Luton East (UK Parliament constituency)

Luton East
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Luton East in Bedfordshire, boundaries 1974-83
CountyBedfordshire
Major settlementsLuton
1974 (1974)1983
SeatsOne
Created fromLuton
Replaced byLuton North and Luton South

Luton East is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created in 1974 from the bulk of abolished Luton constituency. It was abolished in 1983 when it was absorbed into the new Borough Constituency of Luton South.

Boundaries

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The County Borough of Luton wards of Central, Crawley, High Town, South, Stopsley, and Wardown.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Ivor Clemitson Labour
1979 Graham Bright Conservative
1983 Constituency abolished

Elections

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General election February 1974: Luton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ivor Clemitson 17,137 40.15
Conservative Charles Simeons 15,712 36.81
Liberal J Fisher 9,680 22.68
Independent Jitendra Bard 155 0.36
Majority 1,425 3.34
Turnout 42,684 80.47
Labour win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Luton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ivor Clemitson 17,877 45.46
Conservative Arthur Johnston 14,200 36.11
Liberal J Fisher 6,947 17.67
Irish Civil Rights Association L Byrne 299 0.76 New
Majority 3,677 9.35
Turnout 39,323 73.43
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Luton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Bright 17,809 43.72
Labour Ivor Clemitson 16,962 41.64
Liberal David Franks 5,285 12.98
National Front MG Kerry 461 1.13 New
Communist Clayton Mitchell 107 0.26 New
Committee for the Prevention of a Police State Jitendra Bardwaj 61 0.15 New
Workers Revolutionary Arthur Lynn 45 0.11 New
Majority 847 2.08 N/A
Turnout 40,730 77.69
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.