# Wembley South (UK Parliament constituency)

Wembley South was a constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in Middlesex and from 1965 wholly in northwest London. It returned one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, elected by the first past the post system, returning Conservative apart from in 1945, the victory of the First Attlee ministry when it returned a Labour member.

## 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 Alperton, Central, Sudbury, Sudbury Court, Tokyngton, and Wembley Park.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1945 | Clarence Barton | Labour |
| 1950 | Sir Ronald Russell | Conservative |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Brent North | constituency abolished: see Brent North |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Wembley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clarence Barton | 16,928 | 47.84 | |
| | Conservative | Noel Whiteside | 13,497 | 38.15 | |
| | Liberal | John Jabez Over | 4,958 | 14.01 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,431 | 9.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,383 | 74.95 | |
| | 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 South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Russell | 20,920 | 48.69 | |
| | Labour | Clarence Barton | 17,251 | 40.15 | |
| | Liberal | Charles Frederick Jackson | 4,366 | 10.16 | New |
| | Communist | N Gill | 430 | 1.00 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,669 | 8.54 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,967 | 88.27 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Wembley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Russell | 23,380 | 55.76 |
| | Labour | Douglas Clark | 18,546 | 44.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,834 | 11.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,926 | 85.97 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Wembley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Russell | 22,052 | 58.57 |
| | Labour Co-op | Eric C Hutchison | 15,596 | 41.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,456 | 17.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,648 | 80.70 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Wembley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Russell | 19,733 | 52.90 | |
| | Labour | Edward Mackenzie | 12,166 | 32.61 | |
| | Liberal | John EC Perry | 5,403 | 14.48 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,567 | 20.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,302 | 82.62 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Wembley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Russell | 16,512 | 47.97 |
| | Labour | Michael N Elliott | 12,199 | 35.44 |
| | Liberal | John EC Perry | 5,713 | 16.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,313 | 12.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,424 | 78,42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Wembley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Russell | 15,377 | 45.28 |
| | Labour | Michael N Elliott | 14,194 | 41.80 |
| | Liberal | Darcy Conyers | 4,386 | 12.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,183 | 3.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,957 | 79.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Wembley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Russell | 16,578 | 53.6 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Michael N. Elliott | 14,336 | 46.4 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,242 | 7.25 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,914 | 68.9 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |