Portsmouth Langstone (UK Parliament constituency)
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Portsmouth Langstone was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. 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.
Portsmouth Langstone | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Portsmouth Central, Portsmouth South, Portsmouth North and Fareham |
Replaced by | Havant and Waterloo and Portsmouth North |
History edit
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries edit
1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham and Meredith, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, and Paulsgrove, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.
Members of Parliament edit
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Geoffrey Stevens | Conservative | |
1964 | Ian Lloyd | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 29,477 | 58.97 | ||
Labour | Percy Knight | 17,691 | 35.39 | ||
Liberal | Albert Edward Jones | 2,821 | 5.64 | ||
Majority | 11,786 | 23.58 | |||
Turnout | 49,989 | 83.72 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 31,752 | 63.00 | ||
Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 18,647 | 37.00 | ||
Majority | 13,105 | 26.00 | |||
Turnout | 50,399 | 81.76 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 32,014 | 64.19 | ||
Labour | Stanley Clinton Davis | 17,859 | 35.81 | ||
Majority | 14,155 | 28.38 | |||
Turnout | 49,873 | 73.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 38,834 | 65.39 | ||
Labour | Douglas G Reynolds | 20,553 | 34.61 | ||
Majority | 18,281 | 30.78 | |||
Turnout | 59,387 | 74.34 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 33,208 | 48.28 | ||
Labour | Terence Albert Molloy | 23,365 | 33.97 | ||
Liberal | Rex Collings | 12,212 | 17.75 | new | |
Majority | 9,843 | 14.31 | |||
Turnout | 68,785 | 75.10 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 34,446 | 48.39 | ||
Labour | Terence Albert Molloy | 25,197 | 36.80 | ||
Liberal | David Julian Hardy Griffiths | 10,540 | 14.82 | ||
Majority | 8,249 | 11.59 | |||
Turnout | 70,183 | 74.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 43,733 | 54.36 | ||
Labour Co-op | Roger Ronald Kenward | 26,492 | 32.93 | ||
Liberal | Roger Hilary Anstey | 10,226 | 12.71 | ||
Majority | 17,241 | 21.43 | |||
Turnout | 80,451 | 71.37 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |