Buckinghamshire South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| South Buckinghamshire County constituency |
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| Created: | 1950 |
| Abolished: | 1974 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
The Buckinghamshire South constituency was created in 1950 as part of the first general review of seats by a permanent Boundary Commission for England which had been established in 1944. Prior to 1950 the area had formed part of the Aylesbury and Eton and Slough constituencies.
The constituency existed until 1974, when it was split between the Beaconsfield and Chesham and Amersham constituencies.
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[edit] Boundaries
Buckinghamshire South was a County constituency and a division of the Administrative County of Buckinghamshire. It comprised part of southern Buckinghamshire, bordering Aylesbury to the north, Wycombe to the west and Eton and Slough to the south.
The constituency included the Beaconsfield Urban District, the whole of Eton Rural District and part of Amersham Rural District.
[edit] Member of Parliament
- 1950-1974: Ronald Bell (Conservative)
[edit] Elections
- 1950 53,482 electors (85.70% turnout)
- R.M. Bell (Conservative) 26,865 (58.6%)
- C.A. Dee (Labour) 11,389 (23.9%)
- B.H. Belfrage (Liberal) 7,559 (16.5%)
- Conservative gain (new seat), majority: 15,476 (33.7%)
[edit] References
- Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (Political Reference Publications, 1972)
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services 1983).
