Walthamstow East (UK Parliament constituency)




















Walthamstow East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
County Essex

1918–1974 (1974)
Replaced by
Walthamstow and Chingford
Created from Walthamstow

Walthamstow East was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Walthamstow in east 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.




Walthamstow East in Essex, 1918-50


The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was combined with part of the former Walthamstow West to form the new Walthamstow constituency. However, Hale End ward was added to the new Chingford constituency.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament


  • 3 Elections


    • 3.1 Elections in the 1910s


    • 3.2 Elections in the 1920s


    • 3.3 Elections in the 1930s


    • 3.4 Elections in the 1940s


    • 3.5 Elections in the 1950s


    • 3.6 Elections in the 1960s


    • 3.7 Elections in the 1970s




  • 4 References





Boundaries


1918-1950: The Urban District of Walthamstow wards of Hale End, Hoe Street, and Wood Street.


1950-1974: The Borough of Walthamstow wards of Hale End, Hoe Street, and Wood Street.



Members of Parliament


































































Election Member Party


1918

Sir Stanley Johnson

Unionist


1924

Sir Hamar Greenwood

Constitutionalist


1924

Conservative

1929 Harry Wallace
Labour

1931 Sir Brograve Beauchamp
Conservative

1945 Harry Wallace
Labour

1955 John Harvey
Conservative

1966 William Robinson
Labour

1969 b-e Michael McNair-Wilson
Conservative


Feb 1974

constituency abolished: see Walthamstow


Elections



Elections in the 1910s





















































General Election 1918: Walthamstow East [1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±

C

Unionist

Stanley Johnson
9,992
63.3

N/A


Liberal

John Simon
5,781
36.7

N/A
Majority
4,211
26.6

N/A

Turnout
15,773
55.6

N/A

Registered electors
28,363




Unionist win (new seat)

C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


Elections in the 1920s































































General Election 1922: Walthamstow East [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

Stanley Johnson
9,178
46.8
-16.5


Labour

William Bridgland Steer
6,382
32.6
-5.1


Liberal
Henry Britten Brackenbury
4,043
20.6

N/A
Majority
2,796
14.2
-12.4

Turnout
19,603
67.6
+12.0

Registered electors
29,013




Unionist hold

Swing
-5.7































































General Election 1923: Walthamstow East [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Unionist

Stanley Johnson
7,081
35.9
-10.9


Labour

John Gilbert Dale
6,837
34.6
+2.0


Liberal
Arthur Musgrove Mathews
5,837
29.5
+8.9
Majority
244
1.3
-12.9

Turnout
19,755
67.8
+0.2

Registered electors
29,151




Unionist hold

Swing
-6.4































































General Election 1924: Walthamstow East [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Constitutionalist

Hamar Greenwood
11,312
48.5

N/A


Labour

John Gilbert Dale
8,246
35.4
+0.8


Liberal
Percy Holt Heffer
3,745
16.1
-13.4
Majority
3,066
13.1

N/A

Turnout
23,303
78.0
+11.2

Registered electors
29,861




Constitutionalist gain from Unionist

Swing

N/A































































General Election 1929: Walthamstow East [2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Harry Wallace
11,039
39.6
+4.2


Unionist

James Hope
9,665
34.7
-13.8


Liberal
Joseph Samuel Bridges
7,145
25.7
+9.6
Majority
1,374
4.9
18.0

Turnout
27,849
73.1
-4.9

Registered electors
38,102




Labour gain from Unionist

Swing
+9.0



Elections in the 1930s































































General Election 1931: Walthamstow East[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Brograve Beauchamp
18,815
58.8
+24.1


Labour

Harry Wallace
9,983
31.2
-8.4


Liberal
Albert Charles Crane
3,198
10.0
-15.7
Majority
8,832
27.6

N/A

Turnout
31,996
76.4
+3.3

Registered electors
41,890




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
+16.2























































General Election 1935: Walthamstow East[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Brograve Beauchamp
16,866
54.0
-4.8


