Luton West (UK Parliament constituency)
Luton West is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created in 1974 partly from abolished Luton constituency and partly from the County Constituency of South Bedfordshire. It was abolished in 1983 when it was largely absorbed into the new County Constituency of Luton North.
Luton West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Luton West in Bedfordshire, boundaries 1974-83 | |
County | Bedfordshire |
Major settlements | Luton |
1974–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Luton North and Luton South |
Created from | Luton and South Bedfordshire |
Boundaries
The County Borough of Luton wards of Dallow, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, and Sundon Park.[1]
Formed for the February 1974 general election primarily from the Leagrave and Limbury wards of the County Borough, previously part of the County Constituency of South Bedfordshire. Remaining wards were previously part of the abolished Borough Constituency of Luton.
Abolished for the 1983 general election when it was largely absorbed into the new County Constituency of North Luton, with the exception of southern most-parts, including Dallow ward, which were included in the new Borough Constituency of Luton South.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Brian Sedgemore | Labour | |
1979 | John Carlisle | Conservative | |
1983 | Constituency abolished |
Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Brian Sedgemore | 20,083 | 42.02 | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Atkins | 15,041 | 31.47 | N/A | |
Liberal | M Dolling | 12,669 | 26.51 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,042 | 10.55 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 82.83 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Brian Sedgemore | 20,402 | 46.74 | ||
Conservative | Robert Atkins | 13,963 | 31.99 | ||
Liberal | M Dolling | 9,289 | 21.28 | ||
Majority | 6,439 | 14.75 | |||
Turnout | 74.91 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | John Carlisle | 21,230 | 44.09 | ||
Labour | Brian Sedgemore | 20,984 | 43.58 | ||
Liberal | M Dolling | 5,233 | 10.87 | ||
National Front | D How | 701 | 1.46 | N/A | |
Majority | 246 | 0.51 | |||
Turnout | 78.69 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
See also
- List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies
References
- "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.