Portsmouth Langstone was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
History The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries and boundary changes DatesLocal authorityMapsWards1950–1955County Borough of PortsmouthHavant and Waterloo Urban DistrictThe County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham and Meredith, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.1955–1974The County Borough of Portsmouth wards of Cosham, Farlington, Meredith, and Paulsgrove, and the Urban District of Havant and Waterloo.
1950–1955 The constituency was formed from the abolished constituencies of Portsmouth North and Fareham as well as Waterlooville from the Petersfield constituency
1955–1974 Wards renamed
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1950 Geoffrey Stevens Conservative 1964 Ian Lloyd Conservative Contested Havant and Waterloo following redistributionFeb 1974 constituency abolished: see Havant and Waterloo and Portsmouth North
Elections Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
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