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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1945–1964}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} | |||
| Name = Woodford | |||
{{Infobox UK constituency main | |||
| Type = Borough | |||
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|name = Woodford | ||
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|year = 1945 | |||
|abolished = 1964 | |||
|type = Borough | |||
|elects_howmany = One | |||
|previous = ] | |||
|next = ] | |||
|region = England | |||
|county = ] | |||
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'''Woodford''' was a ] in ] which returned one ] to the ] of the ] from 1945 until it was renamed for the ] |
'''Woodford''' was a ] in ] which returned one ] (MP) to the ] of the ] from 1945 until it was renamed for the ]. | ||
] | |||
The constituency's only member of parliament for its entire existence was ] of the Conservative Party; ] he had represented the ] constituency from which Woodford was created. He represented the Woodford seat during his second tenure as prime minister, and continued to hold it until he retired aged 89 at the 1964 general election; it was the last seat he represented in a parliamentary career that spanned over 60 years. He was the ] for the last five years of his tenure in the seat. A ] was unveiled on Woodford Green in the constituency in 1959. | |||
==Boundaries== | |||
'''1945–1955''': The Borough of Wanstead and Woodford, and the Urban District of Chigwell. | |||
'''1955–1964''': The Borough of Wanstead and Woodford. | |||
The constituency's boundaries were subject to a radical change in 1955, when the new ] constituency was created, removing the less urbanised parts of the seat. The new ] constituency was subject to minor boundary changes reflecting alterations to the ] since the last general redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1955. The pre and post 1964 seats comprised the whole municipal borough, within its 1955 and 1964 boundaries respectively. | |||
==Members of Parliament== | ==Members of Parliament== | ||
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| style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK) |
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| ] | |||
| Rt Hon Sir ] | |||
| ] | |||
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| ] | |||
|colspan="2"|''constituency abolished: see ]'' | |||
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== Election results == | == Election results == | ||
<section begin="General Election 1945" />{{Election box begin | | |||
{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} | |||
|title=]: Woodford | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = ] | |||
|votes = 27,688 | |||
|percentage = 72.53 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Independent (politician) | |||
|candidate = Alexander Hancock | |||
|votes = 10,488 | |||
|percentage = 27.47 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box majority| | |||
|votes = 17,200 | |||
|percentage = 45.06 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box turnout| | |||
|votes = 38,176 | |||
|percentage = 65.53 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box new seat win| | |||
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|swing = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 1945" /> | |||
<section begin="General Election 1950" />{{Election box begin | | |||
|title=]: Woodford | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = ] | |||
|votes = 37,239 | |||
|percentage = 59.61 | |||
|change = −12.92 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Labour Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = Seymour Hills | |||
|votes = 18,740 | |||
|percentage = 30.00 | |||
|change = ''New'' | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Liberal Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = Howard Vivien Davies | |||
|votes = 5,664 | |||
|percentage = 9.07 | |||
|change = ''New'' | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain | |||
|candidate = Bill Brooks<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stevenson|first1=Graham|title=Brooks Bill|url=http://www.grahamstevenson.me.uk/index.php/biographies/a-c/b/68-bill-brooks-|accessdate=30 April 2017}}</ref> | |||
|votes = 827 | |||
|percentage = 1.32 | |||
|change = ''New'' | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box majority| | |||
|votes = 18,499 | |||
|percentage = 29.61 | |||
|change = −15.45 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box turnout| | |||
|votes = 62,470 | |||
|change = +20.53 | |||
|percentage = 86.06 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box hold with party link| | |||
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|swing = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 1950" /> | |||
<section begin="General Election 1951" />{{Election box begin | | |||
|title=]: Woodford | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = ] | |||
|votes = 40,938 | |||
|percentage = 62.96 | |||
|change = +3.35 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Labour Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = William Aaron Archer | |||
|votes = 22,359 | |||
|percentage = 34.39 | |||
|change = +4.39 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain | |||
|candidate = ] | |||
|votes = 871 | |||
|percentage = 1.34 | |||
|change = +0.02 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate | |||
|party = Independent | |||
|candidate = Alexander Hancock | |||
|votes = 851 | |||
|percentage = 1.31 | |||
|change = ''New'' | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box majority| | |||
|votes = 18,579 | |||
|percentage = 28.57 | |||
|change = −1.04 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box turnout| | |||
|votes = 65,019 | |||
|percentage = 83.38 | |||
|change = −2.68 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box hold with party link| | |||
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|swing = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 1951" /> | |||
<section begin="General Election 1955" />{{Election box begin | | |||
|title=]: Woodford | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = ] | |||
|votes = 25,069 | |||
|percentage = 73.02 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Labour Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = Arnold Keith Morgan Milner | |||
|votes = 9,261 | |||
|percentage = 26.98 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box majority| | |||
|votes = 15,808 | |||
|percentage = 46.04 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box turnout| | |||
|votes = 34,330 | |||
|percentage = 75.96 | |||
|change = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box hold with party link| | |||
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|swing = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 1955" /> | |||
<section begin="General Election 1959" />{{Election box begin |title=]: Woodford | |||
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}} | |||
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = ] | |||
|votes = 24,815 | |||
|percentage = 71.24 | |||
|change = −1.78 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box candidate with party link| | |||
|party = Labour Party (UK) | |||
|candidate = ] | |||
|votes = 10,018 | |||
|percentage = 28.76 | |||
|change = +1.78 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box majority| | |||
|votes = 14,797 | |||
|percentage = 42.48 | |||
|change = −3.57 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box turnout| | |||
|votes = 34,833 | |||
|percentage = 77.29 | |||
|change = +1.33 | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box hold with party link| | |||
|winner = Conservative Party (UK) | |||
|swing = | |||
}} | |||
{{Election box end}}<section end="General Election 1959" /> | |||
== References == | |||
* {{Rayment-hc|w|5|date=March 2012}} | |||
;Notes | |||
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== References == | |||
* {{Rayment}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodford (Uk Parliament Constituency)}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:14, 15 July 2024
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1945–1964
Woodford | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Essex |
1945–1964 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Epping |
Replaced by | Wanstead & Woodford |
Woodford was a parliamentary constituency in Essex which returned one member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1945 until it was renamed for the 1964 general election.
