Leyton (UK Parliament constituency)


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Leyton was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Leyton in North-East London. 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 system.

Leyton
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1997
Seatsone
Created fromLeyton East and Leyton West
Replaced byLeyton and Wanstead

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Leyton and Wanstead constituency.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Leyton. Note: abolished 1965. Remained same zone in successor: London Borough of Waltham Forest.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Cann Hall, Central, Forest, Lea Bridge, Leyton, and Leytonstone.

1983–1997: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Cann Hall, Cathall, Forest, Grove Green, Lea Bridge, Leyton, and Leytonstone.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party Notes
1950 Reginald Sorensen Labour Resigned December 1964 on being raised to the peerage
1965 by-election Ronald Buxton Conservative
1966 Patrick Gordon Walker Labour Previously MP for Smethwick 1945-1964
February 1974 Bryan Magee
1982 SDP
1983 Harry Cohen Labour
1997 constituency abolished: see Leyton and Wanstead

Elections in the 1950s

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Elections in the 1960s

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Elections in the 1970s

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Elections in the 1980s

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Election in the 1990s

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  2. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  4. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  6. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  8. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  9. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  10. ^ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  11. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results March 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  13. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  14. ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
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  16. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  17. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  18. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  19. ^ a b c "'Leyton', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  20. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results June 1983". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  21. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results June 1987". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  22. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results April 1992". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 24 March 2016.