Bethnal_Green_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Bethnal Green (UK Parliament constituency)

Bethnal Green (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974


Bethnal Green was a parliamentary constituency in the Bethnal Green area of the East End of 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 February 1974 general election.

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It was then partly replaced by the new Bethnal Green and Bow constituency.

Boundaries

Bethnal Green in the County of London 1950-55
Bethnal Green in the County of London 1955-74

This area had been part of the County of London since 1889, having previously been part of the historic county of Middlesex.

The constituency, when created in 1950, comprised the whole of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green in the County of London. In 1955 part of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was added to the seat. The wards involved were Triangle, Victoria and Wick.

In 1965 Bethnal Green became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London. Hackney was expanded to form the London Borough of Hackney.

Members of Parliament

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Elections

Elections in the 1950s

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Elections in the 1960s

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Elections in the 1970s

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References

  1. British Parliamentary Election Results, 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  2. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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