Harrow Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983
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Harrow Central was a parliamentary constituency in Harrow, London, 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 1983 general election.
| Harrow Central | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Harrow East and Harrow West |
| Replaced by | Harrow East and Harrow West[1] |

Boundaries
1950–1955: The Urban District of Harrow wards of Harrow-on-the-Hill and Greenhill, Headstone, Wealdstone North, Wealdstone South, and West Harrow.
1955–1974: The Municipal Borough of Harrow wards of Harrow-on-the-Hill and Greenhill, Kenton, Wealdstone North, Wealdstone South, and West Harrow.[2]
1974–1983: The London Borough of Harrow wards of Harrow-on-the-Hill and Greenhill, Kenton, Wealdstone North, Wealdstone South, and West Harrow.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sir Patrick Bishop | Conservative | |
| 1964 | Anthony Grant | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Bishop | 22,907 | 51.94 | ||
| Labour | D Robert Rees | 16,371 | 37.12 | ||
| Liberal | Norman William Murrell | 4,827 | 10.94 | ||
| Majority | 6,536 | 14.82 | |||
| Turnout | 44,105 | 86.84 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Bishop | 25,564 | 59.31 | ||
| Labour | B Joan K Thompson | 17,540 | 40.69 | ||
| Majority | 8,024 | 18.62 | |||
| Turnout | 43,104 | 85.04 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Bishop | 23,996 | 60.06 | ||
| Labour | Fred Powe | 15,955 | 39.94 | ||
| Majority | 8,041 | 20.12 | |||
| Turnout | 39,951 | 79.36 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Bishop | 23,813 | 62.89 | ||
| Labour | Fred Powe | 14,049 | 37.11 | ||
| Majority | 9,764 | 25.78 | |||
| Turnout | 37,862 | 79.52 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Grant | 16,534 | 46.22 | ||
| Labour | Ronald Victor Spurway | 12,067 | 33.74 | ||
| Liberal | Dennis Frederick Joyner | 7,168 | 20.04 | New | |
| Majority | 4,467 | 12.48 | |||
| Turnout | 35,769 | 78.59 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Grant | 15,971 | 45.08 | ||
| Labour | Anthony R Judge | 14,341 | 40.48 | ||
| Liberal | Anthony HJ Miller | 5,118 | 14.45 | ||
| Majority | 1,630 | 4.60 | |||
| Turnout | 35,430 | 80.17 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Grant | 16,525 | 50.2 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Anthony R Judge | 12,561 | 38.2 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal | Anthony HJ Miller | 3,449 | 10.5 | −3.9 | |
| Independent | Sydney Carter | 358 | 1.1 | New | |
| Majority | 3,964 | 12.0 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 32,893 | 71.6 | −8.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Grant | 15,320 | 42.34 | ||
| Labour | David M Offenbach | 12,403 | 34.28 | ||
| Liberal | Ronald Montgomerie | 7,635 | 21.10 | ||
| National Front | J Donin | 823 | 2.27 | New | |
| Majority | 2,917 | 8.06 | |||
| Turnout | 36,181 | 80.56 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Grant | 14,356 | 43.47 | ||
| Labour | David M Offenbach | 12,288 | 37.21 | ||
| Liberal | Ronald Montgomerie | 5,566 | 16.85 | ||
| National Front | C Bryne | 813 | 2.46 | ||
| Majority | 2,068 | 6.26 | |||
| Turnout | 33,023 | 72.96 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Grant | 16,627 | 48.96 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Quicke[10] | 12,124 | 35.70 | ||
| Liberal | Ralph Bancroft[10] | 4,785 | 14.09 | ||
| National Front | Harold Marshall[10] | 427 | 1.26 | ||
| Majority | 4,503 | 13.26 | |||
| Turnout | 33,963 | 75.10 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||