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Bilston (UK Parliament constituency)

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228:. Coseley and Sedgley were still Urban Districts in the constituency. In 1966 most of Sedgley was incorporated into an expanded borough of Dudley, which also took in the south of Coseley, while the remainder of Sedgley was transferred to Wolverhampton and Seisdon and sections of Coseley were transferred to Wolverhampton and West Bromwich. 158:
As well as the town of Bilston, which had been heavily industrialised town since the 19th century, it also incorporated the nearby communities of Sedgley and Coseley, both of which were still predominantly rural villages when the parliamentary seat was created in 1918, but by the time the
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constituency changed from Wolverhampton Bilston to Bilston 32 years later they were rapidly expanding into towns, and had expanded further still when the constituency was finally abolished in 1974.
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the Wolverhampton prefix was dropped from the official constituency name. The seat was abolished for the
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Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
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Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974
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Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
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Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (county) (historic)
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British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974
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Parliamentary constituencies in Staffordshire (historic)
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List of parliamentary constituencies in Wolverhampton
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Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972
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It was named as a division of 153:Parliament of the United Kingdom 185:February 1974 general election 171:borough constituency, for the 1: 2668: 194: 408:constituency abolished: see 7: 2651: 167:The area was created, as a 10: 2756: 162: 129:parliamentary constituency 2630: 2598: 2535: 2532: 2529: 2526: 2489: 2459: 2410: 2407: 2404: 2401: 2369: 2339: 2290: 2287: 2284: 2281: 2244: 2214: 2155: 2152: 2149: 2146: 2114: 2084: 2025: 2022: 2019: 2016: 1984: 1954: 1895: 1892: 1889: 1886: 1854: 1824: 1765: 1762: 1759: 1756: 1715: 1682: 1598: 1595: 1592: 1589: 1557: 1528: 1466: 1463: 1460: 1457: 1421: 1389: 1326: 1323: 1320: 1317: 1281: 1248: 1197: 1194: 1191: 1188: 1150: 1118: 1034: 1031: 1028: 1025: 988: 954: 891: 888: 885: 882: 849: 817: 731: 728: 725: 722: 689: 657: 594: 591: 588: 585: 553: 542: 512: 448: 445: 442: 439: 406: 238: 112: 104: 93: 78: 73: 59: 51: 43: 28: 23: 1449:1944 Bilston by-election 410:Wolverhampton South East 224:: By 1950 Bilston was a 189:Wolverhampton South East 64:Wolverhampton South East 1942:Charles Gordon-Spencer 131:centred on the town of 2511:Elections in the 1970s 2266:Elections in the 1960s 1741:Elections in the 1950s 1443:Elections in the 1940s 1173:Elections in the 1930s 570:Elections in the 1920s 500:John William Kynaston 424:Elections in the 1910s 263:Coalition Conservative 2517:General election 1970 2392:General election 1966 2272:General election 1964 2137:General election 1959 2007:General election 1955 1877:General election 1951 1747:General election 1950 1580:General election 1945 1308:General election 1935 1179:General election 1931 1016:General election 1929 873:General election 1924 713:General election 1923 576:General election 1922 430:General election 1918 232:Members of Parliament 181:1950 general election 173:1918 general election 74:Wolverhampton Bilston 145:Member of Parliament 81:borough constituency 31:borough constituency 2520: 2395: 2275: 2140: 2010: 1880: 1750: 1583: 1451: 1311: 1182: 1019: 940:Charles Howard-Bury 876: 750:Charles Howard-Bury 716: 613:Charles Howard-Bury 579: 433: 277:Charles Howard-Bury 143:. It returned one 117:Wolverhampton South 2515: 2390: 2270: 2135: 2005: 1875: 1745: 1578: 1447: 1306: 1177: 1014: 871: 711: 574: 428: 2649: 2648: 2508: 2507: 2388: 2387: 2263: 2262: 2133: 2132: 2003: 2002: 1873: 1872: 1738: 1737: 1663:Ind. Labour Party 1576: 1575: 1509:Ind. Labour Party 1440: 1439: 1304: 1303: 1170: 1169: 1012: 1011: 869: 868: 709: 708: 567: 566: 563: 416: 415: 226:Municipal Borough 122: 121: 69: 68: 2747: 2691: 2688: 2538: 2521: 2514: 2413: 2396: 2389: 2293: 2276: 2269: 2158: 