Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974

Ealing South

Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Seats| one
Created from| Ealing East
Replaced by| Acton (major additions to)
Ealing North (minor additions to)[1]

Ealing South was a constituency covering the same part of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was won by two Conservatives consecutively with majorities ranging from 13.6% to 30.5%, was first contested in the general election in 1950 and was replaced before that of February 1974.

## History[edit]

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. In a repeat of the outcome of its direct forerunner Ealing East and its larger precursor in turn, Ealing created in 1885, it was won by the Conservative standing. The runner-up at each election was the Labour candidate, as with its predecessors since 1924 inclusive.

## Boundaries[edit]

This was a seat covering the same parts of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East.

Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974. The seat was: the southeast portion of the dark-shaded local government area abolished as a council in 1965. The seat emulates the Ealing district or locality of the larger London Borough of Ealing (larger as it took in Acton and Southall Boroughs), but omitted the northern Hanger Hill ward of Ealing as it then stood, see Ealing North.

Throughout: the zone was fixed as the Ealing M.B., Middlesex six wards: Castlebar, Drayton, Grange Grosvenor, Lammas, Manor, and Mount Park.[2][3] As to local government body from 1965 its components closely approximated to the south-central wards of the combination council, a replacement of three boroughs, the London Borough of Ealing. These were named Central, Cleveland, Northfields and Walpole.[4]

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Election | Member | Party

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| 1950 | Angus Maude | Conservative
| 1958 by-election | Brian Batsford | Conservative
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished

## Elections[edit]

For 1945 see Ealing East

### Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General election 1950:Ealing South [5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Angus Maude | 28,299  | 56.65  |
| Labour | J. Neary  | 17,097  | 34.23  |
| Liberal | Betty Corn  | 4,555  | 9.12  |
Majority  | 11,202  | 22.43  |
Turnout | 49,951  | 84.74  |
Registered electors | 58,944  |  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951:Ealing South [5][7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Angus Maude | 30,261  | 62.44  | +5.79
| Labour | David G Allen  | 17,204  | 37.56  | +3.33
Majority  | 12,057  | 24.88  | +2.45
Turnout | 48,465  | 82.21  | -2.53
Registered electors | 58,954  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.44  |
General election 1955:Ealing South [5][8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Angus Maude | 25,992  | 59.57  | -2.87
| Labour | David G Allen  | 13,462  | 30.85  | -6.71
| Liberal | David E Evans  | 4,182  | 9.58  | New
Majority  | 12,530  | 28.72  | +3.84
Turnout | 43,636  | 77.86  | -4.35
Registered electors | 56,046  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.92  |
By-election, 1958:Ealing South[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 17,417  | 50.29  | -9.28
| Labour | Hugh Gervais Garside  | 11,258  | 32.51  | +1.36
| Liberal | Philip Skelsey  | 5,956  | 17.20  | +7.62
Majority  | 6,159  | 17.78  | -9.94
Turnout | 34,631  |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.32  |
General election 1959:Ealing South [5][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 24,761  | 59.46  | -0.11
| Labour | Hugh Gervais Garside  | 12,039  | 28.91  | -1.94
| Liberal | Sir Jeremy John Anthony Mostyn, 14th Baronet  | 4,842  | 11.63  | +2.05
Majority  | 12,722  | 30.55  | +1.83
Turnout | 41,642  | 78.13  | +0.27
Registered electors | 53,296  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.92  |

### Elections in the 1960s[edit]

General election 1964:Ealing South [5][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 22,121  | 61.07  | +1.61
| Labour | Jack J Jaffé  | 14,104  | 38.93  | +10.02
Majority  | 8,017  | 22.13  | -8.42
Turnout | 36,225  | 70.05  | -8.08
Registered electors | 51,714  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.21  |
General election 1966:Ealing South [5][12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 18,968  | 50.82  | -10.25
| Labour | Roderick MacFarquhar | 13,885  | 37.20  | -1.73
| Liberal | Barwys Niel Martin-Kaye  | 4,473  | 11.98  | New
Majority  | 5,083  | 13.62  | -8.51
Turnout | 37,326  | 72.78  | +2.73
Registered electors | 51,283  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -4.26  |

### Elections in the 1970s[edit]

General election 1970:Ealing South [5][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Batsford | 19,326  | 54.98  | +4.16
| Labour | Cyril Rofe  | 12,042  | 34.26  | -2.94
| Liberal | Graham D Smith  | 3,784  | 10.76  | -1.22
Majority  | 7,284  | 20.72  | +7.10
Turnout | 35,152  | 65.36  | -7.42
Registered electors | 53,779  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.55  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ (S.I. 1970 number 1674), at page 5491 (or 48 of 76)
2. ^ Representation of the People Act 1948, Sch. 1, at Middlesex (B) Borough Constituencies (page 108) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1948/65/pdfs/ukpga_19480065_en.pdf
3. ^ Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (S.I. 1970 number 1674), Sch I (list of contents of pre-existing) at page 5456 (or 13 of 76)
4. ^ A political history of the London Borough of Ealing, Ealing Library, Secretary of Ealing South Conservative Association
5. ^ a b c d e f g British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
6. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
7. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
8. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
9. ^ "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
10. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
11. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
12. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
13. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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