Woolwich East (UK Parliament constituency) facts for kids
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Woolwich East was an area in London that elected a person to represent it in the House of Commons. The House of Commons is a very important part of the UK Parliament, where laws are made. This area, called a constituency, was located in Woolwich, which is now part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.
The Woolwich East constituency was created for the 1918 general election. Before this, there was just one larger area called Woolwich. This larger area was split into two new parts: Woolwich East and Woolwich West. Woolwich East stopped being a constituency in 1983. After that, a new Woolwich constituency was formed, covering much of the same area.
Between 1950 and 1974, the Woolwich East area also included North Woolwich. This part is on the north side of the River Thames. Later, North Woolwich became part of a different constituency called Newham South.
For most of its 65 years, the people of Woolwich East elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Labour Party. There was only one time when a different party won. This happened in 1921, during a special election called a by-election, when a Conservative MP was elected.
Who Represented Woolwich East?
The people elected to represent Woolwich East in Parliament are called Members of Parliament, or MPs. An MP's job is to speak up for the people in their constituency and help make decisions for the country. Here is a list of the MPs who represented Woolwich East:
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Will Crooks | Labour | |
| 1921 by-election | Robert Gee | Conservative | |
| 1922 | Harry Snell | Labour | |
| 1931 by-election | George Hicks | Labour | |
| 1950 | Ernest Bevin | Labour | |
| 1951 by-election | Christopher Mayhew | Labour | |
| 1974 | Liberal | ||
| Oct 1974 | John Cartwright | Labour | |
| 1981 | SDP | ||
