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Huddersfield East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Huddersfield East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromHuddersfield
Replaced byHuddersfield and Dewsbury[1]

Huddersfield East was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1983.

Boundaries

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1950–1955: The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Almondbury, Dalton, Deighton, Fartown, Newsome, North Central, and South Central.

1955–1983: The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Almondbury, Dalton, Deighton, Fartown, North Central, and South Central, and the Urban District of Kirkburton.[2]

The constituency included Huddersfield itself.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1950Joseph MallalieuLabour
1979Barry SheermanLabour
1983constituency abolished: see Huddersfield

Joseph Mallalieu had been Member of Parliament for Huddersfield from 1945 to 1950, when the constituency was abolished. When the Huddersfield constituency was recreated, Barry Sheerman became the new Member of Parliament.

Elections

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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Huddersfield East[3][4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 22,296 56.6
ConservativeJohn Smith17,06343.4
Majority5,23313.2
Turnout39,359
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Huddersfield East[5][6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 22,368 55.7 -0.9
ConservativeJohn Smith17,79944.3+0.9
Majority4,56911.4-1.8
Turnout40,167
Labour holdSwing
General election 1955: Huddersfield East[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 22,835 55.1 -0.6
ConservativeDouglas Clift18,61144.9+0.6
Majority4,22410.2-1.2
Turnout41,446
Labour holdSwing
General election 1959: Huddersfield East[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 22,474 53.7 -1.4
ConservativePaul Michael Beard19,38946.3+1.4
Majority3,0857.4-2.8
Turnout41,863
Labour holdSwing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Huddersfield East[10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 20,501 51.0 -2.7
ConservativeJames Fergusson12,33230.4-15.9
LiberalBernard Jennings7,49418.6New
Majority8,26920.6+13.2
Turnout40,327
Labour holdSwing
General election 1966: Huddersfield East[12][13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 21,960 55.8 +4.8
ConservativeJames Fergusson11,08128.2-2.2
LiberalGeorge Malcolm Lee6,30316.0-2.6
Majority10,87927.6+7.0
Turnout39,344
Labour holdSwing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Huddersfield East[14][15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 20,629 50.2 -5.6
ConservativeJohn Holt15,63238.0+9.8
LiberalGeorge Malcolm Lee4,56911.1-4.9
CommunistEthel Beresford3080.75New
Majority4,99712.2-15.4
Turnout41,138
Labour holdSwing
General election February 1974: Huddersfield East[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 20,224 47.3 -2.9
ConservativeCyril Taylor12,92030.2-7.8
LiberalGeorge Malcolm Lee8,53020.0+8.9
National FrontN Mear7961.9New
CommunistA Drake2460.6-0.1
Majority7,30417.10+4.9
Turnout42,716
Labour holdSwing
General election October 1974: Huddersfield East[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJoseph Mallalieu 19,522 50.4 +3.1
ConservativeAFJ Povey11,10828.7+1.5
LiberalGeorge Malcolm Lee7,32618.9-1.1
National FrontJ Robertshaw7642.0+0.1
Majority8,41421.7+4.6
Turnout38,720
Labour holdSwing
General election 1979: Huddersfield East[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-opBarry Sheerman 19,040 47.5 -2.9
ConservativeM Bendelow15,94539.7+11.0
LiberalG MacPherson4,89012.2-6.7
IndependentH Hirst2430.6New
Majority3,0957.8-13.9
Turnout40,118
Labour Co-op holdSwing

References

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  1. ^ "'Huddersfield East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
  3. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  7. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  9. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  11. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  12. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  13. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  14. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  15. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
  16. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  18. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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