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East Ham South — UK General Election Results

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East Ham South was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 5,236 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in East Ham South from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Allen Clement Edwards (National Democratic and Labour) 7,972 42.7% Robert Frederick Frank Hamlett (Unionist) 2,311 (12.4 pts) 57.5%
1922 Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 10,566 48.2% Edward Smallwood (Liberal) 3,999 (18.2 pts) 66.3%
1923 Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 11,402 49.2% Edward Smallwood (Liberal) 2,630 (11.3 pts) 68.5%
1924 Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 13,644 51.9% Edward Maynard Coningsby Denney (Liberal) 988 (3.8 pts) 75.9%
1929 Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 18,956 54.3% Hubert John Duggan (Unionist) 10,102 (28.9 pts) 73.8%
1931 Malcolm Campbell-Johnston (Conservative) 18,300 53.8% Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 2,563 (7.5 pts) 70.3%
1935 Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 18,949 59.3% Malcolm Campbell-Johnston (Conservative) 5,956 (18.6 pts) 66.6%
1945 Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 19,168 74.0% Malcolm Munthe (Conservative) 12,434 (48.0 pts) 69.9%
1950 Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 23,002 62.1% Charles Jordan (Conservative) 12,046 (32.5 pts) 84.5%
1951 Alfred John Barnes (Labour) 23,704 64.9% John Wilfred Barter (Conservative) 10,891 (29.8 pts) 82.5%
1955 Albert Edward Oram (Labour) 19,808 64.1% Anthony J Pickford (Conservative) 8,699 (28.1 pts) 73.1%
1959 Albert Edward Oram (Labour) 18,230 61.5% Reginald J Watts (Conservative) 6,808 (23.0 pts) 74.6%
1964 Albert Edward Oram (Labour) 17,069 66.0% Reginald J Watts (Conservative) 8,272 (32.0 pts) 67.9%
1966 Albert Oram (Labour) 17,543 69.9% Ivor Stanbrook (Conservative) 10,003 (39.9 pts) 65.7%
1970 Albert Oram (Labour) 13,638 61.9% Christopher Jackson (Conservative) 5,236 (23.8 pts) 55.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allen Clement Edwards National Democratic and Labour 7,97242.7% Yes
Robert Frederick Frank Hamlett Unionist 5,66130.3% No
Arthur Henderson Labour 5,02426.9% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred John Barnes Labour 10,56648.2% Yes
Edward Smallwood Liberal 6,56730.0% No
Allen Clement Edwards National Democratic and Labour 4,79321.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred John Barnes Labour 11,40249.2% Yes
Edward Smallwood Liberal 8,77237.8% No
Herbert Joseph Ward Unionist 3,01113.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred John Barnes Labour 13,64451.9% Yes
Edward Maynard Coningsby Denney Liberal 12,65648.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred John Barnes Labour 18,95654.3% Yes
Hubert John Duggan Unionist 8,85425.4% No
Edward Maynard Coningsby Denney Liberal 7,08520.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Conservative 18,30053.8% Yes
Alfred John Barnes Labour 15,73746.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred John Barnes Labour 18,94959.3% Yes
Malcolm Campbell-Johnston Conservative 12,99340.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred John Barnes Labour 19,16874.0% Yes
Malcolm Munthe Conservative 6,73426.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred John Barnes Labour 23,00262.1% Yes
Charles Jordan Conservative 10,95629.6% No
Cecil Arthur Borrott Liberal 2,4246.5% No
Ernest Charles Walter Thomas Communist 4011.1% No
Harry Young Socialist (GB) 2560.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred John Barnes Labour 23,70464.9% Yes
John Wilfred Barter Conservative 12,81335.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Oram Labour 19,80864.1% Yes
Anthony J Pickford Conservative 11,10935.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Oram Labour 18,23061.5% Yes
Reginald J Watts Conservative 11,42238.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Edward Oram Labour 17,06966.0% Yes
Reginald J Watts Conservative 8,79734.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Oram Labour 17,54369.9% Yes
Ivor Stanbrook Conservative 7,54030.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Oram Labour 13,63861.9% Yes
Christopher Jackson Conservative 8,40238.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: National Democratic and Labour margin 12.4 pts 1922: Labour margin 18.2 pts 1923: Labour margin 11.3 pts 1924: Labour margin 3.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 28.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 7.5 pts 1935: Labour margin 18.6 pts 1945: Labour margin 48.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 32.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 29.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 28.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 23.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 32.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 39.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 23.8 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

East Ham South has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: National Democratic and Labour, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won East Ham South in the 1970 general election?

Labour won East Ham South in 1970 with 13,638 votes (61.9%), a majority of 5,236 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won East Ham South since 1918?

Since 1918, East Ham South has been won by: Conservative, Labour, National Democratic and Labour.

What was the closest result in East Ham South?

The closest result on record for East Ham South was 1924, when Labour beat Liberal by just 988 votes (3.8 percentage points).

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