South Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

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South Gloucestershire
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Number of members one

South Gloucestershire was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

1950-1955: The Urban Districts of Kingswood and Mangotsfield, and the Rural Districts of Chipping Sodbury and Warmley.

1955-1974: The Rural Districts of Chipping Sodbury, Thornbury, and Warmley. Thornbury Rural District was added to the seat from the abolished Stroud and Thornbury constituency.

1974-1983: The Rural Districts of Chipping Sodbury and Thornbury. Warmley Rural District was transferred to the new Kingswood constiuency.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1950 Anthony Crosland Labour
1955 Sir Frederick Corfield Conservative
Feb 1974 John Cope Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Northavon

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: South Gloucestershire [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Anthony Raven Crosland 24,458 48.80
Conservative B. Davidson 18,320 36.55 N/A
Liberal Stafford Vaughan Stepney Howard 7,342 14.65 N/A
Majority 6,138 12.25 N/A
Turnout 86.88 N/A
Labour win
General Election 1951: South Gloucestershire [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Anthony Raven Crosland 27,808 55.31
Conservative Mrs. Marjorie Hickling 22,470 44.69
Majority 5,338 10.62
Turnout 86.25
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1955: South Gloucestershire [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Vernon Corfield 21,760 52.06
Labour Edward S.D. Bishop 20,034 47.94
Majority 1,726 4.13
Turnout 81.68
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General Election 1959: South Gloucestershire [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Vernon Corfield 26,168 54.82
Labour Joseph Holland 21,567 45.18
Majority 4,601 9.64
Turnout 83.71
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: South Gloucestershire [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Vernon Corfield 26,504 45.77
Labour Michael Francis Lovell Cocks 22,790 39.36
Liberal Brian S Sherriff 8,611 14.87
Majority 3,714 6.41
Turnout 84.19
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1966: South Gloucestershire [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Vernon Corfield 28,224 45.20
Labour Michael Francis Lovell Cocks 26,800 42.92
Liberal Eric Cleaton Hart 7,421 11.88
Majority 1,424 2.28
Turnout 84.36
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: South Gloucestershire [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Vernon Corfield 35,045 50.94
Labour Michael George Dalling 26,067 37.89
Liberal Anthony Lambert 7,680 11.16
Majority 8,978 13.05
Turnout 78.55
Conservative hold Swing
General Election, February 1974: South Gloucestershire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cope 27,602 41.81
Labour Oonagh McDonald 21,143 32.02
Liberal DC Short 17,276 26.17
Majority 6,459 9.78
Turnout 83.86
Conservative hold Swing
General Election, October 1974: South Gloucestershire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cope 26,581 42.04
Labour Oonagh McDonald 22,235 35.17
Liberal DC Short 14,412 26.17
Majority 4,346 6.87
Turnout 79.59
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1979: South Gloucestershire
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cope 35,627 51.16
Labour MK Mullins 20,465 29.39
Liberal G Conrad 12,850 18.45
Ecology D Kerridge 695 1.00
Majority 15,162 21.77
Turnout 82.05
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  3. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  4. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  5. ↑ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
  6. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
  7. ↑ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
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