Portsmouth_Langstone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Portsmouth Langstone was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Quick Facts 1950–February 1974, Seats ...
Portsmouth Langstone | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Portsmouth Central, Portsmouth South, Portsmouth North and Fareham |
Replaced by | Havant and Waterloo and Portsmouth North |
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The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham and Meredith, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, and Paulsgrove, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.
More information Election, Member ...
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Geoffrey Stevens | Conservative | |
1964 | Ian Lloyd | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 29,477 | 58.97 | ||
Labour | Percy Knight | 17,691 | 35.39 | ||
Liberal | Albert Edward Jones | 2,821 | 5.64 | ||
Majority | 11,786 | 23.58 | |||
Turnout | 49,989 | 83.72 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 31,752 | 63.00 | ||
Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 18,647 | 37.00 | ||
Majority | 13,105 | 26.00 | |||
Turnout | 50,399 | 81.76 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 32,014 | 64.19 | ||
Labour | Stanley Clinton Davis | 17,859 | 35.81 | ||
Majority | 14,155 | 28.38 | |||
Turnout | 49,873 | 73.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 38,834 | 65.39 | ||
Labour | Douglas G Reynolds | 20,553 | 34.61 | ||
Majority | 18,281 | 30.78 | |||
Turnout | 59,387 | 74.34 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 33,208 | 48.28 | ||
Labour | Terence Albert Molloy | 23,365 | 33.97 | ||
Liberal | Rex Collings | 12,212 | 17.75 | new | |
Majority | 9,843 | 14.31 | |||
Turnout | 68,785 | 75.10 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 34,446 | 48.39 | ||
Labour | Terence Albert Molloy | 25,197 | 36.80 | ||
Liberal | David Julian Hardy Griffiths | 10,540 | 14.82 | ||
Majority | 8,249 | 11.59 | |||
Turnout | 70,183 | 74.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 43,733 | 54.36 | ||
Labour Co-op | Roger Ronald Kenward | 26,492 | 32.93 | ||
Liberal | Roger Hilary Anstey | 10,226 | 12.71 | ||
Majority | 17,241 | 21.43 | |||
Turnout | 80,451 | 71.37 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
- The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.