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When this seat was abolished in 1983, Dickens was elected MP for the new seat of [[Littleborough and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Littleborough and Saddleworth]], which he held until he died in |
When this seat was abolished in 1983, Dickens was elected MP for the new seat of [[Littleborough and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Littleborough and Saddleworth]], which he held until he died in 1995. The area which this seat covered is now held by Labour. |
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== Elections == |
== Elections == |
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Huddersfield West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Donald Wade | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1964 | Kenneth Lomas | Labour |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1979 | Geoffrey Dickens | Conservative |
1983 | constituency abolished: see Huddersfield |
When this seat was abolished in 1983, Dickens was elected MP for the new seat of Littleborough and Saddleworth, which he held until he died in 1995. The area which this seat covered is now held by Labour.
Elections
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Dickens | 18,504 | 44.2 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Richard Faulkner | 16,996 | 40.6 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Kathleen Hasler | 6,225 | 14.9 | −3.5 | |
More Prosperous Britain | Tom Keen | 101 | 0.2 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 1,508 | 3.6 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 76.0 | −0.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Lomas | 16,882 | 41.4 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | John Stansfield | 15,518 | 38.0 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | Kathleen Hasler | 7,503 | 18.4 | −3.8 | |
National Front | D. Ford | 760 | 1.9 | K.A. | |
More Prosperous Britain | Harold Smith | 136 | 0.3 | K.A. | |
Majority | 1,364 | 3.3 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 76.3 | −5.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kenneth Lomas | 17,434 | 39.6 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | John Stansfield | 16,804 | 38.2 | −2.4 | |
Liberal | Kathleen Hasler | 9,790 | 22.2 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 630 | 1.4 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 82.9 | +5.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Lomas | 16,866 | 41.0 | −2.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Storey | 16,673 | 40.6 | +7.6 | |
Liberal | William Wallace | 6,128 | 14.9 | −8.2 | |
National Front | R. Scott | 1,427 | 3.5 | K.A. | |
Majority | 193 | 0.5 | −10.4 | ||
Turnout | 77.3 | −0.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Lomas | 17,990 | 43.9 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Marcus Fox | 13,514 | 33.0 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Ruslyn Hargreaves | 9,470 | 23.1 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 4,476 | 10.9 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 82.3 | +0.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Lomas | 14,808 | 35.8 | ||
Liberal | Donald Wade | 13,528 | 32.7 | ||
Conservative | John Addey | 13,054 | 31.5 | ||
Majority | 1,280 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 81.6 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Donald Wade | 25,273 | 61.8 | ||
Labour | J. Marsden | 15,621 | 38.2 | ||
Majority | 9,652 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 79.7 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Donald Wade | 24,345 | 55.1 | ||
Labour | John Frederick Drabble | 16,418 | 44.9 | ||
Majority | 7,927 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 79.3 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Donald Wade | 24,054 | 58.5 | ||
Labour | H. W. Bolt | 17,066 | 41.5 | ||
Majority | 6,988 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 85.9 | −1.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Donald Wade | 24,456 | 58.2 | K.A. | |
Labour | H. W. Bolt | 17,542 | 41.8 | K.A. | |
Majority | 6,914 | 16.5 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 86.9 | K.A. | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | K.A. |
References
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1970. Politics Resources. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1966. Politics Resources. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- Election results, 1950 - 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)