Blackburn East (UK Parliament constituency)
| Blackburn East | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–1955 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Blackburn |
| Replaced by | Blackburn |
Blackburn East was a
first past the post
system.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, when the former two-member Blackburn constituency was divided into Blackburn East and Blackburn West. It was abolished only five years later, for the 1955 general election, when it was partly replaced by a new single-member Blackburn constituency.
Boundaries
1950–1955: The County Borough of Blackburn wards of St John's, St Mary's, St Matthew's, St Michael's, St Stephen's, St Thomas's, and Trinity.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Barbara Castle | Labour | |
| 1955 | constituency abolished: see Blackburn | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barbara Castle | 19,480 | 52.8 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Leavey | 14,662 | 39.8 | ||
| Liberal | Harry Hague | 2,743 | 7.4 | ||
| Majority | 4,818 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 36,885 | 89.1 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barbara Castle | 19,661 | 53.6 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Tony Leavey | 17,029 | 46.4 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 2,632 | 7.2 | -5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 36,690 | 88.9 | -0.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
References
- ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950–1973 by FWS Craig