The official name for the constituency 1974-1983 was Ealing Acton but, in accordance with the practice adopted for other Greater London constituencies in the 1974 redistribution, the London Borough prefix was ignored. In the 1983 redistribution the London Borough name was dropped from most Greater London official constituency names, but retained for Ealing Acton.
The official name of the constituency changed over time due to a specific naming convention adopted during the 1974 redistribution. This practice was later modified in the 1983 redistribution, with the "London Borough" prefix being dropped from most constituencies except for Ealing Acton.