Portsmouth Langstone (UK Parliament constituency)

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Portsmouth Langstone
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Number of membersone
Replaced by Havant and Waterloo and Portsmouth North
Created from Portsmouth Central, Portsmouth South, Portsmouth North and Fareham

Portsmouth Langstone was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. 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, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham and Meredith, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, and Paulsgrove, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Geoffrey Stevens Conservative
1964 Ian Lloyd Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Election results

General election 1950: Portsmouth Langstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Stevens 29,47758.97
Labour Percy Knight 17,69135.39
Liberal Albert Edward Jones2,8215.64
Majority11,78623.58
Turnout 49,98983.72
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Portsmouth Langstone [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Stevens 31,75263.00
Labour John O'Neill Ryan18,64737.00
Majority13,10526.00
Turnout 50,39981.76
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Portsmouth Langstone [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Stevens 32,01464.19
Labour Stanley Clinton Davis 17,85935.81
Majority14,15528.38
Turnout 49,87373.02
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Portsmouth Langstone [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Stevens 38,83465.39
Labour Douglas G Reynolds20,55334.61
Majority18,28130.78
Turnout 59,38774.34
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Portsmouth Langstone [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Lloyd 33,20848.28
Labour Terence Albert Molloy23,36533.97
Liberal Rex Collings 12,21217.75new
Majority9,84314.31
Turnout 68,78575.10
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Portsmouth Langstone [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Lloyd 34,44648.39
Labour Terence Albert Molloy25,19736.80
Liberal David Julian Hardy Griffiths10,54014.82
Majority8,24911.59
Turnout 70,18374.02
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Portsmouth Langstone [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Lloyd 43,73354.36
Labour Roger Ronald Kenward26,49232.93
Liberal Roger Hilary Anstey10,22612.71
Majority17,24121.43
Turnout 80,45171.37
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  2. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  3. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  4. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  5. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  6. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
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