Horsham and Crawley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Horsham and Crawley
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
February 1974–1983
Seatsone
Created fromHorsham
Replaced byCrawley and Horsham[1]

Horsham and Crawley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Horsham and Crawley in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new Horsham and Crawley constituencies.

Boundaries

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The Urban Districts of Horsham and Crawley, and the Rural District of Horsham.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Peter Hordern Conservative
1983 constituency abolished: see Horsham and Crawley

Elections

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General election February 1974: Horsham and Crawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hordern 31,802 42.40
Labour Ron Leighton 25,028 33.37
Liberal A Gill 18,167 24.22
Majority 6,774 9.03
Turnout 74,997 83.49
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Horsham and Crawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hordern 29,867 42.08
Labour Matthew Oakeshott 26,168 36.86
Liberal P Greenwood 13,848 19.51
National Front A Brewer 1,101 1.55 New
Majority 3,699 5.22
Turnout 70,984 78.05
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Horsham and Crawley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hordern 42,529 52.21
Labour PW Newman 27,508 33.77
Liberal MH Foley 10,920 13.41
National Front A Murch 493 0.61
Majority 15,021 18.44
Turnout 81,450 81.40
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "'Horsham and Crawley', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.[permanent dead link]