East Ham North (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Ham North
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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East Ham North within Essex from 1918 to 1950
County 1918–1965: Essex
1965–1974: Greater London
1918–1974 (1974)
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Newham North East
Created from Romford

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.

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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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Sir John Bethell
ElectionMemberParty
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

General election 1918: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal John Bethell 9,43658.30
National William Mann6,74841.70
Majority2,68816.60
Turnout 16,18447.30
Registered electors 34,219
Liberal win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Charles Williamson Crook 7,21529.74New
Labour Susan Lawrence 6,74727.81New
National Liberal Ernest Edwards4,77519.68−38.62
People'sHarry Osborn4,02116.57New
Liberal Joseph Nathaniel Emery1,5046.20New
Majority4681.93N/A
Turnout 24,26269.80+22.50
Registered electors 34,759
Unionist gain from National Liberal Swing
General election 1923: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Lawrence 8,72735.72+7.91
Liberal Ernest Edwards8,31134.02+27.82
Unionist Charles Williamson Crook 7,39330.26+0.32
Majority4161.70N/A
Turnout 24,43168.99−0.81
Registered electors 35,410
Labour gain from Unionist Swing
General election 1924: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Charles Williamson Crook 11,19439.55+9.29
Labour Susan Lawrence 10,13735.81+0.09
Liberal Ernest Edwards6,97024.63−9.39
Majority1,0573.74N/A
Turnout 24,43177.55+8.56
Registered electors 36,496
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +4.60
29 April 1926 by-election: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Lawrence 10,79840.64+4.83
Unionist George Jarrett 9,17134.51−5.04
Liberal Leslie Burgin 6,60324.85+0.22
Majority1,6276.13N/A
Turnout 26,57271.71−5.84
Registered electors 37,057
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +4.94
General election 1929: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Lawrence 13,96942.03+6.22
Unionist John Lees-Jones 11,80535.51−4.04
Liberal Thomas Arnold Evans7,45922.44−2.19
Majority2,1646.52N/A
Turnout 33,23371.99−5.56
Registered electors 33,233
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +5.13

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Mayhew 22,73065.89+30.38
Labour Susan Lawrence 11,76934.11−7.92
Majority10,96131.78N/A
Turnout 34,49973.40+1.41
Registered electors 47,002
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +19.15
General election 1935: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Mayhew 15,29550.89−15.00
Labour Thomas Burden 14,76249.11+15.00
Majority5331.78−30.00
Turnout 30,05764.99−8.41
Registered electors 46,252
Conservative hold Swing −15.00

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: East Ham North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Daines 18,37370.16+21.05
Conservative John Mayhew 7,81429.84−21.05
Majority10,55940.32N/A
Turnout 26,18771.17+6.18
Registered electors 37,794
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +21.05

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: East Ham North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Daines 20,49757.14−13.02
Conservative John Mayhew 11,85633.05+3.21
Liberal John Joseph Carroll3,5219.81New
Majority8,64124.09−16.23
Turnout 35,87484.16+12.99
Registered electors 42,624
Labour hold Swing −8.12
General election 1951: East Ham North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Daines 21,44460.36+3.22
Conservative James Dundas Hamilton14,08539.64+6.59
Majority7,35920.72−2.37
Turnout 35,52983.28−0.88
Registered electors 42,662
Labour hold Swing −1.69
General election 1955: East Ham North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Percy Daines 17,96159.13−1.23
Conservative Arnold Silverstone 12,41640.87+1.23
Majority5,54518.26−2.45
Turnout 30,37774.92−8.36
Registered electors 40,548
Labour hold Swing −1.23
30 May 1957 by-election: East Ham North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Prentice 12,54656.26−2.87
Conservative John Henry Samuel Bangay6,56729.45−11.42
People's League Edward Martell 2,73012.24New
Ind. Labour Party William Henry Christopher4582.05New
Majority5,97926.81+8.55
Turnout 22,30157.30−17.62
Registered electors 38,920
Labour hold Swing +4.28
General election 1959: East Ham North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Prentice 16,00156.79−2.34
Conservative John Henry Samuel Bangay12,17543.21+2.34
Majority3,82613.58−4.68
Turnout 28,17674.12−0.80
Registered electors 38,014
Labour hold Swing −2.34

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: East Ham North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Prentice 14,50160.36+3.57
Conservative John Henry Samuel Bangay9,52439.64−3.57
Majority4,97720.72+7.14
Turnout 24,02567.38−6.74
Registered electors 35,656
Labour hold Swing +3.57
General election 1966: East Ham North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Prentice 14,91165.86+5.50
Conservative Laurence Giovene7,72934.14−5.50
Majority7,18231.72+11.00
Turnout 22,64064.66−2.72
Registered electors 35,016
Labour hold Swing +5.50

Election in the 1970s

General election 1970: East Ham North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reg Prentice 11,55759.90−5.96
Conservative Neil Macfarlane 7,73540.09+5.95
Majority3,82219.81−11.91
Turnout 19,29252.57−12.09
Registered electors 36,695
Labour hold Swing −5.96

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
  3. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1951.
  4. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1955.
  5. ↑ Full results
  6. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1959.
  7. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1964.
  8. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1966.
  9. ↑ The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1970.
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