West Ham South

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West Ham South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1974 (1974)
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Created from Plaistow and Silvertown
Replaced by Newham South
1885–1918
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Type of constituency Borough constituency
Created from South Essex
Replaced by Plaistow and Silvertown

West Ham South was a parliamentary constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now Greater 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.

Contents

Boundaries

1950–1974: The County Borough of West Ham wards of Beckton Road, Bemersyde, Canning Town and Grange, Custom House and Silvertown, Hudsons, Ordnance, Plaistow, and Tidal Basin.

History

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.

It was re-established for the 1950 general election, and abolished again for the February 1974 general election.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Joseph Leicester Lib-Lab
1886 George Edward Banes Conservative
1892 Keir Hardie Independent Labour
1893 Independent Labour Party
1895 George Edward Banes Conservative
1906 Will Thorne Labour
1918 constituency abolished

MPs 1950–1974

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Elwyn Jones Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Newham South

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: West Ham South [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab Joseph Leicester 3,527 58.1
Conservative Alfred John Pound2,54541.9
Majority 98216.2
Turnout 6,07267.9
Registered electors 8,942
Lib-Lab win (new seat)
General election 1886: West Ham South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Edward Banes 2,778 52.9 +11.0
Lib-Lab Joseph Leicester 2,47247.1−11.0
Majority 3065.8N/A
Turnout 5,25058.7−9.2
Registered electors 8,942
Conservative gain from Lib-Lab Swing +11.0

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: West Ham South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour Keir Hardie 5,268 56.6 +9.5
Conservative George Edward Banes 4,03643.4−9.5
Majority 1,23213.2N/A
Turnout 9,30459.8+1.1
Registered electors 15,548
Independent Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.5
General election 1895: West Ham South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Edward Banes 4,750 54.4 +11.0
Ind. Labour Party Keir Hardie 3,97545.6−11.0
Majority 7758.8N/A
Turnout 8,72555.4−4.4
Registered electors 15,745
Conservative gain from Independent Labour Swing +11.0

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: West Ham South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Edward Banes 5,615 55.8 +1.4
Labour Repr. Cmte. Will Thorne 4,43944.2−1.4
Majority 1,17611.6+2.8
Turnout 10,05451.2−4.2
Registered electors 19,631
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
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Thorne
General election 1906: West Ham South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Repr. Cmte. Will Thorne 10,210 67.2 +23.0
Conservative Sir John Gardiner Nutting, 1st Baronet4,97332.8−23.0
Majority 5,23734.4N/A
Turnout 15,18366.7+15.5
Registered electors 22,753
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative Swing +23.0

Elections in the 1910s

General election, January 1910: West Ham South [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Will Thorne 11,791 63.1 −4.1
Conservative James Grimwood6,90936.9+4.1
Majority 4,88226.2−8.2
Turnout 18,70070.1+3.4
Labour hold Swing -4.1
General election, December 1910: West Ham South [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Will Thorne 9,508 66.4 +3.3
Conservative Thomas Walter Colby Carthew4,82033.6−3.3
Majority 4,68832.8+6.6
Turnout 14,32853.7−16.4
Labour hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: West Ham South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Jones 36,754 82.42
Conservative Mabel de la Motte5,42212.16
Liberal Geoffrey George Young1,6863.78
Communist W Norris7301.64
Majority 31,33270.26
Turnout 44,59277.89
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: West Ham South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Jones 37,195 84.96 +2.54
Conservative Mabel de la Motte6,58615.04+2.88
Majority 30,60969.92−0.34
Turnout 43,78177.31−0.58
Labour hold Swing -0.17
General election 1955: West Ham South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Jones 29,451 83.08 −1.88
Conservative Elias J Emden5,99716.92+1.88
Majority 23,45466.16−2.76
Turnout 35,44865.81−11.50
Labour hold Swing -1.88
General election 1959: West Ham South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Jones 28,017 75.26 −7.82
Conservative Peter Goldman5,18813.94−2.98
Liberal Oliver French4,02010.80New
Majority 22,82961.32−2.86
Turnout 37,22571.12+5.31
Labour hold Swing -2.42

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: West Ham South [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Jones 23,599 74.45 −0.81
Liberal Eugene Johnson4,26413.45+2.65
Conservative Robert Mitchell 3,83512.10−1.84
Majority 19,33561.00−0.32
Turnout 31,69863.94−7.18
Labour hold Swing -1.73
General election 1966: West Ham South [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Jones 22,902 77.17 +2.72
Conservative Robert Mitchell 3,41011.49−0.61
Liberal Eugene Johnson3,36711.34−2.11
Majority 19,49265.68+4.68
Turnout 29,67961.84−2.10
Labour hold Swing +1.67

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: West Ham South [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elwyn Jones 18,899 77.71 +0.54
Conservative Brian C Balcomb5,42222.29+10.80
Majority 13,47755.42−10.26
Turnout 24,32148.84−13.00
Labour hold Swing -5.13

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 compiled; edited by Craig, F.W.S. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918 (1. publ. ed.). London: MacMillan. ISBN   0-333-17153-5.{{cite book}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  2. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  3. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  4. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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