# Ealing (UK Parliament constituency)

Ealing was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Ealing district of west London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, 1885–1945. In common with metropolitan areas the seat saw major population increase. Until 1918 it included Chiswick, Acton within the County of London, and part of Hanwell in the rump of dwindling Middlesex.

## Boundaries

    1885–1918: The civil parishes of Ealing, Acton, Greenford, Chiswick and Perivale and part of that of Hanwell.
    1918–1945: The Municipal Borough of Ealing (as it stood in 1918, being Ealing, ignoring 1926 succession to the former urban districts of Greenford (including the parishes of Perivale and West Twyford) and Hanwell).

## History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1945 general election. It was then replaced by the new Ealing East and Ealing West constituencies.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Lord George Hamilton | Conservative |
| | 1906 | Sir Herbert Nield | Conservative |
| | 1931 | Sir Frank Sanderson | Conservative |
| 1945 | 1945 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hamilton | 4,353 | 61.8 | |
| | Liberal | William Bruce Gordon Hogg | 2,691 | 38.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,662 | 23.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,044 | 75.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,283 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Hamilton was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, causing a by-election.
By-election, 12 August 1886: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hamilton | 5,547 | 72.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Stephen Holman | 2,112 | 27.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,435 | 44.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,659 | 63.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,081 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Hamilton is appointed Secretary of State for India, requiring a by-election.
Ealing by-election, 1895 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1895: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hamilton | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert Nield | 8,261 | 54.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Arthur Hill Hutton | 6,982 | 45.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,279 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,243 | 74.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,436 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert Nield | 12,916 | 61.1 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Charles Hulbert | 8,210 | 38.9 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,706 | 22.2 | +13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,126 | 84.3 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |
General election December 1910: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert Nield | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1914–15:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Unionist: Herbert Nield
* Liberal:
By-election, 1917: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Herbert Nield | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1918: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Herbert Nield | 13,710 | 79.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alfred Chilton | 3,610 | 20.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,100 | 58.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,320 | 60.4 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Herbert Nield | 14,507 | 67.9 | −11.3 |
| | Labour | Alfred Chilton | 6,128 | 28.7 | +7.9 |
| | Ind. Unionist | Lewis Hall | 719 | 3.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,379 | 39.2 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,354 | 65.8 | +5.4 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -9.6 | |
General election 1923: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Herbert Nield | 12,349 | 53.1 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal | Alfred William Bradford | 6,410 | 27.6 | New |
| | Labour | Alfred Chilton | 4,495 | 19.3 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,939 | 25.5 | −13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,254 | 69.0 | +3.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
General election 1924: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Herbert Nield | 18,572 | 73.3 | +20.2 |
| | Labour | Alfred Chilton | 6,765 | 26.7 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,807 | 46.6 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,337 | 73.2 | +4.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
General election 1929: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Herbert Nield | 20,503 | 54.4 | −18.9 |
| | Labour | James William Maycock | 9,093 | 24.2 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | Arrean Paul Grundy | 8,042 | 21.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,410 | 30.2 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,638 | 73.4 | +1.2 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | -8.2 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Sanderson | 32,792 | 82.7 | +28.3 |
| | Labour | James William Maycock | 6,857 | 17.3 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,935 | 65.4 | +35.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,649 | 74.6 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +17.6 | |
General election 1935: Ealing :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Sanderson | 28,472 | 74.1 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Mark Auliff | 9,972 | 25.9 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,500 | 48.2 | −17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,444 | 69.1 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.6 | |
General election 1939–40
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Frank Sanderson
* Labour: D. J. Johnston