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Hackney Central was a borough constituency in what was then the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, in London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Hackney Central in the Metropolitan area, boundaries 1885-1918
Hackney Central in the County of London, boundaries 1918-50
Hackney Central in the County of London, boundaries 1955-74
A map showing the wards of Hackney Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 from 1885, and abolished for the 1950 general election. It was recreated for the 1955 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The wards of Dalston and De Beauvoir Town, and part of Hackney ward.
1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Downs, Hackney, and Kingsland, and part of West Hackney ward.
1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Albion, Chatham, Kenninghall, Kingsland, Kingsmead, Leabridge, Pembury, Rushmore, and Town Hall.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, Downs, Kingsmead, Leabridge, Rectory, and Wick.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885-1950
MPs 1955-1983
Election |
Name |
Party |
1955 |
constituency recreated |
|
1955 |
Herbert Butler |
Labour |
|
1970 |
Stanley Clinton-Davis |
Labour |
1983 |
constituency abolished |
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1910s
General election January 1910: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Albert Spicer |
4,429 |
53.5 |
-0.7 |
|
Liberal Unionist |
Felix Cassel |
3,853 |
46.5 |
+0.7 |
Majority |
576 |
7.0 |
-1.4 |
Turnout |
8,282 |
88.6 |
+4.5 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
-0.7 |
|
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
National Liberal |
Arthur Lever |
9,795 |
46.4 |
New |
|
Liberal |
Thomas Wood |
6,825 |
32.3 |
N/A |
|
Labour |
Arthur Lynch |
4,507 |
21.3 |
New |
Majority |
2,970 |
14.1 |
N/A |
Turnout |
21,127 |
60.3 |
N/A |
|
National Liberal gain from Liberal |
Swing |
N/A |
|
General election 1923: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Leonard Franklin |
8,569 |
38.6 |
+6.3 |
|
Unionist |
Daniel Thomas Keymer |
7,252 |
32.7 |
New |
|
Labour |
Ernest E. Hunter |
6,354 |
28.7 |
+7.4 |
Majority |
1,317 |
5.9 |
-8.2 |
Turnout |
22,175 |
62.8 |
+2.5 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
+10.0 |
|
General election 1929: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Fred Watkins |
12,462 |
37.3 |
+1.0 |
|
Unionist |
Alfred Bossom |
10,814 |
32.3 |
-10.4 |
|
Liberal |
Leonard Franklin |
10,186 |
30.4 |
+9.4 |
Majority |
1,648 |
5.0 |
N/A |
Turnout |
33,462 |
70.0 |
-4.2 |
|
Labour gain from Unionist |
Swing |
+5.7 |
|
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Lockwood |
16,963 |
52.1 |
+19.8 |
|
Labour |
Fred Watkins |
9,295 |
28.5 |
-8.8 |
|
Liberal |
Leonard Franklin |
6,316 |
19.4 |
-11.0 |
Majority |
7,668 |
23.6 |
N/A |
Turnout |
32,574 |
67.8 |
-2.2 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
+14.3 |
|
General election 1935: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Fred Watkins |
15,322 |
51.6 |
+23.1 |
|
Conservative |
John Lockwood |
14,375 |
48.4 |
-3.7 |
Majority |
957 |
3.2 |
N/A |
Turnout |
29,707 |
60.6 |
-7.2 |
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+13.4 |
|
General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: Fred Watkins
- Conservative: William Arthur Fearnley-Whittingstall
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Harry Hynd |
14,810 |
67.2 |
+15.6 |
|
Conservative |
R.R. Harris |
4,889 |
22.2 |
-26.2 |
|
Liberal |
Samuel Woolf Magnus |
2,348 |
10.6 |
New |
Majority |
9,921 |
45.0 |
+41.8 |
Turnout |
22,047 |
65.7 |
+5.1 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+18.9 |
|
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1955: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Herbert Butler |
27,012 |
61.74 |
|
|
Conservative |
James Allason |
15,212 |
34.77 |
|
|
Communist |
John R Betteridge |
1,530 |
3.50 |
New |
Majority |
11,800 |
26.97 |
|
Turnout |
43,754 |
66.11 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1959: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Herbert Butler |
25,407 |
61.50 |
|
|
Conservative |
John C T Waring |
15,905 |
38.50 |
|
Majority |
9,502 |
23.00 |
|
Turnout |
41,312 |
66.03 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1964: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Herbert Butler |
23,110 |
66.32 |
|
|
Conservative |
H Martin L Morton |
11,376 |
33.68 |
|
Majority |
11,376 |
32.66 |
|
Turnout |
34,844 |
57.09 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1966: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Herbert Butler |
21,466 |
63.76 |
|
|
Conservative |
H Martin L Morton |
7,440 |
22.10 |
|
|
Liberal |
Cecil V Gittins |
4,762 |
14.14 |
New |
Majority |
14,026 |
41.66 |
|
Turnout |
33,668 |
57.54 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+4.5 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Hackney Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Stanley Clinton-Davis |
16,506 |
59.34 |
|
|
Conservative |
Nicholas Bennett |
7,718 |
27.75 |
|
|
Liberal |
Elikkos Georghiades |
1,835 |
6.60 |
|
|
National Front |
Ronald May |
1,418 |
5.10 |
New |
|
Workers Revolutionary |
Mark Johnson |
340 |
1.22 |
New |
Majority |
8,788 |
31.59 |
|
Turnout |
46,464 |
59.87 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
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