Merton and Morden (UK Parliament constituency)
Merton and Morden | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | County of London |
1950–1974 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Mitcham & Morden |
Created from | Wimbledon |
Merton and Morden was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Merton and Morden Urban District, but is now part of the London Borough of Merton. 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 system.
History[]
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election from part of the Wimbledon constituency, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. It was replaced by the Mitcham and Morden constituency.
Boundaries[]
The Urban District of Merton and Morden.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Robert Ryder | Conservative | |
1955 | Humphrey Atkins | Conservative | |
1970 | Janet Fookes | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Ryder | 23,928 | 48.72 | ||
Labour | Arthur Palmer | 21,135 | 43.03 | ||
Liberal | Roy Douglas | 4,055 | 8.26 | ||
Majority | 2,793 | 5.69 | |||
Turnout | 49,118 | 88.11 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Ryder | 26,488 | 54.53 | ||
Labour | Arthur Palmer | 22,086 | 45.47 | ||
Majority | 4,402 | 9.06 | |||
Turnout | 48,574 | 86.66 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Humphrey Atkins | 25,373 | 57.20 | ||
Labour | Robert J Edwards | 18,983 | 42.80 | ||
Majority | 6,390 | 14.40 | |||
Turnout | 44,356 | 81.64 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Humphrey Atkins | 25,603 | 59.48 | ||
Labour | Russell Kerr | 17,440 | 40.52 | ||
Majority | 8,159 | 18.96 | |||
Turnout | 43,043 | 82.50 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Humphrey Atkins | 19,032 | 46.37 | ||
Labour | Kenneth W May | 16,234 | 39.55 | ||
Liberal | Nicholas D M McGeorge | 5,781 | 14.08 | New | |
Majority | 2,798 | 6.82 | |||
Turnout | 41,047 | 82.33 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Humphrey Atkins | 20,028 | 50.53 | ||
Labour | Kenneth W May | 19,608 | 49.47 | ||
Majority | 420 | 1.06 | |||
Turnout | 39,636 | 81.21 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Janet Fookes | 18,727 | 50.82 | ||
Labour | Kenneth W May | 15,244 | 41.37 | ||
Liberal | Richard Hallam Insoll | 2,876 | 7.81 | New | |
Majority | 3,483 | 9.45 | |||
Turnout | 36,847 | 72.91 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- Notes
Categories:
- Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974
- Politics of the London Borough of Merton
- Morden