Walthamstow East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Walthamstow East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Essex
1918–1974 (1974)
Created from Walthamstow
Replaced by Walthamstow and Chingford

Walthamstow East was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow in east London. 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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Walthamstow East in Essex, 1918-50 WalthamstowEast1918.png
Walthamstow East in Essex, 1918-50

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was combined with part of the former Walthamstow West to form the new Walthamstow constituency. However, Hale End ward was added to the new Chingford constituency.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Urban District of Walthamstow wards of Hale End, Hoe Street, and Wood Street.

1950–1974: The Borough of Walthamstow wards of Hale End, Hoe Street, and Wood Street.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Sir Stanley Johnson Unionist
1924 Sir Hamar Greenwood Constitutionalist
1924 Conservative
1929 Harry Wallace Labour
1931 Sir Brograve Beauchamp Conservative
1945 Harry Wallace Labour
1955 John Harvey Conservative
1966 William Robinson Labour
1969 by-election Michael McNair-Wilson Conservative
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Walthamstow

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Walthamstow East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Stanley Johnson 9,99263.3
Liberal John Simon 5,78136.7
Majority4,21126.6
Turnout 15,77355.6
Registered electors 28,363
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Walthamstow East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Stanley Johnson 9,178 46.8 −16.5
Labour William Bridgland Steer 6,38232.6New
Liberal Henry Britten Brackenbury4,04320.6−5.1
Majority2,79614.2−12.4
Turnout 19,60367.6+12.0
Registered electors 29,013
Unionist hold Swing -5.7
General election 1923: Walthamstow East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Stanley Johnson 7,081 35.9 −10.9
Labour John Gilbert Dale 6,83734.6+2.0
Liberal Arthur Musgrove Mathews5,83729.5+8.9
Majority2441.3−12.9
Turnout 19,75567.8+0.2
Registered electors 29,151
Unionist hold Swing -6.4
General election 1924: Walthamstow East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Constitutionalist Hamar Greenwood 11,312 48.5 New
Labour John Gilbert Dale 8,24635.4+0.8
Liberal Percy Holt Heffer3,74516.1−13.4
Majority3,06613.1N/A
Turnout 23,30378.0+11.2
Registered electors 29,861
Constitutionalist gain from Unionist Swing N/A
General election 1929: Walthamstow East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Wallace 11,039 39.6 +4.2
Unionist James Hope 9,66534.7New
Liberal Joseph Samuel Bridges7,14525.7+9.6
Majority1,3744.9N/A
Turnout 27,84973.1−4.9
Registered electors 38,102
Labour gain from Constitutionalist Swing +9.0

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Walthamstow East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brograve Beauchamp 18,815 58.8 +24.1
Labour Harry Wallace 9,98331.2−8.4
Liberal Albert Charles Crane3,19810.0−15.7
Majority8,83227.6N/A
Turnout 31,99676.4+3.3
Registered electors 41,890
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +16.2
General election 1935: Walthamstow East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brograve Beauchamp 16,866 54.0 −4.8
Labour Harry Wallace 14,37846.0+14.8
Majority2,4888.0−19.6
Turnout 31,24469.0−7.4
Registered electors 42,258
Conservative hold Swing -9.8

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Walthamstow East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Wallace 15,650 51.1 +5.1
Conservative Herbert Eric Harrison9,11829.8−24.2
Liberal Norman Peter Dew5,85419.1New
Majority6,53221.3N/A
Turnout 30,62273.5+4.5
Registered electors 41,676
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +14.6

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Walthamstow East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Wallace 18,47846.97−4.13
Conservative DH Barber15,20638.65+8.85
Liberal Irving Frederick Drower5,65414.37−4.73
Majority3,2728.32−12.98
Turnout 39,33884.41+10.91
Registered electors 46,603
Labour hold Swing -6.49
General election 1951: Walthamstow East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Wallace 19,03647.5+0.6
Conservative John Harvey 18,01645.0+6.3
Liberal George E Thornton2,8157.03―7.3
Independent Bill Boaks 1740.4New
Majority1,0202.6―5.8
Turnout 40,04185.8+1.4
Registered electors 46,683
Labour hold Swing ―2.9
General election 1955: Walthamstow East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harvey 16,87346.23+1.2
Labour Harry Wallace 15,74443.14―4.4
Liberal Norman Henry Cork3,88210.6+3.6
Majority1,1293.1N/A
Turnout 36,49980.81―5.0
Registered electors 45,169
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +2.8
General election 1959: Walthamstow East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harvey 16,62246.82+0.6
Labour Margaret McKay 13,72138.65―4.5
Liberal Norman Henry Cork4,97414.0+3.4
Ind. Labour Party William Henry Christopher1830.5New
Majority2,9018.2+5.1
Turnout 35,50080.9+0.1
Registered electors 43,892
Conservative hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Walthamstow East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harvey 14,14042.9―3.9
Labour William Robinson 13,74541.7+3.1
Liberal John Ellis5,04215.3+1.3
Majority3951.2―7.0
Turnout 32,92779.3―1.6
Registered electors 41,504
Conservative hold Swing ―3.5
General election 1966: Walthamstow East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Robinson 15,70347.83+6.1
Conservative John Harvey 13,89642.33―0.6
Liberal John Peter James Ellis3,2299.84―5.5
Majority1,8075.5N/A
Turnout 32,82880.1+0.8
Registered electors 41,504
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.4
By-election 1969: Walthamstow East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 13,15863.15+20.8
Labour Colin Phipps 7,67936.9―11.0
Majority5,47926.3N/A
Turnout 20,837
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Walthamstow East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael McNair-Wilson 14,260 46.7 +4.4
Labour John Tomlinson 13,73245.0―2.8
Liberal Duncan G. Kirkland2,5478.3―1.5
Majority5281.7N/A
Turnout 30,53970.9―9.2
Registered electors 43,099
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.6

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References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 265. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.
  3. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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