Stroud and Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Stroud and Thornbury
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Gloucestershire
Major settlements Stroud and Thornbury
19501955
Number of members One
Replaced by Stroud
Created from Stroud and Thornbury

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.

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 [1] Party
1950 Sir Walter Perkins Conservative
1955 constituency abolished: see Stroud

Election results

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
General election, 1950 [2]
New constituency
Electorate: 67,010
Turnout: 57,238 (85.42%)
Conservative win
Majority: 28 (0.05%)
Walter PerkinsConservative24,87443.46N/A
Ben Parkin Labour24,84643.41N/A
Margaret MacAlpine Liberal7,51813.1N/A
General election, 1951 [3]
New constituency
Electorate: 68,287
Turnout: 58,698 (85.96%) +0.5
Conservative hold
Majority: 1,582 (2.7%) +2.65
Swing: 1.32% from Lab to Con
Walter PerkinsConservative30,14051.35+7.89
Ben Parkin Labour28,55848.65+5.24

See also

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
  2. "UK General Election results February 1950, part 19". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. "UK General Election results October 1951, part 19". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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