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West Ham South was a parliamentary constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now 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 voting system.
Boundaries
1950–1974: The County Borough of West Ham wards of Beckton Road, Bemersyde, Canning Town and Grange, Custom House and Silvertown, Hudsons, Ordnance, Plaistow, and Tidal Basin.
History
The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
It was re-established for the 1950 general election, and abolished again for the February 1974 general election.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1918
MPs 1950–1974
Election results
Elections in the 1880s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1900s
| General election 1906: West Ham South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour Repr. Cmte. |
Will Thorne |
10,210 |
67.2 |
+23.0 |
|
Conservative |
Sir John Gardiner Nutting, 1st Baronet |
4,973 |
32.8 |
-23.0 |
| Majority |
5,237 |
34.4 |
N/A |
| Turnout |
15,183 |
66.7 |
+15.5 |
| Registered electors |
22,753 |
|
|
|
Labour Representation Committee gain from Conservative |
Swing |
+23.0 |
|
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1950s
| General election 1951: West Ham South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elwyn Jones |
37,195 |
84.96 |
+2.54 |
|
Conservative |
Mabel de la Motte |
6,586 |
15.04 |
+2.88 |
| Majority |
30,609 |
69.92 |
-0.34 |
| Turnout |
43,781 |
77.31 |
-0.58 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-0.17 |
|
| General election 1955: West Ham South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elwyn Jones |
29,451 |
83.08 |
-1.88 |
|
Conservative |
Elias J Emden |
5,997 |
16.92 |
+1.88 |
| Majority |
23,454 |
66.16 |
-2.76 |
| Turnout |
35,448 |
65.81 |
-11.50 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-1.88 |
|
| General election 1959: West Ham South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elwyn Jones |
28,017 |
75.26 |
-7.82 |
|
Conservative |
Peter Goldman |
5,188 |
13.94 |
-2.98 |
|
Liberal |
Oliver French |
4,020 |
10.80 |
New |
| Majority |
22,829 |
61.32 |
-2.86 |
| Turnout |
37,225 |
71.12 |
+5.31 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-2.42 |
|
Elections in the 1960s
| General election 1964: West Ham South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elwyn Jones |
23,599 |
74.45 |
-0.81 |
|
Liberal |
Eugene Johnson |
4,264 |
13.45 |
+2.65 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Mitchell |
3,835 |
12.10 |
-1.84 |
| Majority |
19,335 |
61.00 |
-0.32 |
| Turnout |
31,698 |
63.94 |
-7.18 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-1.73 |
|
| General election 1966: West Ham South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elwyn Jones |
22,902 |
77.17 |
+2.72 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Mitchell |
3,410 |
11.49 |
-0.61 |
|
Liberal |
Eugene Johnson |
3,367 |
11.34 |
-2.11 |
| Majority |
19,492 |
65.68 |
+4.68 |
| Turnout |
29,679 |
61.84 |
-2.10 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+1.67 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
| General election 1970: West Ham South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elwyn Jones |
18,899 |
77.71 |
+0.54 |
|
Conservative |
Brian C Balcomb |
5,422 |
22.29 |
+10.80 |
| Majority |
13,477 |
55.42 |
-10.26 |
| Turnout |
24,321 |
48.84 |
-13.00 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-5.13 |
|
See also
