Woolwich West (UK Parliament constituency)
Woolwich West was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It centred on Eltham, now in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.
Woolwich West | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater London |
1918–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Eltham |
Created from | Woolwich |
The constituency was formed for the 1918 general election, when the constituency of Woolwich was divided into Woolwich West and Woolwich East, and abolished in 1983. Although the boundaries changed, Woolwich West in effect became the new Eltham constituency.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Dockyard, Eltham, Herbert, River, St. George's, and St Mary's.
1950–1955: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Avery Hill, Herbert, St George's, Sherard, and Well Hall.
1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Avery Hill, Coldharbour, Eltham Green, Falconwood, Herbert, Horn Park, Middle Park, New Eltham, St George's, Sherard, Shooters Hill, and Well Hall.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Academy, Coldharbour, Eltham, Horn Park, Middle Park, New Eltham, St George's, Sherard, Shooters Hill, and Well Hall.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1918 | Sir Kingsley Wood | Conservative | |
1943 by-election | Francis Beech | Conservative | |
1945 | Henry Berry | Labour | |
1950 | William Steward | Conservative | |
1959 | Colin Turner | Conservative | |
1964 | Bill Hamling | Labour | |
1975 by-election | Peter Bottomley | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 21,222 | 47.3 | +8.7 | |
Labour | D Page | 18,613 | 41.5 | -5.6 | |
Liberal | J Churchill | 4,363 | 9.7 | -4.6 | |
National Front | M Skeggs | 630 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,609 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,828 | 79.6 | +5.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 17,280 | 48.8 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Joseph Stanyer | 14,898 | 42.1 | -5.0 | |
Liberal | Sheilagh Hobday | 1,884 | 5.3 | -9.0 | |
National Front | Ruth Robinson | 856 | 2.4 | New | |
Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 218 | 0.6 | New | |
English National | Frank Hansford-Miller | 140 | 0.4 | New | |
C'tive, Anti-Common Market | Reginald Simmerson | 104 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent | Peter Bishop | 41 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 2,382 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,525 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | William Hamling | 19,614 | 47.1 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 16,073 | 38.6 | -0.2 | |
Liberal | JP Johnson | 5,962 | 14.3 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 3,541 | 8.5 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 41,649 | 73.9 | -8.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | William Hamling | 20,126 | 44.1 | -6.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 17,690 | 38.8 | -10.5 | |
Liberal | JP Johnson | 7,833 | 17.2 | New | |
Majority | 2,436 | 5.3 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 45,649 | 81.9 | +10.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | William Hamling | 21,036 | 50.8 | -2.9 | |
Conservative | Maurice Patrick Gaffney | 20,418 | 49.3 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 618 | 1.5 | -7.9 | ||
Turnout | 41,454 | 71.9 | -9.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | William Hamling | 23,344 | 53.7 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Maurice Patrick Gaffney | 19,256 | 44.3 | -2.4 | |
Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 906 | 2.1 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 4,088 | 9.4 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,506 | 81.4 | +0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | William Hamling | 22,420 | 50.8 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Colin Turner | 20,639 | 46.7 | -6.0 | |
Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 1,112 | 2.5 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 1,781 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,171 | 81.3 | -3.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Colin Turner | 24,373 | 52.7 | +0.7 | |
Labour | William Hamling | 20,678 | 44.7 | -3.3 | |
Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 1,189 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 3,695 | 8.0 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 46,240 | 84.8 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | William Steward | 23,981 | 52.0 | +2.7 | |
Labour | William Hamling | 22,101 | 48.0 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,880 | 4.0 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 46,082 | 83.3 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | William Steward | 23,385 | 49.3 | +2.7 | |
Labour | John Silkin | 22,041 | 46.4 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | David Phillips | 2,040 | 4.3 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 1,344 | 2.9 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 47,466 | 82.1 | -5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | William Steward | 21,257 | 46.6 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Henry Berry | 21,118 | 46.3 | -15.0 | |
Liberal | WR Roberts | 3,279 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 139 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,654 | 87.1 | +14.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +11.6 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Henry Berry | 23,655 | 61.6 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | Francis Beech | 14,771 | 38.4 | -20.3 | |
Majority | 8,884 | 23.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,426 | 72.3 | -3.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 20.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Francis Beech | 8,204 | 65.2 | +6.9 | |
Ind. Labour Party | Tom Colyer | 3,419 | 27.2 | New | |
Independent | J. Ellis | 958 | 7.6 | New | |
Majority | 4,785 | 38.0 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 12,581 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Kingsley Wood | 24,649 | 58.7 | -5.9 | |
Labour | Arthur George Wansborough | 17,373 | 41.3 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 7,276 | 17.3 | -11.8 | ||
Turnout | 42,022 | 75.8 | -1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Kingsley Wood | 26,441 | 64.6 | +24.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Joseph Reeves | 14,520 | 35.4 | -8.8 | |
Majority | 11,921 | 29.1 | +20.3 | ||
Turnout | 40,961 | 77.4 | +0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Unionist | Kingsley Wood | 17,296 | 45.0 | −12.3 | |
Labour | William Barefoot | 16,964 | 44.2 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Arthur Stanley Phillips | 4,140 | 10.8 | New | |
Majority | 332 | 0.8 | −13.8 | ||
Turnout | 38,400 | 76.8 | −2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 50,014 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Unionist | Kingsley Wood | 16,504 | 57.3 | +5.1 | |
Labour | William Barefoot | 12,304 | 42.7 | −5.1 | |
Majority | 4,200 | 14.6 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,808 | 79.7 | +11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 36,153 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | +5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Unionist | Kingsley Wood | 12,380 | 52.2 | −8.0 | |
Labour | William Barefoot | 11,357 | 47.8 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 1,023 | 4.4 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,737 | 67.8 | −2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 35,032 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Unionist | Kingsley Wood | 14,453 | 60.2 | +0.1 | |
Labour | J.T. Sheppard | 9,550 | 39.8 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 4,903 | 20.4 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 24,003 | 70.1 | +10.1 | ||
Registered electors | 34,242 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing | −2.6 |
Election in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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C | Unionist | Kingsley Wood | 12,348 | 60.1 | N/A |
Labour | Alexander Gordon Cameron | 7,088 | 34.5 | N/A | |
Independent Unionist | W.A. Adam | 1,109 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,260 | 25.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 20,545 | 60.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 34,248 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
References
- Whitaker's Almanack (1945), p.306
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Spen Valley |
Constituency represented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1940–1943 |
Succeeded by Combined Scottish Universities |