Liverpool Toxteth (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950-1983

Liverpool Toxteth

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Liverpool Toxteth in Lancashire, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983

1950–1983
Seats| one
Created from| Liverpool East Toxteth and Liverpool West Toxteth
Replaced by| Liverpool Mossley Hill and Liverpool Riverside

Liverpool Toxteth was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

## Boundaries

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The constituency was named after the Toxteth district, in the south inner-city area of Liverpool. The city is in the south west of the historic county of Lancashire. It is now part of the Metropolitan county of Merseyside and the North West of England region.

The constituency was created from the 1950 United Kingdom general election. It included parts of the former Liverpool East Toxteth and Liverpool West Toxteth constituencies.

The constituency comprised the following wards of Liverpool.

1. 1950–1955: Dingle, Princes Park, Sefton Park East, and Sefton Park West. Dingle and Princes Park had formed part of the old West Toxteth division, whilst the two Sefton Park wards were transferred from the old East Toxteth.
2. 1955–1974: Arundel, Dingle, Princes Park, and St Michael's.
3. 1974–1983: Arundel, Dingle, Granby, Princes Park, and St Michael's.

From the 1983 United Kingdom general election the constituency was abolished. Its territory contributed 53.1% of the new constituency of Liverpool Riverside and 8.6% of Liverpool Mossley Hill. Liverpool Riverside broadly combined the old Scotland Exchange and Toxteth divisions. Scotland Exchange itself was a 1974 amalgamation of two earlier constituencies. This was a result of the long-term decline in the population of inner city Liverpool in the latter part of the twentieth century.

## Members of Parliament

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Elected | Member [1] | Party

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| 1950 | Reginald Bevins | Conservative
| 1964 | Richard Crawshaw | Labour
| 1981  | Social Democratic
1983 | constituency abolished

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Liverpool Toxteth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Reginald Bevins | 21,658  | 49.5  |
| Labour | Joseph Gibbins | 19,038  | 43.5  |
| Liberal | Anne Holt | 3,030  | 6.9  |
Majority  | 2,620  | 6.0  |
Turnout | 43,726  | 80.4  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951: Liverpool Toxteth[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Reginald Bevins | 23,254  | 54.2  | +4.7
| Labour Co-op | William E. Lawn  | 19,620  | 45.8  | +2.3
Majority  | 3,634  | 8.4  | +2.4
Turnout | 42,874  | 77.5  | ―2.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2  |
General election 1955: Liverpool Toxteth[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Reginald Bevins | 20,576  | 56.2  | +2.0
| Labour Co-op | William E. Lawn  | 16,037  | 43.8  | ―2.0
Majority  | 4,539  | 12.4  | +4.0
Turnout | 36,613  | 69.6  | ―7.9
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0  |
General election 1959: Liverpool Toxteth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Reginald Bevins | 19,575  | 55.6  | ―0.6
| Labour | William H. Sefton  | 15,660  | 44.4  | +0.6
Majority  | 3,915  | 11.2  | ―1.2
Turnout | 35,235  | 70.9  | +1.3
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―0.6  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Liverpool Toxteth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Richard Crawshaw | 17,080  | 54.4  | +10.0
| Conservative | Reginald Bevins | 14,296  | 45.6  | ―10.0
Majority  | 2,784  | 8.8  | N/A
Turnout | 31,376  | 67.6  | ―3.3
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.0  |
General election 1966: Liverpool Toxteth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Richard Crawshaw | 16,488  | 56.6  | +2.2
| Conservative | Brian Mervyn Keefe  | 12,643  | 43.4  | ―2.2
Majority  | 3,845  | 13.2  | +4.4
Turnout | 29,131  | 65.8  | ―1.8
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.2  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Liverpool Toxteth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Richard Crawshaw | 15,276  | 54.4  | ―2.2
| Conservative | Brian Mervyn Keefe  | 12,820  | 45.6  | +2.2
Majority  | 2,456  | 8.8  | ―4.4
Turnout | 28,096  | 62.3  | ―3.5
| Labour hold | Swing | ―2.2  |
General election February 1974: Liverpool Toxteth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Richard Crawshaw | 14,354  | 47.7  | ―6.7
| Conservative | Humfrey Malins | 8,797  | 29.2  | ―16.4
| Liberal | Trevor Jones | 6,678  | 22.2  | New
| Workers Revolutionary | William Hunter  | 263  | 0.9  | New
Majority  | 5,557  | 18.5  | +9.7
Turnout | 30,092  | 66.0  | +3.7
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.9  |
General election October 1974: Liverpool Toxteth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Richard Crawshaw | 15,312  | 56.9  | +9.2
| Conservative | Humfrey Malins | 8,062  | 30.0  | +0.8
| Liberal | David Loughlin Mahon  | 3,176  | 11.8  | ―10.4
| Workers Revolutionary | John Samuel Dillon  | 365  | 1.4  | +0.5
Majority  | 7,250  | 26.9  | +8.4
Turnout | 26,915  | 58.7  | ―7.3
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.2  |
General election 1979: Liverpool Toxteth  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Richard Crawshaw | 14,833  | 54.7  | ―2.2
| Conservative | Anthony Wilson Shone  | 8,690  | 32.1  | +2.1
| Liberal | Christine Ruth Addison  | 3,206  | 11.8  | ±0.0
| Socialist Unity | Paul Adams  | 238  | 0.9  | New
| Workers Revolutionary | Delores Elliot  | 148  | 0.6  | ―0.8
Majority  | 6,143  | 22.7  | ―4.2
Turnout | 35,805  | 64.8  | +6.1
| Labour hold | Swing | ―2.2  |

## References

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1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
2. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
3. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.

## Sources

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* Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
* British Parliamentary Constituencies: A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984)
* British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
* Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979, edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)

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