Willesden East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Map that gives each named seat and any constant electoral success for national (Westminster) elections for Middlesex, 1955 to 1974.

Willesden East (Template:IPAc-en) was a constituency in Middlesex adjoining the County of London and forming part of the London conurbation, in London itself from 1965. It returned one member to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament 1918 – 1974.

The outcome of the seat was a bellwether of the national outcome from 1931 until its abolition. Before 1945 the seats electorate had not elected any Labour candidate, however had sided overall with the Liberal candidate once, in 1923, in a by-election.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Urban District of Willesden wards of Brondesbury Park, Cricklewood, Kensal Rise, Mid Kilburn, North Kilburn, and South Kilburn.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Willesden wards of Brondesbury Park, Carlton, Cricklewood, Kilburn, Mapesbury, and Neasden.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1918	Sir Harry Mallaby-Deeley	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1923 by-election	Harcourt Johnstone	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1924	George Stanley	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1929	Daniel Somerville	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1938 by-election	Samuel Hammersley	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1945	Maurice Orbach	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1959	Trevor Skeet	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1964	Reg Freeson	Labour
	Feb 1974	constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

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Mallaby-Deeley

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Elections in the 1920s

General election 1918: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry James Lincoln	4,941	25.0
		Herbert John Doree	2,757	14.0
Majority			7,103	36.0
Turnout			19,742	50.9
	win (new seat)

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General election 1922: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Harcourt Johnstone	11,211	47.2
Majority			1,314	5.6
Turnout			23,736	58.4
	hold		Swing	-20.7

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1923 Willesden East by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Stanley	9,648	39.4
Majority			5,176	21.2
Turnout			24,472	60.2
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+13.4

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General election 1923: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Stanley	11,146	40.1
		Joseph George Butler	5,392	19.4
Majority			114	0.4
Turnout			27,798	68.1
	hold		Swing

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General election 1924: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Harcourt Johnstone	7,992	25.1
		William Davies Lloyd	7,860	24.7
Majority			7,973	25.1
Turnout			31,817	76.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+12.7

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General election 1929: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Davies Lloyd	13,977	33.1
		Maurice Gordon Liverman	11,190	26.5
Majority			3,113	7.3
Turnout			42,257	69.3
	hold		Swing	-9.1

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Davies Lloyd	10,010	21.4
		Joseph Samuel Bridges	7,684	16.5
Majority			18,983	40.7
Turnout			46,687	68.3
	hold		Swing	+16.7

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General election 1935: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maurice Orbach	15,523	35.0
		Nancy Stewart Parnell	3,217	7.3
Majority			10,090	22.7
Turnout			44,353	62.0
	hold		Swing	-9.0

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1938 Willesden East by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maurice Orbach	12,278	43.4
Majority			3,731	13.2
Turnout			44,353	39.3
	hold		Swing	-4.7

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;

• Conservative: Samuel Hammersley
• Labour: Maurice Orbach
• Liberal: Arthur Shenfield

General election 1945: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maurice Orbach	23,457	53.00
		Samuel Hammersley	14,027	31.70
		RLR Morgan	6,771	15.30
Majority			9,430	21.30
Turnout			44,255	72.69
Registered electors			60,882
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+12.25

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maurice Orbach	24,345	47.13
		Samuel Hammersley	21,004	40.66
		Walter John Done	6,310	12.21
Majority			3,341	6.47
Turnout			51,659	82.53
Registered electors			62,596
	hold		Swing	-7.42

General election 1951: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maurice Orbach	26,695	51.81
		Ronald E Simms	24,827	48.19
Majority			1,868	3.62
Turnout			51,522	81.83
Registered electors			62,962
	hold		Swing	-1.43

General election 1955: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maurice Orbach	23,397	50.71
		Ronald E Simms	22,738	49.29
Majority			659	1.42
Turnout			46,135	76.13
Registered electors			60,604
	hold		Swing	-1.10

General election 1959: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Trevor Skeet	22,709	52.56
		Maurice Orbach	20,499	47.44
Majority			2,210	5.12
Turnout			43,208	73.40
Registered electors			58,865
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+3.27

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Reg Freeson	20,543	52.27
		Trevor Skeet	18,755	47.73
Majority			1,788	4.54
Turnout			39,298	68.76
Registered electors			57,153
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+4.83

General election 1966: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Reg Freeson	21,767	54.62
		Peter Fry	14,761	37.04
		Malcolm H Brahams	2,765	6.94
		Olive Bysouth	556	1.40
Majority			7,006	17.58
Turnout			39,849	71.05
Registered electors			56,085
	hold		Swing	+6.52

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Willesden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Reg Freeson	20,073	56.33
		Horace Cutler	15,564	43.67
Majority			4,509	12.66
Turnout			35,637	62.35
Registered electors			57,152
	hold		Swing	-2.46