1918–1945 The constituency was formed entirely from the existing constituency of Ealing 1945–1974 The constituency was subject to minor boundary changes. 1974–1983 Wards to the west were transferred from the abolished constituency of Ealing South as well as minor parts of Ealing North. History The seat was created by the
Representation of the People Act 1918 which increased the number of seats where population had expanded such as in
Middlesex due to the conurbation growing around the
County of London. It was based on the town of
Acton. The seat consisted of the
Acton Urban District which became a
Municipal Borough in 1921. A redistribution of Parliamentary seats, which took effect at the
1950 United Kingdom general election made no change to the boundaries; its legislation, affecting election expenses and returning officer re-classified, the seat as a borough constituency. In 1965 the area became part of the
London Borough of Ealing and
Greater London. In the redistribution which took effect at the
February 1974 general election, the seat to the west,
Ealing South, was abolished and this seat absorbed most of its area to reach the electoral quota, it having been heavily
underweight in electorate. The seat in statute and statutory instrument became variously Ealing: Acton and/or simply Acton where under a heading of London Borough of Ealing. From the review effective from the election of 1983 it became
Ealing Acton. ;Components • 1918–74:
Acton M.B. Note per the
London Government Act 1963 the Metropolitan Borough ceased to exist in 1965, its functions being replaced by the larger London Borough of Ealing. • 1974–83: Six wards (the old area plus the centre of the new larger borough, further west), namely: • The London Borough of Ealing wards: Central, East,
Hanger Hill, Heathfield, Southfield and Springfield. The change was extension, along all of the former western edge. ==Members of Parliament==