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Hackney North — UK General Election Results

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Hackney North was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 11,566 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Hackney North from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Lewis Pelly (Conservative) 3,327 53.3% Æneas John McIntyre (Liberal) 416 (6.7 pts) 77.4%
1886 Lewis Pelly (Conservative) 3,351 64.5% William Hickman Smith Aubrey (Liberal) 1,503 (28.9 pts) 64.5%
1892 William Robert Bousfield (Conservative) 4,799 59.4% John McCall (Liberal) 1,519 (18.8 pts) 80.3%
1895 William Robert Bousfield (Conservative) 4,725 65.8% Sylvain Mayer (Liberal) 2,265 (31.5 pts) 62.8%
1900 William Robert Bousfield (Conservative) 5,005 67.3% Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce (Liberal) 2,568 (34.5 pts) 63.4%
1906 Thomas Hart-Davies (Liberal) 4,655 51.2% William Robert Bousfield (Conservative) 224 (2.5 pts) 80.2%
Jan 1910 Walter Raymond Greene (Conservative) 5,620 54.1% Thomas Hart-Davies (Liberal) 847 (8.2 pts) 88.2%
Dec 1910 Walter Raymond Greene (Conservative) 5,290 56.2% William Arthur Addinsell (Liberal) 1,164 (12.4 pts) 79.9%
1918 Walter Raymond Greene (Unionist) 9,873 70.6% Wright Burrows (Liberal) 5,754 (41.1 pts) 50.2%
1922 Walter Raymond Greene (Unionist) 13,002 60.8% Philip Guedalla (Liberal) 4,615 (21.6 pts) 63.5%
1923 John Hobbis Harris (Liberal) 11,177 54.0% Walter Raymond Greene (Unionist) 1,654 (8.0 pts) 61.2%
1924 Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson (Unionist) 11,975 47.4% John Hobbis Harris (Liberal) 4,794 (19.0 pts) 74.2%
1929 Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson (Unionist) 11,199 35.7% Francis George Bowles (Labour) 866 (2.8 pts) 68.6%
1931 Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson (Conservative) 20,545 69.5% Francis George Bowles (Labour) 11,523 (39.0 pts) 64.3%
1935 Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson (Conservative) 15,000 51.9% Frank George Bowles (Labour) 1,080 (3.7 pts) 61.1%
1945 Henry Edwin Goodrich (Labour) 17,337 65.0% Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson (Conservative) 11,566 (43.4 pts) 69.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Pelly Conservative 3,32753.3% Yes
Æneas John McIntyre Liberal 2,91146.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lewis Pelly Conservative 3,35164.5% Yes
William Hickman Smith Aubrey Liberal 1,84835.5% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Robert Bousfield Conservative 4,79959.4% Yes
John McCall Liberal 3,28040.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Robert Bousfield Conservative 4,72565.8% Yes
Sylvain Mayer Liberal 2,46034.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Robert Bousfield Conservative 5,00567.3% Yes
Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce Liberal 2,43732.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Hart-Davies Liberal 4,65551.2% Yes
William Robert Bousfield Conservative 4,43148.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Raymond Greene Conservative 5,62054.1% Yes
Thomas Hart-Davies Liberal 4,77345.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Raymond Greene Conservative 5,29056.2% Yes
William Arthur Addinsell Liberal 4,12643.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Raymond Greene Unionist 9,87370.6% Yes
Wright Burrows Liberal 4,11929.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Raymond Greene Unionist 13,00260.8% Yes
Philip Guedalla Liberal 8,38739.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hobbis Harris Liberal 11,17754.0% Yes
Walter Raymond Greene Unionist 9,52346.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson Unionist 11,97547.4% Yes
John Hobbis Harris Liberal 7,18128.4% No
Stella Churchill Labour 6,09724.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson Unionist 11,19935.7% Yes
Francis George Bowles Labour 10,33332.9% No
John Hobbis Harris Liberal 9,84431.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson Conservative 20,54569.5% Yes
Francis George Bowles Labour 9,02230.5% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson Conservative 15,00051.9% Yes
Frank George Bowles Labour 13,92048.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Edwin Goodrich Labour 17,33765.0% Yes
Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson Conservative 5,77121.7% No
Doreen Marjorie Gorsky Liberal 3,54613.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 6.7 pts 1886: Conservative margin 28.9 pts 1892: Conservative margin 18.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 31.5 pts 1900: Conservative margin 34.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 2.5 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 8.2 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1918: Unionist margin 41.1 pts 1922: Unionist margin 21.6 pts 1923: Liberal margin 8.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 19.0 pts 1929: Unionist margin 2.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 39.0 pts 1935: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 43.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Hackney North has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Hackney North in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Hackney North in 1945 with 17,337 votes (65.0%), a majority of 11,566 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Hackney North since 1885?

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

What was the closest result in Hackney North?

The closest result on record for Hackney North was 1906, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 224 votes (2.5 percentage points).

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