Dudley East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dudley East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County West Midlands
February 1974–1997
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Dudley North
Dudley South
Stourbridge
Created from Brierley Hill
Dudley

Dudley East was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.

Contents

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

History

Throughout its history, it was served by one member: John Gilbert of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The County Borough of Dudley wards of Castle, Coseley East, Coseley West, Netherton and Woodside, Priory, St Andrew's, St James's, and St Thomas's.

1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Castle and Priory, Coseley East, Coseley West, Netherton and Woodside, Quarry Bank and Cradley, St Andrew's, St James's, and St Thomas's.

Dudley East was one of three constituencies in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, covering as its name suggested the eastern part of the town of Dudley, including the town centre, along with Coseley and parts of Sedgley. At abolition in 1997, both Dudley East and Dudley West were replaced by two new constituencies: Dudley North and Dudley South, with some constituents being transferred to the re-created Stourbridge constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] Party
Feb 1974 John Gilbert Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Dudley North, Dudley South and Stourbridge

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Dudley East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gilbert 29,806 52.8 +6.9
Conservative CJ Holland20,60636.5-3.0
Liberal Democrats IC Jenkins5,4009.6-5.0
National Front GE Cartwright6751.2New
Majority9,20016.3+9.9
Turnout 56,48775.0+2.7
Labour hold Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Dudley East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gilbert 24,94245.87+0.05
Conservative Elisabeth Jones21,46939.48+4.56
SDP Kevin Monks7,96514.65-4.61
Majority3,4736.39
Turnout 54,37672.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Dudley East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gilbert 24,44145.82-7.86
Conservative Susan Gillies18,62534.92-0.18
SDP Dominic Simon10,27219.26+9.8
Majority5,81610.90
Turnout 53,33871.34
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Dudley East [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gilbert 22,52153.83-3.47
Conservative Donald Williams 14,83435.46+7.73
Liberal Gerald Patrick Thomas Lewis3,6398.70-3.44
National Front Albert James Baker8442.02-0.82
Majority7,68718.37
Turnout 41,83870.13
Labour hold Swing -5.60
General election October 1974: Dudley East [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gilbert 23,62157.30-6.15
Conservative John Taylor 11,43027.73-8.83
Liberal Owen Glyn Hopkins5,00312.14New
National Front Charles Rex Knott1,1712.84New
Majority12,19129.57
Turnout 41,22568.29
Labour hold Swing +1.34
General election February 1974: Dudley East [4] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gilbert 27,41763.45
Conservative John Taylor 15,79536.55
Majority11,62226.90
Turnout 43,21272.12
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
  2. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 "'Dudley East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "'Dudley East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "UK General Election results May 1979". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "UK General Election results October 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "UK General Election results February 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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