Paddington North
[E] Conservative hold
| B Bracken | Conservative | 17,153 | 59.41% |
| Mrs CS Ganley | Labour | 9,925 | 34.37% |
| Dr G de Swietochowski | Liberal | 1,795 | 6.22% |
Electorate: 47,864; Total vote: 28,873; Turnout: 60.32%;
Majority: 7,228 (25.03%)
Paddington South
[E] Conservative hold
| Vice-Admiral EA Taylor | Conservative | 21,344 | 78.86% |
| RW Thomson | Labour | 5,722 | 21.14% |
Electorate: 48,570; Total vote: 27,066; Turnout: 55.73%;
Majority: 15,622 (57.72%)
Paisley
[S] Liberal hold
| JP Maclay | Liberal | 22,466 | 50.44% |
| O Baldwin | Labour | 22,077 | 49.56% |
Electorate: 55,918; Total vote: 44,543; Turnout: 79.66%;
Majority: 389 (0.87%)
Peckham
[E] Conservative hold
| Viscount Borodale | Conservative | 15,229 | 51.30% |
| L Silkin | Labour | 14,457 | 48.70% |
Electorate: 45,826; Total vote: 29,686; Turnout: 64.78%;
Majority: 772 (2.60%)
Peebles & Southern Midlothian
[S] Conservative hold
| Capt AHM Ramsay | Conservative | 13,671 | 52.82% |
| DJ Pryde | Labour | 12,209 | 47.18% |
Electorate: 34,536; Total vote: 25,880; Turnout: 74.94%;
Majority: 1,462 (5.65%)
Pembroke
[W] Ind Liberal hold
| Maj G Lloyd George | Ind Liberal | 16,734 | 37.41% |
| GE Allison | Conservative | 15,660 | 35.01% |
| WJ Jenkins | Labour | 12,341 | 27.59% |
Electorate: 56,537; Total vote: 44,735; Turnout: 79.13%;
Majority: 1,074 (2.40%)
Penistone
[E] Labour gain
| HG McGhee | Labour | 23,869 | 53.46% |
| CWH Glossop | Conservative | 20,783 | 46.54% |
Electorate: 60,904; Total vote: 44,652; Turnout: 73.32%;
Majority: 3,086 (6.91%)
Penrith & Cockermouth
[E] Conservative hold
| Capt AVG Dower | Conservative | 14,496 | 64.34% |
| H Smith | Labour | 8,036 | 35.66% |
Electorate: 28,750; Total vote: 22,532; Turnout: 78.37%;
Majority: 6,460 (28.67%)
Penryn & Falmouth
[E] Conservative hold
| M Petherick | Conservative | 16,136 | 39.57% |
| AL Rowse | Labour | 13,105 | 32.14% |
| Sir RW Allen | Liberal | 11,537 | 28.29% |
Electorate: 52,559; Total vote: 40,778; Turnout: 77.59%;
Majority: 3,031 (7.43%)
Perth
[S] Conservative gain
| T Hunter | Conservative | 23,011 | 73.71% |
| R Gunn | Labour | 8,209 | 26.29% |
Electorate: 48,724; Total vote: 31,220; Turnout: 64.08%;
Majority: 14,802 (47.41%)
Peterborough
[E] Conservative hold
| Lord Burghley | Conservative | 22,677 | 56.62% |
| EAJ Davies | Labour | 17,373 | 43.38% |
Electorate: 49,573; Total vote: 40,050; Turnout: 80.79%;
Majority: 5,304 (13.24%)
Petersfield
[E] Conservative hold
| Maj RH Dorman-Smith | Conservative | 22,877 | 79.06% |
| JCL Birch | Labour | 6,061 | 20.94% |
Electorate: 45,655; Total vote: 28,938; Turnout: 63.38%;
Majority: 16,816 (58.11%)
Plaistow
[E] Labour hold
| W Thorne | Labour | 18,493 | 73.32% |
| Miss MD Roddick | Conservative | 6,730 | 26.68% |
Electorate: 47,495; Total vote: 25,223; Turnout: 53.11%;
Majority: 11,763 (46.64%)
Plymouth Devonport
[E] Liberal National hold
| L Hore-Belisha | Liberal National | 20,852 | 68.13% |
| J Brown | Labour | 9,756 | 31.87% |
Electorate: 42,355; Total vote: 30,608; Turnout: 72.27%;
Majority: 11,096 (36.25%)
Plymouth Drake
[E] Conservative hold
| Capt FE Guest | Conservative | 21,446 | 58.26% |
| JJ Moses | Labour | 15,368 | 41.74% |
Electorate: 49,194; Total vote: 36,814; Turnout: 74.83%;
Majority: 6,078 (16.51%)
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Plymouth Sutton
[E] Conservative hold
