Shoreditch and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Shoreditch and Finsbury
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year = 1950
|abolished = 1974
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Shoreditch
Finsbury
|next = Islington South & Finsbury
Hackney South & Shoreditch
|region = England
|county = Greater London
}}
Shoreditch and Finsbury was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Shoreditch district of the East End of London and the adjacent Finsbury area. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post system of voting.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, partially replacing the previous Shoreditch and Finsbury constituencies, which had seen a significant fall in population.
Shoreditch and Finsbury was itself abolished for the February 1974 general election, when its territory was divided between two new constituencies: Islington South & Finsbury and Hackney South & Shoreditch.
Boundaries
Image:ShoreditchFinsbury1950.png
The constituency consisted of the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch and the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. In 1965, Shoreditch was absorbed into the London Borough of Hackney and Finsbury into the London Borough of Islington; however the constituency boundaries remained unchanged until the seat disappeared in 1974.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1950 | Labour | Died in office August 1954 | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Labour | Resigned August 1958 on being raised to the peerage | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Labour | |||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1964 | Labour | |||
| colspan="2" align="right"|Feb 1974
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished |
Election results
= Elections in the 1950s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1950: Shoreditch and Finsbury
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Thurtle
|votes = 22,150
|percentage = 53.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Geoffrey Rippon|votes=7,879|percentage=18.6|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Independent Group|candidate=John Platts-Mills|votes=7,602|percentage=18.0|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Party (UK)|candidate=George Hensher|votes=4,297|percentage=10.4|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=14,631|percentage=34.6|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=41,928|percentage=73.4|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1951: Shoreditch and Finsbury
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Thurtle
|votes = 30,162
|percentage = 72.6
|change = +19.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Rippon
|votes = 11,399
|percentage = 27.4
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,763
|percentage = 45.2
|change = +10.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,561
|percentage = 73.2
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=1954 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Victor Collins
|votes = 18,082
|percentage = 78.19
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Agnew
|votes = 5,043
|percentage = 21.81
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,039
|percentage = 56.38
|change = +11.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,125
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1955: Shoreditch and Finsbury
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Victor Collins
|votes = 25,500
|percentage = 73.4
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Agnew
|votes = 9,216
|percentage = 26.5
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,284
|percentage = 46.9
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 34,716
|percentage = 77.4
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
|title=1958 Shoreditch and Finsbury by-election
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Cliffe
|votes = 10,215
|percentage = 76.04
|change = +2.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Whipham
|votes = 3,219
|percentage = 23.96
|change = -2.59
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6996
|percentage = 52.08
|change = +5.18
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,434
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1959: Shoreditch and Finsbury
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Cliffe
|votes = 22,744
|percentage = 67.0
|change = -6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Whipham
|votes = 11,178
|percentage = 33.0
|change = +6.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,566
|percentage = 34.0
|change = -12.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 33,922
|percentage = 34.1
|change = -43.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1960s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1964: Shoreditch and Finsbury
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Brown
|votes = 18,207
|percentage = 68.4
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger J L Bramble
|votes = 8,412
|percentage = 31.6
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,795
|percentage = 36.8
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 26,619
|percentage = 55.7
|change = +21.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1966: Shoreditch and Finsbury
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Brown
|votes = 17,456
|percentage = 71.1
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Sims
|votes = 5,957
|percentage = 24.3
|change = −7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Union Movement
|candidate = Oswald Mosley
|votes = 1,126
|percentage = 4.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,499
|percentage = 46.9
|change = +10.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,519
|percentage = 53.5
|change = −2.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +5.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1970s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1970: Shoreditch and Finsbury
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Brown
|votes = 14,474
|percentage = 66.9
|change = -4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Sims
|votes = 7,166
|percentage = 33.1
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,308
|percentage = 33.8
|change = -13.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 21,640
|percentage = 48.7
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}
- [http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/edates.htm Richard Kimber's political Science Resources: UK General Elections since 1832]
- {{Rayment-hc|s|3|date=March 2012}}
{{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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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974
Category:Parliamentary constituencies in the London Borough of Hackney