East Ham North (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1974
East Ham North | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() East Ham North within Essex from 1918 to 1950 | |
County | 1918–1965: Essex 1965–1974: Greater London |
1918–1974 (1974) | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Romford |
Replaced by | Newham North East |
East Ham North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the East Ham district of London, which was in Essex until 1965. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
History
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of East Ham wards of Manor Park, Plashet East, and Plashet West.
1950–1974: The County Borough of East Ham wards of Kensington, Little Ilford, Manor Park, Plashet, and Woodgrange.
Members of Parliament
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Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | John Bethell | Liberal | |
1922 | Charles Williamson Crook | Conservative | |
1923 | Susan Lawrence | Labour | |
1924 | Charles Williamson Crook | Conservative | |
1926 by-election | Susan Lawrence | Labour | |
1931 | John Mayhew | Conservative | |
1945 | Percy Daines | Labour Co-operative | |
1957 by-election | Reg Prentice | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | John Bethell | 9,436 | 58.30 | |
National | William Mann | 6,748 | 41.70 | ||
Majority | 2,688 | 16.60 | |||
Turnout | 16,184 | 47.30 | |||
Registered electors | 34,219 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Williamson Crook | 7,215 | 29.74 | New | |
Labour | Susan Lawrence | 6,747 | 27.81 | New | |
National Liberal | Ernest Edwards | 4,775 | 19.68 | −38.62 | |
People's | Harry Osborn | 4,021 | 16.57 | New | |
Liberal | Joseph Nathaniel Emery | 1,504 | 6.20 | New | |
Majority | 468 | 1.93 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,262 | 69.80 | +22.50 | ||
Registered electors | 34,759 | ||||
Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Lawrence | 8,727 | 35.72 | +7.91 | |
Liberal | Ernest Edwards | 8,311 | 34.02 | +27.82 | |
Unionist | Charles Williamson Crook | 7,393 | 30.26 | +0.32 | |
Majority | 416 | 1.70 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,431 | 68.99 | −0.81 | ||
Registered electors | 35,410 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Charles Williamson Crook | 11,194 | 39.55 | +9.29 | |
Labour | Susan Lawrence | 10,137 | 35.81 | +0.09 | |
Liberal | Ernest Edwards | 6,970 | 24.63 | −9.39 | |
Majority | 1,057 | 3.74 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,431 | 77.55 | +8.56 | ||
Registered electors | 36,496 | ||||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +4.60 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Lawrence | 10,798 | 40.64 | +4.83 | |
Unionist | George Jarrett | 9,171 | 34.51 | −5.04 | |
Liberal | Leslie Burgin | 6,603 | 24.85 | +0.22 | |
Majority | 1,627 | 6.13 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,572 | 71.71 | −5.84 | ||
Registered electors | 37,057 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.94 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Lawrence | 13,969 | 42.03 | +6.22 | |
Unionist | John Lees-Jones | 11,805 | 35.51 | −4.04 | |
Liberal | Thomas Arnold Evans | 7,459 | 22.44 | −2.19 | |
Majority | 2,164 | 6.52 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,233 | 71.99 | −5.56 | ||
Registered electors | 33,233 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.13 |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mayhew | 22,730 | 65.89 | +30.38 | |
Labour | Susan Lawrence | 11,769 | 34.11 | −7.92 | |
Majority | 10,961 | 31.78 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,499 | 73.40 | +1.41 | ||
Registered electors | 47,002 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +19.15 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mayhew | 15,295 | 50.89 | −15.00 | |
Labour | Thomas Burden | 14,762 | 49.11 | +15.00 | |
Majority | 533 | 1.78 | −30.00 | ||
Turnout | 30,057 | 64.99 | −8.41 | ||
Registered electors | 46,252 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −15.00 |
Election in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Percy Daines | 18,373 | 70.16 | +21.05 | |
Conservative | John Mayhew | 7,814 | 29.84 | −21.05 | |
Majority | 10,559 | 40.32 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,187 | 71.17 | +6.18 | ||
Registered electors | 37,794 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.05 |
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Percy Daines | 20,497 | 57.14 | −13.02 | |
Conservative | John Mayhew | 11,856 | 33.05 | +3.21 | |
Liberal | John Joseph Carroll | 3,521 | 9.81 | New | |
Majority | 8,641 | 24.09 | −16.23 | ||
Turnout | 35,874 | 84.16 | +12.99 | ||
Registered electors | 42,624 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −8.12 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Percy Daines | 21,444 | 60.36 | +3.22 | |
Conservative | James Dundas Hamilton | 14,085 | 39.64 | +6.59 | |
Majority | 7,359 | 20.72 | −2.37 | ||
Turnout | 35,529 | 83.28 | −0.88 | ||
Registered electors | 42,662 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Percy Daines | 17,961 | 59.13 | −1.23 | |
Conservative | Arnold Silverstone | 12,416 | 40.87 | +1.23 | |
Majority | 5,545 | 18.26 | −2.45 | ||
Turnout | 30,377 | 74.92 | −8.36 | ||
Registered electors | 40,548 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.23 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reg Prentice | 12,546 | 56.26 | −2.87 | |
Conservative | John Henry Samuel Bangay | 6,567 | 29.45 | −11.42 | |
People's League | Edward Martell | 2,730 | 12.24 | New | |
Ind. Labour Party | William Henry Christopher | 458 | 2.05 | New | |
Majority | 5,979 | 26.81 | +8.55 | ||
Turnout | 22,301 | 57.30 | −17.62 | ||
Registered electors | 38,920 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.28 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reg Prentice | 16,001 | 56.79 | −2.34 | |
Conservative | John Henry Samuel Bangay | 12,175 | 43.21 | +2.34 | |
Majority | 3,826 | 13.58 | −4.68 | ||
Turnout | 28,176 | 74.12 | −0.80 | ||
Registered electors | 38,014 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.34 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reg Prentice | 14,501 | 60.36 | +3.57 | |
Conservative | John Henry Samuel Bangay | 9,524 | 39.64 | −3.57 | |
Majority | 4,977 | 20.72 | +7.14 | ||
Turnout | 24,025 | 67.38 | −6.74 | ||
Registered electors | 35,656 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.57 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reg Prentice | 14,911 | 65.86 | +5.50 | |
Conservative | Laurence Giovene | 7,729 | 34.14 | −5.50 | |
Majority | 7,182 | 31.72 | +11.00 | ||
Turnout | 22,640 | 64.66 | −2.72 | ||
Registered electors | 35,016 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.50 |
Election in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Reg Prentice | 11,557 | 59.90 | −5.96 | |
Conservative | Neil Macfarlane | 7,735 | 40.09 | +5.95 | |
Majority | 3,822 | 19.81 | −11.91 | ||
Turnout | 19,292 | 52.57 | −12.09 | ||
Registered electors | 36,695 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.96 |
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
- ^ Full results
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
- ^ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
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