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Beeston (UK Parliament constituency)

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Beeston
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyNottinghamshire
1974 (1974)1983
SeatsOne
Created fromRushcliffe
Replaced byBroxtowe and Ashfield[1]

Beeston was a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was created for the February 1974 general election from part of the Rushcliffe constituency, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

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The Urban Districts of Beeston and Stapleford, and Eastwood, and in the Rural District of Basford the parishes of Awsworth, Brinsley, Cossall, Greasley, Kimberley, Nuthall, Strelley, and Trowell.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Jim Lester Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

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General election February 1974: Beeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Theodore Lester 26,487 42.36
Labour Co-op Antony John Gardner 23,943 38.30
Liberal Stuart Charles Reddish 12,091 19.34
Majority 2,544 4.06
Turnout 62,521 84.91
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Beeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Theodore Lester 25,095 42.0 −0.4
Labour Co-op Antony John Gardner 24,974 41.8 +3.5
Liberal Stuart Charles Reddish 9,658 16.2 −3.1
Majority 121 0.2 −3.9
Turnout 59,727 80.5 −4.4
Conservative hold Swing -2.0
General election 1979: Beeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Theodore Lester 33,273 52.6 +10.6
Labour Joseph M Jacob 23,077 36.5 −5.3
Liberal Timothy Turner 6,935 11.0 −5.2
Majority 10,196 16.1 +15.9
Turnout 63,285 81.3 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing +11.0

References

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  1. ^ "'Beeston', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.