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West Walthamstow — UK General Election Results

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

West Walthamstow was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 4,602 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in West Walthamstow from 1918 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1918–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Charles Jesson (National Democratic and Labour) 7,330 51.6% Valentine la Touche McEntee (Labour) 3,163 (22.3 pts) 47.0%
1922 Valentine la Touche McEntee (Labour) 8,758 43.3% Charles Jesson (National Democratic and Labour) 2,505 (12.4 pts) 63.8%
1923 Valentine la Touche McEntee (Labour) 10,026 47.5% Horace Evelyn Crawfurd (Liberal) 1,792 (8.5 pts) 65.5%
1924 Horace Evelyn Crawfurd (Liberal) 12,991 50.9% Valentine la Touche McEntee (Labour) 470 (1.8 pts) 75.5%
1929 Valentine la Touche McEntee (Labour) 16,050 54.0% Horace Evelyn Crawfurd (Liberal) 6,580 (22.1 pts) 73.3%
1931 Valentine la Touche McEntee (Labour) 14,144 45.1% Claude Herbert Grundy (Conservative) 1,007 (3.2 pts) 72.8%
1935 Valentine la Touche McEntee (Labour) 17,613 61.8% Thomas Claude Catty (Conservative) 6,739 (23.7 pts) 65.0%
1945 Valentine la Touche McEntee (Labour) 17,460 65.2% Lancelot Dykes Spicer (Liberal) 12,700 (47.4 pts) 70.1%
1950 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 21,095 60.5% John Arthur Paul (Conservative) 12,107 (34.7 pts) 81.7%
1951 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 23,021 66.8% Edward Dillon Lott du Cann (Conservative) 11,574 (33.6 pts) 81.9%
1955 Clement Richard Attlee (Labour) 19,327 65.7% Richard Phipps Hornby (Conservative) 9,250 (31.5 pts) 72.5%
1959 Edward Charles Redhead (Labour) 15,980 54.9% Henry Cassidy Midgley (Conservative) 8,108 (27.9 pts) 76.1%
1964 Edward Charles Redhead (Labour) 14,405 56.2% Edward Michael Ogden (Conservative) 7,625 (29.8 pts) 72.2%
1966 Edward Redhead (Labour) 14,665 61.2% Frederick Silvester (Conservative) 8,725 (36.4 pts) 71.0%
1970 Eric Deakins (Labour) 12,472 54.4% Frederick Silvester (Conservative) 4,602 (20.1 pts) 65.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Jesson National Democratic and Labour 7,33051.6% Yes
Valentine la Touche McEntee Labour 4,16729.3% No
Emslie John Horniman Liberal 2,70719.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valentine la Touche McEntee Labour 8,75843.3% Yes
Charles Jesson National Democratic and Labour 6,25330.9% No
Horace Evelyn Crawfurd Liberal 5,22825.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valentine la Touche McEntee Labour 10,02647.5% Yes
Horace Evelyn Crawfurd Liberal 8,23439.0% No
Jabeez Lyne Unionist 2,83213.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Horace Evelyn Crawfurd Liberal 12,99150.9% Yes
Valentine la Touche McEntee Labour 12,52149.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valentine la Touche McEntee Labour 16,05054.0% Yes
Horace Evelyn Crawfurd Liberal 9,47031.9% No
Frederick Bramston Unionist 4,18414.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valentine la Touche McEntee Labour 14,14445.1% Yes
Claude Herbert Grundy Conservative 13,13741.9% No
Sydney Walter Robinson Liberal 4,05312.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valentine la Touche McEntee Labour 17,61361.8% Yes
Thomas Claude Catty Conservative 10,87438.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Valentine la Touche McEntee Labour 17,46065.2% Yes
Lancelot Dykes Spicer Liberal 4,76017.8% No
Leslie Charles Curran Conservative 4,55017.0% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 21,09560.5% Yes
John Arthur Paul Conservative 8,98825.8% No
Alan Whitfield Pim Liberal 4,10211.8% No
Hugh Lester Hutchinson Independent Labour 7042.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 23,02166.8% Yes
Edward Dillon Lott du Cann Conservative 11,44733.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Richard Attlee Labour 19,32765.7% Yes
Richard Phipps Hornby Conservative 10,07734.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Charles Redhead Labour 15,98054.9% Yes
Henry Cassidy Midgley Conservative 7,87227.1% No
William Oliver Smedley Liberal 5,22918.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Charles Redhead Labour 14,40556.2% Yes
Edward Michael Ogden Conservative 6,78026.5% No
Colin Allen Hart-Leverton Liberal 4,43717.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Redhead Labour 14,66561.2% Yes
Frederick Silvester Conservative 5,94024.8% No
Donald Bramley Liberal 3,37014.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Deakins Labour 12,47254.4% Yes
Frederick Silvester Conservative 7,87034.4% No
Ian Roxbrough Liberal 2,56411.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: National Democratic and Labour margin 22.3 pts 1922: Labour margin 12.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1924: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 22.1 pts 1931: Labour margin 3.2 pts 1935: Labour margin 23.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 47.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 34.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 33.6 pts 1955: Labour margin 31.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 27.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 29.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 36.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 20.1 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

West Walthamstow has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: National Democratic and Labour, Labour, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won West Walthamstow in the 1970 general election?

Labour won West Walthamstow in 1970 with 12,472 votes (54.4%), a majority of 4,602 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won West Walthamstow since 1918?

Since 1918, West Walthamstow has been won by: Labour, Liberal, National Democratic and Labour.

What was the closest result in West Walthamstow?

The closest result on record for West Walthamstow was 1924, when Liberal beat Labour by just 470 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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