Leyton East (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Leyton East
|type = Borough
|parliament = uk
|year = 1918
|abolished = 1950
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = Walthamstow
|next = Leyton
|}}
Leyton East was a parliamentary constituency in the Municipal Borough of Leyton, then part of Essex but now in Greater London.
It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Boundaries
The Urban District of Leyton wards of Cann Hall, Grove Green, Harrow Green, Leytonstone, and Wanstead Slip.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1918 |rowspan=3|Cecil Malone | Liberal | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: red" |
| 1919 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Great Britain}}" |
| 1920 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |
| 1922 | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1923 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |
| 1924 | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1929 | Labour | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1931 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 1945 | Labour | ||
| colspan="2" align="center"|1950
|colspan="2"| constituency abolished: see Leyton |
Elections
=Election in the 1910s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1918: Leyton East British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Cecil Malone
|votes = 4,319
|percentage = 35.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Edward Alexander
|votes = 4,119
|percentage = 34.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Carter
|votes = 3,668
|percentage = 30.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 200
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,106
|percentage = 45.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
=Elections in the 1920s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1922: Leyton East British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Edward Alexander
|votes = 7,866
|percentage = 38.6
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Carter
|votes = 6,300
|percentage = 30.9
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|candidate = Walter Gibbons
|votes = 4,568
|percentage = 22.4
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Brotherton-Ratcliffe
|votes = 1,650
|percentage = 8.1
|change = −27.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,566
|percentage = 7.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 20,384
|percentage = 72.2
|change = +26.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 28,232
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +16.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1923: Leyton East British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Archibald Church
|votes = 7,944
|percentage = 39.5
|change = +8.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Ernest Edward Alexander
|votes = 6,533
|percentage = 32.4
|change = −6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Broad
|votes = 5,669
|percentage = 28.1
|change = +20.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,411
|percentage = 7.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 20,146
|percentage = 69.1
|change = −3.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 29,166
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +7.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1924: Leyton East British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Edward Alexander
|votes = 10,649
|percentage = 46.4
|change = +14.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Archibald Church
|votes = 9,087
|percentage = 39.7
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R.W. Puddicombe
|votes = 3,174
|percentage = 13.9
|change = −14.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,562
|percentage = 6.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 22,190
|percentage = 77.6
|change = +8.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 29,506
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +6.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1929: Leyton East
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Fenner Brockway
|votes = 11,111
|percentage = 42.9
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Ernest Edward Alexander
|votes = 8,691
|percentage = 33.6
|change = −12.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Wynne Davies
|votes = 6,096
|percentage = 23.5
|change = +9.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,420
|percentage = 9.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,898
|percentage = 72.6
|change = −5.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 35,680
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +8.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1930s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1931: Leyton East
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Mills
|votes = 17,285
|percentage = 62.4
|change = +28.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party
|candidate = Fenner Brockway
|votes = 10,433
|percentage = 37.6
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,852
|percentage = 24.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,718
|percentage = 75.7
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1935: Leyton East
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Mills
|votes = 10,836
|percentage = 46.1
|change = -16.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Bechervaise
|votes = 10,507
|percentage = 44.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Edwin Malindine
|votes = 2,161
|percentage = 9.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 329
|percentage = 1.4
|change = -23.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,504
|percentage = 67.1
|change = -8.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1940s=
{{Election box begin |
|title=General election 1945: Leyton East
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Bechervaise
|votes = 13,048
|percentage = 65.7
|change = +21.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bernard Braine
|votes = 6,802
|percentage = 34.3
|change = -11.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,246
|percentage = 31.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 19,850
|percentage = 68.2
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
- {{cite book |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 |orig-year=1969 |edition= 3rd |year=1983 |publisher= Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-06-X}}
- {{Rayment-hc|l|2|date=March 2012}}
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