Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids

Ealing South was a special area in the United Kingdom that chose one person to represent it in the House of Commons. This person is called a Member of Parliament (MP). The area covered parts of the town of Ealing in Middlesex, which is now part of London.

Ealing South was first used for the general election in 1950. It was stopped before the election in February 1974. During its time, the area always elected an MP from the Conservative Party. These MPs won by a lot of votes, showing they were very popular in the area.

History of Ealing South

Ealing South was created for the 1950 general election. It was then removed from the list of election areas before the February 1974 general election.

Like the election areas that came before it, Ealing South always elected a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Conservative Party. The candidate from the Labour Party always came in second place in every election held in Ealing South.

Where Ealing South Was Located

This election area covered the same parts of the old Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as an earlier area called Ealing East.

The area was made up of six specific parts of Ealing, called wards. These wards were: Castlebar, Drayton, Grange Grosvenor, Lammas, Manor, and Mount Park.

After 1965, when local government areas changed, these parts of Ealing South became similar to the south-central wards of the new London Borough of Ealing. These new wards were named Central, Cleveland, Northfields, and Walpole.

People Who Represented Ealing South

Here are the Members of Parliament (MPs) who represented Ealing South:

Election Results

Elections are how people choose their Members of Parliament. Here's a look at how the votes turned out in Ealing South.

Elections in the 1950s

The first election for Ealing South was in 1950.

In the 1950 election, Angus Maude from the Conservative Party won with a clear lead. He received 28,299 votes, which was more than half of all the votes. The Labour candidate, J. Neary, came in second.

In the 1951 general election, Angus Maude won again for the Conservatives. His share of the votes went up to 62.44%. The number of people who voted, called the turnout, was 82.21%.

For the 1955 general election, Angus Maude kept his seat for the Conservatives. His percentage of the vote was 59.57%. The turnout for this election was 77.86%.

A special election, called a by-election, happened in 1958. This happened because Angus Maude left his role. Brian Batsford, also from the Conservative Party, won this by-election with 50.29% of the votes.

In the 1959 general election, Brian Batsford won again for the Conservatives. He got 59.46% of the votes. The turnout was 78.13%.

Elections in the 1960s

In the 1964 general election, Brian Batsford continued to represent Ealing South for the Conservatives. He won with 61.07% of the votes. The turnout for this election was 70.05%.

For the 1966 general election, Brian Batsford was re-elected. His percentage of the vote was 50.82%. The turnout was 72.78%.

Elections in the 1970s

The last general election for Ealing South was in 1970. Brian Batsford won again for the Conservative Party with 54.98% of the votes. The turnout was 65.36%.

After this election, the Ealing South constituency was removed and new election areas were created for the 1974 election.

Images for kids

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  Map showing election areas in Middlesex from 1955 to 1974.

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  This map shows Ealing South as the dark-shaded area in the southeast.

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  This map shows how the Ealing South area fit into the larger London Borough of Ealing.