Woolwich East (UK Parliament constituency)
Woolwich East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. Its seat was Woolwich, now in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.
Woolwich East | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Woolwich |
Replaced by | Woolwich |
The constituency was formed for the 1918 general election, when the constituency of Woolwich was divided into Woolwich East and Woolwich West, and abolished in 1983 when it was largely replaced by a new Woolwich constituency. Between 1950 and 1974 it included North Woolwich on the north bank of the River Thames; this was then transferred to Newham South.
Throughout its 65-year existence, the constituency elected Labour MPs with the sole exception of a Conservative elected in a 1921 by-election.
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Boundaries
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Burrage, Central, Glyndon, St Margaret's, and St Nicholas.
1950–1955: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Abbey Wood, Burrage, Central, Dockyard, Glyndon, River, St Margaret's, St Mary's, and St Nicholas.
1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Abbey Wood, Burrage, Central, Glyndon, River, St Margaret's, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Slade, and Winn's Common.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Abbey Wood, Eynsham, St Margaret's, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Slade, and Woolwich.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Will Crooks | Unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | Robert Gee | 13,724 | 51.3 | New |
Labour | Ramsay MacDonald | 13,081 | 48.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 683 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,099 | 78.5 | N/A | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Snell | 15,620 | 57.1 | N/A | |
Unionist | Robert Gee | 11,714 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,906 | 14.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,993 | 80.4 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Snell | 15,766 | 61.6 | +4.5 | |
Unionist | Ernest Taylor | 9,389 | 38.4 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 5,927 | 23.2 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 34,429 | 74.4 | -6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Snell | 16,660 | 58.4 | -3.2 | |
Unionist | D.A. Gooch | 11,862 | 41.6 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 4,798 | 16.8 | -6.4 | ||
Turnout | 34,935 | 81.6 | +7.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Snell | 20,447 | 63.2 | +4.8 | |
Unionist | Edward Shrapnell-Smith | 11,906 | 36.8 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 8,541 | 26.4 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 42,808 | 75.6 | -6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Hicks | 16,200 | 56.7 | -6.5 | |
Conservative | Edward Shrapnell-Smith | 12,357 | 43.3 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 3,843 | 13.4 | -13.0 | ||
Turnout | 42,886 | 66.6 | -9.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Hicks | 16,658 | 50.9 | -12.3 | |
Conservative | John Francis Finn | 16,050 | 49.1 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 608 | 1.8 | -24.6 | ||
Turnout | 42,857 | 76.3 | +0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Hicks | 17,563 | 58.0 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | John Francis Finn | 12,721 | 42.0 | -7.1 | |
Majority | 4,842 | 16.0 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,450 | 71.3 | -5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Hicks | 18,983 | 70.4 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | Reginald Bennett | 7,237 | 27.0 | -15.0 | |
Independent | Hugh Harold Wright | 571 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 11,746 | 43.4 | +27.4 | ||
Turnout | 36,851 | 72.7 | +1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Bevin | 26,604 | 61.59 | -8.8 | |
Conservative | J.D. Campbell | 14,234 | 32.95 | +5.9 | |
Liberal | Arthur Maxwell Sage | 1,504 | 3.48 | New | |
Communist | R. Palme Dutt | 601 | 1.39 | New | |
Independent | F. Hancock | 252 | 0.58 | New | |
Majority | 12,370 | 28.64 | -15.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,195 | 83.31 | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 51,849 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 20,801 | 60.73 | -0.86 | |
Conservative | Richard Jon Stanley Harvey | 13,449 | 39.27 | +6.32 | |
Majority | 7,352 | 21.46 | -7.18 | ||
Turnout | 34,250 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.59 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 26,982 | 63.63 | +2.04 | |
Conservative | Richard Jon Stanley Harvey | 15,420 | 36.37 | +3.42 | |
Majority | 11,562 | 27.26 | -1.38 | ||
Turnout | 42,402 | 82.05 | -1.26 | ||
Registered electors | 51,679 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.69 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 23,275 | 64.29 | +0.66 | |
Conservative | Henry C Crawford | 12,929 | 35.71 | -0.66 | |
Majority | 10,346 | 28.58 | +1.31 | ||
Turnout | 36,204 | 73.94 | -8.11 | ||
Registered electors | 48,964 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.66 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 22,353 | 63.88 | -0.41 | |
Conservative | Edgar J Porter | 12,638 | 36.12 | +0.41 | |
Majority | 9,715 | 27.76 | -0.82 | ||
Turnout | 34,991 | 75.49 | +1.55 | ||
Registered electors | 46,349 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.41 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 22,158 | 68.26 | +4.38 | |
Conservative | David W Clarke | 10,303 | 31.74 | -4.38 | |
Majority | 11,855 | 36.52 | +8.76 | ||
Turnout | 32,461 | 68.98 | -6.51 | ||
Registered electors | 47,061 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.38 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 22,241 | 71.66 | +3.40 | |
Conservative | Antony W Andrews | 8,798 | 28.34 | -3.40 | |
Majority | 13,443 | 43.32 | +6.80 | ||
Turnout | 31,039 | 67.02 | -1.96 | ||
Registered electors | 46,310 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.40 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 19,423 | 65.44 | ||
Conservative | John Cope | 10,259 | 35.56 | ||
Majority | 9,164 | 30.88 | |||
Turnout | 29,682 | 60.66 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Mayhew | 20,967 | 55.89 | -9.55 | |
Conservative | Barry Horn Watson | 8,990 | 23.96 | -11.60 | |
Liberal | David John Woodhead | 6,301 | 16.80 | New | |
National Front | Philip Sydney Hanman | 1,066 | 2.84 | New | |
Industrial Productivity for British Exports Campaign | John Richard Michael Murphy | 191 | 0.51 | New | |
Majority | 11,977 | 31.93 | +1.05 | ||
Turnout | 37,515 | 74.22 | +13.56 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cartwright | 19,812 | 60.33 | +4.44 | |
Conservative | Barry Horn Watson | 7,387 | 22.50 | -1.47 | |
Liberal | David John Woodhead | 4,638 | 14.12 | -2.67 | |
National Front | Malcolm Eric Leslie Skeggs | 1,000 | 3.05 | +0.20 | |
Majority | 12,425 | 37.83 | +5.90 | ||
Turnout | 32,837 | 64.41 | -9.81 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.96 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cartwright | 21,700 | 58.93 | -1.40 | |
Conservative | Patrick Rock | 11,240 | 30.53 | +8.03 | |
Liberal | David John Woodhead | 2,998 | 8.14 | -5.98 | |
National Front | Ian David Steven | 884 | 2.40 | -0.65 | |
Majority | 10,460 | 28.40 | -9.43 | ||
Turnout | 36,822 | 70.11 | +5.70 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.72 | |||
References
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- "1951 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- "'Woolwich East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.