Huddersfield West (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Huddersfield West
Type = Borough
Year = 1950
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Huddersfield West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
candidate = Donald Wade
votes = 24,456
percentage = 58.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = H W Bolt
votes = 17,542
percentage = 41.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 6,914
percentage = 16.5
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 86.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
candidate = Donald Wade
votes = 24,054
percentage = 58.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = H W Bolt
votes = 17,066
percentage = 41.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 6,988
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 85.9
change = -1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
candidate = Donald Wade
votes = 24,345
percentage = 55.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J F Drabble
votes = 16,418
percentage = 44.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,927
percentage = 19.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
candidate = Donald Wade
votes = 25,273
percentage = 61.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J Marsden
votes = 15,621
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 9,652
percentage = 23.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 79.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Lomas
votes = 14,808
percentage = 35.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
candidate = Donald Wade
votes = 13,528
percentage = 32.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J F W Addey
votes = 13,054
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,280
percentage = 3.1
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 81.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results, 1950 - 1979]
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