# Leicester North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Leicester North West was a borough constituency in the city of Leicester. 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 February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries

The County Borough of Leicester wards of Abbey, Newton, St Margaret's, and Westcotes.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Barnett Janner | Labour |
| | 1970 | Greville Janner | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Leicester North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barnett Janner | 23,505 | 52.88 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Nicolson | 15,912 | 35.80 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Archibald Burrows | 5,036 | 11.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,593 | 17.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,453 | 85.92 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Leicester North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barnett Janner | 25,184 | 56.84 |
| | Conservative | William John Cornelis Heyting | 19,125 | 43.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,059 | 13.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,309 | 84.35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Leicester North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barnett Janner | 22,807 | 54.17 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Arthur Tomlinson | 19,297 | 45.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,510 | 8.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,104 | 78.74 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Leicester North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barnett Janner | 21,515 | 52.15 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Arthur Tomlinson | 19,742 | 47.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,733 | 4.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,257 | 79.46 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Leicester North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barnett Janner | 21,134 | 55.80 |
| | Conservative | E George A Farnham | 16,740 | 44.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,394 | 11.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,874 | 76.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Leicester North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barnett Janner | 21,822 | 60.89 |
| | Conservative | Carol Mather | 14,015 | 39.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,807 | 21.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,837 | 73.73 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Leicester North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Greville Janner | 18,226 | 48.46 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart J Symington | 15,584 | 41.44 | |
| | Liberal | Richard J Rogers | 2,862 | 7.61 | New |
| | National Democratic | Robert E Welford | 935 | 2.49 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,642 | 7.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,607 | 70.85 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |