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West Ham North — UK General Election Results

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West Ham North was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 10,534 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in West Ham North from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward Rider Cook (Liberal) 4,219 54.7% James Forrest Fulton (Conservative) 719 (9.3 pts) 77.0%
1886 James Forrest Fulton (Conservative) 3,920 55.1% Edward Rider Cook (Liberal) 727 (10.2 pts) 70.9%
1892 Thomas Newcomen Archibald Grove (Liberal) 4,976 50.2% James Forrest Fulton (Conservative) 33 (0.3 pts) 74.4%
1895 Ernest Gray (Conservative) 5,635 53.3% Thomas Newcomen Archibald Grove (Liberal) 704 (6.7 pts) 73.9%
1900 Ernest Gray (Conservative) 6,613 61.5% John Henry Bethell (Liberal) 2,480 (23.1 pts) 67.8%
1906 Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman (Liberal) 6,838 57.3% Ernest Gray (Conservative) 1,744 (14.6 pts) 79.0%
Jan 1910 Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman (Liberal) 7,023 53.4% Ernest Gray (Conservative) 890 (6.8 pts) 84.0%
Dec 1910 Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman (Liberal) 6,657 53.6% Ernest Edward Wild (Conservative) 897 (7.2 pts) 79.3%
1950 Arthur Lewis (Labour) 33,782 68.6% Redvers Michael Prior (Conservative) 21,159 (43.0 pts) 77.8%
1951 Arthur Lewis (Labour) 34,156 70.4% James Erskine-Shaw (Conservative) 19,828 (40.9 pts) 76.6%
1955 Arthur William John Lewis (Labour) 27,249 65.9% Muriel Bowen (Conservative) 16,537 (40.0 pts) 67.4%
1959 Arthur William John Lewis (Labour) 24,096 59.2% J Guy Jones (Conservative) 14,778 (36.3 pts) 70.4%
1964 Arthur William John Lewis (Labour) 21,228 60.5% Jean Pilkington (Liberal) 14,223 (40.6 pts) 62.8%
1966 Arthur Lewis (Labour) 21,778 65.6% Jean Pilkington (Liberal) 15,896 (47.9 pts) 61.8%
1970 Arthur Lewis (Labour) 17,664 63.2% William Shearman (Conservative) 10,534 (37.7 pts) 50.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Rider Cook Liberal 4,21954.7% Yes
James Forrest Fulton Conservative 3,50045.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Forrest Fulton Conservative 3,92055.1% Yes
Edward Rider Cook Liberal 3,19344.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Newcomen Archibald Grove Liberal 4,97650.2% Yes
James Forrest Fulton Conservative 4,94349.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Gray Conservative 5,63553.3% Yes
Thomas Newcomen Archibald Grove Liberal 4,93146.7% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Gray Conservative 6,61361.5% Yes
John Henry Bethell Liberal 4,13338.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman Liberal 6,83857.3% Yes
Ernest Gray Conservative 5,09442.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman Liberal 7,02353.4% Yes
Ernest Gray Conservative 6,13346.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman Liberal 6,65753.6% Yes
Ernest Edward Wild Conservative 5,76046.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Lewis Labour 33,78268.6% Yes
Redvers Michael Prior Conservative 12,62325.6% No
Richard Leslie Phillips Liberal 2,3494.8% No
Grace Winifred Dickinson Christian Democrat 5031.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Lewis Labour 34,15670.4% Yes
James Erskine-Shaw Conservative 14,32829.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur William John Lewis Labour 27,24965.9% Yes
Muriel Bowen Conservative 10,71225.9% No
David Penwarden Liberal 3,3938.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur William John Lewis Labour 24,09659.2% Yes
J Guy Jones Conservative 9,31822.9% No
David S Brooke Liberal 7,27117.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur William John Lewis Labour 21,22860.5% Yes
Jean Pilkington Liberal 7,00520.0% No
Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler Conservative 6,84419.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Lewis Labour 21,77865.6% Yes
Jean Pilkington Liberal 5,88217.7% No
William Shearman Conservative 5,52716.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Lewis Labour 17,66463.2% Yes
William Shearman Conservative 7,13025.5% No
Brian McCarthy Liberal 3,16711.3% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 9.3 pts 1886: Conservative margin 10.2 pts 1892: Liberal margin 0.3 pts 1895: Conservative margin 6.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 23.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 14.6 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 6.8 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 7.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 43.0 pts 1951: Labour margin 40.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 40.0 pts 1959: Labour margin 36.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 40.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 47.9 pts 1970: Labour margin 37.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

West Ham North has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Ham North in the 1970 general election?

Labour won West Ham North in 1970 with 17,664 votes (63.2%), a majority of 10,534 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won West Ham North since 1885?

Since 1885, West Ham North has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in West Ham North?

The closest result on record for West Ham North was 1892, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 33 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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