Portsmouth West (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main Portsmouth West was a borough constituency in the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, 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.

History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries and boundary changes

Dates	Local authority	Maps	Wards
1950–1955	County Borough of Portsmouth	File:PortsmouthWest1955Constituency.svg	Buckland, Charles Dickens, Fratton, Guildhall, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary.
1955–1974			Buckland, Fratton, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall.

1950–1955

The constituency was formed from the abolished constituencies of Portsmouth North and Portsmouth Central

1955–1974

Wards renamed

Abolition

After the Second periodic review of Westminster constituencies, Buckland and Fratton wards were transferred to Portsmouth South, while the bulk of the seat was combined with parts of Portsmouth Langstone to form the re-established constituency of Portsmouth North.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party	Notes
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1950	Terence Clarke	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1966	Frank Judd	Labour	Contested Portsmouth North following redistribution
Feb 1974		constituency abolished: see Portsmouth North and Portsmouth South

Election results

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General election 1970: Portsmouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terence Clarke	16,214	47.7
		LB Gauntlett	579	1.7
Majority			955	2.8
Turnout			33,962	72.3
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General election 1966: Portsmouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Terence Clarke	17,458	48.3
Majority			1,227	3.4
Turnout			36,143	76.5
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General election 1964: Portsmouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frank Judd	18,265	49.3
Majority			497	1.3
Turnout			37,027	74.8
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	hold		Swing	–7.0

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General election 1959: Portsmouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maxwell Bresler	17,334	42.3
Majority			6,266	15.3
Turnout			40,934	76.9
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	hold		Swing	+3.5

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General election 1955: Portsmouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alma Birk	20,060	45.8
Majority			3,669	8.4
Turnout			43,789	77.4
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General election 1951: Portsmouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alma Birk	24,115	48.7
Majority			1,248	2.5
Turnout			49,478	83.5
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	hold		Swing	+0.3

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General election 1950: Portsmouth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Terence Clarke		50.7
		Donald Bruce		48.8
		G Swanton		0.5
Turnout			49,154	83.5