- Dudley East (UK Parliament constituency)
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Dudley East Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County West Midlands February 1974–1997 Number of members One Replaced by Dudley North, Dudley South and Stourbridge Created from Dudley and Brierley Hill Dudley East was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
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History
Throughout its history, it was served by one member: John Gilbert of the Labour Party.
Boundaries
Dudley East, as can be inferred from the name, contained the eastern areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. As well as parts of the town of Dudley, the constituency included Coseley and parts of Sedgley. At abolition in 1997, both Dudley East and Dudley West were replaced by two new constituencies: Dudley North and Dudley South, with some constituents being transferred to Stourbridge.
Members of Parliament
Election Member[1] Party Feb 1974 John Gilbert Labour 1997 constituency abolished: see Dudley North, Dudley South and Stourbridge Elections
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1992: Dudley East[2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Gilbert 29,806 52.8 +6.9 Conservative CJ Holland 20,606 36.5 -3.0 Liberal Democrat IC Jenkins 5,400 9.6 -5.1 National Front GE Cartwright 675 1.2 +1.2 Majority 9,200 16.3 +9.9 Turnout 56,487 75.0 +2.7 Labour hold Swing +4.9 See also
Notes and references
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
Categories:- Politics of Dudley
- Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic)
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1974
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1997
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