Ealing West (UK Parliament constituency)
Ealing West was a constituency, 1945 to 1950 containing parts of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex, in west north-west London. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament using the first past the post system.
| Ealing West | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Major settlements | Hanwell, Greenford, and Northolt |
| 1945–1950 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Ealing North (bulk) Ealing South (part) (newly created seats) Southall as to Hanwell |
| Created from | Harrow (bulk from) Uxbridge (Northolt from) |
History
The constituency was created for the 1945 general election and abolished for the 1950 general election. From that date, the Municipal Borough of Ealing was represented by the new Ealing North and Ealing South; and by the Southall constituency which included two wards of the borough of Ealing until that constituency's abolition in February 1974.
Boundaries
Ealing West in Middlesex 1945–50
The Municipal Borough of Ealing wards of: Greenford North, Greenford South, Hanwell North, Hanwell South, and Northolt.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | James Hudson | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see Ealing North and Ealing South | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | James Hudson | 29,115 | 60.3 | ||
| Conservative | Bernard Sunley | 12,880 | 26.7 | ||
| Liberal | Herbert Mostyn Lewis | 6,258 | 13.0 | ||
| Majority | 16,235 | 33.6 | |||
| Turnout | 48,253 | 74.4 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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