# Newham North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Newham North West was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. It returned one Member of Parliament, elected by the first past the post system.

## History

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then merged with part of the constituency of Newham South to form the new constituency of West Ham.
The constituency shared boundaries with the Newham North West electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

## Boundaries

The London Borough of Newham wards of Forest Gate, New Town, Park, Plashet, Stratford, Upton, and West Ham.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| Feb 1974 | Arthur Lewis | Labour |
| 1983 | Tony Banks | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: Newham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Lewis | 18,898 | 59.9 | |
| | Liberal | D.C. Bigg | 6,350 | 20.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Atkinson | 6,301 | 20.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,548 | 39.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,549 | 59.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election October 1974: Newham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Lewis | 18,388 | 66.6 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Brown | 5,007 | 18.1 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal | A. Hetherington | 4,201 | 15.2 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,381 | 48.5 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,596 | 51.6 | −7.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.3 | |
General election 1979: Newham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arthur Lewis | 18,392 | 61.5 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | David Amess | 7,937 | 26.5 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | Brian McCarthy | 2,377 | 7.9 | −7.3 |
| | National Front | Michael Maloney | 1,217 | 4.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,455 | 35.0 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,923 | 55.4 | +3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Newham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Banks | 13,042 | 46.6 | −14.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith D. Irons | 6,124 | 21.9 | −4.6 |
| | SDP | Alec Kellaway | 5,204 | 18.6 | +10.7 |
| | Independent Labour | Arthur Lewis | 3,074 | 11.0 | New |
| | National Front | M. Hipperson | 525 | 1.9 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,918 | 24.7 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,969 | 56.2 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.2 | |
General election 1987: Newham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Banks | 15,677 | 55.4 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | John Wylie | 7,181 | 25.4 | +3.5 |
| | SDP | Richard Redden | 4,920 | 17.4 | −1.2 |
| | Green | Varyah De Grandis-Harrison | 497 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,496 | 30.0 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,275 | 59.4 | +3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Newham North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Banks | 15,911 | 61.1 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Prisk | 6,740 | 25.9 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sawdon | 2,445 | 9.4 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Amanda Sandford | 587 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| | Raving Loony Green Giant | Lord Toby Jug | 252 | 1.0 | New |
| | International Communist | David O'Sullivan | 100 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,171 | 35.2 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,035 | 56.0 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |