Middlesbrough West was a

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in the town of

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. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the

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of the

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, elected by the

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voting system. The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Cannon, Cleveland, Linthorpe, and Newport. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, and Linthorpe, and the Borough of Thornaby. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Middlesbrough wards of Acklam, Ayresome, Crescent, Gresham, Linthorpe, Park, and Whinney Banks, and the Borough of Thornaby.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

Thomson was issued with the

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but rejected it.

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: A General election was due to take place before the end of 1940, but was postponed due to the Second World War. By 1939, the following candidates had been selected to contest this constituency; *Liberal: Frank Griffith *National Labour: Thomas K. BriggsYorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 27 February 1939

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s and 1970s

References

* ''Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Middlesbrough West (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in North East England (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974 Politics of Middlesbrough