| Viscountess Astor | Conservative | 21,491 | 58.26% |
| G Ward | Labour | 15,394 | 41.74% |
Electorate: 47,540; Total vote: 36,885; Turnout: 77.59%;
Majority: 6,097 (16.53%)
Pontefract
[E] Labour gain
| A Hills | Labour | 19,783 | 53.41% |
| VB Seely | Liberal National | 17,257 | 46.59% |
Electorate: 48,900; Total vote: 37,040; Turnout: 75.75%;
Majority: 2,526 (6.82%)
Pontypool
[W] Labour hold
| A Jenkins | Labour | 22,346 | 67.92% |
| L Caplan | Conservative | 10,555 | 32.08% |
Electorate: 41,887; Total vote: 32,901; Turnout: 78.55%;
Majority: 11,791 (35.84%)
Pontypridd
[W] Labour hold
| DL Davies | Labour | Unopposed | —% |
Electorate: 48,469; Turnout: —%;
Majority: — (—%)
Poplar South
[E] Labour hold
| DM Adams | Labour | 18,715 | 73.17% |
| Mrs D Spearman | Conservative | 6,862 | 26.83% |
Electorate: 46,231; Total vote: 25,577; Turnout: 55.32%;
Majority: 11,853 (46.34%)
Portsmouth Central
[E] Conservative hold
| REB Beaumont | Conservative | 21,578 | 60.07% |
| D Freeman | Labour | 10,733 | 29.88% |
| EJ Thornley | Liberal | 3,612 | 10.05% |
Electorate: 50,558; Total vote: 35,923; Turnout: 71.05%;
Majority: 10,845 (30.19%)
Portsmouth North
[E] Conservative hold
| Sir R Keyes | Conservative | 22,956 | 66.62% |
| ET Humby | Labour | 11,502 | 33.38% |
Electorate: 53,123; Total vote: 34,458; Turnout: 64.86%;
Majority: 11,454 (33.24%)
Portsmouth South
[E] Conservative hold
| Sir HR Cayzer | Conservative | 27,416 | 75.20% |
| JW Fawcett | Labour | 9,043 | 24.80% |
Electorate: 54,463; Total vote: 36,459; Turnout: 66.94%;
Majority: 18,373 (50.39%)
Preston (2)
[E] 2 Conservative holds
| AC Moreing | Conservative | 37,219 | 26.96% |
| WM Kirkpatrick | Conservative | 36,797 | 26.65% |
| Dr RA Lyster | Labour | 32,225 | 23.34% |
| RL Reiss | Labour | 31,827 | 23.05% |
Electorate: 84,291; Total vote: 138,068; Turnout: 81.90%;
Majority: 4,572 (3.31%)
Pudsey & Otley
[E] Conservative hold
| CG Gibson | Conservative | 22,107 | 51.69% |
| JC Smuts | Liberal | 10,682 | 24.98% |
| Miss LA Cox | Labour | 9,977 | 23.33% |
Electorate: 56,265; Total vote: 42,766; Turnout: 76.01%;
Majority: 11,425 (26.72%)
Putney
[E] Conservative hold
| M Samuel | Conservative | 22,288 | 65.16% |
| AA Watson | Labour | 10,895 | 31.85% |
| Mrs V Van der Elst | Independent | 1,021 | 2.99% |
Electorate: 49,901; Total vote: 34,204; Turnout: 68.54%;
Majority: 11,393 (33.31%)
Reading
[E] Conservative hold
| Dr AB Howitt | Conservative | 27,540 | 51.79% |
| Dr S Hastings | Labour | 22,949 | 43.16% |
| JW Todd | Liberal | 2,685 | 5.05% |
Electorate: 67,181; Total vote: 53,174; Turnout: 79.15%;
Majority: 4,591 (8.63%)
Reigate
[E] Conservative hold
| GC Touche | Conservative | 30,341 | 73.84% |
| L Lewis | Labour | 10,748 | 26.16% |
Electorate: 58,783; Total vote: 41,089; Turnout: 69.90%;
Majority: 19,593 (47.68%)
Renfrew Eastern
[S] Conservative hold
| Marquess of Clydesdale | Conservative | 35,121 | 55.58% |
| J Barr | Labour | 21,475 | 33.99% |
| WO Brown | Independent | 6,593 | 10.43% |
Electorate: 83,201; Total vote: 63,189; Turnout: 75.95%;
Majority: 13,646 (21.60%)
Renfrew Western
[S] Conservative hold
| HJS Wedderburn | Conservative | 15,906 | 49.69% |
| Mrs J Mann | Labour | 12,407 | 38.76% |
| RE Muirhead | Independent | 3,697 | 11.55% |
Electorate: 39,396; Total vote: 32,010; Turnout: 81.25%;
Majority: 3,499 (10.93%)
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