Islington South West was a

Parliamentary constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

in the

Metropolitan Borough of Islington Islington was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London, England. It was an ancient parish within the county of Middlesex, and formed part of The Metropolis from 1855. The parish was transferred to the County of London in 1889 and became ...

, in

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. It returned one

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(MP) to the

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of the

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from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

The Metropolitan Borough of Islington wards of Barnsbury, Lower Holloway, St Mary, St Peter, and Thornhill.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Election in the 1970s

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Islington South West (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974 Politics of the London Borough of Islington