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South Buckinghamshire was a parliamentary constituency in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. From 1950 to 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election as part of the First Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies of seats by a permanent Boundary Commission for England which had been established by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944.

The constituency comprised the Urban District of Beaconsfield and parts of the Rural District of Amersham, transferred from the Aylesbury constituency, and the Rural District of Eton, transferred from Eton and Slough.

The constituency was abolished for the February 1974 general election, when major boundary changes split the area between the new constituencies of Beaconsfield and Chesham and Amersham. The parts of the Rural District of Amersham were included in Chesham and Amersham.  Beaconsfield and the Rural District of Eton formed the bulk of the Beaconsfield constituency.

Boundaries

• The Urban District of Beaconsfield;
• The Rural District of Eton; and
• The Rural District of Amersham parishes of Amersham, Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter, Chenies, Chesham Bois, Coleshill, Penn, and Seer Green.

South Buckinghamshire was a county constituency and a division of the administrative county of Buckinghamshire. It comprised part of southern Buckinghamshire, bordering Aylesbury to the north, Wycombe to the west and Eton and Slough to the south.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

1. "Representation of the People Act, 1948". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 6)
3. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
4. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
5. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
6. F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
7. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
8. British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig

Sources

• Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications, 1972)
• British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983).

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Buckinghamshire Unitary Council elections County Council elections District Council elections Beaconsfield Constituency
Towns (component areas and hamlets)	Beaconsfield Holtspur Ledborough Gerrards Cross
Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets)	Burnham Boveney Burnham East Burnham Egypt Hitcham Lent Rise Littleworth Littleworth Common Rose Hill Denham Baker's Wood Denham Denham Garden Village Denham Green Higher Denham New Denham Tatling End Dorney Dorney Dorney Reach Lake End Farnham Royal Farnham Common Farnham Park Farnham Royal Fulmer Hedgerley Hedgerley Hedgerley Dean Hedgerley Green Hedgerley Hill Iver Iver Iver Heath Love Green Richings Park Shreding Green Thorney Stoke Poges Hollybush Hill Stoke Green Stoke Poges Taplow Wexham George Green Middlegreen Wexham
Former districts and boroughs	Beaconsfield Urban District Eton Rural District
Former constituencies	Buckinghamshire County Constituency Eton and Slough Constituency South Buckinghamshire Constituency
List of parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of civil parishes in Buckinghamshire

• Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire (historic)
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
• Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974