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.
Portsmouth West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Hampshire |
1950–1974 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Portsmouth Central and Portsmouth North |
Replaced by | Portsmouth South and Portsmouth North |
History
editThe constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
edit1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Charles Dickens, Fratton, Guildhall, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Fratton, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Terence Clarke | Conservative | |
1966 | Frank Judd | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Judd | 17,169 | 50.55 | ||
Conservative | Terence Clarke | 16,214 | 47.74 | ||
Independent | LB Gauntlett | 579 | 1.70 | New | |
Majority | 955 | 2.81 | |||
Turnout | 33,962 | 72.30 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Judd | 18,685 | 51.70 | ||
Conservative | Terence Clarke | 17,458 | 48.30 | ||
Majority | 1,227 | 3.40 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36,143 | 76.50 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Clarke | 18,762 | 50.67 | ||
Labour | Frank Judd | 18,265 | 49.33 | ||
Majority | 497 | 1.34 | |||
Turnout | 37,027 | 74.78 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Clarke | 23,600 | 57.65 | ||
Labour | Maxwell Bresler | 17,334 | 42.35 | ||
Majority | 6,266 | 15.30 | |||
Turnout | 40,934 | 76.93 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Clarke | 23,729 | 54.19 | ||
Labour | Alma Birk | 20,060 | 45.81 | ||
Majority | 3,669 | 8.38 | |||
Turnout | 43,789 | 77.37 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Clarke | 25,363 | 51.26 | ||
Labour | Alma Birk | 24,115 | 48.74 | ||
Majority | 1,248 | 2.52 | |||
Turnout | 49,478 | 83.49 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Clarke | 24,924 | 50.71 | ||
Labour | Donald Bruce | 23,979 | 48.78 | ||
Communist | G Swanton | 251 | 0.51 | ||
Majority | 945 | 1.93 | |||
Turnout | 49,154 | 83.46 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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