Ealing West (UK Parliament constituency)

Ealing West
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
19451950
Number of members one
Replaced by Ealing North and Ealing South
Created from Harrow and Uxbridge

Ealing West was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in west London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1945 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. The Municipal Borough of Ealing was then represented by the new Ealing North and Ealing South constituencies.

Boundaries

Ealing West in Middlesex 1945-50

The Municipal Borough of Ealing wards of Greenford North, Greenford South, Hanwell North, Hanwell South, and Northolt.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1945 James Hudson Labour
1950 constituency abolished: see Ealing North and Ealing South

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Ealing West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op James Hindle Hudson 29,115 60.3
Conservative Bernard Sunley 12,880 26.7
Liberal Lt. Herbert Mostyn Lewis 6,258 13.0
Majority 16,235 33.6
Turnout 74.4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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