Leicester South West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Leicester South West
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Seatsone
Created from Leicester South
Replaced by Leicester South,
Leicester West

Leicester South West was a borough constituency in the city of Leicester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Leicester wards of Aylestone, Castle, De Montfort, and North Braunstone.

The constituency included Leicester city centre, which since this seat's abolition in 1974 has been in Leicester South.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1950 Herbert Bowden Labour Resigned 1967 to become Chairman of the Independent Television Authority
1967 by-election Tom Boardman Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Leicester South West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Bowden 23,399 54.61
Conservative Dorothy Russell14,72734.37
Liberal Thomas Allan Pratt4,72011.02
Majority8,67220.24
Turnout 42,846
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Leicester South West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Bowden 24,340 58.39
Conservative Edward Harold Wall17,34741.61
Majority6,99316.78
Turnout 41,68782.54
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Leicester South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Bowden 21,487 55.83
Conservative Dorothy Russell16,99844.17
Majority4,48911.66
Turnout 38,48576.05
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Leicester South West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Bowden 17,395 46.41
Conservative David Walder 14,65239.09
Liberal John W Ward5,43814.51New
Majority2,7437.32
Turnout 37,48578.48
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Leicester South West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Bowden 16,957 49.38
Conservative Tom Boardman 12,85137.42
Liberal Thomas Allan Pratt4,53313.20
Majority4,10611.96
Turnout 34,341
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Leicester South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Herbert Bowden 18,822 58.65
Conservative Tom Boardman 13,26841.35
Majority5,55417.30
Turnout 32,090
Labour hold Swing
1967 Leicester South West by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Boardman 12,897 51.63 +10.28
Labour Neville Sandelson 8,95835.86−22.79
Liberal Colin J. Beech3,12512.51New
Majority3,93915.77N/A
Turnout 24,980
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Leicester South West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Boardman 14,611 45.7 +4.4
Labour Colin Grundy14,50545.3−13.3
Liberal Joseph T. Roper2,1246.6N/A
National Front John Kyneston7492.3New
Majority1060.4N/A
Turnout 31,989
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  2. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  3. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  5. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  6. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig