Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974
Leicester North East |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons |
1950–February 1974 |
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Seats | one |
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Created from | Leicester East and Leicester South |
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Replaced by | Leicester East |
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Leicester North East was a borough constituency in the city of Leicester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
The County Borough of Leicester wards of Belgrave, Charnwood, Humberstone, and Latimer.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950: Leicester North East[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terence Donovan | 25,305 | 56.49 | |
| Conservative | H A Taylor | 14,908 | 33.28 | |
| Liberal | Michael J Moroney | 4,257 | 9.50 | |
| Communist | Frederick Charles Westacott | 327 | 0.73 | |
Majority | 10,379 | 23.21 | |
Turnout | 44,797 | 85.85 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Michael J Moroney was an industrial statistician and the author of the best-selling book on statistics Facts from Figures[2]
General election 1951: Leicester North East [4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | 26,209 | 59.99 | +2.07 |
| Conservative | William Browne | 17,478 | 40.01 | +6.93 |
Majority | 8,731 | 19.98 | −3.23 |
Turnout | 43,687 | 84.39 | −1.51 |
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.43 | |
General election 1955: Leicester North East [4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | 22,264 | 56.57 | −4.65 |
| Conservative | Thelma Street | 17,094 | 43.43 | +3.42 |
Majority | 5,170 | 13.14 | −6.84 |
Turnout | 39,358 | 78.53 | −5.86 |
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.03 | |
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Leicester North East [4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tom Bradley | 15,494 | 46.39 | −4.91 |
| Conservative | Robert DG Williams | 12,195 | 36.51 | +12.31 |
| Liberal | F Ivor Glenton | 5,712 | 17.10 | −17.21 |
Majority | 3,299 | 9.88 | +2.81 |
Turnout | 33,401 | 77.48 | −0.90 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.61 | |
General election 1966: Leicester North East [4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tom Bradley | 17,007 | 54.03 | +7.64 |
| Conservative | Robert DG Williams | 10,769 | 34.21 | −2.30 |
| Liberal | F Ivor Glenton | 3,703 | 11.76 | −5.34 |
Majority | 6,238 | 19.82 | −9.94 |
Turnout | 31,479 | 75.36 | −2.12 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.97 | |
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970: Leicester North East [4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Tom Bradley | 15,016 | 48.82 | −5.21 |
| Conservative | Peter Edward Findlay Heneage | 14,125 | 45.92 | +12.71 |
| Anti Immigration | Dennis J Taylor | 1,616 | 5.25 | New |
Majority | 891 | 2.90 | −16.92 |
Turnout | 30,757 | 70.97 | −4.39 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.98 | |
References
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ Moroney, M.J. (1951). Facts From Figures. Penguin. ISBN 0140202366. OCLC 562330554.
- ^ "1950 By Elections". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ "1962 By Elections". 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)