Stroud and Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Stroud and Thornbury was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Stroud and Thornbury
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyGloucestershire
Major settlementsStroud and Thornbury
1950–1955
Number of membersOne
Replaced byStroud and South Gloucestershire[1]
Created fromStroud and Thornbury

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the 1955 general election.

Boundaries

The Urban Districts of Nailsworth and Stroud, the Rural Districts of Dursley, Stroud, and Thornbury, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the civil parishes of Arlingham, Brookthorpe, Eastington, Elmore, Frampton-on-Severn, Fretherne with Saul, Frocester, Hardwicke, Harescombe, Haresfield, Longney, Moreton Valence, Quedgeley, Standish, Upton St Leonards, and Whitminster.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember [2] Party
1950 Sir Walter Perkins Conservative
1955 constituency abolished: see Stroud

Election results
General election 1951: Stroud and Thornbury[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Walter Perkins 30,140 51.3 +7.9
Labour Ben Parkin 28,558 48.7 +5.2
Majority 1,582 2.6 +2.6
Turnout 58,698 86.0 +0.5
Registered electors 68,287 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.3
General election 1950: Stroud and Thornbury[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Walter Perkins 24,874 43.5 n/a
Labour Ben Parkin 24,846 43.4 n/a
Liberal Margaret MacAlpine 7,518 13.1 n/a
Majority 28 0.0 n/a
Turnout 57,238 85.4 n/a
Registered electors 67,010 n/a
Conservative win (new seat)
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See also

References
  1. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  3. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
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