Leicester_North_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Leicester North West (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974
Leicester North 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.
Quick Facts 1950–February 1974, Seats ...
Leicester North West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Leicester West |
Replaced by | Leicester West |
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The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
The County Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton, St Margaret's, and Westcotes.
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Barnett Janner | Labour | |
1970 | Greville Janner | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
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Elections in the 1950s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 23,505 | 52.88 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Nicolson | 15,912 | 35.80 | ||
Liberal | Robert Archibald Burrows | 5,036 | 11.33 | ||
Majority | 7,593 | 17.08 | |||
Turnout | 44,453 | 85.92 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 25,184 | 56.84 | ||
Conservative | William John Cornelis Heyting | 19,125 | 43.16 | ||
Majority | 6,059 | 13.68 | |||
Turnout | 44,309 | 84.35 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 22,807 | 54.17 | ||
Conservative | Frederick Arthur Tomlinson | 19,297 | 45.83 | ||
Majority | 3,510 | 8.34 | |||
Turnout | 42,104 | 78.74 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 21,515 | 52.15 | ||
Conservative | Frederick Arthur Tomlinson | 19,742 | 47.85 | ||
Majority | 1,733 | 4.30 | |||
Turnout | 41,257 | 79.46 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1960s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 21,134 | 55.80 | ||
Conservative | E George A Farnham | 16,740 | 44.20 | ||
Majority | 4,394 | 11.60 | |||
Turnout | 37,874 | 76.19 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barnett Janner | 21,822 | 60.89 | ||
Conservative | Carol Mather | 14,015 | 39.11 | ||
Majority | 7,807 | 21.78 | |||
Turnout | 35,837 | 73.73 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1970s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Greville Janner | 18,226 | 48.46 | ||
Conservative | Stuart J Symington | 15,584 | 41.44 | ||
Liberal | Richard J Rogers | 2,862 | 7.61 | New | |
National Democratic | Robert E Welford | 935 | 2.49 | New | |
Majority | 2,642 | 7.02 | |||
Turnout | 37,607 | 70.85 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig