Upton (UK Parliament constituency) Facts for Kids

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Upton was a special area in West Ham (which is now part of East London). This area was created to elect one person to the House of Commons. The House of Commons is where laws are made in the UK Parliament.

The person elected from Upton was called a Member of Parliament (MP). They were chosen using a system called "first past the post." This means the candidate with the most votes wins. The Upton area was used for elections from 1918 until 1950.

What Was the Upton Constituency?
Who Represented Upton?
Elections in Upton

What Was the Upton Constituency?

A "constituency" is like a voting district. It's a specific area where people vote for their MP. The Upton constituency included three parts of West Ham: Park, Upton, and West Ham wards. These were the boundaries that decided who could vote for the Upton MP.

Who Represented Upton?

The people listed below were the Members of Parliament (MPs) for Upton. They were elected to speak for the people of Upton in the UK Parliament.

Election		Member	Party
	1918	Sir Ernest Wild	Coalition Conservative
	1922	David Margesson	Conservative
	1923	Benjamin Walter Gardner	Labour
	1924	Herbert Paton Holt	Conservative
	1929	Benjamin Walter Gardner	Labour
	1931	Alfred Chotzner	Conservative
	1934 by-election	Benjamin Walter Gardner	Labour
	1945	Arthur Lewis	Labour
1950		constituency abolished

Elections in Upton

Elections are how people choose their representatives. In Upton, voters chose their MP in several general elections and one special by-election.

1918 General Election

This was the first election for the Upton constituency.

General election 1918: Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
C	Unionist	Ernest Wild	8,813	61.2
	Labour	Benjamin Gardner	3,186	22.2
	Liberal	John Charles Nicholson	2,380	16.6
Majority			5,627	39.0
Turnout			14,379	46.8
	Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

1920s Elections

There were four general elections in the 1920s where Upton voters chose their MP.

General election 1922: Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	David Margesson	10,196	46.0	−15.2
	Labour	Benjamin Gardner	7,268	32.8	+10.6
	Liberal	John Charles Nicholson	4,692	21.2	+4.6
Majority			2,928	13.2	−25.8
Turnout			22,156	69.4	+22.6
	Unionist hold		Swing

General election 1923: Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin Gardner	8,656	39.3	+6.5
	Unionist	David Margesson	7,630	34.7	−11.3
	Liberal	John Charles Carroll	5,710	26.0	+4.8
Majority			1,026	4.6	N/A
Turnout			21,996	67.2	−2.2
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+8.9

General election 1924: Upton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Herbert Paton Holt	13,410	54.0	+19.3
	Labour	Benjamin Gardner	11,443	46.0	+6.7
Majority			1,967	8.0	N/A
Turnout			24,853	74.8	+7.6
	Unionist gain from Labour		Swing

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

1930s Elections

Upton had two general elections and one by-election in the 1930s. A "by-election" is a special election held when an MP leaves their seat before the next general election.

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

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

A general election was planned for 1939-1940, but it did not happen because of World War II. Candidates had already been chosen:

Labour: D. Robert Rees
Conservative: (no candidate named)
British Union: Arthur Beaven

1940s Elections

The last general election for Upton took place in 1945.

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

In 1950, the Upton constituency was no longer used for elections.

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