Woolwich East (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia
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| Woolwich East | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| County | Greater London |
| 1918–1983 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Woolwich |
| Replaced by | Woolwich |
Woolwich East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. Its seat was Woolwich, now in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.
The constituency was formed for the 1918 general election, when the constituency of Woolwich was divided into Woolwich East and Woolwich West, and abolished in 1983 when it was largely replaced by a new Woolwich constituency. Between 1950 and 1974 it included North Woolwich on the north bank of the River Thames; this was then transferred to Newham South.
Throughout its 65-year existence, the constituency elected Labour MPs with the sole exception of a Conservative elected in a 1921 by-election.
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Burrage, Central, Glyndon, St Margaret's, and St Nicholas.
1950–1955: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Abbey Wood, Burrage, Central, Dockyard, Glyndon, River, St Margaret's, St Mary's, and St Nicholas.
1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Abbey Wood, Burrage, Central, Glyndon, River, St Margaret's, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Slade, and Winn's Common.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Abbey Wood, Eynsham, St Margaret's, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Slade, and Woolwich.
Members of Parliament
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| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Will Crooks | Labour | |
| 1921 by-election | Robert Gee | Conservative | |
| 1922 | Harry Snell | Labour | |
| 1931 by-election | George Hicks | Labour | |
| 1950 | Ernest Bevin | Labour | |
| 1951 by-election | Christopher Mayhew | Labour | |
| 1974 | Liberal | ||
| Oct 1974 | John Cartwright | Labour | |
| 1981 | SDP |
Elections in the 1910s
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Elections in the 1920s
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Elections in the 1930s
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Elections in the 1940s
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Elections in the 1950s
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Elections in the 1960s
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Elections in the 1970s
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- ^ a b c d e f British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "1951 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1970". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "'Woolwich East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1974". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1979". Political Science Resources. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.