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Wembley South was a constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in Middlesex and from 1965 wholly in northwest London. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, elected by the first past the post system, returning Conservative apart from in 1945, the victory of the First Attlee ministry when it returned a Labour member.
History
Wembley South in the county of Middlesex, boundaries 1945-50
Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974.
The constituency was created at the 1945 general election, and abolished at the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
The Municipal Borough of Wembley wards of Alperton, Central, Sudbury, Sudbury Court, Tokyngton, and Wembley Park.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Wembley South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Clarence Barton |
16,928 |
47.84 |
|
|
Conservative |
Noel Whiteside |
13,497 |
38.15 |
|
|
Liberal |
John Jabez Over |
4,958 |
14.01 |
|
Majority |
3,431 |
9.69 |
|
Turnout |
35,383 |
74.95 |
|
|
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1951: Wembley South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ronald Russell |
23,380 |
55.76 |
|
|
Labour |
Douglas Clark |
18,546 |
44.24 |
|
Majority |
4,834 |
11.52 |
|
Turnout |
41,926 |
85.97 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
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General election 1955: Wembley South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ronald Russell |
22,052 |
58.57 |
|
|
Labour |
Eric C Hutchison |
15,596 |
41.43 |
|
Majority |
6,456 |
17.14 |
|
Turnout |
37,648 |
80.70 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1959: Wembley South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ronald Russell |
19,733 |
52.90 |
|
|
Labour |
Edward Mackenzie |
12,166 |
32.61 |
|
|
Liberal |
John EC Perry |
5,403 |
14.48 |
New |
Majority |
7,567 |
20.29 |
|
Turnout |
37,302 |
82.62 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Wembley South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ronald Russell |
16,512 |
47.97 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael N Elliott |
12,199 |
35.44 |
|
|
Liberal |
John EC Perry |
5,713 |
16.60 |
|
Majority |
4,313 |
12.53 |
|
Turnout |
34,424 |
78,42 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
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General election 1966: Wembley South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ronald Russell |
15,377 |
45.28 |
|
|
Labour |
Michael N Elliott |
14,194 |
41.80 |
|
|
Liberal |
Darcy Conyers |
4,386 |
12.92 |
|
Majority |
1,183 |
3.48 |
|
Turnout |
33,957 |
79.26 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
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Elections in the 1970s