Dudley North (constituency)

Dudley North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

Prior to 1997, Dudley was divided into East and West constituencies, rather than the current North and South. Dudley North covers most of the area previously covered by Dudley East, which included Netherton but excluded Sedgley.

Related Topics:
1997 - Netherton

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The earlier Dudley constituency, consisting of Dudley and Netherton, was more prominent a generation ago. Colonel George Wigg (later Lord Wigg), Prime Minister Harold Wilson's adviser on security matters and later a Minister of State, held the seat for many years until elevated to the peerage in 1968. At a famous by-election in March of that year, Don Williams (Conservative) won the seat with a swing of 20%. In 1970, however, the seat reverted to Labour with the election of Dr John Gilbert, who subsequently represented Dudley East from February 1974 until 1997. Gilbert served as a Minister of State under both James Callaghan and (as a peer) Tony Blair.

Related Topics:
George Wigg - Harold Wilson - 1968 - By-election - Conservative - 1970 - Labour - Dr John Gilbert - February 1974 - James Callaghan - Tony Blair

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