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Hackney Central — UK General Election Results

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Hackney Central was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 8,788 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Hackney Central from 1885 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1885–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Guyer Hunter (Conservative) 2,941 51.7% John Holms (Liberal) 193 (3.4 pts) 77.1%
1886 William Guyer Hunter (Conservative) 3,047 60.8% Martin Andrew Sharp Hume (Liberal) 1,086 (21.7 pts) 67.8%
1892 Andrew Richard Scoble (Conservative) 3,478 52.1% John Fyfe Stewart (Liberal) 285 (4.3 pts) 74.5%
1895 Andrew Richard Scoble (Conservative) 3,278 52.5% Charles Russell (Liberal) 312 (5.0 pts) 70.7%
1900 Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen (Conservative) 3,747 62.6% Israel Hart (Liberal) 1,504 (25.1 pts) 68.9%
1906 Albert Spicer (Liberal) 3,998 54.2% Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen (Conservative) 616 (8.3 pts) 84.1%
Dec 1910 Albert Spicer (Liberal) 3,954 53.3% Albert Henry Jessel (Conservative) 490 (6.6 pts) 79.4%
Jan 1910 Albert Spicer (Liberal) 4,429 53.5% Felix Maximilian Schoenbrunn Cassel (Liberal Unionist) 576 (7.0 pts) 88.6%
1918 William James Uglow Woolcock (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Arthur Levy Lever (National Liberal) 9,795 46.4% Thomas McKinnon Wood (Liberal) 2,970 (14.1 pts) 60.3%
1923 Leonard Benjamin Franklin (Liberal) 8,569 38.6% Daniel Thomas Keymer (Unionist) 1,317 (5.9 pts) 62.8%
1924 Robert Vaughan Gower (Unionist) 11,414 42.8% Ernest Edwin Hunter (Labour) 1,730 (6.5 pts) 74.2%
1929 Frederick Charles Watkins (Labour) 12,462 37.2% Alfred Charles Bossom (Unionist) 1,648 (4.9 pts) 70.0%
1931 John Cutts Lockwood (Conservative) 16,963 52.1% Frederick Charles Watkins (Labour) 7,668 (23.5 pts) 67.8%
1935 Frederick Charles Watkins (Labour) 15,322 51.6% John Cutts Lockwood (Conservative) 947 (3.2 pts) 60.6%
1945 Henry Hynd (Labour) 14,810 67.2% Richard Reader Harris (Conservative) 9,921 (45.0 pts) 65.5%
1955 Herbert William Butler (Labour) 27,012 61.7% James Harry Allason (Conservative) 11,800 (27.0 pts) 66.1%
1959 Herbert William Butler (Labour) 25,407 61.5% John CT Waring (Conservative) 9,502 (23.0 pts) 66.0%
1964 Herbert William Butler (Labour) 23,110 67.0% H Martin L Morton (Conservative) 11,376 (33.0 pts) 57.1%
1966 Herbert Butler (Labour) 21,466 63.8% H Martin L Morton (Conservative) 14,026 (41.7 pts) 57.5%
1970 Stanley Davis (Labour) 17,380 64.4% Kenneth Lightwood (Conservative) 8,041 (29.8 pts) 50.8%
Feb 1974 Stanley Davis (Labour) 18,705 61.8% Kenneth Lightwood (Conservative) 12,403 (41.0 pts) 62.7%
Oct 1974 Stanley Davis (Labour) 17,650 68.9% Kenneth Lightwood (Conservative) 12,853 (50.2 pts) 52.8%
1979 Stanley Davis (Labour) 16,506 59.0% Nicholas Bennett (Conservative) 8,788 (31.4 pts) 60.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Guyer Hunter Conservative 2,94151.7% Yes
John Holms Liberal 2,74848.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Guyer Hunter Conservative 3,04760.8% Yes
Martin Andrew Sharp Hume Liberal 1,96139.2% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Richard Scoble Conservative 3,47852.1% Yes
John Fyfe Stewart Liberal 3,19347.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Andrew Richard Scoble Conservative 3,27852.5% Yes
Charles Russell Liberal 2,96647.5% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen Conservative 3,74762.6% Yes
Israel Hart Liberal 2,24337.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Spicer Liberal 3,99854.2% Yes
Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen Conservative 3,38245.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Spicer Liberal 3,95453.3% Yes
Albert Henry Jessel Conservative 3,46446.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Spicer Liberal 4,42953.5% Yes
Felix Maximilian Schoenbrunn Cassel Liberal Unionist 3,85346.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William James Uglow Woolcock Liberal Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Levy Lever National Liberal 9,79546.4% Yes
