Luton West (UK Parliament constituency)
| Luton West | |
|---|---|
|
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Bedfordshire |
| Major settlements | Luton |
| 1974–1983 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Luton North and Luton South |
| Created from | Luton |
Luton West is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of the Luton constituency in 1974 and, with Luton East, divided into Luton North and Luton South in 1983.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Luton wards of Dallow, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, and Sundon Park.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Brian Sedgemore | Labour | |
| 1979 | John Carlisle | Conservative | |
| 1983 | Constituency abolished | ||
Elections
| General Election February 1974: Luton West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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) | |||||
| General Election October 1974: Luton West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | {{{swing}}} | |||
| General Election, 1979: Luton West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| 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 | ||
| Majority | 246 | 0.51 | |||
| Turnout | 78.69 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
See also
References
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