Heston and Isleworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Heston and Isleworth
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
1945–February 1974
Number of members	one
Replaced by	Brentford & Isleworth, Feltham & Heston
Created from	Twickenham

Heston and Isleworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Heston and Isleworth districts of west London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Heston and Isleworth in Middlesex

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

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth wards of Heston, Hounslow Central, Hounslow South, Hounslow West, Isleworth North, Isleworth South, and Spring Grove.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1945	W. R. Williams	Labour
	1950	Reader Harris	Conservative
	1970	Barney Hayhoe	Conservative
Feb 1974		constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Heston and Isleworth^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	William Richard Williams	29,192	54.33	N/A
	Conservative	Reginald Maudling	22,623	42.10	N/A
	Independent Nationalist	Wallace Henry Glydd Drake-Brockman	1,919	3.57	N/A
Majority			6,569	12.23	N/A
Turnout			53,734	74.40	N/A
Registered electors			72,219
	Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Heston and Isleworth^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Reader Harris	33,292	50.07	+7.97
	Labour	William Richard Williams	29,013	43.64	-9.69
	Liberal	Duncan Keith Overell	4,183	6.29	N/A
Majority			4,279	6.44	N/A
Turnout			66,488	86.06	+11.66
Registered electors			77,262
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.83

General Election 1951: Heston and Isleworth^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Reader Harris	35,468	54.22	+4.15
	Labour	Peter A W Merriton	29,944	45.78	+2.14
Majority			5,524	8.44	-3.79
Turnout			65,412	83.81	-2.25
Registered electors			78,048
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.01

General Election 1955: Heston and Isleworth^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Reader Harris	25,705	57.25	+3.03
	Labour	Mrs Olive Mary Renier	19,193	42.75	-3.03
Majority			6,512	14.50	+6.06
Turnout			44,898	78.93	-4.88
Registered electors			56,881
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.03

General Election 1959: Heston and Isleworth^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Reader Harris	24,486	54.43	-2.82
	Labour	Thomas Arthur Ponsonby	15,636	34.76	-7.99
	Liberal	Wilfred Percival Letch	4,867	10.82	N/A
Majority			8,850	19.67	+5.17
Turnout			44,989	81.62	+2.69
Registered electors			55,121
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.59

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Heston and Isleworth^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Reader Harris	19,181	46.51	-7.92
	Labour	John Dore	15,651	37.95	+3.19
	Liberal	Harry Charles Seigal	6,409	15.54	+4.72
Majority			3,530	8.56	-11.11
Turnout			41,241	78.25	-3.37
Registered electors			52,703
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.56

General Election 1966: Heston and Isleworth^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Richard Reader Harris	18,222	44.36	-2.15
	Labour	Neville Devonshire Sanderson	17,296	42.11	+4.16
	Liberal	Richard L. Afton	5,559	13.53	-2.01
Majority			926	2.25	-6.31
Turnout			41,077	79.92	+1.67
Registered electors			51,400
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.16

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Heston and Isleworth^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Bernard John Hayhoe	21,580	55.96	+11.63
	Labour	Geoffrey J Samuel	16,981	44.04	+1.93
Majority			4,599	11.93	+9.68
Turnout			38,561	71.54	-8.38
Registered electors			53,902
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.85

References

1. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results July 1945". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
2. Craig, FWS (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-49 (1st ed.). London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-349-81467-1.
3. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
4. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
5. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
6. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
7. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
8. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
9. Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)