The constituency's only member of parliament for its entire existence was Sir Winston Churchill of the Conservative Party; from 1924 he had represented the Epping constituency from which Woodford was created. He represented the Woodford seat during his second tenure as prime minister, and continued to hold it until he retired aged 89 at the 1964 general election; it was the last seat he represented in a parliamentary career that spanned over 60 years. He was the Father of the House for the last five years of his tenure in the seat. A statue of him was unveiled on Woodford Green in the constituency in 1959.
Boundaries
1945–1955: The Borough of Wanstead and Woodford, and the Urban District of Chigwell.
1955–1964: The Borough of Wanstead and Woodford.
The constituency's boundaries were subject to a radical change in 1955, when the new Chigwell constituency was created, removing the less urbanised parts of the seat. The new Wanstead and Woodford constituency was subject to minor boundary changes reflecting alterations to the Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford since the last general redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1955. The pre and post 1964 seats comprised the whole municipal borough, within its 1955 and 1964 boundaries respectively.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1945 | Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill | Conservative | |
1964 | constituency abolished: see Wanstead and Woodford |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Winston Churchill | 27,688 | 72.53 | ||
Independent | Alexander Hancock | 10,488 | 27.47 | ||
Majority | 17,200 | 45.06 | |||
Turnout | 38,176 | 65.53 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Winston Churchill | 37,239 | 59.61 | −12.92 | |
Labour | Seymour Hills | 18,740 | 30.00 | New | |
Liberal | Howard Vivien Davies | 5,664 | 9.07 | New | |
Communist | Bill Brooks | 827 | 1.32 | New | |
Majority | 18,499 | 29.61 | −15.45 | ||
Turnout | 62,470 | 86.06 | +20.53 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Winston Churchill | 40,938 | 62.96 | +3.35 | |
Labour | William Aaron Archer | 22,359 | 34.39 | +4.39 | |
Communist | John Ross Campbell | 871 | 1.34 | +0.02 | |
Independent | Alexander Hancock | 851 | 1.31 | New | |
Majority | 18,579 | 28.57 | −1.04 | ||
Turnout | 65,019 | 83.38 | −2.68 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Winston Churchill | 25,069 | 73.02 | ||
Labour | Arnold Keith Morgan Milner | 9,261 | 26.98 | ||
Majority | 15,808 | 46.04 | |||
Turnout | 34,330 | 75.96 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Winston Churchill | 24,815 | 71.24 | −1.78 | |
Labour | Arthur Latham | 10,018 | 28.76 | +1.78 | |
Majority | 14,797 | 42.48 | −3.57 | ||
Turnout | 34,833 | 77.29 | +1.33 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- Notes
- Stevenson, Graham. "Brooks Bill". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded byEpping | UK Parliament constituency Representative for Loughton, Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell 1950–1955 |
Succeeded byChigwell |
UK Parliament constituency Representative for Wanstead, Woodford 1945–1964 |
Succeeded byWanstead and Woodford | |
Preceded byEpping | Constituency represented by the prime minister 5–26 July 1945 |
Succeeded byLimehouse |
Preceded byLimehouse | Constituency represented by the leader of the opposition 1945–1951 |
Succeeded byWalthamstow West |
Preceded byWalthamstow West | Constituency represented by the prime minister 1951–1955 |
Succeeded byWarwick and Leamington |
Preceded byGower | Constituency represented by the father of the House 1959–1964 |
Succeeded bySaffron Walden |