Wembley North

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1945–1974

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::summary Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1945–1974 ::

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Field	Value
name	Wembley North
type	Borough
parliament	uk
year	1945
abolished	February 1974
elects_howmany	one
previous	Hendon and Harrow
next	Brent North
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Wembley North was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in North-West London. 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.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/WembleyNorth1945.png" caption="Wembley North constituency within the county of Middlesex, boundaries 1945–50"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Final_Middlesex_constituencies_(1955-74).svg" caption="Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974."] ::

The constituency was created at the 1945 general election, and abolished at the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Wembley wards of Chalkhill, Fryent, Kenton, Preston, Roe Green, and The Hyde.

Members of Parliament

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Election	Member	Party
Labour Party (UK)}}"		1945
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		1950
	Feb 1974	constituency abolished: see Brent North
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Elections

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

|title=General election 1964: Wembley North}} |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Eric Bullus |votes = 18,325 |percentage = 49.41 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Illtyd Harrington |votes = 11,960 |percentage = 32.25 |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = William G Crauford |votes = 6,805 |percentage = 18.35 |change = |votes = 6,365 |percentage = 17.16 |change = |votes = 37,090 |percentage = 80.10 |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = |title=General election 1966: Wembley North |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Eric Bullus |votes = 17,497 |percentage = 48.10 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Kenneth W Childerhouse |votes = 13,290 |percentage = 36.54 |change = |party = Liberal Party (UK) |candidate = Philip M R Cowen |votes = 5,587 |percentage = 15.36 |change = |votes = 4,207 |percentage = 11.57 |change = |votes = 36,374 |percentage = 80.93 |change = |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing =

Elections in the 1970s

References

| 1832 = n | 1868 = n | 1885 = n | 1918 = n | 1950 = n | 1955 = n | 1965 = y | 1974 = n | 1983 = n | 1997 = n

References

British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
(1950). "The Times' Guide to the House of Commons".
British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
(1951). "The Times' Guide to the House of Commons".
British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

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