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North East Bethnal Green — UK General Election Results

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

North East Bethnal Green was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 3,717 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in North East Bethnal Green from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 George Howell (Liberal-Labour) 3,095 62.7% John Dawson Mayne (Conservative) 1,251 (25.3 pts) 69.5%
1886 George Howell (Liberal-Labour) 2,278 54.4% Edward John Stoneham (Liberal Unionist) 372 (8.9 pts) 58.9%
1892 George Howell (Liberal-Labour) 2,918 54.4% Harry Hananel Marks (Conservative) 597 (11.1 pts) 72.2%
1895 Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownagree (Conservative) 2,591 51.6% George Howell (Liberal-Labour) 160 (3.2 pts) 67.6%
1900 Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownagree (Conservative) 2,988 53.4% Harry Lawson Webster Lawson (Liberal) 379 (6.8 pts) 69.9%
1906 Edwin Andrew Cornwall (Liberal) 4,127 66.0% Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownagree (Conservative) 1,997 (31.9 pts) 80.9%
Dec 1910 Edwin Andrew Cornwall (Liberal) 3,188 61.0% John Elsdale Molson (Conservative) 1,151 (22.0 pts) 69.2%
Jan 1910 Edwin Andrew Cornwall (Liberal) 3,842 61.2% John Elsdale Molson (Conservative) 1,407 (22.4 pts) 83.1%
1918 Edwin Andrew Cornall (Liberal) 4,448 56.4% Wilfred Liddell Steel (National Party) 2,136 (27.1 pts) 31.2%
1922 Garnham Edmonds (Liberal) 5,774 36.0% Walter Windsor (Communist) 115 (0.7 pts) 58.8%
1923 Walter Windsor (Labour) 7,415 45.7% Garnham Edmonds (Liberal) 625 (3.9 pts) 59.1%
1924 Walter Windsor (Labour) 9,560 50.2% Garnham Edmonds (Liberal) 95 (0.5 pts) 68.4%
1929 Harry Louis Nathan (Liberal) 11,690 47.3% Walter Windsor (Labour) 589 (2.4 pts) 71.7%
1931 Harry Louis Nathan (Liberal) 13,135 55.9% William Barratt (Labour) 2,767 (11.8 pts) 68.4%
1935 Daniel Chater (Labour) 11,581 63.5% Joseph Burton Hobman (Liberal) 4,937 (27.1 pts) 55.5%
1945 Daniel Chater (Labour) 7,696 59.8% Paul Hervé Giraud Wright (Liberal) 3,717 (28.9 pts) 66.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Howell Liberal-Labour 3,09562.7% Yes
John Dawson Mayne Conservative 1,84437.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Howell Liberal-Labour 2,27854.4% Yes
Edward John Stoneham Liberal Unionist 1,90645.6% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Howell Liberal-Labour 2,91854.4% Yes
Harry Hananel Marks Conservative 2,32143.2% No
Hugh Robert Taylor Social Democratic Federation 1062.0% No
Richard Ballard Independent 230.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownagree Conservative 2,59151.6% Yes
George Howell Liberal-Labour 2,43148.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownagree Conservative 2,98853.4% Yes
Harry Lawson Webster Lawson Liberal 2,60946.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Andrew Cornwall Liberal 4,12766.0% Yes
Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownagree Conservative 2,13034.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Andrew Cornwall Liberal 3,18861.0% Yes
John Elsdale Molson Conservative 2,03739.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Andrew Cornwall Liberal 3,84261.2% Yes
John Elsdale Molson Conservative 2,43538.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edwin Andrew Cornall Liberal 4,44856.4% Yes
Wilfred Liddell Steel National Party 2,31229.3% No
William Shadforth Health 1,12714.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Garnham Edmonds Liberal 5,77436.0% Yes
Walter Windsor Communist 5,65935.3% No
Eric Alfred Hoffgaard Unionist 2,80617.5% No
George Morgan Garro-Jones National Liberal 1,78011.1% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Windsor Labour 7,41545.7% Yes
Garnham Edmonds Liberal 6,79041.8% No
Robert Inigo Tasker Unionist 2,03512.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Windsor Labour 9,56050.2% Yes
Garnham Edmonds Liberal 9,46549.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Louis Nathan Liberal 11,69047.3% Yes
Walter Windsor Labour 11,10144.9% No
James Alan Bell Unionist 1,9087.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Louis Nathan Liberal 13,13555.9% Yes
William Barratt Labour 10,36844.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Chater Labour 11,58163.5% Yes
Joseph Burton Hobman Liberal 6,64436.5% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Chater Labour 7,69659.8% Yes
Paul Hervé Giraud Wright Liberal 3,97930.9% No
William Sackville Conservative 1,1859.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal-Labour margin 25.3 pts 1886: Liberal-Labour margin 8.9 pts 1892: Liberal-Labour margin 11.1 pts 1895: Conservative margin 3.2 pts 1900: Conservative margin 6.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 31.9 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 22.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 22.4 pts 1918: Liberal margin 27.1 pts 1922: Liberal margin 0.7 pts 1923: Labour margin 3.9 pts 1924: Labour margin 0.5 pts 1929: Liberal margin 2.4 pts 1931: Liberal margin 11.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 27.1 pts 1945: Labour margin 28.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North East Bethnal Green in the 1945 general election?

Labour won North East Bethnal Green in 1945 with 7,696 votes (59.8%), a majority of 3,717 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won North East Bethnal Green since 1885?

Since 1885, North East Bethnal Green has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal-Labour.

What was the closest result in North East Bethnal Green?

The closest result on record for North East Bethnal Green was 1924, when Labour beat Liberal by just 95 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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