Rowley Regis and Tipton (UK Parliament constituency)
# 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, as was the Tividale area (originally in the borough of Dudley before those dates.

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.

## Boundaries

The Municipal Boroughs of Rowley Regis and Tipton.

## Members of Parliament

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

## Elections

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Rowley Regis and Tipton :

| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 18,896 | 37.97 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,772 | 83.58 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

General election 1951: Rowley Regis and Tipton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Arthur Henderson | 32,579 | 66.70 |
| | Conservative | David Napley | 16,263 | 33.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,316 | 33.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,842 | 80.78 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

General election 1955: Rowley Regis and Tipton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Arthur Henderson | 28,166 | 65.25 |
| | Conservative | Arthur A Hill | 14,998 | 34.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,168 | 30.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,164 | 72.05 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

General election 1959: Rowley Regis and Tipton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Arthur Henderson | 27,151 | 61.25 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Taylor | 17,174 | 38.75 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,977 | 22.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,325 | 74.00 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Rowley Regis and Tipton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Arthur Henderson | 25,352 | 60.21 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Roy A Anstee | 16,751 | 39.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,601 | 20.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,103 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

General election 1966: Rowley Regis and Tipton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Archer | 27,269 | 65.80 |
| | Conservative | David S Adams | 14,175 | 34.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,094 | 31.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,444 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Rowley Regis and Tipton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Archer | 25,001 | 61.67 |
| | Conservative | Peter M Smith | 15,537 | 38.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,464 | 23.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,538 | 63.33 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
