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Woolwich was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918 and from 1983 to 1997. It centred on Woolwich, now in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.
Will Crooks, Member of Parliament for Woolwich 1903–10 and 1910–18, was one of the first Labour MPs in the United Kingdom.
History
In 1918, the seat was split into Woolwich East and Woolwich West. In 1983, most of Woolwich West became Eltham while the recreated Woolwich constituency was largely based on Woolwich East. In 1997, the seat was split up along different lines, with part of it going into neighbouring Erith and Thamesmead, and part of it merging with the Greenwich seat to form the new Greenwich and Woolwich seat.
Boundaries
Woolwich in the Metropolitan Board of Works area, showing boundaries used from 1885 to 1918.
1885–1918: The parishes of Woolwich, Eltham and Plumstead.
1983–1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Abbey Wood, Arsenal, Burrage, Eynsham, Glyndon, Lakedale, Plumstead Common, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Shrewsbury, Slade, Thamesmead Moorings, and Woolwich Common.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1918
MPs 1983–1997
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
General election 1992: Woolwich |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Austin |
17,551 |
44.2 |
+7.2 |
|
Independent Social Democrat |
John Cartwright |
15,326 |
38.6 |
-3.1 |
|
Conservative |
Kevin J.T. Walmsley |
6,598 |
16.6 |
-4.6 |
|
Natural Law |
Sarah J.E. Hayward |
220 |
0.6 |
New |
Majority |
2,225 |
5.6 |
+0.9 |
Turnout |
39,695 |
70.9 |
+0.2 |
|
Labour gain from SDP |
Swing |
+5.2 |
|
Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Woolwich |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
SDP |
John Cartwright |
17,137 |
41.7 |
+1.2 |
|
Labour |
John Austin |
15,200 |
37.0 |
+3.6 |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Salter |
8,723 |
21.2 |
-3.9 |
Majority |
1,937 |
4.7 |
-2.4 |
Turnout |
41,060 |
70.7 |
+2.7 |
|
SDP hold |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1983: Woolwich |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
SDP |
John Cartwright |
15,492 |
40.49 |
|
|
Labour |
Audrey Wise |
12,767 |
33.37 |
|
|
Conservative |
P. Brown |
9,616 |
25.13 |
|
|
BNP |
TC Fitz-Gerald |
384 |
1.00 |
|
Majority |
2,725 |
7.12 |
|
Turnout |
38,259 |
67.96 |
|
|
SDP win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1900s
General election 1906: Woolwich |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour Repr. Cmte. |
Will Crooks |
9,026 |
56.6 |
N/A |
|
Conservative |
William Adam |
6,914 |
43.4 |
N/A |
Majority |
2,112 |
13.2 |
N/A |
Turnout |
15,490 |
89.2 |
N/A |
Registered electors |
17,870 |
|
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[[Labour Representation Committee (1900)|Template:Labour Representation Committee (1900)/meta/shortname]] gain from Conservative |
Swing |
N/A |
|
1903 Woolwich by-election |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour Repr. Cmte. |
Will Crooks |
8,687 |
61.4 |
New |
|
Conservative |
Geoffrey Drage |
5,458 |
38.6 |
N/A |
Majority |
3,229 |
22.8 |
N/A |
Turnout |
14,145 |
87.7 |
N/A |
Registered electors |
16,136 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Conservative |
Swing |
N/A |
|
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1880s
Sources
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)