Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974
West Ham North Former Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons 1950 –February 1974Seats One Created from Stratford and Upton Replaced by Newham North West Newham North East 1885 –1918 Seats One Type of constituency Borough constituency Created from South Essex Replaced by Stratford and Upton
West Ham North was a borough 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.
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 .
Boundaries 1885–1918 The 1885 act created a new parliamentary borough of West Ham which was divided into two single-member divisions. West Ham, North Division consisted of the part of the Local Government District of West Ham north of a boundary formed by a number of railway lines and roads, described as follows:
From a point where the north side of the present London and Tilbury Railway crosses the west boundary of West Ham Parish; thence in a north-easterly direction along the north side of the said railway to a point where the east side of the present North Woolwich Branch of the Great Eastern Railway crosses it; thence in a northerly direction along the east side of the last-mentioned railway to a point opposite the centre of Abbey Road; thence in a north-easterly and easterly direction along the centres of Abbey Road, Church Street North, Portway, and Plashet Lane to the eastern boundary of West Ham Parish.[1]
1950–1974 West Ham North Borough Constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 , and was first contested at the 1950 general election . The seat was defined as consisting of eight wards of the County Borough of West Ham : Broadway, Forest Gate , High Street, Newtown, Park, Plashet Road, Upton and West Ham.[2]
Members of Parliament MPs 1885–1918 MPs 1950–1974 Election Member Party 1950 constituency recreated 1950 Arthur Lewis Labour Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Newham North West and Newham North East
Elections Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Grove Ernest Gray Elections in the 1900s Masterman Elections in the 1910s Wild de Forest General Election 1914–15 :
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the autumn of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election.
Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
Elections in the 1950s General election 1950 : West Ham North[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Arthur Lewis 33,782 68.58 Conservative Redvers Prior 12,623 25.63 Liberal Richard Leslie Phillips 2,349 4.77 Christian Democrat G. W. Dickinson 503 1.02 Majority 21,159 42.95 Turnout 49,257 77.83 Registered electors 63,288 Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951 : West Ham North[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Arthur Lewis 34,156 70.45 +1.87 Conservative James A. Erskine-Shaw 14,328 29.55 +3.92 Majority 19,828 40.90 -2.06 Turnout 48,484 76.57 -1.26 Registered electors 63,318 Labour hold Swing -1.03
General election 1959 : West Ham North[9] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Arthur Lewis 24,096 59.2 -6.66 Conservative J. Guy Jones 9,318 22.90 -3.00 Liberal David S. Brooke 7,271 17.9 +9.67 Majority 14,778 43.99 +4.00 Turnout 40,685 70.36 +2.95 Registered electors 57,828 Labour hold Swing -1.83
Elections in the 1960s General election 1966 : West Ham North[11] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Arthur Lewis 21,778 65.62 +5.10 Liberal Jean Pilkington 5,882 17.72 -2.25 Conservative William J Shearman 5,527 16.65 -2.86 Majority 15,896 47.90 +7.35 Turnout 33,187 61.83 -1.00 Registered electors 53,672 Labour hold Swing +3.68
Elections in the 1970s General election 1970 : West Ham North[12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Arthur Lewis 17,664 63.17 -2.45 Conservative William J Shearman 7,130 25.50 +8.85 Liberal Brian McCarthy 3,167 11.33 -6.39 Majority 10,534 37.67 -10.23 Turnout 27,961 50.32 -11.51 Registered electors 55,565 Labour hold Swing -5.65
See also West Ham South, 1918–1950 References ^ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 C.23, Sixth Schedule, Divisions of Boroughs ^ Representation of the People Act 1948 C.65, First Schedule, Parliamentary Constituencies ^ Masterman was re-elected in December 1910 , but the election was declared void. A by-election was held in July 1911. See London Gazette , issue 28512 (11 July 1911), p. 27. ^ a b c d e f g Craig, F. W. S. , ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918 . London: Macmillan Press. p. 206. ISBN 9781349022984 . ^ a b British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918, FWS Craig ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 12 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 12 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 12 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 12 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 12 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 12 April 2016 . ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources . Retrieved 12 April 2016 . Sources Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 2) External links Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales (1885). "West Ham. Divisions of New Borough (map)". londonancestor.com.