Harrow was a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament 1885—1945 in Middlesex, a traditional county; it covered an area forming part of the north-west of today's Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP).
The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, substantially reduced on the creation of more seats in 1918 and abolished for the 1945 general election.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies initially proposed recreating the constituency, with boundaries similar to that of Harrow West.
Boundaries 1885–1918: The Parishes of Edgware, Great Stanmore, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Hendon, Kingsbury, Little Stanmore, Pinner, Twyford Abbey and Willesden (and the area in the Parliamentary Boroughs of Hampstead, Marylebone, Paddington and St Pancras; for many wealthy voters this sub-provision gave a choice of which seat to vote for).Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Seventh Schedule—Counties at Large, Part I—England 1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Harrow on the Hill, Greenford, Wealdstone, and Wembley and part (the non-detached part) of Hanwell.
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty 1885 William Ambrose Conservative 1899 by-election Irwin Cox Conservative 1906 James Gibb Liberal Jan. 1910 Harry Mallaby-Deeley Conservative 1918 Oswald Mosley Conservative 1922 Independent 1924 Labour 1924 Sir Isidore Salmon Conservative 1941 by-election Norman Bower Conservative1945 constituency abolished: see Harrow East and Harrow West
Election results Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Ambrose is appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster, requiring a by-election.
Ambrose resigned after being appointed as a Master in Lunacy, requiring a by-election.
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Unionist: Harry Mallaby-Deeley Liberal: H. E. A. Cotton
Chamberlayne was nominated by the non-party Harrow Electors League
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: Isidore Salmon Labour: Maurice S DavidsonReport of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939 British Union: Harry FrisbyBritish Fascism, the Labour Movement and the State by N. Copsey, D. Renton
Elections in the 1940s
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