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West Ham South (UK Parliament constituency)

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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.

West Ham South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1974 (1974)
SeatsOne
Created fromPlaistow and Silvertown
Replaced byNewham South
1885–1918
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromSouth Essex
Replaced byPlaistow and Silvertown

Boundaries

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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

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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

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MPs 1885–1918

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ElectionMemberParty
1885Joseph LeicesterLib-Lab
1886George Edward BanesConservative
1892Keir HardieIndependent Labour
1893Independent Labour Party
1895George Edward BanesConservative
1906Will ThorneLabour
1918constituency abolished

MPs 1950–1974

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ElectionMemberParty
1950Elwyn JonesLabour
Feb 1974constituency abolished: see Newham South

Election results

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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1885: West Ham South[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-LabJoseph Leicester 3,527 58.1
ConservativeAlfred John Pound2,54541.9
Majority98216.2
Turnout6,07267.9
Registered electors8,942
Lib-Lab win (new seat)
General election 1886: West Ham South[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Edward Banes 2,778 52.9 +11.0
Lib-LabJoseph Leicester2,47247.1-11.0
Majority3065.8N/A
Turnout5,25058.7-9.2
Registered electors8,942
Conservative gain from Lib-LabSwing+11.0

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1892: West Ham South[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent LabourKeir Hardie 5,268 56.6 +9.5
ConservativeGeorge Edward Banes4,03643.4-9.5
Majority1,23213.2N/A
Turnout9,30459.8+1.1
Registered electors15,548
Independent Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+9.5
General election 1895: West Ham South[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Edward Banes 4,750 54.4 +11.0
Ind. Labour PartyKeir Hardie3,97545.6-11.0
Majority7758.8N/A
Turnout8,72555.4-4.4
Registered electors15,745
Conservative gain from Independent LabourSwing+11.0

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: West Ham South[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Edward Banes 5,615 55.8 +1.4
Labour Repr. Cmte.Will Thorne4,43944.2-1.4
Majority1,17611.6+2.8
Turnout10,05451.2-4.2
Registered electors19,631
Conservative holdSwing+1.4
Thorne
General election 1906: West Ham South[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Repr. Cmte.Will Thorne 10,210 67.2 +23.0
ConservativeSir John Gardiner Nutting, 1st Baronet4,97332.8-23.0
Majority5,23734.4N/A
Turnout15,18366.7+15.5
Registered electors22,753
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from ConservativeSwing+23.0

Elections in the 1910s

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General election, January 1910: West Ham South[1][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWill Thorne 11,791 63.1 -4.1
ConservativeJames Grimwood6,90936.9+4.1
Majority4,88226.2-8.2
Turnout18,70070.1+3.4
Labour holdSwing-4.1
General election, December 1910: West Ham South[1][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourWill Thorne 9,508 66.4 +3.3
ConservativeThomas Walter Colby Carthew4,82033.6-3.3
Majority4,68832.8+6.6
Turnout14,32853.7-16.4
Labour holdSwing+3.3

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: West Ham South[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElwyn Jones 36,754 82.42
ConservativeMabel de la Motte5,42212.16
LiberalGeoffrey George Young1,6863.78
CommunistW Norris7301.64
Majority31,33270.26
Turnout44,59277.89
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: West Ham South[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElwyn Jones 37,195 84.96 +2.54
ConservativeMabel de la Motte6,58615.04+2.88
Majority30,60969.92-0.34
Turnout43,78177.31-0.58
Labour holdSwing-0.17
General election 1955: West Ham South[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElwyn Jones 29,451 83.08 -1.88
ConservativeElias J Emden5,99716.92+1.88
Majority23,45466.16-2.76
Turnout35,44865.81-11.50
Labour holdSwing-1.88
General election 1959: West Ham South[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElwyn Jones 28,017 75.26 -7.82
ConservativePeter Goldman5,18813.94-2.98
LiberalOliver French4,02010.80New
Majority22,82961.32-2.86
Turnout37,22571.12+5.31
Labour holdSwing-2.42

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: West Ham South[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElwyn Jones 23,599 74.45 -0.81
LiberalEugene Johnson4,26413.45+2.65
ConservativeRobert Mitchell3,83512.10-1.84
Majority19,33561.00-0.32
Turnout31,69863.94-7.18
Labour holdSwing-1.73
General election 1966: West Ham South[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElwyn Jones 22,902 77.17 +2.72
ConservativeRobert Mitchell3,41011.49-0.61
LiberalEugene Johnson3,36711.34-2.11
Majority19,49265.68+4.68
Turnout29,67961.84-2.10
Labour holdSwing+1.67

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: West Ham South[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourElwyn Jones 18,899 77.71 +0.54
ConservativeBrian C Balcomb5,42222.29+10.80
Majority13,47755.42-10.26
Turnout24,32148.84-13.00
Labour holdSwing-5.13

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. ^ a b 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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