Hendon South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hendon South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Greater London
Electorate 48,401 (1992) [1]
1945–1997
SeatsOne
Created from Hendon
Replaced by Hendon;
Finchley and Golders Green

Hendon South was a constituency in the former Municipal Borough of Hendon (in 1965 subsumed into the London Borough of Barnet) which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1945 general election, when the Hendon seat was split into two, and abolished for the 1997 general election, with Childs Hill, Garden Suburb, and Golders Green wards going to Finchley and Golders Green, along with wards from Finchley. Hendon and West Hendon wards were transferred to a new constituency: Hendon.

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Hendon South in the parliamentary county of Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 1945 to 1974 HendonSouth1945.png
Hendon South in the parliamentary county of Middlesex, showing boundaries used from 1945 to 1974
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.

Boundaries

1945–1974: The Municipal Borough of Hendon wards of Central Hendon, Childs Hill, Garden Suburb, Golders Green, and Park.

1974–1997: The London Borough of Barnet wards of Childs Hill, Garden Suburb, Golders Green, Hendon, and West Hendon.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [2] Party
1945 Hugh Lucas-Tooth Conservative
1970 Peter Thomas Conservative
1987 John Marshall Conservative
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: South Hendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth 16,97443.39
Labour Elaine Frances Burton 14,91738.13
Liberal Alastair Cameron Forbes7,23218.49
Majority2,0575.26
Turnout 39,12375.35
Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: South Hendon [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth 24,917 52.2 +8.8
Labour Thomas Sargant15,38932.2−5.9
Liberal Cyril James Hastings Tolley 7,43615.6−2.9
Majority9,52820.0+14.7
Turnout 47,74283.6+8.3
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1951: South Hendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth 26,18055.40
Labour Bernard Homa 16,12434.12
Liberal Leonardo da Vinci MacLaren 4,95210.48
Majority10,05621.28
Turnout 47,25681.85
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: South Hendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth 25,35462.96
Labour Bernard Homa 14,91837.04
Majority10,43625.92
Turnout 40,27273.24
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: South Hendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth 22,97155.86
Labour Peter Kingsley Archer 11,01626.79
Liberal Peter Hasler Billenness7,13417.35New
Majority11,95529.07
Turnout 41,12176.80
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Hendon South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth 18,452 48.1 −7.8
Labour Alec Grant11,44129.9+3.1
Liberal Peter Hasler Billenness8,43022.0+4.7
Majority7,01118.2−10.9
Turnout 38,32373.7−3.1
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Hendon South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth 17,17645.28
Labour Geoffrey J Samuel13,12034.59
Liberal Lawrence Young7,63320.12
Majority4,05610.69
Turnout 37,92972.78
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: South Hendon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter John Mitchell Thomas 18,90151.65
Labour Gladys Felicia Dimson12,71234.74
Liberal Lawrence Young4,98113.61
Majority6,18916.91
Turnout 36,59465.86
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: South Hendon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter John Mitchell Thomas 17,79544.40
Liberal Michael David Colne11,19827.94
Labour RM Hadley11,08827.66
Majority6,59716.46
Turnout 40,07977.89
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: South Hendon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter John Mitchell Thomas 16,86646.63
Labour RM Hadley11,90332.91
Liberal Michael David Colne7,40420.47
Majority4,96313.72
Turnout 36,17169.71
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: South Hendon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter John Mitchell Thomas 19,98152.77
Labour Wendy Mantle [9] 11,23126.99
Liberal Monroe Edward Palmer 5,79915.32
Ecology Geoffrey Syer [9] 5631.49New
National Front Albert Elder2900.77New
Majority8,75025.78
Turnout 37,86470.18
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: South Hendon [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter John Mitchell Thomas 17,11548.61
Liberal Monroe Edward Palmer 10,68230.34
Labour Doreen Neall7,41521.06
Majority6,43318.27
Turnout 35,21065.29
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: South Hendon [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Leslie Marshall 19,34155.55
Liberal Monroe Edward Palmer 8,21723.60
Labour Louise Christian 7,26120.85
Majority11,12431.95
Turnout 34,82063.82
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: South Hendon [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Leslie Marshall 20,59358.78
Labour L Lloyd8,54624.39
Liberal Democrats J Cohen5,60916.01
Natural Law J Leslie2890.82New
Majority12,04734.39
Turnout 35,03772.39
Conservative hold Swing

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "'Hendon South', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWebProject. Cognitive Computing Limited. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 2)
  3. ↑ "Politics Science Resources". 12 October 2022.
  4. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  5. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  6. ↑ "Politics Science Resources". 12 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Politics Science Resources". 12 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Politics Science Resources". 12 October 2022.
  9. 1 2 Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 9. ISBN   0102374805.
  10. ↑ "Politics Science Resources". 12 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Politics Science Resources". 12 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Politics Science Resources". 12 October 2022.

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