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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983}}
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{{Infobox UK constituency
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|next = [[Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Huddersfield]] and [[Littleborough and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Littleborough and Saddleworth]]
|next = [[Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Huddersfield]] and [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley]]<ref name="ElectionWeb74">{{cite web|title='Huddersfield West', Feb 1974 - May 1983|url=http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P74325.htm|website=ElectionWeb Project|publisher=Cognitive Computing Limited|accessdate=23 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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'''Huddersfield West''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the town of [[Huddersfield]] in [[West Yorkshire]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament]] to the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].
'''Huddersfield West''' was a [[United Kingdom constituencies|parliamentary constituency]] centred on the town of [[Huddersfield]] in [[West Yorkshire]]. It returned one [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].


The constituency was created for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950 general election]], and abolished for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 general election]].
The constituency was created for the [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950 general election]], and abolished for the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 general election]].

It was a much more marginal seat than its neighbour, [[Huddersfield East]], which was safely Labour, and was alternately held by the Liberals, Labour Party and finally the Conservatives in 1979.


==Boundaries==
==Boundaries==
The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Birkby, Crosland Moor, Lindley, Lockwood, Longwood, Marsh, Milnsbridge, and Paddock.
'''1950–1955''':The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Birkby, Crosland Moor, Lindley, Lockwood, Longwood, Marsh, Milnsbridge, and Paddock.<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=1948 |chapter=65 |act=Representation of the People Act 1948 |schedule=1 |accessdate=23 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''1955–1983''': The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Birkby, Crosland Moor, Lindley, Lockwood, Longwood, Marsh, Milnsbridge, Newsome, and Paddock.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1956 |title=Statutory Instruments 1955 |series=Part II |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8TDyAAAAMAAJ |chapter=The Parliamentary Constituencies (Huddersfield, Colne Valley and Penistone) Order 1955. SI 1955/179 |location=London |publisher=[[Her Majesty's Stationery Office]] |pages=2138–2140 |isbn=}}</ref>


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==
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!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950]] || [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald Wade]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|| [[1950 United Kingdom general election|1950]] || [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald Wade]] || [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1964|1964]] || [[Kenneth Lomas|Ken Lomas]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|| [[1964 United Kingdom general election|1964]] || [[Kenneth Lomas|Ken Lomas]] || [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|| [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979]] || [[Geoffrey Dickens]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|| [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979]] || [[Geoffrey Dickens]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
|-
|colspan="2" align="right"|[[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]]
|colspan="2" align="right"|[[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983]]
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Huddersfield]]''
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [[Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Huddersfield]] and [[Colne Valley]]''
|}
|}


When this seat was abolished in 1983, Dickens was elected MP for the new seat of [[Littleborough and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Littleborough and Saddleworth]], which he held until he died in 1995. The area which this seat covered is now held by Labour.
When this seat was abolished in 1983, Dickens was elected MP for the new seat of [[Littleborough and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Littleborough and Saddleworth]], which he held until he died in 1995. Most of the area which this seat covered is now held by Labour within the [[Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Huddersfield]] constituency however its western outskirts now fall under [[Colne Valley]] which is a marginal Conservative seat.


