Portsmouth West (UK Parliament constituency)

Portsmouth West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Portsmouth West in Hampshire for the 1955 general election
CountyHampshire
1950–1974 (1974)
SeatsOne
Created fromPortsmouth North (Bulk)
Portsmouth Central (Part)
Replaced byPortsmouth North (Bulk)
Portsmouth South (Part)

Portsmouth West was a borough constituency in the city of Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries and boundary changes

Dates Local authority Maps Wards
1950–1955 County Borough of Portsmouth Buckland, Charles Dickens, Fratton, Guildhall, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary.
1955–1974 Buckland, Fratton, Nelson, North End, Portsea, and St Mary and Guildhall.

1950–1955

The constituency was formed from the abolished constituencies of Portsmouth North and Portsmouth Central

1955–1974

Wards renamed

Abolition

After the Second periodic review of Westminster constituencies, Buckland and Fratton wards were transferred to Portsmouth South, while the bulk of the seat was combined with parts of Portsmouth Langstone to form the re-established constituency of Portsmouth North.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party Notes
1950 Terence Clarke Conservative
1966 Frank Judd Labour Contested Portsmouth North following redistribution
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Portsmouth North and Portsmouth South

Election results

General election 1970: Portsmouth West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Judd 17,169 50.6 –1.1
Conservative Terence Clarke 16,214 47.7 –0.6
Independent LB Gauntlett 579 1.7 New
Majority 955 2.8 –0.6
Turnout 33,962 72.3 –4.2
Registered electors 46,972
Labour hold Swing –0.3
General election 1966: Portsmouth West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Judd 18,685 51.7 +2.4
Conservative Terence Clarke 17,458 48.3 –2.4
Majority 1,227 3.4 N/A
Turnout 36,143 76.5 +1.7
Registered electors 47,247
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.4
General election 1964: Portsmouth West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Clarke 18,762 50.7 –7.0
Labour Frank Judd 18,265 49.3 +7.0
Majority 497 1.3 –14.0
Turnout 37,027 74.8 –2.2
Registered electors 49,517
Conservative hold Swing –7.0
General election 1959: Portsmouth West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Clarke 23,600 57.7 +3.5
Labour Maxwell Bresler 17,334 42.3 –3.5
Majority 6,266 15.3 +6.9
Turnout 40,934 76.9 +3.5
Registered electors 53,206
Conservative hold Swing +3.5
General election 1955: Portsmouth West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Clarke 23,729 54.2 +2.9
Labour Alma Birk 20,060 45.8 –2.9
Majority 3,669 8.4 +5.9
Turnout 43,789 77.4 –6.1
Registered electors 56,597
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
General election 1951: Portsmouth West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Clarke 25,363 51.3 +0.6
Labour Alma Birk 24,115 48.7 –0.0
Majority 1,248 2.5 +0.6
Turnout 49,478 83.5 +0.0
Registered electors 59,262
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
General election 1950: Portsmouth West[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Terence Clarke 24,924 50.7
Labour Donald Bruce 23,979 48.8
Communist G Swanton 251 0.5
Majority 945 1.9
Turnout 49,154 83.5
Registered electors 58,892
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Craig, Fred W. S (1983). British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 (2nd ed.). Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0900178078. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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