Rowley Regis and Tipton (UK Parliament constituency)

Rowley Regis and Tipton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Rowley Regis and Tipton in Staffordshire (now West Midlands). The Rowley Regis section of the constituency was in Worcestershire from 1966 until 1974.

It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, with the Tipton area being incorporated into West Bromwich West and the Rowley Regis area being incorporated into Warley West. It was held by Labour for all 24 years of its existence.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1950	Arthur Henderson	Labour
	1966	Peter Archer	Labour
Feb 1974		constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1950: Rowley Regis and Tipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Henderson	31,988	64.27
	Conservative	R.B.J. Barnes	13,092	26.30
	Liberal	Arthur Yates	4,692	9.43
Majority			18,896	37.97
Turnout				83.58
	Labour win

General Election 1951: Rowley Regis and Tipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Henderson	32,579	66.70
	Conservative	David C Napley	16,263	33.30
Majority			16,316	33.41
Turnout				80.78
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Rowley Regis and Tipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Henderson	28,166	65.25
	Conservative	Arthur A Hill	14,998	34.75
Majority			13,168	30.51
Turnout				72.05
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1959: Rowley Regis and Tipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Henderson	27,151	61.25
	Conservative	Arthur Taylor	17,174	38.75
Majority			9,977	22.51
Turnout				74.00
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1964: Rowley Regis and Tipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Henderson	25,352	60.21
	Conservative	Gordon Roy A Anstee	16,751	39.79
Majority			8,601	20.43
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1966: Rowley Regis and Tipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Kingsley Archer	27,269	65.80
	Conservative	David S Adams	14,175	34.20
Majority			13,094	31.59
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1970: Rowley Regis and Tipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Kingsley Archer	25,001	61.67
	Conservative	Peter M Smith	15,537	38.33
Majority			9,464	23.35
Turnout				63.33
	Labour hold		Swing

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)

• British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
• British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
• British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
• F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
• F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
• British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
• British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig