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Leyton East was a parliamentary constituency in the Municipal Borough of Leyton, then part of Essex but now in Greater 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 system.
Boundaries
Leyton East in Essex 1918-1950
The Urban District of Leyton wards of Cann Hall, Grove Green, Harrow Green, Leytonstone, and Wanstead Slip.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Election in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Leyton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Ernest Edward Alexander |
7,866 |
38.6 |
+4.6 |
|
Labour |
William Carter |
6,300 |
30.9 |
+0.6 |
|
National Liberal |
Walter Gibbons |
4,568 |
22.4 |
New |
|
Liberal |
Edward Brotherton-Ratcliffe |
1,650 |
8.1 |
−27.6 |
Majority |
1,566 |
7.7 |
N/A |
Turnout |
20,384 |
72.2 |
+26.9 |
Registered electors |
28,232 |
|
|
|
Unionist gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+16.1 |
|
General election 1923: Leyton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Archibald Church |
7,944 |
39.5 |
+8.6 |
|
Unionist |
Ernest Edward Alexander |
6,533 |
32.4 |
−6.2 |
|
Liberal |
Thomas Broad |
5,669 |
28.1 |
+20.0 |
Majority |
1,411 |
7.1 |
N/A |
Turnout |
20,146 |
69.1 |
−3.1 |
Registered electors |
29,166 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Unionist |
Swing |
+7.4 |
|
General election 1924: Leyton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
Ernest Edward Alexander |
10,649 |
46.4 |
+14.0 |
|
Labour |
Archibald Church |
9,087 |
39.7 |
+0.2 |
|
Liberal |
R.W. Puddicombe |
3,174 |
13.9 |
−14.2 |
Majority |
1,562 |
6.7 |
N/A |
Turnout |
22,190 |
77.6 |
+8.5 |
Registered electors |
29,506 |
|
|
|
Unionist gain from Labour |
Swing |
+6.9 |
|
General election 1929: Leyton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Fenner Brockway |
11,111 |
42.9 |
+3.2 |
|
Unionist |
Ernest Edward Alexander |
8,691 |
33.6 |
−12.8 |
|
Liberal |
Frank Wynne Davies |
6,096 |
23.5 |
+9.6 |
Majority |
2,420 |
9.3 |
N/A |
Turnout |
25,898 |
72.6 |
−5.0 |
Registered electors |
35,680 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Unionist |
Swing |
+8.0 |
|
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Leyton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Frederick Mills |
17,285 |
62.4 |
+28.8 |
|
Ind. Labour Party |
Fenner Brockway |
10,433 |
37.6 |
New |
Majority |
6,852 |
24.8 |
N/A |
Turnout |
27,718 |
75.7 |
+3.1 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1935: Leyton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Frederick Mills |
10,836 |
46.1 |
-16.3 |
|
Labour |
Albert Bechervaise |
10,507 |
44.7 |
New |
|
Liberal |
Edwin Malindine |
2,161 |
9.2 |
New |
Majority |
329 |
1.4 |
-23.4 |
Turnout |
23,504 |
67.1 |
-8.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Leyton East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Albert Bechervaise |
13,048 |
65.7 |
+21.0 |
|
Conservative |
Bernard Braine |
6,802 |
34.3 |
-11.8 |
Majority |
6,246 |
31.4 |
N/A |
Turnout |
19,850 |
68.2 |
+1.1 |
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
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