Wembley South (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Wembley South
Type:Borough
Parliament:uk
Year:1945
Abolished:February 1974
Elects Howmany:one
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Next:Brent North (part)
Brent South (part) (newly created seats)

Wembley South was a constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in Middlesex and from 1965 wholly in northwest London. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, elected by the first past the post system, returning Conservative apart from in 1945, the victory of the First Attlee ministry when it returned a Labour member.

History

The constituency was created at the 1945 general election, and abolished at the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Wembley wards of Alperton, Central, Sudbury, Sudbury Court, Tokyngton, and Wembley Park.

Members of Parliament

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ElectionMemberParty
1945Clarence BartonLabour
1950Sir Ronald RussellConservative
Feb 1974constituency abolished: see Brent North