Portsmouth West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Portsmouth West | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
History
[edit]The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
[edit]1950–1955: 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
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Terence Clarke | Conservative | |
| 1966 | Frank Judd | Labour | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Judd | 17,169 | 50.6 | –1.1 | |
| Conservative | Terence Clarke | 16,214 | 47.7 | –0.6 | |
| Independent | LB Gauntlett | 579 | 1.7 | New | |
| Majority | 955 | 2.8 | –0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 33,962 | 72.3 | –4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,972 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –0.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Judd | 18,685 | 51.7 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Terence Clarke | 17,458 | 48.3 | –2.4 | |
| Majority | 1,227 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,143 | 76.5 | +1.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,247 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke | 18,762 | 50.7 | –7.0 | |
| Labour | Frank Judd | 18,265 | 49.3 | +7.0 | |
| Majority | 497 | 1.3 | –14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 37,027 | 74.8 | –2.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,517 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke | 23,600 | 57.7 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Maxwell Bresler | 17,334 | 42.3 | –3.5 | |
| Majority | 6,266 | 15.3 | +6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 40,934 | 76.9 | +3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,206 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke | 23,729 | 54.2 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Alma Birk | 20,060 | 45.8 | –2.9 | |
| Majority | 3,669 | 8.4 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 43,789 | 77.4 | –6.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,597 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke | 25,363 | 51.3 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Alma Birk | 24,115 | 48.7 | –0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,248 | 2.5 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 49,478 | 83.5 | +0.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,262 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke | 24,924 | 50.7 | |
| Labour | Donald Bruce | 23,979 | 48.8 | |
| Communist | G Swanton | 251 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 945 | 1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 49,154 | 83.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,892 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Craig, Fred W. S (1983). British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 (2nd ed.). Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0900178078. Retrieved 5 April 2025.