# Hammersmith North (UK Parliament constituency)

Hammersmith North was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith in West 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.

## History

The constituency was created when the Hammersmith constituency was divided for the 1918 general election.
In its early years the constituency regularly changed hands between Labour and the Conservatives, but it was a Labour seat from a by-election in 1934 until its abolition in 1983.
The constituency shared boundaries with the Hammersmith North electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.
It was abolished for the 1983 general election when it was partly replaced by a new Hammersmith constituency.

## Boundaries
### 1918–1950

The seat was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918, and was defined as consisting of wards Four, Five, Six and Seven of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith.

### 1950–1955

The original boundaries were used until the 1950 general election. The wards of the metropolitan borough had been redrawn since 1918, and the seat was redefined by the Representation of the People Act 1948 as comprising six wards: College Park & Latimer, Coningham, Old Oak, Starch Green, White City and Wormholt.

### 1955–1974

The House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 allowed for periodic reviews of constituency boundaries. Seats in the two metropolitan boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham were redrawn prior to the 1955 general election. The neighbouring seat of Hammersmith South was abolished and the three wards of Addison, Olympia and St. Stephen's were transferred to the North constituency.

### 1974–1983

The last redrawing of the boundaries of the constituency took place prior to the February 1974 election. In 1965 the former metropolitan borough had become part of the larger London Borough of Hammersmith, and the seat was defined as consisting of ten wards of the London Borough, namely: Addison, Broadway, Brook Green, College Park & Old Oak, Coningham, Grove, St. Stephen's, Starch Green, White City and Wormholt.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Sir Henry Foreman | Coalition Conservative |
| | 1922 | Sir Henry Foreman | Conservative |
| | 1923 | James Gardner | Labour |
| | 1924 | Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett | Conservative |
| | 1926 by-election | James Gardner | Labour |
| | 1931 | Mary Pickford | Conservative |
| | 1934 by-election | Fielding West | Labour |
| | 1935 | Denis Pritt | Labour |
| | 1940 | Denis Pritt | Independent Labour |
| | 1949 | Denis Pritt | Labour Independent Group |
| | 1950 | Frank Tomney | Labour |
| | 1979 | Clive Soley | Labour |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished : see Hammersmith | constituency abolished : see Hammersmith |

## Election results
### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Henry Foreman | 5,785 | 46.5 | |
| | Liberal | Ernest Young | 2,542 | 20.4 | |
| | National | James C Walker | 2,075 | 16.7 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Roland Morden | 2,048 | 16.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,243 | 26.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,450 | 46.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,656 | | |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Election in the 1920s

General election 1922: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Henry Foreman | 8,303 | 46.3 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | James Gardner | 5,350 | 29.8 | +13.4 |
| | Liberal | Frederick L Coysh | 4,278 | 23.9 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,953 | 16.5 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,931 | 60.0 | +13.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,904 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −6.8 | |
General election 1923: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Gardner | 8,101 | 41.0 | +11.2 |
| | Unionist | Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett | 7,256 | 36.8 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | Frederick L. Coysh | 4,374 | 22.2 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,731 | 63.0 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,331 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +10.4 | |
General election 1924: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett | 12,925 | 54.1 | +17.3 |
| | Labour | James Gardner | 10,970 | 45.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,955 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,895 | 74.2 | +11.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,194 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.2 | |
Hammersmith North by-election 1926 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Gardner | 13,095 | 53.4 | +7.5 |
| | Unionist | Samuel Gluckstein | 9,484 | 38.6 | −15.5 |
| | Liberal | George Paton Murfitt | 1,974 | 8.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,611 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,553 | 72.2 | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,017 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +11.5 | |
General election 1929: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Gardner | 17,601 | 56.2 | +10.3 |
| | Unionist | (Harold Richard) Marshall Hays | 13,744 | 43.8 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,857 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,345 | 70.0 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 44,789 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +10.3 | |

### Election in the 1930s

General election 1931: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Pickford | 18,815 | 59.2 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | James Gardner | 11,838 | 37.2 | −19.0 |
| | Communist | Ted Bramley | 697 | 2.2 | New |
| | New Party | R. E. N. Braden | 431 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,977 | 22.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,693 | 69.6 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hammersmith North: By-election, 24 April 1934 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fielding West | 14,263 | 55.7 | +18.5 |
| | Conservative | C. P. Davis | 10,747 | 41.9 | −17.3 |
| | Communist | Ted Bramley | 614 | 2.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,516 | 13.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,216 | 56.7 | −12.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D.N. Pritt | 15,464 | 52.8 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Norman Bower | 13,830 | 47.2 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,634 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,570 | 65.7 | −3.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Labour: D.N. Pritt
* Conservative: Leonard Caplan
General election 1945: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Independent Group | D.N. Pritt | 18,845 | 63.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Leonard Caplan | 7,516 | 25.5 | −21.7 |
| | Labour | W.H. Church | 3,165 | 10.7 | −42.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,329 | 38.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,444 | 73.0 | +7.3 |
| | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 13,346 | 39.71 | |
| | Conservative | T Gee | 10,406 | 30.96 | |
| | Labour Independent Group | D.N. Pritt | 6,457 | 25.16 | |
| | Liberal | Hyman Mark Pick | 1,402 | 4.17 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,940 | 8.75 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,611 | 81.05 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 22,709 | 66.13 |
| | Conservative | John Howard | 11,629 | 33.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,080 | 32.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,338 | 81.17 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 24,280 | 61.16 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bowden | 15,417 | 38.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,863 | 22.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,697 | 70.04 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1959: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 21,409 | 59.35 |
| | Conservative | William David Armstrong Bagnell | 14,662 | 40.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,747 | 18.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,071 | 69.80 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 18,547 | 62.91 |
| | Conservative | Tom Stacey | 10,936 | 37.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,611 | 25.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,483 | 63.11 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 19,522 | 68.79 |
| | Conservative | Michael Neubert | 8,857 | 31.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,665 | 37.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,379 | 63.92 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 16,145 | 62.67 |
| | Conservative | Ian Stewart | 9,615 | 37.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,530 | 25.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,760 | 62.04 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election February 1974: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 18,970 | 49.45 | |
| | Conservative | RG Beckett | 11,929 | 31.10 | |
| | Liberal | Simon Harold John Arthur Knott | 7,460 | 19.45 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,041 | 18.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,359 | 73.72 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Tomney | 18,061 | 53.38 | |
| | Conservative | RG Beckett | 9,939 | 29.38 | |
| | Liberal | Simon Harold John Arthur Knott | 5,200 | 15.37 | |
| | Independent | JP McFadden | 633 | 1.87 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,122 | 24.00 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,833 | 64.60 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Hammersmith North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Soley | 17,241 | 48.19 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Cripps | 13,735 | 38.39 | |
| | Liberal | Simon Harold John Arthur Knott | 4,147 | 11.59 | |
| | National Front | Robert Pearse | 462 | 1.29 | New |
| | Workers Revolutionary | Calvin Stewart | 193 | 0.54 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,506 | 9.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,778 | 70.40 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |