Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency)

Ealing South was a constituency covering the same part of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was won by two Conservatives consecutively with majorities ranging from 13.6% to 30.5%, was first contested in the general election in 1950 and was replaced before that of February 1974.

Ealing South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Seatsone
Created fromEaling East
Replaced byActon (major additions to)
Ealing North (minor additions to)[1]

History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. In a repeat of the outcome of its direct forerunner Ealing East and its larger precursor in turn, Ealing created in 1885, it was won by the Conservative standing. The runner-up at each election was the Labour candidate, as with its predecessors since 1924 inclusive.

Boundaries

This was a seat covering the same parts of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East.

Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974.
The seat was: the southeast portion of the dark-shaded local government area abolished as a council in 1965.
The seat emulates the Ealing district or locality of the larger London Borough of Ealing (larger as it took in Acton and Southall Boroughs), but omitted the northern Hanger Hill ward of Ealing as it then stood, see Ealing North.

Throughout: the zone was fixed as the Ealing M.B., Middlesex six wards: Castlebar, Drayton, Grange Grosvenor, Lammas, Manor, and Mount Park.[2][3] As to local government body from 1965 its components closely approximated to the south-central wards of the combination council, a replacement of three boroughs, the London Borough of Ealing. These were named Central, Cleveland, Northfields and Walpole.[4]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty
1950 Angus Maude Conservative
1958 by-election Brian Batsford Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

Elections

For 1945 see Ealing East

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950:Ealing South [5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Maude 28,299 56.65
Labour J. Neary 17,097 34.23
Liberal Betty Corn 4,555 9.12
Majority 11,202 22.43
Turnout 49,951 84.74
Registered electors 58,944
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1951:Ealing South [5][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Maude 30,261 62.44 +5.79
Labour David G Allen 17,204 37.56 +3.33
Majority 12,057 24.88 +2.45
Turnout 48,465 82.21 -2.53
Registered electors 58,954
Conservative hold Swing +0.44
General election 1955:Ealing South [5][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angus Maude 25,992 59.57 -2.87
Labour David G Allen 13,462 30.85 -6.71
Liberal David E Evans 4,182 9.58 New
Majority 12,530 28.72 +3.84
Turnout 43,636 77.86 -4.35
Registered electors 56,046
Conservative hold Swing +1.92
By-election, 1958:Ealing South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 17,417 50.29 -9.28
Labour Hugh Gervais Garside 11,258 32.51 +1.36
Liberal Philip Skelsey 5,956 17.20 +7.62
Majority 6,159 17.78 -9.94
Turnout 34,631
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing -5.32
General election 1959:Ealing South [5][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 24,761 59.46 -0.11
Labour Hugh Gervais Garside 12,039 28.91 -1.94
Liberal Sir Jeremy John Anthony Mostyn, 14th Baronet 4,842 11.63 +2.05
Majority 12,722 30.55 +1.83
Turnout 41,642 78.13 +0.27
Registered electors 53,296
Conservative hold Swing +0.92

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964:Ealing South [5][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 22,121 61.07 +1.61
Labour Jack J Jaffé 14,104 38.93 +10.02
Majority 8,017 22.13 -8.42
Turnout 36,225 70.05 -8.08
Registered electors 51,714
Conservative hold Swing -4.21
General election 1966:Ealing South [5][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 18,968 50.82 -10.25
Labour Roderick MacFarquhar 13,885 37.20 -1.73
Liberal Barwys Niel Martin-Kaye 4,473 11.98 New
Majority 5,083 13.62 -8.51
Turnout 37,326 72.78 +2.73
Registered electors 51,283
Conservative hold Swing -4.26

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970:Ealing South [5][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Batsford 19,326 54.98 +4.16
Labour Cyril Rofe 12,042 34.26 -2.94
Liberal Graham D Smith 3,784 10.76 -1.22
Majority 7,284 20.72 +7.10
Turnout 35,152 65.36 -7.42
Registered electors 53,779
Conservative hold Swing +3.55

References
  1. (S.I. 1970 number 1674), at page 5491 (or 48 of 76)
  2. Representation of the People Act 1948, Sch. 1, at Middlesex (B) Borough Constituencies (page 108) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1948/65/pdfs/ukpga_19480065_en.pdf
  3. Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (S.I. 1970 number 1674), Sch I (list of contents of pre-existing) at page 5456 (or 13 of 76)
  4. A political history of the London Borough of Ealing, Ealing Library, Secretary of Ealing South Conservative Association
  5. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  6. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  9. "1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  10. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  11. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  12. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  13. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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