== Elections ==
== Elections ==


===Elections in the 1950s===
===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1950|General Election 1950]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1950 United Kingdom general election|General election 1950]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
|party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald William Wade]]
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald Wade]]
|votes = 24,456
|votes = 24,456
|percentage = 58.2
|percentage = 58.2
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. W. Bolt
|candidate = Harold William Bolt
|votes = 17,542
|votes = 17,542
|percentage = 41.8
|percentage = 41.8
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,914
|votes = 6,914
|percentage = 16.5
|percentage = 16.4
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 41,998
|percentage = 86.9
|percentage = 86.9
|change = ''N/A''
|change =
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1951|General Election 1951]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1951 United Kingdom general election|General election 1951]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
|party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald William Wade]]
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald Wade]]
|votes = 24,054
|votes = 24,054
|percentage = 58.5
|percentage = 58.5
|change =
|change = +0.3
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. W. Bolt
|candidate = Harold William Bolt
|votes = 17,066
|votes = 17,066
|percentage = 41.5
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
|change = -0.3
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,988
|votes = 6,988
|percentage = 17.0
|percentage = 17.0
|change =
|change = +0.6
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 41,120
|percentage = 85.9
|percentage = 85.9
|change = -1.0
|change = -1.0
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1955|General Election 1955]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1955 United Kingdom general election|General election 1955]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
|party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald William Wade]]
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald Wade]]
|votes = 24,345
|votes = 24,345
|percentage = 55.1
|percentage = 55.1
|change =
|change = -3.4
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Frederick Drabble
|candidate = [[John Frederick Drabble]]
|votes = 16,418
|votes = 16,418
|percentage = 44.9
|percentage = 44.9
|change =
|change = +3.4
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,927
|votes = 7,927
|percentage = 19.4
|percentage = 10.2
|change =
|change = -6.8
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 40,763
|percentage = 79.3
|percentage = 79.3
|change =
|change = -6.3
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1959|General Election 1959]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1959 United Kingdom general election|General election 1959]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
|party = Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald William Wade]]
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald Wade]]
|votes = 25,273
|votes = 25,273
|percentage = 61.8
|percentage = 61.8
|change =
|change = +6.7
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Marsden
|candidate = James Marsden
|votes = 15,621
|votes = 15,621
|percentage = 38.2
|percentage = 38.2
|change =
|change = -6.7
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,652
|votes = 9,652
|percentage = 23.6
|percentage = 23.6
|change =
|change = +13.4
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 40,894
|percentage = 79.7
|percentage = 79.7
|change =
|change = +0.4
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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===Elections in the 1960s===
===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1964|General Election 1964]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[1964 United Kingdom general election|General election 1964]]: Huddersfield West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
|votes = 14,808
|votes = 14,808
|percentage = 35.8
|percentage = 35.8
|change =
|change = -2.4
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald William Wade]]
|candidate = [[Donald Wade, Baron Wade|Donald Wade]]
|votes = 13,528
|votes = 13,528
|percentage = 32.7
|percentage = 32.7
|change =
|change = -29.1
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 13,054
|votes = 13,054
|percentage = 31.5
|percentage = 31.5
|change =
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,280
|votes = 1,280
|percentage = 3.1
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 41,390
|percentage = 81.6
|percentage = 81.6
|change =
|change = +1.9
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1966|General Election 1966]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|
{{Election box begin | title=[[1966 United Kingdom general election|General election 1966]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election 1966|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614080018/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm|archive-date=14 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election 1966|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Marcus Fox|John Marcus Fox]]
|candidate = [[Marcus Fox]]
|votes = 13,514
|votes = 13,514
|percentage = 33.0
|percentage = 33.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Ruslyn Hargreaves
|candidate = [[1961 Manchester Moss Side by-election#Candidates|Ruslyn Hargreaves]]
|votes = 9,470
|votes = 9,470
|percentage = 23.1
|percentage = 23.1
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}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 40,974
|percentage = 82.3
|percentage = 82.3
|change = +0.7
|change = +0.7
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===Elections in the 1970s===
===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1970|General Election 1970]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|
{{Election box begin | title=[[1970 United Kingdom general election|General election 1970]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election 1970|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811175821/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i11.htm|archive-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election 1970|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = [[William Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire|William John Lawrence Wallace]]
|candidate = [[William Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire|William Wallace]]
|votes = 6,128
|votes = 6,128
|percentage = 14.9
|percentage = 14.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = R. Scott
|candidate = Ronald Scott
|votes = 1,427
|votes = 1,427
|percentage = 3.5
|percentage = 3.5
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 193
|votes = 193
|percentage = 0.5
|percentage = 0.4
|change = -10.4
|change = -10.5
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 41,094
|percentage = 77.3
|percentage = 77.3
|change = -0.5
|change = -5.0
}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
{{Election box hold with party link|
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, February 1974|General Election February 1974]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|
{{Election box begin | title=[[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election February 1974]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election February 1974|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501053717/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i11.htm|archive-date=1 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election February 1974|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
|votes = 17,434
|votes = 17,434
|percentage = 39.6
|percentage = 39.6
|change = +1.4
|change = -1.4
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 630
|votes = 630
|percentage = 1.4
|percentage = 1.4
|change = +0.9
|change = +1.0
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 44,028
|percentage = 82.9
|percentage = 82.9
|change = +5.6
|change = +5.6
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, October 1974|General Election October 1974]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|
{{Election box begin | title=[[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|General election October 1974]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election October 1974|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035515/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i11.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election October 1974|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
|candidate = [[Kenneth Lomas]]
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|votes = 760
|votes = 760
|percentage = 1.9
|percentage = 1.9
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
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|votes = 136
|votes = 136
|percentage = 0.3
|percentage = 0.3
|change = ''N/A''
|change = ''New''
}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,364
|votes = 1,364
|percentage = 3.3
|percentage = 3.4
|change = +2.9
|change = +2.0
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 40,799
|percentage = 76.3
|percentage = 76.3
|change = -5.6
|change = -5.6
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}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[[United Kingdom general election, 1979|General Election 1979]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|
{{Election box begin | title=[[1979 United Kingdom general election|General election 1979]]: Huddersfield West<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election 1979|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174841/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i11.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i11.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=|work=Election 1979|publisher=Politics Resources|accessdate=10 January 2011}}</ref>}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Geoffrey Dickens|Geoffrey Kenneth Dickens]]
|candidate = [[Geoffrey Dickens]]
|votes = 18,504
|votes = 18,504
|percentage = 44.2
|percentage = 44.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [[Richard Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Worcester|Richard Oliver Faulkner]]
|candidate = [[Richard Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Worcester|Richard Faulkner]]
|votes = 16,996
|votes = 16,996
|percentage = 40.6
|percentage = 40.6
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|votes = 1,508
|votes = 1,508
|percentage = 3.6
|percentage = 3.6
|change = +0.3
|change = ''N/A''
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|votes = 41,826
|percentage = 76.0
|percentage = 76.0
|change = -0.3
|change = -0.3
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== References ==
== References ==
<references />
<references />
*[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results, 1950 - 1979]
*[http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm Election results, 1950 - 1979] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040505172753/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/edates.htm |date=5 May 2004 }}
*{{Rayment-hc|h|4|date=March 2012}}
*{{Rayment-hc|h|4|date=March 2012}}


