Luton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Luton constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1885 |
| Abolished: | 1974 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
Luton is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of Bedfordshire in 1885 and divided into Luton East and Luton West in 1974.
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- Constituency created (1885)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Cyril Flower | Liberal | |
| 1892 | Samuel Howard Whitbread | ||
| 1895 | Thomas Gair Ashton | Liberal | |
| 1911 | Cecil Bisshopp Harmsworth | Liberal | |
| 1922 | Sir John Prescott Hewett | ||
| 1923 | Geoffrey William Algernon Howard | ||
| 1924 | Terence James O'Connor | Unionist | |
| 1929 | Edward Leslie Burgin | Liberal | |
| 1931 | National Liberal | ||
| 1945 | William Warbey | Labour | |
| 1950 | Charles Hill | Conservative | |
| 1963 | William Howie | Labour | |
| 1970 | Charles Simeons | Conservative | |
| 1974 | Constituency abolished: see Luton East and Luton West | ||
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
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