| Woolwich | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Greenwich |
| Replaced by | Woolwich East and Woolwich West |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Created from | Woolwich East |
| Replaced by | Erith & Thamesmead, and Greenwich & Woolwich |
Woolwich was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918 and from 1983 to 1997. It centred on Woolwich, now in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.
Will Crooks, Member of Parliament for Woolwich 1903–10 and 1910–18, was one of the first Labour MPs in the United Kingdom.
In 1918, the seat was split into Woolwich East and Woolwich West. In 1983, most of Woolwich West became Eltham while the recreated Woolwich constituency was largely based on Woolwich East. In 1997, the seat was split up along different lines, with part of it going into neighbouring Erith and Thamesmead, and part of it merging with the Greenwich seat to form the new Greenwich and Woolwich seat.
1885–1918: The parishes of Woolwich, Eltham and Plumstead. [1]
1983–1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Abbey Wood, Arsenal, Burrage, Eynsham, Glyndon, Lakedale, Plumstead Common, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Shrewsbury, Slade, Thamesmead Moorings, and Woolwich Common.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Edwin Hughes | Conservative | |
| 1902 by-election | Lord Charles Beresford | Conservative | |
| 1903 by-election | Will Crooks | Labour | |
| 1910 (January) | William Augustus Adam | Conservative | |
| 1910 (December) | Will Crooks | Labour | |
| 1918 | Constituency divided. See Woolwich East and Woolwich West | ||
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | John Cartwright | SDP | Formerly Labour MP for Woolwich East. | |
| 1988 | SDP (1988) | |||
| 1990 | Independent Social Democrat | |||
| 1992 | John Austin-Walker | Labour | ||
| 1997 | Constituency abolished. See Erith & Thamesmead, and Greenwich & Woolwich | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Austin | 17,551 | 44.2 | +7.2 | |
| Independent Social Democrat | John Cartwright | 15,326 | 38.6 | -3.1 | |
| Conservative | Kevin J.T. Walmsley | 6,598 | 16.6 | -4.6 | |
| Natural Law | Sarah J.E. Hayward | 220 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 2,225 | 5.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,695 | 70.9 | +0.2 | ||
| Labour gain from SDP | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | John Cartwright | 17,137 | 41.7 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | John Austin | 15,200 | 37.0 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Salter | 8,723 | 21.2 | -3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,937 | 4.7 | -2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 41,060 | 70.7 | +2.7 | ||
| SDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | John Cartwright | 15,492 | 40.49 | ||
| Labour | Audrey Wise | 12,767 | 33.37 | ||
| Conservative | Philomena Brown | 9,616 | 25.13 | ||
| BNP | TC Fitz-Gerald | 384 | 1.00 | ||
| Majority | 2,725 | 7.12 | |||
| Turnout | 38,259 | 67.96 | |||
| SDP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Will Crooks | 8,252 | 50.7 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | William Adam | 8,016 | 49.3 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 236 | 1.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 16,268 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Adam | 8,715 | 50.9 | +7.5 | |
| Labour | Will Crooks | 8,420 | 49.1 | -7.5 | |
| Majority | 295 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17,135 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Repr. Cmte. | Will Crooks | 9,026 | 56.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | William Adam | 6,914 | 43.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,112 | 13.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 15,490 | 89.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 17,870 | ||||
| Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Repr. Cmte. | Will Crooks | 8,687 | 61.4 | New | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Drage | 5,458 | 38.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,229 | 22.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 14,145 | 87.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 16,136 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Beresford | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 15,376 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edwin Hughes | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 14,592 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edwin Hughes | 6,662 | 63.3 | +3.9 | |
| Lib-Lab | Ben Jones | 3,857 | 36.7 | −3.9 | |
| Majority | 2,805 | 26.6 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 10,519 | 78.2 | −3.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,458 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edwin Hughes | 5,992 | 59.4 | −2.9 | |
| Lib-Lab | Ben Jones | 4,100 | 40.6 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,892 | 18.8 | −5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 10,092 | 81.7 | +5.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,347 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edwin Hughes | 4,647 | 62.3 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal | George Evatt | 2,811 | 37.7 | −5.2 | |
| Majority | 1,836 | 24.6 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 7,458 | 76.3 | −8.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,769 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edwin Hughes | 4,758 | 57.1 | ||
| Liberal | Henry Montagu Hozier | 3,569 | 42.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,189 | 14.2 | |||
| Turnout | 8,327 | 85.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,769 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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