Portsmouth West (UK Parliament constituency)
| Portsmouth West | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Hampshire |
| 1950–1974 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Portsmouth Central and Portsmouth North |
| Replaced by | Portsmouth South and Portsmouth North |
Portsmouth West was a
first-past-the-post
voting system.
History
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Charles Dickens, Fratton, Guildhall, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Buckland, Fratton, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Terence Clarke
|
Conservative | |
| 1966 | Frank Judd
|
Labour | |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Judd
|
17,169 | 50.55 | ||
| Conservative | Terence Clarke
|
16,214 | 47.74 | ||
| Independent | LB Gauntlett | 579 | 1.70 | New | |
| Majority | 955 | 2.81 | |||
| Turnout | 33,962 | 72.30 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Judd
|
18,685 | 51.70 | ||
| Conservative | Terence Clarke
|
17,458 | 48.30 | ||
| Majority | 1,227 | 3.40 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 36,143 | 76.50 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke
|
18,762 | 50.67 | ||
| Labour | Frank Judd
|
18,265 | 49.33 | ||
| Majority | 497 | 1.34 | |||
| Turnout | 37,027 | 74.78 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke
|
23,600 | 57.65 | ||
| Labour | Maxwell Bresler | 17,334 | 42.35 | ||
| Majority | 6,266 | 15.30 | |||
| Turnout | 40,934 | 76.93 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke
|
23,729 | 54.19 | ||
| Labour | Alma Birk | 20,060 | 45.81 | ||
| Majority | 3,669 | 8.38 | |||
| Turnout | 43,789 | 77.37 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke
|
25,363 | 51.26 | ||
| Labour | Alma Birk | 24,115 | 48.74 | ||
| Majority | 1,248 | 2.52 | |||
| Turnout | 49,478 | 83.49 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Terence Clarke
|
24,924 | 50.71 | ||
| Labour | Donald Bruce | 23,979 | 48.78 | ||
| Communist | G Swanton | 251 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 945 | 1.93 | |||
| Turnout | 49,154 | 83.46 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||