Bebington (UK Parliament constituency)
Bebington | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–February 1974 | |
Replaced by | Bebington and Ellesmere Port |
Bebington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1950 to 1974. The constituency was centred on the town of Bebington on the Wirral Peninsula, England.
Boundaries
The Municipal Borough of Bebington, and the County Borough of Birkenhead wards of Bebington, Devonshire, Egerton, Mersey, and Prenton.
History
Created for the 1950 general election, it ceased to exist with the implementation of the 1974 boundary changes and was replaced for the February 1974 general election by the Bebington and Ellesmere Port constituency.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Sir Hendrie Oakshott | Conservative | |
1964 | Geoffrey Howe | Conservative | |
1966 | Edwin Brooks | Labour | |
1970 | Eric Cockeram | Conservative | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hendrie Dudley Oakshott | 25,309 | 43.8 | n/a | |
Labour | Rt Hon. Sir Frank Soskice | 22,090 | 38.3 | n/a | |
Liberal | Rt Hon. Henry Graham White | 10,324 | 17.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,219 | 5.5 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 87.2 | n/a | |||
Conservative win | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hendrie Dudley Oakshott | 30,611 | 53.44 | ||
Labour | Edward W. Harby | 22,190 | 38.74 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Mercer Banks | 4,477 | 7.82 | ||
Majority | 8,421 | 14.70 | |||
Turnout | 85.82 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hendrie Dudley Oakshott | 31,700 | 58.73 | ||
Labour | Thomas H. Hockton | 22,277 | 41.27 | ||
Majority | 9,423 | 17.46 | |||
Turnout | 79.16 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir Hendrie Dudley Oakshott | 33,705 | 58.57 | ||
Labour | Gordon James Oakes | 23,844 | 41.43 | ||
Majority | 9,861 | 17.13 | |||
Turnout | 81.78 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe | 26,943 | 45.33 | ||
Labour | Edwin Brooks | 24,734 | 41.61 | ||
Liberal | Michael J G Tompkins | 7,765 | 13.06 | ||
Majority | 2,209 | 3.72 | |||
Turnout | 80.90 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edwin Brooks | 30,545 | 51.99 | ||
Conservative | Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe | 28,208 | 48.01 | ||
Majority | 2,337 | 3.98 | |||
Turnout | 79.77 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Paul Cockeram | 31,260 | 50.59 | ||
Labour | Edwin Brooks | 30,535 | 49.41 | ||
Majority | 725 | 1.17 | |||
Turnout | 75.44 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
See also
Sources
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- Election results, 1950 - 1979
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