East Ham South 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.
East Ham South | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() East Ham South within Essex from 1918 to 1950 | |
County | 1918–1965: Essex 1965–1974: Greater London |
1918–1974 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Romford |
Replaced by | Newham North East and Newham South |
History
editThe 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
editThe seat was established in 1918, as a division of the County Borough of East Ham in the south western part of the historic county of Essex. It comprised the Beckton and North Woolwich, Central East and Central West wards.
By the time of the next major redistribution of parliamentary seats, which took effect in 1950, East Ham had been re-warded. The constituency then comprised Castle, Central, Greatfield, South and Wall End wards.
In 1965 East Ham was joined with other districts to form the London Borough of Newham in Greater London. It is part of east London.
In the 1974 redistribution the constituency was abolished and its area included in the new Newham North East seat.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Clement Edwards | Coalition National Democratic | |
1922 | Alfred Barnes | Labour | |
1931 | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | Conservative | |
1935 | Alfred Barnes | Labour Co-operative | |
1955 | Albert Oram | Labour Co-operative | |
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
Elections
editElections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | National Democratic | Clement Edwards | 7,972 | 42.8 | |
Unionist | Robert Frederick Frank Hamlett | 5,661 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | Arthur Henderson | 5,024 | 26.9 | ||
Majority | 2,311 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 18,657 | 57.5 | |||
National Democratic win | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 10,566 | 48.1 | +21.2 | |
Liberal | Edward Smallwood | 6,567 | 30.0 | New | |
National Liberal | Clement Edwards | 4,793 | 21.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,999 | 18.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,926 | 66.3 | +8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 33,070 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from National Democratic | Swing | +21.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 11,402 | 49.2 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | Edward Smallwood | 8,772 | 37.8 | +7.8 | |
Unionist | Herbert Joseph Ward | 3,011 | 13.0 | New | |
Majority | 2,630 | 11.4 | −6.7 | ||
Turnout | 23,185 | 68.5 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 33,837 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 13,644 | 51.9 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Edward Maynard Coningsby Denney | 12,656 | 48.1 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 988 | 3.8 | −7.6 | ||
Turnout | 26,300 | 75.9 | +7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 34,651 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 18,956 | 54.3 | +2.4 | |
Unionist | Hubert Duggan | 8,854 | 25.4 | New | |
Liberal | Edward Maynard Coningsby Denney | 7,085 | 20.3 | −27.8 | |
Majority | 10,102 | 28.9 | +25.1 | ||
Turnout | 34,895 | 73.8 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 47,261 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +15.1 |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 18,300 | 53.8 | +28.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 15,737 | 46.2 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 2,563 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,037 | 70.3 | −3.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +18.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 18,949 | 59.3 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Malcolm Campbell-Johnston | 12,993 | 40.7 | −13.1 | |
Majority | 5,956 | 18.6 | New | ||
Turnout | 31,942 | 66.6 | −3.7 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +13.1 |
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 19,168 | 74.0 | +14.7 | |
Conservative | MG Munthe | 6,734 | 26.0 | −14.7 | |
Majority | 12,434 | 48.0 | +29.4 | ||
Turnout | 25,902 | 69.9 | +3.3 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +14.7 |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 23,002 | 62.1 | −11.9 | |
Conservative | C. E. Jordan | 10,956 | 29.6 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Cecil Arthur Borrott | 2,424 | 6.5 | New | |
Communist | E. C. W. Thomas | 401 | 1.1 | New | |
Socialist (GB) | Harry Young | 256 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 12,046 | 32.5 | −15.5 | ||
Turnout | 37,039 | 84.4 | +14.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alfred Barnes | 23,704 | 64.9 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | John Barter | 12,813 | 35.1 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 10,891 | 29.8 | −2.7 | ||
Turnout | 36,517 | 82.5 | −1.9 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Albert Oram | 19,808 | 64.1 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | Anthony J Pickford | 11,109 | 35.9 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 8,699 | 28.2 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 30,917 | 73.1 | −9.4 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Albert Oram | 18,230 | 61.5 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Reginald J Watts | 11,422 | 38.5 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 6,808 | 23.0 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,652 | 74.6 | +1.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Albert Oram | 17,069 | 66.0 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Reginald J Watts | 8,797 | 34.0 | −4.5 | |
Majority | 8,272 | 32.0 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 25,866 | 67.9 | −6.7 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Albert Oram | 17,543 | 69.9 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Ivor Stanbrook | 7,540 | 30.1 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 10,003 | 39.8 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 25,083 | 65.7 | −2.2 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Albert Oram | 13,638 | 61.9 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | Christopher Jackson | 8,402 | 38.1 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 5,236 | 23.8 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 22,040 | 55.1 | −10.6 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -8.0 |
References
edit- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- 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)