Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974
Middlesbrough East was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Middlesbrough in North East England. 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.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Exchange, Grove Hill, Ormesby, St Hilda's, and Vulcan.
1950–1964: The County Borough of Middlesbrough except the wards of Acklam, Ayresome, and Linthorpe.[1]
1964–1974: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Berwick Hills, Cannon, Clairville, Exchange, Grove Hill, Newport, North Ormesby, St Hilda's, Thorntree, and Tollesby.[2]
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
General election 1918: Middlesbrough East[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | *Penry Williams | 8,470 | 69.2 | |
| Labour | Frederick William Carey | 3,776 | 30.8 | |
Majority | 4,694 | 38.4 | |
Turnout | 12,516 | 48.4 | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1923: Middlesbrough East[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Penry Williams | 9,241 | 40.6 | +13.0 |
| Labour | Martin Connolly | 7,712 | 33.9 | +0.5 |
| Unionist | James Reid | 5,790 | 25.5 | −13.5 |
Majority | 1,529 | 6.7 | N/A |
Turnout | 22,743 | 77.3 | −1.5 |
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Middlesbrough East[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ernest Young | 18,409 | 60.4 | +29.8 |
| Labour | Ellen Wilkinson | 12,080 | 39.6 | −1.7 |
Majority | 6,329 | 20.8 | N/A |
Turnout | 30,489 | 84.5 | +3.7 |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Middlesbrough East[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alfred Edwards | 12,699 | 44.0 | +4.4 |
| Conservative | Benjamin Chetwynd-Talbot | 12,632 | 43.7 | New |
| Liberal | Ernest Young | 3,565 | 12.3 | −48.1 |
Majority | 67 | 0.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 25,331 | 81.14 | −3.4 |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Alfred Edwards
- Conservative: Benjamin Chetwynd-Talbot
General election 1945: Middlesbrough East[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alfred Edwards | 17,427 | 65.1 | +21.1 |
| Conservative | Benjamin Chetwynd-Talbot | 9,352 | 34.9 | −8.8 |
Majority | 8,075 | 30.2 | +29.9 |
Turnout | 26,779 | 76.7 | −4.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1950: Middlesbrough East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hilary Marquand | 29,185 | 62.77 | |
| Conservative | Alfred Edwards | 12,402 | 26.67 | |
| Liberal | Russell Thomas | 4,540 | 9.76 | New |
| Communist | N Levy | 367 | 0.79 | New |
Majority | 16,783 | 36.10 | |
Turnout | 46,494 | 82.90 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1960s
Election in the 1970s
References
- ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 27 October 2023
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Gateshead) Order 1955. SI 1960/451". Statutory Instruments 1960. Part III. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1961. pp. 2856–2857.
- ^ a b c d e f g h British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Fred W. S. Craig
- ^ The Times House of Commons, 1964
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)