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South West Bethnal Green — UK General Election Results

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

South West Bethnal Green was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 2,456 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in South West Bethnal Green from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward Hare Pickersgill (Liberal) 3,088 58.4% John Evans Freke Aylmer (Conservative) 888 (16.8 pts) 64.0%
1886 Edward Hare Pickersgill (Liberal) 2,550 56.0% John Evans Freke Aylmer (Conservative) 549 (12.1 pts) 55.1%
1892 Edward Hare Pickersgill (Liberal) 3,206 59.6% Thomas Benskin (Conservative) 1,035 (19.2 pts) 68.8%
1895 Edward Hare Pickersgill (Liberal) 2,603 52.8% William Arnold Statham (Conservative) 279 (5.7 pts) 62.7%
1900 Samuel Forde Ridley (Conservative) 2,862 53.2% Edward Hare Pickersgill (Liberal) 348 (6.5 pts) 66.1%
1906 Edward Hare Pickersgill (Liberal) 3,542 63.2% Samuel Forde Ridley (Conservative) 1,478 (26.4 pts) 77.2%
Jan 1910 Edward Hare Pickersgill (Liberal) 3,328 58.6% Eric Alfred Hoffgaard (Conservative) 978 (17.2 pts) 79.9%
Dec 1910 Edward Hare Pickersgill (Liberal) 2,768 57.0% Eric Alfred Hoffgaard (Conservative) 682 (14.1 pts) 68.3%
1918 Matthew Richard Henry Wilson (Unionist) 4,240 52.2% Ernest Thurtle (NFDDSS) 2,299 (28.3 pts) 41.6%
1922 Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 5,152 40.7% Joseph James Vaughan (Communist) 1,118 (8.8 pts) 59.9%
1923 Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 5,735 43.3% Joseph James Vaughan (Labour) 484 (3.6 pts) 62.2%
1924 Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 6,236 42.3% Joseph James Vaughan (Communist) 212 (1.4 pts) 68.4%
1929 Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 8,109 45.8% Christopher John Kelly (Labour) 1,260 (7.1 pts) 64.1%
1931 Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 10,176 59.6% William James Humphreys (Labour) 6,253 (36.6 pts) 61.2%
1935 Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 9,011 53.1% George Jeger (Labour) 1,066 (6.3 pts) 61.7%
1945 Percy Holman (Labour) 6,669 57.3% Percy Alfred Harris (Liberal) 2,456 (21.1 pts) 68.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hare Pickersgill Liberal 3,08858.4% Yes
John Evans Freke Aylmer Conservative 2,20041.6% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hare Pickersgill Liberal 2,55056.0% Yes
John Evans Freke Aylmer Conservative 2,00144.0% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hare Pickersgill Liberal 3,20659.6% Yes
Thomas Benskin Conservative 2,17140.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hare Pickersgill Liberal 2,60352.8% Yes
William Arnold Statham Conservative 2,32447.2% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Samuel Forde Ridley Conservative 2,86253.2% Yes
Edward Hare Pickersgill Liberal 2,51446.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hare Pickersgill Liberal 3,54263.2% Yes
Samuel Forde Ridley Conservative 2,06436.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hare Pickersgill Liberal 3,32858.6% Yes
Eric Alfred Hoffgaard Conservative 2,35041.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Hare Pickersgill Liberal 2,76857.0% Yes
Eric Alfred Hoffgaard Conservative 2,08643.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Matthew Richard Henry Wilson Unionist 4,24052.2% Yes
Ernest Thurtle NFDDSS 1,94123.9% No
Hugh Mowbray Meyler Liberal 1,93523.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 5,15240.7% Yes
Joseph James Vaughan Communist 4,03431.9% No
Mathew Richard Henry Wilson Unionist 3,47427.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 5,73543.3% Yes
Joseph James Vaughan Labour 5,25139.6% No
John Cecil Gerard Leigh Unionist 2,26717.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 6,23642.3% Yes
Joseph James Vaughan Communist 6,02440.9% No
Charles Patrick Norman Unionist 2,46716.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 8,10945.8% Yes
Christopher John Kelly Labour 6,84938.7% No
Robert Dunstan Communist 1,3687.7% No
Herbert John Malone Unionist 1,3657.7% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 10,17659.6% Yes
William James Humphreys Labour 3,92323.0% No
Joseph James Vaughan Communist 2,97017.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 9,01153.1% Yes
George Jeger Labour 7,94546.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Percy Holman Labour 6,66957.3% Yes
Percy Alfred Harris Liberal 4,21336.2% No
Howard Leicester National 7506.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 16.8 pts 1886: Liberal margin 12.1 pts 1892: Liberal margin 19.2 pts 1895: Liberal margin 5.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1906: Liberal margin 26.4 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 17.2 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 14.1 pts 1918: Unionist margin 28.3 pts 1922: Liberal margin 8.8 pts 1923: Liberal margin 3.6 pts 1924: Liberal margin 1.4 pts 1929: Liberal margin 7.1 pts 1931: Liberal margin 36.6 pts 1935: Liberal margin 6.3 pts 1945: Labour margin 21.1 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South West Bethnal Green in the 1945 general election?

Labour won South West Bethnal Green in 1945 with 6,669 votes (57.3%), a majority of 2,456 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won South West Bethnal Green since 1885?

Since 1885, South West Bethnal Green has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in South West Bethnal Green?

The closest result on record for South West Bethnal Green was 1924, when Liberal beat Communist by just 212 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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