Acton (major additions to) Ealing North (minor additions to)[1]
Ealing South was a constituency covering the same part of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was won by two Conservatives consecutively with majorities ranging from 13.6% to 30.5%, was first contested in the general election in 1950 and was replaced before that of February 1974.
History
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. In a repeat of the outcome of its direct forerunner Ealing East and its larger precursor in turn, Ealing created in 1885, it was won by the Conservative standing. The runner-up at each election was the Labour candidate, as with its predecessors since 1924 inclusive.
Boundaries
This was a seat covering the same parts of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East.
Throughout: the zone was fixed as the Ealing M.B., Middlesex six wards: Castlebar, Drayton, Grange Grosvenor, Lammas, Manor, and Mount Park.[2][3] As to local government body from 1965 its components closely approximated to the south-central wards of the combination council, a replacement of three boroughs, the London Borough of Ealing. These were named Central, Cleveland, Northfields and Walpole.[4]
^(S.I. 1970 number 1674), at page 5491 (or 48 of 76)
^Representation of the People Act 1948, Sch. 1, at Middlesex (B) Borough Constituencies (page 108) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1948/65/pdfs/ukpga_19480065_en.pdf
^Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 (S.I. 1970 number 1674), Sch I (list of contents of pre-existing) at page 5456 (or 13 of 76)
^A political history of the London Borough of Ealing, Ealing Library, Secretary of Ealing South Conservative Association
^ abcdefgBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^"1958 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
^Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)