Portsmouth West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Portsmouth West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
PortsmouthWest1955Constituency.svg
Boundary of Portsmouth West in Hampshirefor the 1955 general election
County Hampshire
19501974 (1974)
SeatsOne
Created from Portsmouth North (Bulk)
Portsmouth Central (Part)
Replaced by Portsmouth North (Bulk)
Portsmouth South (Part)

Portsmouth West was a borough constituency in the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. 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 voting system.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries and boundary changes

DatesLocal authorityMaps Wards
1950–1955 County Borough of Portsmouth PortsmouthWest1955Constituency.svg Buckland, Charles Dickens, Fratton, Guildhall, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary.
1955–1974 Buckland, Fratton, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall.

1950–1955

The constituency was formed from the abolished constituencies of Portsmouth North and Portsmouth Central

1955–1974

Wards renamed

Abolition

After the Second periodic review of Westminster constituencies, Buckland and Fratton wards were transferred to Portsmouth South, while the bulk of the seat was combined with parts of Portsmouth Langstone to form the re-established constituency of Portsmouth North.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1950 Terence Clarke Conservative
1966 Frank Judd Labour Contested Portsmouth North following redistribution
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Portsmouth North and Portsmouth South

Election results

General election 1970: Portsmouth West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Judd 17,169 50.6 –1.1
Conservative Terence Clarke 16,21447.7–0.6
Independent LB Gauntlett5791.7New
Majority9552.8–0.6
Turnout 33,96272.3–4.2
Registered electors 46,972
Labour hold Swing –0.3
General election 1966: Portsmouth West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Judd 18,685 51.7 +2.4
Conservative Terence Clarke 17,45848.3–2.4
Majority1,2273.4N/A
Turnout 36,14376.5+1.7
Registered electors 47,247
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.4
General election 1964: Portsmouth West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Clarke 18,762 50.7 –7.0
Labour Frank Judd 18,26549.3+7.0
Majority4971.3–14.0
Turnout 37,02774.8–2.2
Registered electors 49,517
Conservative hold Swing –7.0
General election 1959: Portsmouth West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Clarke 23,600 57.7 +3.5
Labour Maxwell Bresler17,33442.3–3.5
Majority6,26615.3+6.9
Turnout 40,93476.9+3.5
Registered electors 53,206
Conservative hold Swing +3.5
General election 1955: Portsmouth West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Clarke 23,729 54.2 +2.9
Labour Alma Birk 20,06045.8–2.9
Majority3,6698.4+5.9
Turnout 43,78977.4–6.1
Registered electors 56,597
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
General election 1951: Portsmouth West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Clarke 25,363 51.3 +0.6
Labour Alma Birk 24,11548.7–0.0
Majority1,2482.5+0.6
Turnout 49,47883.5+0.0
Registered electors 59,262
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
General election 1950: Portsmouth West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Terence Clarke 24,924 50.7
Labour Donald Bruce 23,97948.8
Communist G Swanton2510.5
Majority9451.9
Turnout 49,15483.5
Registered electors 58,892
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Craig, Fred W. S (1983). British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 (2nd ed.). Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0900178078 . Retrieved 5 April 2025.