[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (historic)]]
[[Category:Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire (historic)]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950]]
[[Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983]]
[[Category:Politics of Huddersfield]]
[[Category:Politics of Huddersfield]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1983]]

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Huddersfield West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Seatsone
Replaced byHuddersfield and Colne Valley[1]

Huddersfield West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

It was a much more marginal seat than its neighbour, Huddersfield East, which was safely Labour, and was alternately held by the Liberals, Labour Party and finally the Conservatives in 1979.

Boundaries

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1950–1955:The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Birkby, Crosland Moor, Lindley, Lockwood, Longwood, Marsh, Milnsbridge, and Paddock.[2]

1955–1983: The County Borough of Huddersfield wards of Birkby, Crosland Moor, Lindley, Lockwood, Longwood, Marsh, Milnsbridge, Newsome, and Paddock.[3]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1950 Donald Wade Liberal
1964 Ken Lomas Labour
1979 Geoffrey Dickens Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Huddersfield and Colne Valley

When this seat was abolished in 1983, Dickens was elected MP for the new seat of Littleborough and Saddleworth, which he held until he died in 1995. Most of the area which this seat covered is now held by Labour within the Huddersfield constituency however its western outskirts now fall under Colne Valley which is a marginal Conservative seat.

Elections

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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Huddersfield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Wade 24,456 58.2
Labour Harold William Bolt 17,542 41.8
Majority 6,914 16.4
Turnout 41,998 86.9
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1951: Huddersfield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Wade 24,054 58.5 +0.3
Labour Harold William Bolt 17,066 41.5 −0.3
Majority 6,988 17.0 +0.6
Turnout 41,120 85.9 −1.0
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1955: Huddersfield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Wade 24,345 55.1 −3.4
Labour John Frederick Drabble 16,418 44.9 +3.4
Majority 7,927 10.2 −6.8
Turnout 40,763 79.3 −6.3
Liberal hold Swing
General election 1959: Huddersfield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald Wade 25,273 61.8 +6.7
Labour James Marsden 15,621 38.2 −6.7
Majority 9,652 23.6 +13.4
Turnout 40,894 79.7 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Huddersfield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Lomas 14,808 35.8 −2.4
Liberal Donald Wade 13,528 32.7 −29.1
Conservative John Addey 13,054 31.5 New
Majority 1,280 3.1 N/A
Turnout 41,390 81.6 +1.9
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1966: Huddersfield West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Lomas 17,990 43.9 +8.1
Conservative Marcus Fox 13,514 33.0 +1.5
Liberal Ruslyn Hargreaves 9,470 23.1 −9.6
Majority 4,476 10.9 +7.8
Turnout 40,974 82.3 +0.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Huddersfield West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Lomas 16,866 41.0 −2.9
Conservative Richard Storey 16,673 40.6 +7.6
Liberal William Wallace 6,128 14.9 −8.2
National Front Ronald Scott 1,427 3.5 New
Majority 193 0.4 −10.5
Turnout 41,094 77.3 −5.0
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Huddersfield West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Lomas 17,434 39.6 −1.4
Conservative John Stansfield 16,804 38.2 −2.4
Liberal Kathleen Hasler 9,790 22.2 +7.3
Majority 630 1.4 +1.0
Turnout 44,028 82.9 +5.6
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Huddersfield West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Lomas 16,882 41.4 +1.8
Conservative John Stansfield 15,518 38.0 −0.2
Liberal Kathleen Hasler 7,503 18.4 −3.8
National Front D. Ford 760 1.9 New
More Prosperous Britain Harold Smith 136 0.3 New
Majority 1,364 3.4 +2.0
Turnout 40,799 76.3 −5.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Huddersfield West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Dickens 18,504 44.2 +6.2
Labour Richard Faulkner 16,996 40.6 −0.8
Liberal Kathleen Hasler 6,225 14.9 −3.5
More Prosperous Britain Tom Keen 101 0.2 −0.1
Majority 1,508 3.6 N/A
Turnout 41,826 76.0 −0.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

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  1. ^ "'Huddersfield West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 23 July 2023
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Huddersfield, Colne Valley and Penistone) Order 1955. SI 1955/179". Statutory Instruments 1955. Part II. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1956. pp. 2138–2140.
  4. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1966. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1970. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
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