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Mile End — UK General Election Results

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Mile End was won by Communist at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 1,214 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Mile End from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Spencer Charrington (Conservative) 2,091 52.9% Ernest Abraham Hart (Liberal) 649 (16.4 pts) 68.1%
1886 Spencer Charrington (Conservative) 2,110 62.2% Arnold Henry White (Liberal) 829 (24.4 pts) 58.4%
1892 Spencer Charrington (Conservative) 2,204 53.3% James Haysman (Liberal) 273 (6.6 pts) 72.1%
1895 Spencer Charrington (Conservative) 2,383 61.1% James Haysman (Liberal) 867 (22.2 pts) 70.2%
1900 Spencer Charrington (Conservative) 2,440 65.6% Charles Goddard Clarke (Liberal) 1,160 (31.2 pts) 62.9%
1906 Bertram Stuart Straus (Liberal) 2,295 51.4% Harry Lawson Webster Lawson (Liberal Unionist) 126 (2.8 pts) 82.4%
Jan 1910 Harry Lawson Webster Lawson (Liberal Unionist) 2,332 50.6% Bertram Stuart Straus (Liberal) 57 (1.2 pts) 84.3%
Dec 1910 Harry Lawson Webster Lawson (Liberal Unionist) 2,176 50.1% Bertram Stuart Straus (Liberal) 6 (0.1 pts) 79.5%
1918 Walter Reuben Preston (Unionist) 6,025 63.2% William Devenay (Labour) 3,633 (38.1 pts) 43.1%
1922 Walter Reuben Preston (Unionist) 6,014 40.9% John Scurr (Labour) 795 (5.4 pts) 64.2%
1923 John Scurr (Labour) 6,219 41.0% Walter Reuben Preston (Unionist) 1,478 (9.7 pts) 63.8%
1924 John Scurr (Labour) 8,306 48.5% John Bigelow Dodge (Unionist) 3,346 (19.5 pts) 70.7%
1929 John Scurr (Labour) 11,489 47.1% John Bigelow Dodge (Unionist) 4,088 (16.7 pts) 70.4%
1931 William James O'Donovan (Conservative) 12,399 56.0% John Scurr (Labour) 2,661 (12.0 pts) 60.0%
1935 Daniel Frankel (Labour) 13,177 57.2% William James O'Donovan (Conservative) 3,318 (14.4 pts) 63.5%
1945 Philip Piratin (Communist) 5,075 47.6% Daniel Frankel (Labour) 1,214 (11.4 pts) 65.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Charrington Conservative 2,09152.9% Yes
Ernest Abraham Hart Liberal 1,44236.5% No
Acton Smee Ayrton Independent Liberal 42010.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Charrington Conservative 2,11062.2% Yes
Arnold Henry White Liberal 1,28137.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Charrington Conservative 2,20453.3% Yes
James Haysman Liberal 1,93146.7% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Charrington Conservative 2,38361.1% Yes
James Haysman Liberal 1,51638.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Spencer Charrington Conservative 2,44065.6% Yes
Charles Goddard Clarke Liberal 1,28034.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bertram Stuart Straus Liberal 2,29551.4% Yes
Harry Lawson Webster Lawson Liberal Unionist 2,16948.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Lawson Webster Lawson Liberal Unionist 2,33250.6% Yes
Bertram Stuart Straus Liberal 2,27549.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Lawson Webster Lawson Liberal Unionist 2,17650.1% Yes
Bertram Stuart Straus Liberal 2,17049.9% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Reuben Preston Unionist 6,02563.2% Yes
William Devenay Labour 2,39225.1% No
Charles Sanders Liberal 1,11911.7% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Reuben Preston Unionist 6,01440.9% Yes
John Scurr Labour 5,21935.5% No
Robert Bernard Solomon Liberal 3,45723.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Scurr Labour 6,21941.0% Yes
Walter Reuben Preston Unionist 4,74131.2% No
Robert Bernard Solomon Liberal 4,21527.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Scurr Labour 8,30648.5% Yes
John Bigelow Dodge Unionist 4,96028.9% No
Robert Bernard Solomon Liberal 3,87222.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Scurr Labour 11,48947.1% Yes
John Bigelow Dodge Unionist 7,40130.3% No
Solomon Teff Liberal 5,52522.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William James O'Donovan Conservative 12,39956.0% Yes
John Scurr Labour 9,73844.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Frankel Labour 13,17757.2% Yes
William James O'Donovan Conservative 9,85942.8% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Philip Piratin Communist 5,07547.6% Yes
Daniel Frankel Labour 3,86136.2% No
Vernon Motion Conservative 1,72216.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Conservative margin 16.4 pts 1886: Conservative margin 24.4 pts 1892: Conservative margin 6.6 pts 1895: Conservative margin 22.2 pts 1900: Conservative margin 31.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 2.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 1.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal Unionist margin 0.1 pts 1918: Unionist margin 38.1 pts 1922: Unionist margin 5.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 9.7 pts 1924: Labour margin 19.5 pts 1929: Labour margin 16.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 12.0 pts 1935: Labour margin 14.4 pts 1945: Communist margin 11.4 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mile End in the 1945 general election?

Communist won Mile End in 1945 with 5,075 votes (47.6%), a majority of 1,214 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Mile End since 1885?

Since 1885, Mile End has been won by: Communist, Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Unionist, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Mile End?

The closest result on record for Mile End was Dec 1910, when Liberal Unionist beat Liberal by just 6 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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