# Portsmouth Langstone (UK Parliament constituency)

Portsmouth Langstone was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. 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.

## History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries

1950–1955: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham and Meredith, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, and Paulsgrove, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Geoffrey Stevens | Conservative |
| | 1964 | Ian Lloyd | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Portsmouth Langstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 29,477 | 58.97 | |
| | Labour | Percy Knight | 17,691 | 35.39 | |
| | Liberal | Albert Edward Jones | 2,821 | 5.64 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,786 | 23.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,989 | 83.72 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Portsmouth Langstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 31,752 | 63.00 |
| | Labour | John O'Neill Ryan | 18,647 | 37.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,105 | 26.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,399 | 81.76 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Portsmouth Langstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 32,014 | 64.19 |
| | Labour | Stanley Clinton Davis | 17,859 | 35.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,155 | 28.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,873 | 73.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Portsmouth Langstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Stevens | 38,834 | 65.39 |
| | Labour | Douglas G Reynolds | 20,553 | 34.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,281 | 30.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,387 | 74.34 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Portsmouth Langstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 33,208 | 48.28 | |
| | Labour | Terence Albert Molloy | 23,365 | 33.97 | |
| | Liberal | Rex Collings | 12,212 | 17.75 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,843 | 14.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,785 | 75.10 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Portsmouth Langstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 34,446 | 48.39 |
| | Labour | Terence Albert Molloy | 25,197 | 36.80 |
| | Liberal | David Julian Hardy Griffiths | 10,540 | 14.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,249 | 11.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,183 | 74.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Portsmouth Langstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Lloyd | 43,733 | 54.36 |
| | Labour Co-op | Roger Ronald Kenward | 26,492 | 32.93 |
| | Liberal | Roger Hilary Anstey | 10,226 | 12.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,241 | 21.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,451 | 71.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |