Feltham (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Feltham
Type = Borough
Year = 1955
Abolition = 1974

Feltham is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It returned one Member of Parliament, using the first past the post electoral system from the United Kingdom general election, 1955 until the constituency was abolished in 1974.

Boundaries

The seat was named after Feltham, a town in the west of the historic county of Middlesex. The constituency is to the south and east of Heathrow Airport. In 1965 the area became part of Greater London and the London Borough of Hounslow.

The constituency consisted of part of one and the whole of another local government areas. The Cranford and Hounslow Heath wards of the Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth were added to the Urban District of Feltham.

Before 1955 Feltham had been part of the Spelthorne constituency. The rest of the new constituency had been part of the Heston and Isleworth seat.

In the redistribution which took effect in early 1974, this constituency was abolished. There had been changes in local government arrangements since 1955. The area became part of a new Feltham and Heston seat, which also included Heston and part of Hounslow to the east of the old constituency.

Members of Parliament

* "Constituency created" (1955)
*"Constituency abolished" (1974)

Elections

The constituency returned one member, using the first past the post electoral system.

Elections in the 1950s

;General election of 1955Election box begin
title=General Election 1955: FelthamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Edward Hunter
votes = 21,521
percentage = 54.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.A. Erskine-Shaw
votes = 18,171
percentage = 45.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 3,350
percentage = 8.4
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 39,692
percentage = 78.4
change = "N/A"Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 50,650Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = new seat
swing = "N/A"

;General election of 1959Election box begin
title=General Election 1959: FelthamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Edward Hunter
votes = 20,320
percentage = 47.3
change = -6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.B.W. Turner
votes = 18,070
percentage = 42.1
change = -3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = L.A. De Pinna
votes = 4,533
percentage = 10.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,250
percentage = 5.2
change = -3.2Election box turnout
votes = 42,923
percentage = 80.4
change = +2.0Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 53,417Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1960s

;General election of 1964Election box begin
title=General Election 1964: FelthamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Edward Hunter
votes = 20,733
percentage = 49.6
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J.B.W. Turner
votes = 14,927
percentage = 35.7
change = -6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = R. Roberts
votes = 6,141
percentage = 14.7
change = +4.1Election box majority
votes = 5,806
percentage = 13.9
change = +8.7Election box turnout
votes = 41,801
percentage = 77.2
change = -3.2Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 54,147Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

;General election of 1966Election box begin
title=General Election 1966: FelthamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Whiston Kerr
votes = 22,389
percentage = 54.0
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Miss B.L. Wallis
votes = 13,932
percentage = 33.5
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = W.G. Crauford
votes = 5,206
percentage = 12.5
change = -2.2Election box majority
votes = 8,457
percentage = 20.5
change = +6.6Election box turnout
votes = 41,527
percentage = 77.3
change = +0.1Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 53,697Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1970s

;General election of 1970Election box begin
title=General Election 1970: FelthamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Russell Whiston Kerr
votes = 21,561
percentage = 52.5
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Miss B.L. Wallis
votes = 16,006
percentage = 33.5
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = G.R. King
votes = 3,536
percentage = 8.6
change = -3.9Election box majority
votes = 5,555
percentage = 13.6
change = -6.9Election box turnout
votes = 41,103
percentage = 68.2
change = -9.1Election box Registered electors
reg. electors = 60,273Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

"Constituency abolished 1974"

ee also

*List of former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies

References

* "Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
* "British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973", compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983)
* "Who's Who of British Members of Parliament, Volume IV 1945-1979", edited by M. Stenton and S. Lees (Harvester Press 1981)