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East Ham North — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

East Ham North was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 3,822 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in East Ham North from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Henry Bethell (Liberal) 9,436 58.3% William Mann (National Party) 2,688 (16.6 pts) 47.3%
1922 Charles Williamson Crook (Unionist) 7,215 29.7% Arabella Susan Lawrence (Labour) 468 (1.9 pts) 69.8%
1923 Arabella Susan Lawrence (Labour) 8,727 35.7% Ernest Edwards (Liberal) 416 (1.7 pts) 69.0%
1924 Charles Williamson Crook (Unionist) 11,194 39.6% Arabella Susan Lawrence (Labour) 1,057 (3.7 pts) 77.5%
1929 Arabella Susan Lawrence (Labour) 13,969 42.0% John Lees-Jones (Unionist) 2,164 (6.5 pts) 72.0%
1931 John Dixon Mayhew (Conservative) 22,730 65.9% Arabella Susan Lawrence (Labour) 10,961 (31.8 pts) 73.4%
1935 John Mayhew (Conservative) 15,295 50.9% Thomas William Burden (Labour) 533 (1.8 pts) 65.0%
1945 Percy Daines (Labour) 18,373 70.2% John Dixon Mayhew (Conservative) 10,559 (40.3 pts) 71.2%
1950 Percy Daines (Labour) 20,497 57.1% John Dixon Mayhew (Conservative) 8,641 (24.1 pts) 84.2%
1951 Percy Daines (Labour) 21,444 60.4% James Dundas Hamilton (Conservative) 7,359 (20.7 pts) 83.3%
1955 Percy Daines (Labour) 17,961 59.1% Arnold Silverstone (Conservative) 5,545 (18.2 pts) 74.9%
1959 Reginald Ernest Prentice (Labour) 16,001 56.8% John Henry Samuel Bangay (Conservative) 3,826 (13.6 pts) 74.1%
1964 Reginald Ernest Prentice (Labour) 14,501 60.4% John Henry Samuel Bangay (Conservative) 4,977 (20.7 pts) 67.4%
1966 Reginald Prentice (Labour) 14,911 65.9% Laurence Giovene (Conservative) 7,182 (31.7 pts) 64.7%
1970 Reginald Prentice (Labour) 11,557 59.9% David Macfarlane (Conservative) 3,822 (19.8 pts) 52.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Henry Bethell Liberal 9,43658.3% Yes
William Mann National Party 6,74841.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Williamson Crook Unionist 7,21529.7% Yes
Arabella Susan Lawrence Labour 6,74727.8% No
Ernest Edwards National Liberal 4,77519.7% No
Harry Osborn People's 4,02116.6% No
Joseph Nathaniel Emery Liberal 1,5046.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arabella Susan Lawrence Labour 8,72735.7% Yes
Ernest Edwards Liberal 8,31134.0% No
Charles Williamson Crook Unionist 7,39330.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Williamson Crook Unionist 11,19439.6% Yes
Arabella Susan Lawrence Labour 10,13735.8% No
Ernest Edwards Liberal 6,97024.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arabella Susan Lawrence Labour 13,96942.0% Yes
John Lees-Jones Unionist 11,80535.5% No
Thomas Arnold Evans Liberal 7,45922.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Dixon Mayhew Conservative 22,73065.9% Yes
Arabella Susan Lawrence Labour 11,76934.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Mayhew Conservative 15,29550.9% Yes
Thomas William Burden Labour 14,76249.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Daines Labour 18,37370.2% Yes
John Dixon Mayhew Conservative 7,81429.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Daines Labour 20,49757.1% Yes
John Dixon Mayhew Conservative 11,85633.0% No
John Joseph Carroll Liberal 3,5219.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Daines Labour 21,44460.4% Yes
James Dundas Hamilton Conservative 14,08539.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Daines Labour 17,96159.1% Yes
Arnold Silverstone Conservative 12,41640.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Ernest Prentice Labour 16,00156.8% Yes
John Henry Samuel Bangay Conservative 12,17543.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Ernest Prentice Labour 14,50160.4% Yes
John Henry Samuel Bangay Conservative 9,52439.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Prentice Labour 14,91165.9% Yes
Laurence Giovene Conservative 7,72934.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Reginald Prentice Labour 11,55759.9% Yes
David Macfarlane Conservative 7,73540.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 1.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 1.7 pts 1924: Unionist margin 3.7 pts 1929: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 31.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 1.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 40.3 pts 1950: Labour margin 24.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 18.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 13.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 20.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 31.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 19.8 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

East Ham North has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Ham North in the 1970 general election?

Labour won East Ham North in 1970 with 11,557 votes (59.9%), a majority of 3,822 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won East Ham North since 1918?

Since 1918, East Ham North has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in East Ham North?

The closest result on record for East Ham North was 1923, when Labour beat Liberal by just 416 votes (1.7 percentage points).

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