Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974
Middlesbrough West was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Middlesbrough in North East England. 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 voting system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Cannon, Cleveland, Linthorpe, and Newport.
1950–1964: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, and Linthorpe, and the Borough of Thornaby-on-Tees.[1]
1964–1974: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Crescent, Gresham, Linthorpe, Park, and Whinney Banks, and the Borough of Thornaby-on-Tees.[2]
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
* Thomson was issued with the Coalition Coupon but rejected it.
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939–40:
A General election was due to take place before the end of 1940, but was postponed due to the Second World War. By 1939, the following candidates had been selected to contest this constituency;
General election 1945: Middlesbrough West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Geoffrey Cooper | 20,071 | 53.48 | New |
| Liberal | Don Bennett | 17,458 | 46.52 | N/A |
Majority | 2,613 | 6.96 | N/A |
Turnout | 37,529 | 77.23 | N/A |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950: Middlesbrough West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Geoffrey Cooper | 21,593 | 46.31 | |
| Conservative | L Wright | 17,760 | 38.09 | New |
| Liberal | Philip Fothergill | 7,273 | 15.60 | |
Majority | 3,833 | 8.22 | |
Turnout | 46,626 | 86.42 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Middlesbrough West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jocelyn Simon | 24,602 | 54.88 | |
| Labour | Edward Fletcher | 15,892 | 35.45 | |
| Liberal | George Wharton Ian Hodgson | 4,336 | 9.67 | New |
Majority | 8,710 | 19.43 | |
Turnout | 44,830 | 84.49 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1960s
1962 Middlesbrough West by-election Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 15,095 | 39.67 | +4.22 |
| Conservative | Bernard Connelly | 12,825 | 33.70 | -21.18 |
| Liberal | George Scott | 9,829 | 25.83 | +16.16 |
| Independent | Russell Ernest Eckley | 189 | 0.50 | New |
| Independent | Malcolm Thompson | 117 | 0.31 | New |
Majority | 2,270 | 5.97 | N/A |
Turnout | 38,055 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Middlesbrough West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 23,649 | 54.48 | |
| Conservative | John Sutcliffe | 19,756 | 45.52 | |
Majority | 3,893 | 8.96 | |
Turnout | 43,405 | 81.47 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Election in the 1970s
General election 1970: Middlesbrough West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Sutcliffe | 22,374 | 50.44 | |
| Labour | Jeremy Bray | 21,986 | 49.56 | |
Majority | 388 | 0.88 | N/A |
Turnout | 44,360 | 75.05 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
See also
References
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 27 October 2023
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Gateshead) Order 1955. SI 1960/451". Statutory Instruments 1960. Part III. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1961. pp. 2856–2857.
- ^ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 27 February 1939
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.