Islington South West (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1950s
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974}}
{{Redirect|Islington South West (constituency)|the LCC constituency|Islington South West (London County Council constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Islington South West
|image = 260px
|caption = Islington South West boundaries from 1950–74
|image2 = 260px
|caption2 = Islington Metropolitan Borough in 1916
|type = Borough
|parliament = uk
|year = 1950
|abolished = February 1974
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = Islington South and Islington West
|next = Islington Central and Islington South and Finsbury
|}}
Islington South West was a Parliamentary constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, in North London.
It 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.
Boundaries
The Metropolitan Borough of Islington wards of Barnsbury, Lower Holloway, St Mary, St Peter, and Thornhill.{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F.W.S.|title=Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972|date=1972|publisher=Political Reference Publications|location=Chichester, Sussex|isbn=0-900178-09-4}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1950 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1970 | Labour | ||
| colspan="2" align="right" |Feb 1974
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Islington South & Finsbury |
Election results
= Elections in the 1950s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1950: Islington South WestBritish parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Evans
|votes = 30,201
|percentage = 64.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Howard
|votes = 13,012
|percentage = 27.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = George William Waddilove
|votes = 2,602
|percentage = 5.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Alfred Bender
|votes = 834
|percentage = 1.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,189
|percentage = 36.85
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 46,649
|percentage = 74.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1951: Islington South West
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Evans
|votes = 31,637
|percentage = 68.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Howard
|votes = 14,750
|percentage = 31.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,887
|percentage = 36.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 46,387
|percentage = 75.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1955: Islington South West
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Evans
|votes = 24,935
|percentage = 68.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin GS Hodgkinson
|votes = 11,667
|percentage = 31.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,268
|percentage = 36.24
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 36,602
|percentage = 62.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1959: Islington South West
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Evans
|votes = 22,362
|percentage = 65.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Scott
|votes = 11,974
|percentage = 34.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,388
|percentage = 30.26
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,336
|percentage = 60.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1960s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1964: Islington South West{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1964|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i12.htm|website=Political Science Resources|access-date=15 April 2016}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Evans
|votes = 17,589
|percentage = 65.17
|change = +0.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Scott
|votes = 8,023
|percentage = 29.73
|change = -5.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = [http://www.grahamstevenson.me.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=930:moss-john&catid=13:m&Itemid=114 John F Moss]
|votes = 1,377
|percentage = 5.10
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,566
|percentage = 35.44
|change = +5.18
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,989
|percentage = 51.53
|change = -9.11
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 52,373
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +2.59
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1966: Islington South West{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1966|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i12.htm|website=Political Science Resources|access-date=15 April 2016}}
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Evans
|votes = 16,206
|percentage = 64.95
|change = -0.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Hardy
|votes = 5,903
|percentage = 23.66
|change = -6.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Harry Weston
|votes = 1,271
|percentage = 5.09
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Union Movement
|candidate = Dennis Herbert Harmston
|votes = 816
|percentage = 3.27
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = [http://www.grahamstevenson.me.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=930:moss-john&catid=13:m&Itemid=114 John F Moss]
|votes = 756
|percentage = 3.03
|change = -2.07
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,303
|percentage = 41.29
|change = +5.85
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,952
|percentage = 50.93
|change = -0.60
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 48,995
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +2.93
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Election in the 1970s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1970: Islington South West
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Cunningham
|votes = 12,876
|percentage = 60.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Szemerey
|votes = 6,601
|percentage = 31.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Liberal
|candidate =Alan Ernest Lomas
|votes = 1,161
|percentage = 5.49
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Marie Betteridge
|votes = 509
|percentage = 2.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,275
|percentage = 29.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 21,147
|percentage = 48.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
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{{Historic constituencies in London
| 1832 = n
| 1868 = n
| 1885 = n
| 1918 = n
| 1950 = y
| 1955 = y
| 1974 = n
| 1983 = n
| 1997 = n
}}
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