Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency)
Ealing South was a constituency covering the same part of the Municipal [Borough of Ealing] in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East. It returned one Member of [Parliament |member] to the House of Commons of [the United Kingdom|House of Commons] of the Parliament of the [United Kingdom|UK Parliament]. It was won by two Conservatives consecutively with majorities ranging from 13.6% to 30.5%, was first contested in the general election 1950 [United Kingdom general election|in 1950] and was replaced before that of February 1974.
History
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election. In a repeat of the outcome of its direct forerunner Ealing East and its larger precursor in turn, Ealing created in 1885, it was won by the Conservative standing. The runner-up at each election was the Labour candidate, as with its predecessors since 1924 inclusive.Boundaries
This was a seat covering the same parts of the Municipal Borough of Ealing in Middlesex as its short-lived forerunner Ealing East.Throughout: the zone was fixed as the Ealing M.B., Middlesex six wards: Castlebar, Drayton, Grange Grosvenor, Lammas, Manor, and Mount Park.
As to local government body from 1965 its components closely approximated to the south-central wards of the combination council, a replacement of three boroughs, the London Borough of Ealing. These were named Central, Cleveland, Northfields and Walpole.