Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ealing South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Number of membersone
Replaced by Acton (major additions to)
Ealing North (minor additions to) [1]
Created from Ealing East

Ealing South was a constituency covering the same part of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was won by two Conservatives consecutively with majorities ranging from 13.6% to 30.5%, was first contested in the general election in 1950 and was replaced before that of February 1974.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. In a repeat of the outcome of its direct forerunner Ealing East and its larger precursor in turn, Ealing created in 1885, it was won by the Conservative standing. The runner-up at each election was the Labour candidate, as with its predecessors since 1924 inclusive.

Boundaries

This was a seat covering the same parts of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East.

Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974. Final Middlesex constituencies (1955-74).svg
Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974.
The seat was: the southeast portion of the dark-shaded local government area abolished as a council in 1965. Ealing1961.svg
The seat was: the southeast portion of the dark-shaded local government area abolished as a council in 1965.
The seat emulates the Ealing district or locality of the larger London Borough of Ealing (larger as it took in Acton and Southall Boroughs), but omitted the northern Hanger Hill ward of Ealing as it then stood, see Ealing North. Ealing Borough Areas Map.tif
The seat emulates the Ealing district or locality of the larger London Borough of Ealing (larger as it took in Acton and Southall Boroughs), but omitted the northern Hanger Hill ward of Ealing as it then stood, see Ealing North.

Throughout: the zone was fixed as the Ealing M.B., Middlesex six wards: Castlebar, Drayton, Grange Grosvenor, Lammas, Manor, and Mount Park. [2] [3] As to local government body from 1965 its components closely approximated to the south-central wards of the combination council, a replacement of three boroughs, the London Borough of Ealing. These were named Central, Cleveland, Northfields and Walpole. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Angus Maude Conservative
1958 by-election Brian Batsford Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Elections

For 1945 see Ealing East

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950:Ealing South [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Maude 28,29956.65
Labour J. Neary17,09734.23
Liberal Betty Corn4,5559.12
Majority11,20222.43
Turnout 49,95184.74
Registered electors 58,944
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951:Ealing South [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Maude 30,26162.44+5.79
Labour David G Allen17,20437.56+3.33
Majority12,05724.88+2.45
Turnout 48,46582.21-2.53
Registered electors 58,954
Conservative hold Swing +0.44
General election 1955:Ealing South [5] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Maude 25,99259.57-2.87
Labour David G Allen13,46230.85-6.71
Liberal David E Evans4,1829.58New
Majority12,53028.72+3.84
Turnout 43,63677.86-4.35
Registered electors 56,046
Conservative hold Swing +1.92
By-election, 1958:Ealing South [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 17,41750.29-9.28
Labour Hugh Gervais Garside11,25832.51+1.36
Liberal Philip Skelsey5,95617.20+7.62
Majority6,15917.78-9.94
Turnout 34,631
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing -5.32
General election 1959:Ealing South [5] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 24,76159.46-0.11
Labour Hugh Gervais Garside12,03928.91-1.94
Liberal Sir Jeremy John Anthony Mostyn, 14th Baronet4,84211.63+2.05
Majority12,72230.55+1.83
Turnout 41,64278.13+0.27
Registered electors 53,296
Conservative hold Swing +0.92

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964:Ealing South [5] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 22,12161.07+1.61
Labour Jack J Jaffé14,10438.93+10.02
Majority8,01722.13-8.42
Turnout 36,22570.05-8.08
Registered electors 51,714
Conservative hold Swing -4.21
General election 1966:Ealing South [5] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 18,96850.82-10.25
Labour Roderick MacFarquhar 13,88537.20-1.73
Liberal Barwys Niel Martin-Kaye4,47311.98New
Majority5,08313.62-8.51
Turnout 37,32672.78+2.73
Registered electors 51,283
Conservative hold Swing -4.26

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970:Ealing South [5] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 19,32654.98+4.16
Labour Cyril Rofe12,04234.26-2.94
Liberal Graham D Smith3,78410.76-1.22
Majority7,28420.72+7.10
Turnout 35,15265.36-7.42
Registered electors 53,779
Conservative hold Swing +3.55

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References

  1. (S.I. 1970 number 1674), at page 5491 (or 48 of 76)
  2. Representation of the People Act 1948, Sch. 1, at Middlesex (B) Borough Constituencies (page 108) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1948/65/pdfs/ukpga_19480065_en.pdf
  3. Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (S.I. 1970 number 1674), Sch I (list of contents of pre-existing) at page 5456 (or 13 of 76)
  4. A political history of the London Borough of Ealing, Ealing Library, Secretary of Ealing South Conservative Association
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  6. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  9. "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  10. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  11. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  12. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  13. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.