Stratford West Ham (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Stratford was a special area in the UK that chose one person to represent it in the House of Commons. This is part of the UK Parliament. This area was officially called the Stratford Division of West Ham. It was located in the Borough of West Ham, which is now part of East London.
People in Stratford voted using a system called first-past-the-post. This means the candidate who gets the most votes wins, even if they don't get more than half of all the votes. The Stratford area was a parliamentary constituency from the 1918 general election until it was removed for the 1950 general election.
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Who Represented Stratford?
A Member of Parliament (MP) is a person elected by the people in a constituency to speak for them in the House of Commons. Think of them as your voice in the government. Here are the people who were MPs for Stratford:
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Leonard Lyle | Coalition Conservative | |
| 1922 | Thomas Groves | Labour | |
| 1945 | Henry Nicholls | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Election History
Elections are how people choose their representatives. In Stratford, voters went to the polls several times to pick their MP.
The First Election (1918)
The very first election for Stratford was in 1918. Leonard Lyle won this election. He was a member of the Conservative Party. This was a new area for voting, so he was the first MP for Stratford.
Changes in the 1920s
In the 1922 election, Thomas Groves from the Labour Party won. He took over from Leonard Lyle. Thomas Groves was very popular in Stratford and continued to win elections throughout the 1920s. He won again in 1923, 1924, and 1929.
The 1930s Elections
Thomas Groves continued to be the MP for Stratford in the 1930s. He won the 1931 election and the 1935 election. This shows that the Labour Party had strong support in the Stratford area for many years.
The Last Election (1945)
The final election for the Stratford constituency was in 1945. In this election, Henry Nicholls became the MP. He was also from the Labour Party. After this election, the Stratford constituency was removed from the map for future elections in 1950. Its area was then included in other nearby constituencies.
