Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency)

In 1918, the seat was split into Woolwich East and Woolwich West. In 1983, most of Woolwich West became Eltham while the recreated Woolwich constituency was largely based on Woolwich East. In 1997, the seat was split up along different lines, with part of it going into neighbouring Erith and Thamesmead, and part of it merging with the Greenwich seat to form the new Greenwich and Woolwich seat.

Image:Woolwich1885.png

1885–1918: The parishes of Woolwich, Eltham and Plumstead.{{cite book |author= |title=The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria |url=https://archive.org/details/publicgeneralac01walegoog |location=London |publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode |pages=[https://archive.org/details/publicgeneralac01walegoog/page/n114 111]–198 |date=1885 |chapter=Chap. 23. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 }}

File:Woolwich1983Constituency.svg

1983–1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Abbey Wood, Arsenal, Burrage, Eynsham, Glyndon, Lakedale, Plumstead Common, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Shrewsbury, Slade, Thamesmead Moorings, and Woolwich Common.

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1992: Woolwich{{cite web|

url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Austin

|votes = 17,551

|percentage = 44.2

|change = +7.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Social Democrat

|candidate = John Cartwright

|votes = 15,326

|percentage = 38.6

|change = –3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Kevin J.T. Walmsley

|votes = 6,598

|percentage = 16.6

|change = –4.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Sarah J.E. Hayward

|votes = 220

|percentage = 0.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,225

|percentage = 5.6

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 39,695

|percentage = 70.9

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 55,977

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|swing = +5.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1987: Woolwich{{cite web|

url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge87/ge87index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=11 June 1987|work=Election 1987|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = John Cartwright

|votes = 17,137

|percentage = 41.7

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = John Austin

|votes = 15,200

|percentage = 37.0

|change = +3.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Salter

|votes = 8,723

|percentage = 21.2

|change = -3.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,937

|percentage = 4.7

|change = -2.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,060

|percentage = 70.7

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 58,071

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1983: Woolwich{{cite web|

url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge83/ge83index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 June 1983|work=Election 1983|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)|

|candidate = John Cartwright

|votes = 15,492

|percentage = 40.5

|change = +32.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Audrey Wise

|votes = 12,767

|percentage = 33.4

|change = –25.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Philomena Brown

|votes = 9,616

|percentage = 25.1

|change = –5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = TC Fitz-Gerald

|votes = 384

|percentage = 1.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,725

|percentage = 7.1

|change = –21.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,259

|percentage = 68.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

| reg. electors = 56,297

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Social Democratic Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election December 1910: Woolwich}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Will Crooks

|votes = 8,252

|percentage = 50.7

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Adam

|votes = 8,016

|percentage = 49.3

|change = -1.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 236

|percentage = 1.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 16,268

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +1.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election January 1910: Woolwich

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Adam

|votes = 8,715

|percentage = 50.9

|change = +7.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Will Crooks

|votes = 8,420

|percentage = 49.1

|change = -7.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 295

|percentage = 1.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 17,135

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +7.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1906: Woolwich{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Representation Committee (1900)

|candidate = Will Crooks

|votes = 9,026

|percentage = 56.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Adam

|votes = 6,914

|percentage = 43.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,112

|percentage = 13.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 15,490

|percentage = 89.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 17,870

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Representation Committee (1900)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1903 Woolwich by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Representation Committee (1900)

|candidate = Will Crooks

|votes = 8,687

|percentage = 61.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Geoffrey Drage

|votes = 5,458

|percentage = 38.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,229

|percentage = 22.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 14,145

|percentage = 87.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 16,136

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1902 Woolwich by-election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Beresford

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 15,376

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1900: Woolwich

}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edwin Hughes

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 14,592

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1895: Woolwich{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=FWS|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918|date=1974|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|isbn=9781349022984}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edwin Hughes

|votes = 6,662

|percentage = 63.3

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal-Labour (UK)

|candidate = Ben Jones

|votes = 3,857

|percentage = 36.7

|change = −3.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,805

|percentage = 26.6

|change = +7.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 10,519

|percentage = 78.2

|change = −3.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 13,458

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +3.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1892: Woolwich

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edwin Hughes

|votes = 5,992

|percentage = 59.4

|change = −2.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal-Labour (UK)

|candidate = Ben Jones

|votes = 4,100

|percentage = 40.6

|change = +2.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,892

|percentage = 18.8

|change = −5.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 10,092

|percentage = 81.7

|change = +5.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 12,347

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = -2.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1886: Woolwich

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edwin Hughes

|votes = 4,647

|percentage = 62.3

|change = +5.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Evatt

|votes = 2,811

|percentage = 37.7

|change = −5.2

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,836

|percentage = 24.6

|change = +10.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,458

|percentage = 76.3

|change = −8.9

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 9,769

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing = +5.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1885: Woolwich

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Edwin Hughes

|votes = 4,758

|percentage = 57.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Montagu Hozier

|votes = 3,569

|percentage = 42.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,189

|percentage = 14.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 8,327

|percentage = 85.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 9,769

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Reflist}}

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{{Historic constituencies in London

| 1832 = n

| 1868 = n

| 1885 = y

| 1918 = n

| 1950 = n

| 1955 = n

| 1974 = n

| 1983 = y

| 1997 = n

}}

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