Merton and Morden (UK Parliament constituency)

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Merton and Morden
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County County of London
19501974 (1974)
SeatsOne
Created from Wimbledon
Replaced by Mitcham & Morden

Merton and Morden was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Merton and Morden Urban District in Surrey, but in major local government boundary changes in 1965 became part of the London Borough of Merton in Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election from part of the Wimbledon constituency, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. It was replaced by the Mitcham and Morden constituency.

Boundaries

The Urban District of Merton and Morden.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Robert Ryder Conservative
1955 Humphrey Atkins Conservative
1970 Janet Fookes Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Election results

General election 1950: Merton and Morden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ryder 23,92848.72
Labour Co-op Arthur Palmer 21,13543.03
Liberal Roy Douglas 4,0558.26
Majority2,7935.69
Turnout 49,11888.11
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Merton and Morden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Ryder 26,48854.53
Labour Co-op Arthur Palmer 22,08645.47
Majority4,4029.06
Turnout 48,57486.66
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Merton and Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Humphrey Atkins 25,37357.20
Labour Robert J Edwards18,98342.80
Majority6,39014.40
Turnout 44,35681.64
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Merton and Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Humphrey Atkins 25,60359.48
Labour Russell Kerr 17,44040.52
Majority8,15918.96
Turnout 43,04382.50
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Merton and Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Humphrey Atkins 19,03246.37
Labour Kenneth W May16,23439.55
Liberal Nicholas D M McGeorge5,78114.08New
Majority2,7986.82
Turnout 41,04782.33
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Merton and Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Humphrey Atkins 20,02850.53
Labour Kenneth W May19,60849.47
Majority4201.06
Turnout 39,63681.21
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Merton and Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Fookes 18,72750.82
Labour Kenneth W May15,24441.37
Liberal Richard Hallam Insoll2,8767.81New
Majority3,4839.45
Turnout 36,84772.91
Conservative hold Swing

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References

Notes
  1. The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
  2. The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.