Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974
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Ealing South was a constituency covering the same part of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was won by two Conservatives consecutively with majorities ranging from 13.6% to 30.5%, was first contested in the general election in 1950 and was replaced before that of February 1974.
| Ealing South | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–February 1974 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Ealing East |
| Replaced by | Acton (Bulk) Ealing North (Part) Southall (Part)[1] |
History
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. In a repeat of the outcome of its direct forerunner Ealing East and its larger precursor in turn, Ealing created in 1885, it was won by the Conservative standing. The runner-up at each election was the Labour candidate, as with its predecessors since 1924 inclusive.
Boundaries
This was a seat covering the same parts of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East.
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Throughout: the zone was fixed as the Ealing M.B., Middlesex six wards: Castlebar, Drayton, Grange Grosvenor, Lammas, Manor, and Mount Park.[2][3] As to local government body from 1965 its components closely approximated to the south-central wards of the combination council, a replacement of three boroughs, the London Borough of Ealing. These were named Central, Cleveland, Northfields and Walpole.[4]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Angus Maude | Conservative | Resigned April 1958 | |
| 1958 by-election | Brian Batsford | Conservative | ||
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Acton, Ealing North and Southall | |||
Elections
For 1945 see Ealing East
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Angus Maude | 28,299 | 56.7 | ||
| Labour | J. Neary | 17,097 | 34.2 | ||
| Liberal | Betty Corn | 4,555 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 11,202 | 22.4 | |||
| Turnout | 49,951 | 84.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 58,944 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Angus Maude | 30,261 | 62.4 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | David Allen | 18,204 | 37.6 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 12,057 | 24.9 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 48,465 | 82.2 | –2.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,954 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Angus Maude | 25,992 | 59.6 | –2.9 | |
| Labour | David Allen | 13,462 | 30.9 | –6.7 | |
| Liberal | David Evans | 4,182 | 9.6 | New | |
| Majority | 12,530 | 28.7 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 43,636 | 77.9 | –4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,046 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 17,417 | 50.3 | –9.3 | |
| Labour | Hugh Garside | 11,258 | 32.5 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal | Philip Skelsey | 5,956 | 17.2 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 6,159 | 17.8 | –10.9 | ||
| Turnout | 34,631 | 64.5 | –13.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,667 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –5.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 24,761 | 59.5 | –0.1 | |
| Labour | Hugh Garside | 12,039 | 28.9 | –1.9 | |
| Liberal | Jeremy Mostyn | 4,842 | 11.6 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 12,722 | 30.6 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,642 | 78.1 | +0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,296 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 22,121 | 61.1 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Jack Jaffé | 14,104 | 38.9 | +10.0 | |
| Majority | 8,017 | 22.1 | –8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 36,225 | 70.0 | –8.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,714 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 18,968 | 50.8 | –10.2 | |
| Labour | Roderick MacFarquhar | 13,885 | 37.2 | –1.7 | |
| Liberal | Barwys Martin-Kaye | 4,473 | 12.0 | New | |
| Majority | 5,083 | 13.6 | –8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 37,326 | 72.8 | +2.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,283 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –4.3 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 19,326 | 55.0 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Cyril Rofe | 12,042 | 34.3 | –2.9 | |
| Liberal | Graham Smith | 3,784 | 10.8 | –1.2 | |
| Majority | 7,284 | 20.7 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 35,152 | 65.4 | –7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,779 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||