Huyton (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Huyton
Type = County
Year = 1950
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Huyton was a county constituency in the United Kingdom. Created in 1950, it comprised the area of Huyton in the county of Lancashire, and included surrounding areas. Its one and only Member of Parliament throughout its existence was Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

The constituency ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1983 boundary changes and was replaced by the Knowsley South Constituency.

Boundaries

As created in 1950, the constituency included the urban districts of Huyton with Roby, Prescot, and the parishes of Eccleston, Kirkby, Knowsley and Windle from the Whiston Rural District. The area had previously formed part of the Widnes constituency. In 1970 it was redefined, excluding Kirkby, which instead became part of the Ormskirk constituency. [Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Volume 2]

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created" (1950)

*"Constituency abolished" (1983)

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 27,449
percentage = 51.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Garnet Harrison
votes = 19,939
percentage = 37.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = P Cottier
votes = 5,476
percentage = 10.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,510
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52,864
percentage = 72.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 31,750
percentage = 60.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = W Peters
votes = 15,517
percentage = 29.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = M Braham
votes = 4,956
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 16,233
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 52,223
percentage = 71.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 31,767
percentage = 56.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Benyon
votes = 16,462
percentage = 29.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = N Snowden
votes = 7,584
percentage = 13.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain
candidate = Harold Smith
votes = 234
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 15,305
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 56,047
percentage = 77.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 45,583
percentage = 63.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J N M Entwistle
votes = 24,509
percentage = 33.9
change = Election box candidate
party = Democratic Party
candidate = G W Sparrow
votes = 1,232
percentage = 1.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = T L Hobday
votes = 890
percentage = 1.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 21,074
percentage = 29.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 72,214
percentage = 70.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 41,122
percentage = 66.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = T L Hobday
votes = 20,182
percentage = 32.6
change = Election box candidate
party = National Teenage Party
candidate = David Sutch
votes = 585
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 20,940
percentage = 33.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 61,889
percentage = 70.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 42,213
percentage = 63.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Tucker
votes = 22,940
percentage = 34.7
change = Election box candidate
party = Communist Anti-Revisionist
candidate = M Baker
votes = 899
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 19,273
percentage = 29.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 66,052
percentage = 76.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1950s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 33,111
percentage = 54.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = G B Woolfenden
votes = 27,184
percentage = 45.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 5,927
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 60,295
percentage = 77.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 24,858
percentage = 52.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geraint Morgan
votes = 22,300
percentage = 47.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,558
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 47,158
percentage = 78.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 23,582
percentage = 51.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = F L Neep
votes = 22,389
percentage = 48.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,193
percentage = 2.6
change = +0.7Election box turnout
votes = 45,971
percentage = 84.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harold Wilson
votes = 21,536
percentage = 48.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S Smart
votes = 20,702
percentage = 46.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = H G Edwards
votes = 1,905
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
candidate = L McGree
votes = 387
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 834
percentage = 1.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 44,530
percentage = 85.0
change =

ee also

*Knowsley South parliamentary constituency

ources

* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/hcommons4.htm Historical list of MPs]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results, 1950 - 1979]