Oldbury and Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)
Oldbury and Halesowen | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Number of members | one |
Replaced by | Halesowen & Stourbridge, Warley West |
Created from | Stourbridge |
Oldbury and Halesowen was a parliamentary constituency in the West Midlands, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
It was created from the eastern section of the Stourbridge constituency, which was reduced substantially in size, as a result of the recent population growth in both Oldbury and Halesowen.
It was then partly replaced by the new Halesowen and Stourbridge constituency, with the Oldbury area becoming part of Warley West.
Boundaries[]
The Boroughs of Halesowen and Oldbury.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Arthur Moyle | Labour | |
1964 | John Horner | Labour | |
1970 | John Stokes | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Elections[]
Elections in the 1950s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Moyle | 28,379 | 50.42 | ||
Conservative | Laurence Cecil Baxter | 17,281 | 30.71 | ||
Liberal | Ralph Kilner Brown | 10,620 | 18.87 | ||
Majority | 11,098 | 19.71 | |||
Turnout | 56,640 | 86.28 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Moyle | 30,610 | 55.71 | ||
Conservative | Walter Lionel Osborne Somers | 24,338 | 44.29 | ||
Majority | 6,272 | 11.42 | |||
Turnout | 54,948 | 83.29 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Moyle | 24,123 | 46.07 | ||
Conservative | Peter A Bridger | 19,068 | 36.42 | ||
Liberal | Derick Mirfin | 9,171 | 17.51 | New | |
Majority | 5,055 | 9.65 | |||
Turnout | 52,362 | 78.60 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Arthur Moyle | 23,861 | 42.85 | ||
Conservative | John Fane Vernon | 21,478 | 38.57 | ||
Liberal | Derick Mirfin | 10,343 | 18.58 | ||
Majority | 2,383 | 4.28 | |||
Turnout | 55,682 | 80.83 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Horner | 22,099 | 40.56 | ||
Conservative | Philip Harrison Lugg | 21,182 | 38.87 | ||
Liberal | Christopher Frederick Floris | 11,210 | 20.57 | ||
Majority | 917 | 1.68 | |||
Turnout | 54,491 | 78.85 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Horner | 28,490 | 53.24 | ||
Conservative | Philip Harrison Lugg | 25,020 | 46.76 | ||
Majority | 3,470 | 6.48 | |||
Turnout | 53,510 | 76.68 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Stokes | 29,403 | 52.60 | ||
Labour | John Horner | 26,499 | 47.40 | ||
Majority | 2,904 | 5.20 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 55,902 | 72.09 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References[]
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic)
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974
- Oldbury, West Midlands