Wembley North was a

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in what was then the Borough of Wembley in North-West

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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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system.

History

The constituency was created at the 1945 general election, and abolished at the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

The Municipal Borough of Wembley wards of Chalkhill, Fryent, Kenton, Preston, Roe Green, and The Hyde.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wembley North (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1945 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974 Politics of the London Borough of Brent