# Wembley North (UK Parliament constituency)

Wembley North was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in North-West London. 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 voting system.

## History

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

## Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Wembley wards of Chalkhill, Fryent, Kenton, Preston, Roe Green, and The Hyde.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1945 | Charles Hobson | Labour |
| 1950 | Eric Bullus | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Brent North | constituency abolished: see Brent North |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Wembley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Hobson | 15,677 | 43.62 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Scott | 15,245 | 42.42 | |
| | Liberal | Ian Clive Baillieu | 5,019 | 13.96 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 1.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,941 | 76.82 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Wembley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Bullus | 22,430 | 51.94 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Bernard Lewis | 14,987 | 34.70 | |
| | Liberal | Bernard Dann | 5,770 | 13.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,443 | 17.24 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,187 | 88.47 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Wembley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Bullus | 24,112 | 55.93 |
| | Labour Co-op | Bernard Lewis | 15,394 | 35.71 |
| | Liberal | Richard Arden Winch | 3,607 | 8.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,718 | 20.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,113 | 87.13 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Wembley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Bullus | 22,701 | 56.46 |
| | Labour | Jane Phillips | 12,592 | 31.32 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Abrahams | 4,916 | 12.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,109 | 25.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,209 | 82.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Wembley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Bullus | 22,211 | 56.2 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Ronald M Lewis | 11,131 | 28.2 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | Donald G Valentine | 6,171 | 15.6 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,080 | 28.0 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,513 | 83.1 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Wembley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Bullus | 18,325 | 49.41 |
| | Labour | Illtyd Harrington | 11,960 | 32.25 |
| | Liberal | William G Crauford | 6,805 | 18.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,365 | 17.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,090 | 80.10 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Wembley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Bullus | 17,497 | 48.10 |
| | Labour | Kenneth W Childerhouse | 13,290 | 36.54 |
| | Liberal | Philip M R Cowen | 5,587 | 15.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,207 | 11.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,374 | 80.93 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Wembley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Bullus | 18,345 | 53.4 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Kenneth W. Childerhouse | 11,916 | 34.7 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal | John R. Kinsgbury | 4,083 | 11.9 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,249 | 18.7 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,344 | 72.0 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |