Islington South West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Islington South West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Islington South West boundaries from 1950–74
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Islington Metropolitan Borough in 1916
1950–February 1974
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Created from Islington South and Islington West
Replaced by Islington Central and Islington South and Finsbury

Islington South West was a Parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, in North London.

Contents

It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

The Metropolitan Borough of Islington wards of Barnsbury, Lower Holloway, St Mary, St Peter, and Thornhill. [1]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Albert Evans Labour
1970 George Cunningham Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Islington South & Finsbury

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Islington South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Evans 30,201 64.74
Conservative Tom Howard 13,01227.89
Liberal George William Waddilove2,6025.58
Communist Alfred Bender8341.79
Majority 17,18936.85
Turnout 46,64974.60
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Islington South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Evans 31,637 68.20
Conservative Tom Howard 14,75031.80
Majority 16,88736.40
Turnout 46,38775.17
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Islington South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Evans 24,935 68.12
Conservative Colin GS Hodgkinson11,66731.88
Majority 13,26836.24
Turnout 36,60262.04
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Islington South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Evans 22,362 65.13
Conservative Nicholas Scott 11,97434.87
Majority 10,38830.26
Turnout 34,33660.64
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Islington South West [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Evans 17,589 65.17 +0.04
Conservative Nicholas Scott 8,02329.73−5.14
Communist John F Moss 1,3775.10New
Majority 9,56635.44+5.18
Turnout 26,98951.53−9.11
Registered electors 52,373
Labour hold Swing +2.59
General election 1966: Islington South West [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Evans 16,206 64.95 −0.22
Conservative Alan Hardy5,90323.66−6.07
Independent Harry Weston1,2715.09New
Union Movement Dennis Herbert Harmston8163.27New
Communist John F Moss 7563.03−2.07
Majority 10,30341.29+5.85
Turnout 24,95250.93−0.60
Registered electors 48,995
Labour hold Swing +2.93

Election in the 1970s

General election 1970: Islington South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Cunningham 12,876 60.89
Conservative John Szemerey6,60131.21
New Liberal Alan Ernest Lomas 1,1615.49New
Communist Marie Betteridge5092.41
Majority 6,27529.68
Turnout 21,14748.84
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

  1. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0-900178-09-4.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
  3. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  4. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 15 April 2016.