Sudbury and Woodbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
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Sudbury and Woodbridge | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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County | Suffolk |
Major settlements | Sudbury and Woodbridge |
1950–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Suffolk Coastal, Central Suffolk and South Suffolk |
Created from | Woodbridge and Sudbury |
Sudbury and Woodbridge was a county constituency centred on the towns of Sudbury and Woodbridge in Suffolk. 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, replacing parts of the previous Woodbridge and Sudbury constituencies. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, and split between Suffolk Coastal, Central Suffolk and South Suffolk.
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Boundaries
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Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | John Hare | Conservative | |
1963 by-election | Keith Stainton | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hon. John Hugh Hare | 23,599 | 48.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Roland Hamilton | 19,062 | 39.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sir Frederick Ernest James | 6,219 | 12.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,537 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 84.5 | N/A | |||
Conservative win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hon. John Hugh Hare | 27,262 | 56.1 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Richard J Lewis | 21,310 | 43.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 5,952 | 12.2 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 82.1 | -2.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hon. John Hugh Hare | 25,185 | 53.7 | ||
Labour | Richard J Lewis | 17,995 | 38.3 | -5.6 | |
Liberal | Mrs. Agnes H Scott | 3,760 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,190 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 46,940 | 79.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rt Hon. John Hugh Hare | 26,130 | 53.0 | ||
Labour | Robert B. Stirling | 16,248 | 33.0 | ||
Liberal | Aubrey Herbert | 6,914 | 14.0 | ||
Majority | 9,882 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 49,292 | 81.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Monin Stainton | 22,005 | 49.6 | ||
Labour | Frank E Woodbridge | 16,416 | 37.0 | ||
Liberal | Edward Michael Wheeler | 5,935 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 5,589 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 44,356 | 70.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Monin Stainton | 26,370 | 50.5 | ||
Labour | Frank E Woodbridge | 17,778 | 34.1 | ||
Liberal | Edward Michael Wheeler | 8,044 | 15.4 | ||
Majority | 8,592 | 16.5 | |||
Turnout | 52,192 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Monin Stainton | 26,689 | 50.2 | ||
Labour | Maxwell Francis Madden | 19,680 | 37.0 | ||
Liberal | Edward Michael Wheeler | 6,839 | 12.9 | ||
Majority | 7,009 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 53,208 | 80.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Monin Stainton | 32,393 | 54.6 | ||
Labour | Brian Orriss | 19,829 | 33.4 | ||
Liberal | Edward Michael Wheeler | 7,136 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 12,564 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 59,358 | 75.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Monin Stainton | 31,987 | 46.7 | ||
Liberal | Neville S Lewis | 18,286 | 26.7 | ||
Labour | Brian Orriss | 18,228 | 26.6 | ||
Majority | 13,701 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 81.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Keith Monin Stainton | 30,049 | 47.5 | ||
Labour | RE Russell | 17,986 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal | Neville S Lewis | 15,206 | 24.0 | ||
Majority | 12,063 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 75.0 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Monin Stainton | 39,544 | 55.0 | ||
Labour | JB Hills | 18,972 | 26.4 | ||
Liberal | J Roderic C Beale | 13,435 | 18.7 | ||
Majority | 20,572 | 28.6 | |||
Turnout | 78.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1964
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1964
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1966
- ↑ The Times House of Commons, 1970
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