Thomas McKinnon Wood Liberal 6,82532.3% No
Arthur Alfred Lynch Labour 4,50721.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leonard Benjamin Franklin Liberal 8,56938.6% Yes
Daniel Thomas Keymer Unionist 7,25232.7% No
Ernest Edwin Hunter Labour 6,35428.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Vaughan Gower Unionist 11,41442.8% Yes
Ernest Edwin Hunter Labour 9,68436.3% No
Leonard Benjamin Franklin Liberal 5,59421.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charles Watkins Labour 12,46237.2% Yes
Alfred Charles Bossom Unionist 10,81432.3% No
Leonard Benjamin Franklin Liberal 10,18630.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cutts Lockwood Conservative 16,96352.1% Yes
Frederick Charles Watkins Labour 9,29528.5% No
Leonard Benjamin Franklin Liberal 6,31619.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charles Watkins Labour 15,32251.6% Yes
John Cutts Lockwood Conservative 14,37548.4% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Hynd Labour 14,81067.2% Yes
Richard Reader Harris Conservative 4,88922.2% No
Samue Woolf Magnus Liberal 2,34810.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert William Butler Labour 27,01261.7% Yes
James Harry Allason Conservative 15,21234.8% No
John R Betteridge Communist 1,5303.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert William Butler Labour 25,40761.5% Yes
John CT Waring Conservative 15,90538.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert William Butler Labour 23,11067.0% Yes
H Martin L Morton Conservative 11,73434.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Butler Labour 21,46663.8% Yes
H Martin L Morton Conservative 7,44022.1% No
Cecil Gittins Liberal 4,76214.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Davis Labour 17,38064.4% Yes
Kenneth Lightwood Conservative 9,33934.6% No
Aftab Qureshi Independent 2520.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Davis Labour 18,70561.8% Yes
Kenneth Lightwood Conservative 6,30220.8% No
Margaret Gelling Snow Liberal 5,25617.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Davis Labour 17,65068.9% Yes
Kenneth Lightwood Conservative 4,79718.7% No
Margaret Gelling Snow Liberal 3,17412.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Davis Labour 16,50659.0% Yes
Nicholas Bennett Conservative 7,71827.6% No
Elikkos Georghiades Liberal 1,8356.6% No
Ronald May National Front 1,4185.1% No
David Boyes Communists 3401.2% No
Johnson, Mark Workers Revolutionary 1360.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1886: Conservative margin 21.7 pts 1892: Conservative margin 4.3 pts 1895: Conservative margin 5.0 pts 1900: Conservative margin 25.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 8.3 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 6.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 7.0 pts 1922: National Liberal margin 14.1 pts 1923: Liberal margin 5.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 6.5 pts 1929: Labour margin 4.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 23.5 pts 1935: Labour margin 3.2 pts 1945: Labour margin 45.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 27.0 pts 1959: Labour margin 23.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 33.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 41.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 29.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 41.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 50.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 31.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Hackney Central has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hackney Central in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Hackney Central in 1979 with 16,506 votes (59.0%), a majority of 8,788 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Hackney Central since 1885?

Since 1885, Hackney Central has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Hackney Central?

The closest result on record for Hackney Central was 1935, when Labour beat Conservative by just 947 votes (3.2 percentage points).

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