Bethnal Green North East (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Bethnal Green North East was a special area in London that elected one person to be a Member of Parliament (MP). An MP is someone who represents the people in their area in the House of Commons, which is part of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
This area was created for the election in 1885. It stopped being a separate area for elections in 1950.
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What Was Bethnal Green North East?
This election area covered the northern and eastern parts of Bethnal Green. At first, Bethnal Green was a civil parish in Middlesex. Later, it became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green in the County of London.
From 1885 to 1918, it included the North and East wards of the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green.
People Who Were Members of Parliament
The table below shows the people who were elected as MPs for Bethnal Green North East. These MPs represented the people of the area in Parliament.
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | George Howell | Liberal | |
| 1895 | Sir Mancherjee Bhownaggree | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir Edwin Cornwall | Liberal | |
| 1919 | Coalition Liberal | ||
| 1922 | Garnham Edmonds | Liberal | |
| 1923 | Walter Windsor | Labour | |
| 1929 | Harry Nathan | Liberal | |
| February 1933 a | Independent Liberal | ||
| June 1934 b | Labour | ||
| 1935 | Dan Chater | Labour | |
| 1950 | The constituency was abolished. See Bethnal Green | ||
Notes:
- a No election happened. Harry Nathan decided to leave the Liberal Party's main group.
- b No election happened. Harry Nathan then joined the Labour Party.
Election Results: Who Won When?
Elections are how people choose their representatives. Here's a summary of who won the elections in Bethnal Green North East over the years.
1880s Elections
In the 1885 election, George Howell won for the Liberal-Labour Party. He won again in the 1886 election.
1890s Elections
George Howell kept his seat in the 1892 election. However, in the 1895 election, Mancherjee Bhownaggree from the Conservative Party won the seat.
1900s Elections
Mancherjee Bhownaggree won again for the Conservatives in the 1900 election. But in the 1906 election, Edwin Cornwall from the Liberal Party won the seat.
1910s Elections
Edwin Cornwall continued to win for the Liberal Party in both the January 1910 and December 1910 elections. He also won the 1918 election.
1920s Elections
In the 1922 election, Garnham Edmonds of the Liberal Party won. However, in the 1923 election, Walter Windsor from the Labour Party won the seat. Walter Windsor won again in the 1924 election.
In the 1929 election, Harry Nathan from the Liberal Party won.
1930s Elections
Harry Nathan won again for the Liberal Party in the 1931 election. Later, he changed to the Labour Party. In the 1935 election, Dan Chater from the Labour Co-operative Party won the seat.
1940s Elections
Dan Chater won again for the Labour Co-operative Party in the 1945 election. This was the last election for Bethnal Green North East before it was abolished in 1950.
Images for kids
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George Howell, who was an MP for Bethnal Green North East.
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Sir Edwin Cornwall, another MP for the area.
