61.25 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Taylor | 17,174 | 38.75 | ||
Majority | 9,977 | 22.50 | |||
Turnout | 44,325 | 74.00 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Henderson | 25,352 | 60.21 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Roy A Anstee | 16,751 | 39.79 | ||
Majority | 8,601 | 20.42 | |||
Turnout | 42,103 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Archer | 27,269 | 65.80 | ||
Conservative | David S Adams | 14,175 | 34.20 | ||
Majority | 13,094 | 31.60 | |||
Turnout | 41,444 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Archer | 25,001 | 61.67 | ||
Conservative | Peter M Smith | 15,537 | 38.33 | ||
Majority | 9,464 | 23.34 | |||
Turnout | 40,538 | 63.33 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig