Hemel Hempstead
[E] Conservative hold
| Viscountess Davidson | Conservative | 19,536 | 44.22% |
| DW Mobbs | Labour | 14,426 | 32.65% |
| TA Trotter | Liberal | 10,219 | 23.13% |
Electorate: 62,199; {Civ: 56,514; Bus: 6; Serv: 5,679};
Turnout: 71.03%; Majority: 5,110 (11.57%)
Hemsworth
[E] Labour hold
| G Griffiths | Labour | 33,984 | 81.38% |
| RWP Dawson | Conservative | 7,778 | 18.62% |
Electorate: 51,485; {Civ: 48,043; Bus: 2; Serv: 3,440};
Turnout: 81.11%; Majority: 26,206 (62.75%)
Hendon North
[E] Labour gain
| B Ayrton Gould | Labour | 18,251 | 47.61% |
| EWC Flavell | Conservative | 13,607 | 35.49% |
| FA Sellers | Liberal | 6,478 | 16.90% |
Electorate: 51,055; {Civ: 45,266; Bus: 8; Serv: 5,781};
Turnout: 75.09%; Majority: 4,644 (12.11%)
Hendon South
[E] Conservative win (new constituency)
| H Lucas-Tooth | Conservative | 16,974 | 43.39% |
| E Burton | Labour | 14,917 | 38.13% |
| A Forbes | Liberal | 7,232 | 18.49% |
Electorate: 51,923; {Civ: 46,712; Bus: 12; Serv: 5,199};
Turnout: 75.35%; Majority: 2,057 (5.26%)
Henley
[E] Conservative hold
| G Fox | Conservative | 22,286 | 42.48% |
| JS Cook | Labour | 19,457 | 37.09% |
| LG Brett | Liberal | 10,718 | 20.43% |
Electorate: 79,133; {Civ: 72,514; Bus: 8; Serv: 6,611};
Turnout: 66.29%; Majority: 2,829 (5.39%)
Hereford
[E] Conservative hold
| JPL Thomas | Conservative | 17,439 | 51.80% |
| W Pigott | Labour | 8,359 | 24.83% |
| AP Marshall | Liberal | 7,871 | 23.38% |
Electorate: 48,574; {Civ: 44,518; Bus: 31; Serv: 4,025};
Turnout: 69.31%; Majority: 9,080 (26.97%)
Hertford
[E] Conservative hold
| D Walker-Smith | Conservative | 19,877 | 43.38% |
| L Scutts | Labour | 17,349 | 37.87% |
| TP Hughes | Liberal | 7,587 | 16.56% |
| AB Swain | Ind | 1,005 | 2.19% |
Electorate: 65,233; {Civ: 59,239; Bus: 36; Serv: 5,958};
Turnout: 70.24%; Majority: 2,528 (5.52%)
Heston & Isleworth
[E] Labour win (new constituency)
| WR Williams | Labour | 29,192 | 54.33% |
| R Maudling | Conservative | 22,623 | 42.10% |
| W Drake-Brockman | National | 1,919 | 3.57% |
Electorate: 72,219; {Civ: 64,789; Bus: 21; Serv: 7,409};
Turnout: 74.40%; Majority: 6,569 (12.23%)
Hexham
[E] Speaker hold
| D Clifton-Brown | Conservative | 16,431 | 58.23% |
| E Kavanagh | Labour | 11,786 | 41.77% |
Electorate: 38,235; {Civ: 35,362; Bus: 2; Serv: 2,871};
Turnout: 73.80%; Majority: 4,645 (16.46%)
Heywood & Radcliffe
[E] Labour gain
| JE Whittaker | Labour | 22,601 | 51.01% |
| JH Wooton-Davies | Conservative | 21,709 | 48.99% |
Electorate: 57,997; {Civ: 52,956; Bus: 6; Serv: 5,035};
Turnout: 76.40%; Majority: 892 (2.01%)
High Peak
[E] Conservative hold
| AHE Molson | Conservative | 18,113 | 45.51% |
| WMC Halsall | Labour | 15,454 | 38.83% |
| TS Rothwell | Liberal | 6,230 | 15.65% |
Electorate: 51,136; {Civ: 47,103; Bus: 19; Serv: 4,014};
Turnout: 77.83%; Majority: 2,659 (6.68%)
Hitchin
[E] Labour gain
| PA Jones | Labour | 20,779 | 42.64% |
| JS Berry | Conservative | 20,433 | 41.93% |
| T Darling | Liberal | 7,515 | 15.42% |
Electorate: 67,266; {Civ: 61,931; Bus: 18; Serv: 5,317};
Turnout: 72.44%; Majority: 346 (0.71%)
Holborn
[E] Conservative hold
| M Aitken | Conservative | 6,061 | 54.13% |
| I Marcousé | Labour | 5,136 | 45.87% |
Electorate: 16,394; {Civ: 13,103; Bus: 2,093; Serv: 1,198};
Turnout: 68.30%; Majority: 925 (8.26%)
Holderness
[E] Conservative hold
| JG Braithwaite | Conservative | 25,181 | 43.13% |
| F Lawson | Labour | 23,036 | 39.46% |
| R Fulford | Liberal | 10,165 | 17.41% |
Electorate: 76,757; {Civ: 68,580; Bus: 13; Serv: 8,164};
Turnout: 76.06%; Majority: 2,145 (3.67%)
Holland with Boston
[E] Liberal National hold
| HW Butcher | Liberal National | 26,939 | 55.89% |
| AE Monks | Labour | 21,263 | 44.11% |
Electorate: 66,136; {Civ: 60,914; Bus: 5; Serv: 5,217};
Turnout: 72.88%; Majority: 5,676 (11.78%)
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Honiton
[E] Conservative hold
| C Drewe | Conservative | 24,499 | 65.79% |
| HT Langdon | Labour | 12,739 | 34.21% |
Electorate: 52,949; {Civ: 48,377; Bus: 3; Serv: 4,569};
Turnout: 70.33%; Majority: 11,760 (31.58%)
Horncastle
[E] Conservative hold
| JW Maitland | Conservative | 14,019 | 53.10% |
| GW Holderness | Labour | 7,055 | 26.72% |
| F Emerson | Liberal | 5,329 | 20.18% |
Electorate: 37,479; {Civ: 34,864; Bus: 69; Serv: 2,546};
Turnout: 70.45%; Majority: 6,964 (26.38%)
Hornchurch
[E] Labour win (new constituency)
| GHC Bing | Labour | 26,856 | 55.96% |
| JT Vaisey | Conservative | 15,100 | 31.46% |
| NC Jones | Liberal | 5,807 | 12.10% |
| V Van der Elst | Ind | 232 | 0.48% |
Electorate: 66,421; {Civ: 59,303; Bus: 6; Serv: 7,112};
Turnout: 72.26%; Majority: 11,756 (24.49%)
Hornsey
[E] Conservative hold
| LD Gammans | Conservative | 24,684 | 52.79% |
| WG Fiske | Labour | 12,015 | 25.70% |
| GJ Jones | Communist | 10,058 | 21.51% |
Electorate: 63,947; {Civ: 56,461; Bus: 90; Serv: 7,396};
Turnout: 73.12%; Majority: 12,669 (27.10%)
Horsham
[E] Conservative hold
| Earl Winterton | Conservative | 21,814 | 54.96% |
| AFH Lindner | Labour | 11,664 | 29.38% |
| CAW Williamson | Liberal | 6,216 | 15.66% |
Electorate: 58,033; {Civ: 52,308; Bus: 14; Serv: 5,711};
Turnout: 68.40%; Majority: 10,150 (25.57%)
Houghton-le-Spring
[E] Labour hold
| WR Blyton | Labour | 43,730 | 66.67% |
| TB Martin | Conservative | 21,864 | 33.33% |
Electorate: 85,331; {Civ: 77,015; Bus: 3; Serv: 8,313};
Turnout: 76.87%; Majority: 21,866 (33.34%)
Howdenshire
[E] Conservative hold
| CWH Glossop | Conservative | 21,348 | 55.92% |
| T Neville | Labour | 11,161 | 29.23% |
| JE Wilson | Liberal | 5,669 | 14.85% |
Electorate: 53,534; {Civ: 49,218; Bus: 0; Serv: 4,316};
Turnout: 71.32%; Majority: 10,187 (26.68%)
Huddersfield
[E] Labour gain
| JPW Mallalieu | Labour | 33,362 | 48.37% |
| WL Mabane | Liberal National | 24,496 | 35.51% |
| RF Harrod | Liberal | 11,119 | 16.12% |
Electorate: 87,513; {Civ: 80,237; Bus: 103; Serv: 7,173};
Turnout: 78.82%; Majority: 8,866 (12.85%)
Hull Central
[E] Labour hold
| M Hewitson | Labour | 8,786 | 58.75% |
| AC Spearman | Conservative | 4,106 | 27.46% |
| CS Bell | Liberal | 2,062 | 13.79% |
Electorate: 20,482; {Civ: 17,360; Bus: 862; Serv: 2,260};
Turnout: 73.01%; Majority: 4,680 (31.30%)
Hull East
[E] Labour hold
| H Pursey | Labour | 19,443 | 64.25% |
| RA Alec-Smith | Conservative | 7,439 | 24.58% |
| AE Marshall | Liberal | 3,379 | 11.17% |
Electorate: 40,024; {Civ: 34,808; Bus: 111; Serv: 5,105};
Turnout: 75.61%; Majority: 12,004 (39.67%)
Hull North West
[E] Labour gain
| RWG Mackay | Labour | 13,944 | 48.71% |
| AL Ward | Conservative | 10,450 | 36.50% |
| HS Freemantle | Liberal | 4,235 | 14.79% |
Electorate: 37,247; {Civ: 32,873; Bus: 58; Serv: 4,316};
Turnout: 76.86%; Majority: 3,494 (12.20%)
Hull South West
[E] Labour gain
| SH Smith | Labour | 18,606 | 58.98% |
| RK Law | Conservative | 10,294 | 32.63% |
| EE Dalton | Liberal | 2,645 | 8.38% |
Electorate: 42,320; {Civ: 36,672; Bus: 160; Serv: 5,488};
Turnout: 74.54%; Majority: 8,312 (26.35%)
Huntingdon
[E] Liberal National hold
| D Renton | Liberal National | 15,389 | 50.10% |
| WA Waters | Labour | 9,458 | 30.79% |
| HD Walston | Liberal | 5,869 | 19.11% |
Electorate: 46,754; {Civ: 43,380; Bus: 14; Serv: 3,360};
Turnout: 65.70%; Majority: 5,931 (19.31%)
Hythe
[E] Conservative hold
| HR Mackeson | Conservative | 8,048 | 46.54% |
| DG Widdiscombe | Labour | 6,091 | 35.23% |
| ADB James | Liberal | 3,152 | 18.23% |
Electorate: 23,575; {Civ: 20,669; Bus: 7; Serv: 2,899};
Turnout: 73.34%; Majority: 1,957 (11.32%)
Ilford North
[E] Labour gain
| M Ridealgh | Labour | 18,833 | 42.83% |
| G Hutchinson | Conservative | 16,013 | 36.41% |
| Lady Rhys-Williams | Liberal | 9,128 | 20.76% |
Electorate: 61,486; {Civ: 54,146; Bus: 7; Serv: 7,333};
Turnout: 71.52%; Majority: 2,820 (6.41%)
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