2141: 2134: 2028: 2011: 2004: 1938:National Liberal 1898: 1881: 1874: 1768: 1751: 1744: 1601: 1584: 1577: 1469: 1452: 1446: 1329: 1312: 1305: 1200: 1183: 1176: 1037: 1020: 1013: 894: 877: 870: 734: 717: 710: 597: 580: 573: 557: 460: 451: 434: 427: 419:Election results 348:1944 by-election 236: 235: 149:House of Commons 89: 87:House of Commons 71: 70: 39: 37:House of Commons 21: 20: 2755: 2754: 2750: 2749: 2748: 2746: 2745: 2744: 2710: 2709: 2695: 2694: 2689: 2676: 2671: 2654: 2513: 2268: 1743: 1646:William Gibbons 1485:William Gibbons 1445: 1175: 1103:Gilbert Salter 572: 458: 426: 421: 353:William Gibbons 234: 204:Urban Districts 197: 165: 84: 83: 34: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2753: 2743: 2742: 2737: 2732: 2727: 2722: 2708: 2707: 2702: 2693: 2692: 2673: 2672: 2670: 2667: 2666: 2665: 2660: 2653: 2650: 2647: 2646: 2644: 2642: 2637: 2629: 2626: 2625: 2622: 2619: 2616: 2610: 2609: 2606: 2603: 2600: 2596: 2595: 2592: 2589: 2586: 2584:Charles Irving 2581: 2576: 2573: 2572: 2567: 2562: 2557: 2550: 2543: 2540: 2539: 2534: 2531: 2528: 2525: 2512: 2509: 2506: 2505: 2503: 2501: 2496: 2488: 2485: 2484: 2482: 2479: 2476: 2470: 2469: 2467: 2464: 2461: 2457: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2448: 2447:F John Oxford 2445: 2440: 2437: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2428: 2423: 2418: 2415: 2414: 2409: 2406: 2403: 2400: 2386: 2385: 2383: 2381: 2376: 2368: 2365: 2364: 2362: 2359: 2356: 2350: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2341: 2337: 2336: 2334: 2331: 2328: 2327:F John Oxford 2325: 2320: 2317: 2316: 2314: 2311: 2308: 2303: 2298: 2295: 2294: 2289: 2286: 2283: 2280: 2267: 2264: 2261: 2260: 2258: 2256: 2251: 2243: 2240: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2231: 2225: 2224: 2222: 2219: 2216: 2212: 2211: 2209: 2206: 2203: 2202:F John Oxford 2200: 2195: 2192: 2191: 2187: 2182: 2177: 2170: 2163: 2160: 2159: 2154: 2151: 2148: 2145: 2131: 2130: 2128: 2126: 2121: 2113: 2110: 2109: 2107: 2104: 2101: 2095: 2094: 2092: 2089: 2086: 2082: 2081: 2079: 2076: 2073: 2070: 2065: 2062: 2061: 2057: 2052: 2047: 2040: 2033: 2030: 2029: 2024: 2021: 2018: 2015: 2001: 2000: 1998: 1996: 1991: 1983: 1980: 1979: 1977: 1974: 1971: 1965: 1964: 1962: 1959: 1956: 1952: 1951: 1949: 1946: 1943: 1940: 1935: 1932: 1931: 1927: 1922: 1917: 1910: 1903: 1900: 1899: 1894: 1891: 1888: 1885: 1871: 1870: 1868: 1866: 1861: 1853: 1850: 1849: 1847: 1844: 1841: 1835: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1826: 1822: 1821: 1819: 1816: 1813: 1810: 1805: 1802: 1801: 1797: 1792: 1787: 1780: 1773: 1770: 1769: 1764: 1761: 1758: 1755: 1742: 1739: 1736: 1735: 1733: 1731: 1726: 1714: 1711: 1710: 1708: 1705: 1702: 1696: 1695: 1690: 1687: 1684: 1680: 1679: 1674: 1671: 1668: 1665: 1660: 1657: 1656: 1654: 1651: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1635: 1634: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1613: 1606: 1603: 1602: 1597: 1594: 1591: 1588: 1574: 1573: 1571: 1569: 1564: 1556: 1553: 1552: 1550: 1548: 1545: 1539: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1526: 1525: 1520: 1517: 1514: 1511: 1506: 1503: 1502: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1481: 1474: 1471: 1470: 1465: 1462: 1459: 1456: 1444: 1441: 1438: 1437: 1435: 1433: 1428: 1420: 1417: 1416: 1413: 1410: 1407: 1401: 1400: 1397: 1394: 1391: 1387: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1377: 1372: 1367: 1364: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1341: 1334: 1331: 1330: 1325: 1322: 1319: 1316: 1302: 1301: 1299: 1297: 1292: 1280: 1277: 1276: 1274: 1271: 1268: 1262: 1261: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1246: 1245: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1232: 1227: 1224: 1223: 1221: 1218: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1187: 1174: 1171: 1168: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1157: 1149: 1146: 1145: 1142: 1139: 1136: 1130: 1129: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1116: 1115: 1110: 1107: 1104: 1101: 1096: 1093: 1092: 1089: 1086: 1083: 1082:S.J. 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Index

borough constituency
House of Commons
1950
Wolverhampton South East
borough constituency
House of Commons
1918
1950
Wolverhampton South
parliamentary constituency
Bilston
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
Member of Parliament
House of Commons
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Staffordshire
1918 general election
Wolverhampton
1950 general election
February 1974 general election
Wolverhampton South East
Urban Districts
Bilston
Coseley
Sedgley
Municipal Borough
1918
T. E. Hickman
Coalition Conservative

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