- Leyton (UK Parliament constituency)
UK former constituency infobox
Name = Leyton
Type = Borough
Year =1950
Abolition =1997
members = oneLeyton was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of
Leyton in North-EastLondon . It returned oneMember of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom , elected by thefirst past the post system.History
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Leyton and Wanstead constituency.
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
Election results
1960s
Election box begin
title=Leyton by-election, 1965 Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Buxton
votes = 16,544
percentage = 42.9
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =Patrick Gordon-Walker
votes = 16,339
percentage = 42.4
change = −8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Alistair H Mackay
votes = 5,382
percentage = 14.0
change = −2.2Election box candidate
party = UK & Commonwealth Party
candidate = Jeremiah Lynch
votes = 157
percentage = 0.4
change = N/AElection box candidate
party = Disarmament
candidate = George Delf
votes = 156
percentage = 0.4
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 205
percentage = 0.53
change = Election box turnout
votes = 38,578
percentage = 57.7
change = −12.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +8.7References
* [http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/65.html#leyton British Parliamentary by-elections: Leyton]
* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk UK General Elections since 1832]
*Rayment
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