Huddersfield East
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983
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| Huddersfield East | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Huddersfield |
| Replaced by | Huddersfield and Dewsbury[1] |
Huddersfield East was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1983.
Boundaries
1950–1955: The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Almondbury, Dalton, Deighton, Fartown, Newsome, North Central, and South Central.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Almondbury, Dalton, Deighton, Fartown, North Central, and South Central, and the Urban District of Kirkburton.[2]
The constituency included Huddersfield itself.
In 1966, 4.1% of the constituency was born in the New Commonwalth.[3]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Joseph Mallalieu | Labour | |
| 1979 | Barry Sheerman | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Huddersfield | ||
Joseph Mallalieu had been Member of Parliament for Huddersfield from 1945 to 1950, when the constituency was abolished. When the Huddersfield constituency was recreated, Barry Sheerman became the new Member of Parliament.
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 22,296 | 56.6 | ||
| Conservative | John Smith | 17,063 | 43.4 | ||
| Majority | 5,233 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 39,359 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 22,368 | 55.7 | −0.9 | |
| Conservative | John Smith | 17,799 | 44.3 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 4,569 | 11.4 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 40,167 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 22,835 | 55.1 | −0.6 | |
| Conservative | Douglas Clift | 18,611 | 44.9 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 4,224 | 10.2 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,446 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 22,474 | 53.7 | −1.4 | |
| Conservative | Paul Michael Beard | 19,389 | 46.3 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 3,085 | 7.4 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,863 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 20,501 | 51.0 | −2.7 | |
| Conservative | James Fergusson | 12,332 | 30.4 | −15.9 | |
| Liberal | Bernard Jennings | 7,494 | 18.6 | New | |
| Majority | 8,269 | 20.6 | +13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 40,327 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 21,960 | 55.8 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | James Fergusson | 11,081 | 28.2 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal | George Malcolm Lee | 6,303 | 16.0 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 10,879 | 27.6 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 39,344 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 20,629 | 50.2 | −5.6 | |
| Conservative | John Holt | 15,632 | 38.0 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal | George Malcolm Lee | 4,569 | 11.1 | −4.9 | |
| Communist | Ethel Beresford | 308 | 0.75 | New | |
| Majority | 4,997 | 12.2 | −15.4 | ||
| Turnout | 41,138 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 20,224 | 47.3 | −2.9 | |
| Conservative | Cyril Taylor | 12,920 | 30.2 | −7.8 | |
| Liberal | George Malcolm Lee | 8,530 | 20.0 | +8.9 | |
| National Front | N Mear | 796 | 1.9 | New | |
| Communist | A Drake | 246 | 0.6 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 7,304 | 17.10 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 42,716 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joseph Mallalieu | 19,522 | 50.4 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | AFJ Povey | 11,108 | 28.7 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal | George Malcolm Lee | 7,326 | 18.9 | −1.1 | |
| National Front | J Robertshaw | 764 | 2.0 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 8,414 | 21.7 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 38,720 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Barry Sheerman | 19,040 | 47.5 | −2.9 | |
| Conservative | M Bendelow | 15,945 | 39.7 | +11.0 | |
| Liberal | G MacPherson | 4,890 | 12.2 | −6.7 | |
| Independent | H Hirst | 243 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 3,095 | 7.8 | −13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 40,118 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||