West Ham South (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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

Election Member Party
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

Election Member Party
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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab Joseph Leicester 3,527 58.1
Conservative Alfred John Pound 2,545 41.9
Majority 982 16.2
Turnout 6,072 67.9
Registered electors 8,942
Lib-Lab win (new seat)
General election 1886: West Ham South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Edward Banes 2,778 52.9 +11.0
Lib-Lab Joseph Leicester 2,472 47.1 −11.0
Majority 306 5.8 N/A
Turnout 5,250 58.7 −9.2
Registered electors 8,942
Conservative gain from Lib-Lab Swing +11.0

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: West Ham South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labour Keir Hardie 5,268 56.6 +9.5
Conservative George Edward Banes 4,036 43.4 −9.5
Majority 1,232 13.2 N/A
Turnout 9,304 59.8 +1.1
Registered electors 15,548
Independent Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.5
General election 1895: West Ham South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Edward Banes 4,750 54.4 +11.0
Ind. Labour Party Keir Hardie 3,975 45.6 −11.0
Majority 775 8.8 N/A
Turnout 8,725 55.4 −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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Edward Banes 5,615 55.8 +1.4
Labour Repr. Cmte. Will Thorne 4,439 44.2 −1.4
Majority 1,176 11.6 +2.8
Turnout 10,054 51.2 −4.2
Registered electors 19,631
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
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, January 1910: West Ham South[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Will Thorne 11,791 63.1 −4.1
Conservative James Grimwood 6,909 36.9 +4.1
Majority 4,882 26.2 −8.2
Turnout 18,700 70.1 +3.4
Labour hold Swing -4.1
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

References

  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.