Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974
West Ham South Former borough constituencyfor the House of Commons 1950 –1974 (1974 ) Seats One Created from Plaistow and Silvertown Replaced by Newham South 1885 –1918 Seats One 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.
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
MPs 1950–1974
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s Thorne General election 1906 : West Ham South[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Repr. Cmte. Will Thorne 10,210 67.2 +23.0 Conservative Sir John Gardiner Nutting, 1st Baronet 4,973 32.8 −23.0 Majority 5,237 34.4 N/A Turnout 15,183 66.7 +15.5 Registered electors 22,753 Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative Swing +23.0
Elections in the 1910s General election, December 1910 : West Ham South[ 1] [ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Will Thorne 9,508 66.4 +3.3 Conservative Thomas Walter Colby Carthew 4,820 33.6 −3.3 Majority 4,688 32.8 +6.6 Turnout 14,328 53.7 −16.4 Labour hold Swing +3.3
Elections in the 1950s General election 1950 : West Ham South[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elwyn Jones 36,754 82.42 Conservative Mabel de la Motte 5,422 12.16 Liberal Geoffrey George Young 1,686 3.78 Communist W Norris 730 1.64 Majority 31,332 70.26 Turnout 44,592 77.89 Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951 : West Ham South[ 5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elwyn Jones 37,195 84.96 +2.54 Conservative Mabel de la Motte 6,586 15.04 +2.88 Majority 30,609 69.92 −0.34 Turnout 43,781 77.31 −0.58 Labour hold Swing -0.17
General election 1955 : West Ham South[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elwyn Jones 29,451 83.08 −1.88 Conservative Elias J Emden 5,997 16.92 +1.88 Majority 23,454 66.16 −2.76 Turnout 35,448 65.81 −11.50 Labour hold Swing -1.88
General election 1959 : West Ham South[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elwyn Jones 28,017 75.26 −7.82 Conservative Peter Goldman 5,188 13.94 −2.98 Liberal Oliver French 4,020 10.80 New Majority 22,829 61.32 −2.86 Turnout 37,225 71.12 +5.31 Labour hold Swing -2.42
Elections in the 1960s General election 1964 : West Ham South[ 8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elwyn Jones 23,599 74.45 −0.81 Liberal Eugene Johnson 4,264 13.45 +2.65 Conservative Robert Mitchell 3,835 12.10 −1.84 Majority 19,335 61.00 −0.32 Turnout 31,698 63.94 −7.18 Labour hold Swing -1.73
General election 1966 : West Ham South[ 9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elwyn Jones 22,902 77.17 +2.72 Conservative Robert Mitchell 3,410 11.49 −0.61 Liberal Eugene Johnson 3,367 11.34 −2.11 Majority 19,492 65.68 +4.68 Turnout 29,679 61.84 −2.10 Labour hold Swing +1.67
Elections in the 1970s General election 1970 : West Ham South[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Elwyn Jones 18,899 77.71 +0.54 Conservative Brian C Balcomb 5,422 22.29 +10.80 Majority 13,477 55.42 −10.26 Turnout 24,321 48.84 −13.00 Labour hold Swing -5.13
See also West Ham North, 1918–1950
References ^ 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}}
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has generic name (help) ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886 ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916 ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
External links Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 2)