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Upton (strictly the Upton Division of West Ham) was a parliamentary constituency in the Borough of West Ham in the South-West of Essex (now East London), which 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 voting system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
The County Borough of West Ham wards of Park, Upton, and West Ham.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1929: Upton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Benjamin Gardner |
14,703 |
49.0 |
+3.0 |
|
Unionist |
Morgan Morgan |
9,681 |
32.3 |
−21.7 |
|
Liberal |
W. J. Austin |
5,607 |
18.7 |
New |
Majority |
5,022 |
16.7 |
+24.7 |
Turnout |
29,991 |
70.8 |
−4.0 |
|
Labour gain from Unionist |
Swing |
+12.3 |
|
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Upton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Alfred Chotzner |
17,561 |
58.5 |
+26.2 |
|
Labour |
Benjamin Gardner |
12,453 |
41.5 |
−7.5 |
Majority |
5,108 |
17.0 |
N/A |
Turnout |
30,014 |
70.4 |
−0.4 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
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1934 Upton by-election |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Benjamin Gardner |
11,998 |
56.4 |
+14.9 |
|
Conservative |
John Macnamara |
8,534 |
40.1 |
−18.4 |
|
Ind. Labour Party |
Fenner Brockway |
748 |
3.5 |
New |
Majority |
3,464 |
16.3 |
N/A |
Turnout |
21,280 |
50.5 |
−19.9 |
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+17.0 |
|
General election 1935: Upton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Benjamin Gardner |
13,685 |
53.2 |
−3.2 |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Riou Benson |
12,020 |
46.8 |
+6.7 |
Majority |
1,665 |
6.4 |
−9.9 |
Turnout |
25,705 |
62.7 |
+12.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
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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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
- Labour: D. Robert Rees
- Conservative:
- British Union: Arthur Beaven
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Upton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Arthur Lewis |
14,281 |
74.5 |
+21.3 |
|
Conservative |
CK Collins |
4,885 |
25.5 |
−21.3 |
Majority |
9,396 |
49.0 |
+42.6 |
Turnout |
19,166 |
67.4 |
+4.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+21.3 |
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