It was created from the eastern section of the Stourbridge constituency, which was reduced substantially in size, as a result of the recent population growth in both Oldbury and Halesowen.
^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
^British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
January 31, 2023
oldbury, halesowen, parliament, constituency, oldbury, halesowen, parliamentary, constituency, west, midlands, which, returned, member, parliament, house, commons, parliament, united, kingdom, from, 1950, until, abolished, february, 1974, general, election, ol. Oldbury and Halesowen was a parliamentary constituency in the West Midlands which returned one Member of Parliament MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election Oldbury and HalesowenFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons1950 February 1974SeatsoneCreated fromStourbridgeReplaced byHalesowen amp Stourbridge Warley WestIt was created from the eastern section of the Stourbridge constituency which was reduced substantially in size as a result of the recent population growth in both Oldbury and Halesowen It was then partly replaced by the new Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency with the Oldbury area becoming part of Warley West Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 1950s 3 2 Elections in the 1960s 3 3 Elections in the 1970s 4 ReferencesBoundaries EditThe Boroughs of Halesowen and Oldbury Members of Parliament EditElection Member Party1950 Arthur Moyle Labour1964 John Horner Labour1970 John Stokes ConservativeFeb 1974 constituency abolishedElections EditElections in the 1950s Edit General election 1950 Oldbury and Halesowen 1 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Moyle 28 379 50 42Conservative Laurence Cecil Baxter 17 281 30 71Liberal Ralph Kilner Brown 10 620 18 87Majority 11 098 19 71Turnout 56 640 86 28Labour win new seat General election 1951 Oldbury and Halesowen 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Moyle 30 610 55 71Conservative Walter Lionel Osborne Somers 24 338 44 29Majority 6 272 11 42Turnout 54 948 83 29Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Oldbury and Halesowen 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Moyle 24 123 46 07Conservative Peter A Bridger 19 068 36 42Liberal Derick Mirfin 9 171 17 51 NewMajority 5 055 9 65Turnout 52 362 78 60Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1959 Oldbury and Halesowen 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Moyle 23 861 42 85Conservative John Fane Vernon 21 478 38 57Liberal Derick Mirfin 10 343 18 58Majority 2 383 4 28Turnout 55 682 80 83Labour hold SwingElections in the 1960s Edit General election 1964 Oldbury and Halesowen 5 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Horner 22 099 40 56Conservative Philip Harrison Lugg 21 182 38 87Liberal Christopher Frederick Floris 11 210 20 57Majority 917 1 68Turnout 54 491 78 85Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1966 Oldbury and Halesowen 6 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Horner 28 490 53 24Conservative Philip Harrison Lugg 25 020 46 76Majority 3 470 6 48Turnout 53 510 76 68Labour hold SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1970 Oldbury and Halesowen 7 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Stokes 29 403 52 60Labour John Horner 26 499 47 40Majority 2 904 5 20 N ATurnout 55 902 72 09Conservative 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 British parliamentary election results 1950 1973 by FWS Craig Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with O Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oldbury and Halesowen UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1081847133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
