Dudley East (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dudley East | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | West Midlands |
| February 1974–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Brierley Hill Dudley |
| Replaced by | Dudley North Dudley South Stourbridge |
Dudley East was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
History
[edit]Throughout its history, it was served by one member: John Gilbert of the Labour Party.
Boundaries
[edit]1974–1983: The County Borough of Dudley wards of Castle, Coseley East, Coseley West, Netherton and Woodside, Priory, St Andrew's, St James's, and St Thomas's.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley wards of Castle and Priory, Coseley East, Coseley West, Netherton and Woodside, Quarry Bank and Cradley, St Andrew's, St James's, and St Thomas's.
Dudley East was one of three constituencies in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, covering as its name suggested the eastern part of the town of Dudley, including the town centre, along with Coseley and parts of Sedgley. At abolition in 1997, both Dudley East and Dudley West were replaced by two new constituencies: Dudley North and Dudley South, with some constituents being transferred to the re-created Stourbridge constituency.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | John Gilbert | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Dudley North, Dudley South and Stourbridge | ||
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1970s
[edit]| 1970 notional result[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 22,800 | 52.1 | |
| Conservative | 21,000 | 47.9 | |
| Turnout | 43,800 | 72.4 | |
| Electorate | 60,498 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gilbert | 27,417 | 63.4 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | John Taylor | 15,795 | 36.6 | –11.4 | |
| Majority | 11,622 | 26.9 | +22.8 | ||
| Turnout | 43,212 | 72.1 | –0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,897 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +11.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gilbert | 23,621 | 57.3 | –6.1 | |
| Conservative | John Taylor | 11,430 | 27.7 | –8.8 | |
| Liberal | Owen Hopkins | 5,003 | 12.1 | New | |
| National Front | Charles Knott | 1,171 | 2.8 | New | |
| Majority | 12,191 | 29.6 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 41,225 | 68.3 | –3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 60,381 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gilbert | 22,521 | 53.8 | –3.5 | |
| Conservative | Donald Williams | 14,834 | 35.5 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal | Gerald Lewis | 3,639 | 8.7 | –3.4 | |
| National Front | Albert Baker | 844 | 2.0 | –0.8 | |
| Majority | 7,687 | 18.4 | –11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 41,838 | 70.1 | +1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,661 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –5.6 | |||
| 1979 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 27,322 | 53.7 | |
| Conservative | 17,862 | 35.1 | |
| Liberal | 4,815 | 9.5 | |
| Others | 896 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | 50,895 | ||
| Electorate | |||
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gilbert | 24,441 | 45.8 | –7.9 | |
| Conservative | Susan Gillies | 18,625 | 34.9 | –0.2 | |
| SDP | Dominic Simon | 10,272 | 19.3 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 5,816 | 10.9 | –7.7 | ||
| Turnout | 53,338 | 71.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 74,765 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gilbert | 24,942 | 45.9 | +0.0 | |
| Conservative | Elisabeth Jones | 21,469 | 39.5 | +4.6 | |
| SDP | Kevin Monks | 7,965 | 14.6 | –4.6 | |
| Majority | 3,473 | 6.4 | –4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 54,376 | 72.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,206 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –2.3 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Gilbert | 29,806 | 52.8 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | CJ Holland | 20,606 | 36.5 | –3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | IC Jenkins | 5,400 | 9.6 | –5.1 | |
| National Front | GE Cartwright | 675 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 9,200 | 16.3 | +9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 56,487 | 75.0 | +2.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,355 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
- ^ Michael Stead. "1970 notional general election & February 1974 general election". BBC. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "'Dudley East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "UK General Election results February 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "UK General Election results October 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "UK General Election results May 1979". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979". election.demon.co.uk. BBC/ITN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "'Dudley East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.