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.
| Stroud and Thornbury | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Gloucestershire |
| Major settlements | Stroud and Thornbury |
| 1950–1955 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Stroud and Thornbury |
| Replaced by | Stroud and South Gloucestershire[1] |
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the 1955 general election.
Boundaries
editThe 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
edit| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Sir Walter Perkins | Conservative | |
| 1955 | constituency abolished: see Stroud | ||
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Perkins | 30,140 | 51.3 | +7.8 | |
| Labour | Ben Parkin | 28,558 | 48.7 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 1,582 | 2.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 58,698 | 86.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 68,287 | +1.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Perkins | 24,874 | 43.5 | ||
| Labour | Ben Parkin | 24,846 | 43.4 | ||
| Liberal | Margaret MacAlpine | 7,518 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 28 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 57,238 | 85.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 67,010 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 5)
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig