^British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
^F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
^British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
January 31, 2023
leicester, south, west, parliament, constituency, leicester, south, west, borough, constituency, city, leicester, returned, member, parliament, house, commons, parliament, united, kingdom, leicester, south, westformer, borough, constituencyfor, house, commons1. Leicester South West was a borough constituency in the city of Leicester It returned one Member of Parliament MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Leicester South WestFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons1950 February 1974SeatsoneCreated fromLeicester SouthReplaced byLeicester South Leicester WestThe constituency was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1950s 3 2 Elections in the 1960s 3 3 Elections in the 1970s 4 ReferencesBoundaries EditThe County Borough of Leicester wards of Aylestone Castle De Montfort and North Braunstone The constituency included Leicester city centre which since this seat s abolition in 1974 has been in Leicester South Members of Parliament EditElection Member Party Notes1950 Herbert Bowden Labour Resigned 1967 to become Chairman of the Independent Television Authority1967 by election Tom Boardman ConservativeFeb 1974 constituency abolishedElection results EditElections in the 1950s Edit General election 1950 Leicester South West 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Herbert Bowden 23 399 54 61Conservative Dorothy Russell 14 727 34 37Liberal Thomas Allan Pratt 4 720 11 02Majority 8 672 20 24Turnout 42 846Labour win new seat General election 1951 Leicester South West 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Herbert Bowden 24 340 58 39Conservative Edward Harold Wall 17 347 41 61Majority 6 993 16 78Turnout 41 687 82 54Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Leicester South West 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Herbert Bowden 21 487 55 83Conservative Dorothy Russell 16 998 44 17Majority 4 489 11 66Turnout 38 485 76 05Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1959 Leicester South West 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Herbert Bowden 17 395 46 41Conservative David Walder 14 652 39 09Liberal John W Ward 5 438 14 51 NewMajority 2 743 7 32Turnout 37 485 78 48Labour hold SwingElections in the 1960s Edit General election 1964 Leicester South West 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour Herbert Bowden 16 957 49 38Conservative Tom Boardman 12 851 37 42Liberal Thomas Allan Pratt 4 533 13 20Majority 4 106 11 96Turnout 34 341Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1966 Leicester South West Party Candidate Votes Labour Herbert Bowden 18 822 58 65Conservative Tom Boardman 13 268 41 35Majority 5 554 17 30Turnout 32 090Labour hold Swing1967 Leicester South West by election Party Candidate Votes Conservative Tom Boardman 12 897 51 63 10 3Labour Neville Sandelson 8 958 35 86 22 8Liberal Colin J Beech 3 125 12 51 NewMajority 3 939 15 77 N ATurnout 24 980Conservative gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1970 Leicester South West 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Tom Boardman 14 611 45 7 4 3Labour Colin Grundy 14 505 45 3 13 3Liberal Joseph T Roper 2 124 6 6 N ANational Front John Kyneston 749 2 3 NewMajority 106 0 4 N ATurnout 31 989Conservative gain from Labour SwingReferences Edit British parliamentary election results 1950 1973 by FWS Craig British parliamentary election results 1950 1973 by FWS Craig British parliamentary election results 1950 1973 by FWS Craig F W S Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 1973 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 1973 F W S Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 1973 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 1973 British parliamentary election results 1950 1973 by FWS Craig Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with L part 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leicester South West UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1081841264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
