Leicester North West (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974
Leicester North West | |
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Former
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons |
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1950 –February 1974 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Leicester West |
Replaced by | Leicester West |
Leicester North West was a borough constituency in the city of Leicester . 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 .
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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1950 | Barnett Janner | Labour | |
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 win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 25,184 | 56.84 | ||
Conservative | William John Cornelis Heyting | 19,125 | 43.16 | ||
Majority | 6,059 | 13.68 | |||
Turnout | 44,309 | 84.35 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 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 | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 21,822 | 60.89 | ||
Conservative | Carol 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 | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Greville Janner | 18,226 | 48.46 | ||
Conservative | Stuart J Symington | 15,584 | 41.44 | ||
Liberal | Richard J Rogers | 2,862 | 7.61 | New | |
National Democrat | Robert E Welford | 935 | 2.49 | New | |
Majority | 2,642 | 7.02 | |||
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