Stroud and Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Stroud and Thornbury
Parliament:uk
Year:1950
Abolished:1955
Type:County
Elects Howmany:One
Next:Stroud and South Gloucestershire[1]
Region:England
Towns:Stroud and Thornbury

Stroud and Thornbury was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the 1955 general election.

Boundaries

The Urban Districts of Nailsworth and Stroud, the Rural Districts of Dursley, Stroud, and Thornbury, and in the Rural District of Gloucester the civil parishes of Arlingham, Brookthorpe, Eastington, Elmore, Frampton-on-Severn, Fretherne with Saul, Frocester, Hardwicke, Harescombe, Haresfield, Longney, Moreton Valence, Quedgeley, Standish, Upton St Leonards, and Whitminster.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember Party
1950Sir Walter PerkinsConservative
1955constituency abolished: see Stroud

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Craig. F.W.S.. Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. 1972. Political Reference Publications. Chichester, Sussex. 0-900178-09-4.