Labour

Harry Wallace
14,378
46.0
+14.8
Majority
2,488
8.0
-19.6

Turnout
31,244
69.0
-7.4

Registered electors
42,258




Conservative hold

Swing
-9.8



Elections in the 1940s































































General Election 1945: Walthamstow East[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Harry Wallace
15,650
51.1
+5.1


Conservative
Herbert Eric Harrison
9,118
29.8
-24.2


Liberal
Norman Peter Dew
5,854
19.1

N/A
Majority
6,532
21.3

N/A

Turnout
30,622
73.5
+4.5

Registered electors
41,676




Labour gain from Conservative

Swing
+14.65



Elections in the 1950s































































General Election 1950: Walthamstow East[3][4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Harry Wallace
18,478
46.97
-4.13


Conservative
DH Barber
15,206
38.65
+8.85


Liberal
Irving Frederick Drower
5,654
14.37
-4.73
Majority
3,272
8.32
-12.98

Turnout
39,338
84.41
+10.91

Registered electors
46,603




Labour hold

Swing
-6.49







































































General Election 1951: Walthamstow East[5][6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Harry Wallace
19,036
47.54
+0.57


Conservative

John Harvey
18,016
44.99
+6.34


Liberal
George E Thornton
2,185
7.03
-7.34


Independent

Bill Boaks
174
0.43

N/A
Majority
1,020
2.55
-5.77

Turnout
40,041
85.77
+1.36

Registered electors
46,683




Labour hold

Swing
-2.89































































General Election 1955: Walthamstow East[7][8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Harvey
16,873
46.23
+1.24


Labour

Harry Wallace
15,744
43.14
-4.40


Liberal
Norman Henry Cork
3,882
10.64
+3.61
Majority
1,129
3.09

N/A

Turnout
36,499
80.81
-4.96

Registered electors
45,169




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
+2.82







































































General Election 1959: Walthamstow East[9][10]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Harvey
16,622
46.82
+0.59


Labour

Margaret McKay
13,721
38.65
-4.49


Liberal
Norman Henry Cork
4,974
14.01
+3.37


Ind. Labour Party
William Henry Christopher
183
0.52

N/A
Majority
2,901
8.17
+5.08

Turnout
35,500
80.88
+0.07

Registered electors
43,892




Conservative hold

Swing
+2.54



Elections in the 1960s































































General Election 1964: Walthamstow East[11][12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Harvey
14,140
42.94
-3.88


Labour

William Robinson
13,745
41.74
+3.09


Liberal
John Ellis
5,042
15.31
+1.30
Majority
395
1.20
-6.97

Turnout
32,927
79.33
-1.55

Registered electors
41,504




Conservative hold

Swing
-3.49































































General Election 1966: Walthamstow East
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

William Robinson
15,703
47.83
+6.09


Conservative

John Harvey
13,896
42.33
-0.61


Liberal
John Peter James Ellis
3,229
9.84
-5.47
Majority
1,807
5.50

N/A

Turnout
32,828
80.11
+0.78

Registered electors
41,504




Labour gain from Conservative

Swing
+3.35

















































Walthamstow East, 1969
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Michael McNair-Wilson
13,158
63.15
+20.82


Labour

Colin Phipps
7,679
36.85
-10.98
Majority
5,479
26.3


Turnout
20,837




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Elections in the 1970s































































General Election 1970: Walthamstow East[13][14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Michael McNair-Wilson
14,260
46.69
+4.36


Labour

John Tomlinson
13,732
44.97
-2.86


Liberal
Duncan G Kirkland
2,547
8.34
-1.50
Majority
528
1.73
-3.77

Turnout
30,539
70.86
-9.25

Registered electors
43,099




Conservative hold

Swing
+3.61



References





  1. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig


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  3. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.


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  7. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.


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  11. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.


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  13. ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 12 April 2016.


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  • Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 1)


  • Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 265. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.




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