Howden (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955–1983

53°44′49″N 0°51′54″W / 53.747°N 0.865°W / 53.747; -0.865

Howden was a constituency in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1955 general election, made up largely of the constituency of Beverley (losing some territory in the south to Haltemprice, and taking some in the east from Bridlington).

The Howden constituency was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The Urban Districts of Driffield and Norton, and the Rural Districts of Derwent, Driffield, Howden, Norton, and Pocklington.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

References

• Michael Kinnear, The British Voter: An Atlas and Survey Since 1885 (London: Batsford Academic and Educational Ltd., 1981, 2nd ed.)

1. "'Howden', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)
3. UK General Election results: May 1979
4. UK General Election results: October 1974
5. UK General Election results: February 1974
6. UK General Election results: 1970
7. UK General Election results: March 1966
8. UK General Election results: October 1964
9. UK General Election results: October 1959
10. UK General Election results: May 1955