South Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom 1950-1974}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = South Buckinghamshire
|parliament = uk
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|map2 =
|map_entity =
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|year = 1950
|abolished = 1974
|type = County
|previous = Aylesbury and Eton & Slough
|next = Beaconsfield and Chesham & Amersham
|region = England
|county = Buckinghamshire
|elects_howmany = One
}}
South Buckinghamshire was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. From 1950 to 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
History
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election as part of the First Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies of seats by a permanent Boundary Commission for England which had been established by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944.
The constituency comprised the Urban District of Beaconsfield and parts of the Rural District of Amersham, transferred from the Aylesbury constituency, and the Rural District of Eton, transferred from Eton and Slough.
The constituency was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when major boundary changes split the area between the new constituencies of Beaconsfield and Chesham and Amersham. The parts of the Rural District of Amersham were included in Chesham and Amersham. Beaconsfield and the Rural District of Eton formed the bulk of the Beaconsfield constituency.
Boundaries
- The Urban District of Beaconsfield;
- The Rural District of Eton; and
- The Rural District of Amersham parishes of Amersham, Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter, Chenies, Chesham Bois, Coleshill, Penn, and Seer Green.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1948/65/contents/enacted/data.htm|title=Representation of the People Act, 1948|website=www.legislation.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08}}
South Buckinghamshire was a county constituency and a division of the administrative county of Buckinghamshire. It comprised part of southern Buckinghamshire, bordering Aylesbury to the north, Wycombe to the west and Eton and Slough to the south.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Member {{Rayment-hc|b|6|date=March 2012}}
!Party |
|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1950 | |
| | Feb 1974
|colspan="2"|constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 1950s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1950: South Buckinghamshire
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Bell
|votes = 26,865
|percentage = 58.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cyril Alfred Dee
|votes = 11,389
|percentage = 23.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Belfrage
|votes = 7,559
|percentage = 16.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,476
|percentage = 33.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,813
|percentage = 85.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1951: South BuckinghamshireBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Bell
|votes = 30,976
|percentage = 68.61
|change = +10.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cyril Alfred Dee
|votes = 14,170
|percentage = 31.4
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,806
|percentage = 37.2
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,146
|percentage = 80.1
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1955: South BuckinghamshireBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Bell
|votes = 29,165
|percentage = 61.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Ernest Robinson
|votes = 11,184
|percentage = 23.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Brunner
|votes = 6,885
|percentage = 14.58
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,981
|percentage = 38.07
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,234
|percentage = 78.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1959: South BuckinghamshireF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Bell
|votes = 34,154
|percentage = 59.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard J Sankey
|votes = 13,050
|percentage = 22.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Ralph Kilner Brown
|votes = 10,589
|percentage = 18.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,104
|percentage = 36.52
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,793
|percentage = 79.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1960s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1964: South BuckinghamshireF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Ronald Bell
|votes = 33,905
|percentage = 52.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Ralph Kilner Brown
|votes = 16,151
|percentage = 25.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Ryan
|votes = 14,216
|percentage = 22.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,754
|percentage = 27.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 64,272
|percentage = 78.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1966: South BuckinghamshireBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Bell
|votes = 33,997
|percentage = 51.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Field
|votes = 17,005
|percentage = 25.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry T. Cowie
|votes = 15,348
|percentage = 23.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,992
|percentage = 25.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 66,350
|percentage = 80.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in the 1970s =
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1970: South BuckinghamshireBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Bell
|votes = 40,039
|percentage = 58.7
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Davison
|votes = 16,465
|percentage = 24.1
|change = -2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Iain Fowler
|votes = 11,750
|percentage = 17.2
|change = -5.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,574
|percentage = 34.5
|change = +8.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 68,254
|percentage = 72.0
|change = -8.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Sources
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications, 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983).
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire (historic)
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