Bethnal Green (UK Parliament constituency)

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Bethnal Green
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–February 1974
Seatsone
Created from Bethnal Green North East, Bethnal Green South West and Hackney South
Replaced by Bethnal Green and Bow

Bethnal Green was a parliamentary constituency in the Bethnal Green area of the East End of London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Contents

It was then partly replaced by the new Bethnal Green and Bow constituency.

Boundaries

Bethnal Green in the County of London 1950-55 BethnalGreen1950.png
Bethnal Green in the County of London 1950-55
Bethnal Green in the County of London 1955-74 BethnalGreen1955.png
Bethnal Green in the County of London 1955-74

This area had been part of the County of London since 1889, having previously been part of the historic county of Middlesex.

The constituency, when created in 1950, comprised the whole of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green in the County of London. In 1955 part of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was added to the seat. The wards involved were Triangle, Victoria and Wick.

In 1965 Bethnal Green became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London. Hackney was expanded to form the London Borough of Hackney.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Percy Holman Labour Co-op
1966 William Hilton Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Bethnal Green and Bow

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Bethnal Green [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Percy Holman 20,519 63.3
Liberal Percy Harris 9,71530.0
Conservative Dorothy E. Welfare1,5824.9
Communist Jeffrey J. Mildwater6101.9
Majority10,80433.3
Turnout 32,42676.9
Registered electors 42,172
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
General election 1951: Bethnal Green [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Percy Holman 22,162 69.75 +6.35
Liberal Roy Douglas 6,56720.67−9.33
Conservative Lawrence Goodman3,0469.59+4.69
Majority15,59549.08+15.78
Turnout 31,77575.96−0.94
Registered electors 41,830
Labour Co-op hold Swing +7.84
General election 1955: Bethnal Green [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Percy Holman 27,205 69.31 −0.44
Conservative John W Millbourne6,50416.57+6.98
Liberal Roy Douglas 5,54114.12−6.55
Majority20,70152.74+3.66
Turnout 39,25063.91−12.05
Registered electors 61,410
Labour Co-op hold Swing -3.71
General election 1959: Bethnal Green [1] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Percy Holman 24,228 63.68 −5.63
Conservative P Ralph Roney7,41219.48+2.91
Liberal Joseph Hart5,50814.48+0.36
Socialist (GB) Jack L Read8992.36New
Majority16,81644.20−8.54
Turnout 38,04766.03+2.12
Registered electors 57,617
Labour Co-op hold Swing -4.27

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Bethnal Green [1] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Percy Holman 19,91464.65+0.97
Conservative Stephen Stout-Kerr5,59318.16−1.32
Liberal Tudor Gates 5,29617.19+2.71
Majority14,32146.49+2.29
Turnout 30,80359.34−6.69
Registered electors 51,906
Labour Co-op hold Swing +1.15
General election 1966: Bethnal Green [1] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hilton 20,17869.71+5.06
Conservative Oswald S Henriques4,92517.02−1.14
Liberal Tudor Gates 3,84113.27−3.92
Majority15,25352.69+6.20
Turnout 28,94457.68−1.66
Registered electors 50,180
Labour hold Swing +3.1

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bethnal Green [1] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Hilton 15,48364.24−5.47
Conservative Oswald S Henriques5,58723.18+6.16
Liberal Oliver Smedley 3,03012.57−0.70
Majority9,90541.06−11.64
Turnout 24,10050.39−7.39
Registered electors 50,180
Labour hold Swing -5.82

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 British Parliamentary Election Results, 1950-1973, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.

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