Leicester South West (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Leicester South West
Type:Borough
Parliament:uk
Year:1950
Abolished:February 1974
Elects Howmany:one
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Leicester West

Leicester South West was a borough constituency in the city of Leicester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) 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 February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

The County Borough of Leicester wards of Aylestone, Castle, De Montfort, and North Braunstone.

The constituency included Leicester city centre, which since this seat's abolition in 1974 has been in Leicester South.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberPartyNotes
Resigned 1967 to become Chairman of the Independent Television Authority
Conservative
Feb 1974constituency abolished