# East Ham North (UK Parliament constituency)

East Ham North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the East Ham district of London, which was in Essex until 1965. 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 voting system.

## History

The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election. It was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of East Ham wards of Manor Park, Plashet East, and Plashet West.
1950–1974: The County Borough of East Ham wards of Kensington, Little Ilford, Manor Park, Plashet, and Woodgrange.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | John Bethell | Liberal |
| | 1922 | Charles Williamson Crook | Conservative |
| | 1923 | Susan Lawrence | Labour |
| | 1924 | Charles Williamson Crook | Conservative |
| | 1926 by-election | Susan Lawrence | Labour |
| | 1931 | John Mayhew | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Percy Daines | Labour Co-operative |
| | 1957 by-election | Reg Prentice | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1918: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | John Bethell | 9,436 | 58.30 | |
| | National | William Mann | 6,748 | 41.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,688 | 16.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,184 | 47.30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,219 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Charles Williamson Crook | 7,215 | 29.74 | New |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 6,747 | 27.81 | New |
| | National Liberal | Ernest Edwards | 4,775 | 19.68 | −38.62 |
| | People's | Harry Osborn | 4,021 | 16.57 | New |
| | Liberal | Joseph Nathaniel Emery | 1,504 | 6.20 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 1.93 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,262 | 69.80 | +22.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,759 | | |
| | Unionist gain from National Liberal | Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing | | |
General election 1923: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 8,727 | 35.72 | +7.91 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Edwards | 8,311 | 34.02 | +27.82 |
| | Unionist | Charles Williamson Crook | 7,393 | 30.26 | +0.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 1.70 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,431 | 68.99 | −0.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,410 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
General election 1924: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Charles Williamson Crook | 11,194 | 39.55 | +9.29 |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 10,137 | 35.81 | +0.09 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Edwards | 6,970 | 24.63 | −9.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,057 | 3.74 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,431 | 77.55 | +8.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,496 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +4.60 | |
29 April 1926 by-election: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 10,798 | 40.64 | +4.83 |
| | Unionist | George Jarrett | 9,171 | 34.51 | −5.04 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Burgin | 6,603 | 24.85 | +0.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,627 | 6.13 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,572 | 71.71 | −5.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,057 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.94 | |
General election 1929: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 13,969 | 42.03 | +6.22 |
| | Unionist | John Lees-Jones | 11,805 | 35.51 | −4.04 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Arnold Evans | 7,459 | 22.44 | −2.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,164 | 6.52 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,233 | 71.99 | −5.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,233 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.13 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mayhew | 22,730 | 65.89 | +30.38 |
| | Labour | Susan Lawrence | 11,769 | 34.11 | −7.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,961 | 31.78 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,499 | 73.40 | +1.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,002 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +19.15 | |
General election 1935: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mayhew | 15,295 | 50.89 | −15.00 |
| | Labour | Thomas Burden | 14,762 | 49.11 | +15.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 1.78 | −30.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,057 | 64.99 | −8.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,252 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −15.00 | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Daines | 18,373 | 70.16 | +21.05 |
| | Conservative | John Mayhew | 7,814 | 29.84 | −21.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,559 | 40.32 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,187 | 71.17 | +6.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,794 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.05 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Daines | 20,497 | 57.14 | −13.02 |
| | Conservative | John Mayhew | 11,856 | 33.05 | +3.21 |
| | Liberal | John Joseph Carroll | 3,521 | 9.81 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,641 | 24.09 | −16.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,874 | 84.16 | +12.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,624 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −8.12 | |
General election 1951: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Daines | 21,444 | 60.36 | +3.22 |
| | Conservative | James Dundas Hamilton | 14,085 | 39.64 | +6.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,359 | 20.72 | −2.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,529 | 83.28 | −0.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,662 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.69 | |
General election 1955: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Daines | 17,961 | 59.13 | −1.23 |
| | Conservative | Arnold Silverstone | 12,416 | 40.87 | +1.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,545 | 18.26 | −2.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,377 | 74.92 | −8.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,548 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −1.23 | |
30 May 1957 by-election: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reg Prentice | 12,546 | 56.26 | −2.87 |
| | Conservative | John Henry Samuel Bangay | 6,567 | 29.45 | −11.42 |
| | People's League | Edward Martell | 2,730 | 12.24 | New |
| | Ind. Labour Party | William Henry Christopher | 458 | 2.05 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,979 | 26.81 | +8.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,301 | 57.30 | −17.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,920 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.28 | |
General election 1959: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reg Prentice | 16,001 | 56.79 | −2.34 |
| | Conservative | John Henry Samuel Bangay | 12,175 | 43.21 | +2.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,826 | 13.58 | −4.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,176 | 74.12 | −0.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,014 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.34 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reg Prentice | 14,501 | 60.36 | +3.57 |
| | Conservative | John Henry Samuel Bangay | 9,524 | 39.64 | −3.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,977 | 20.72 | +7.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,025 | 67.38 | −6.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,656 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.57 | |
General election 1966: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reg Prentice | 14,911 | 65.86 | +5.50 |
| | Conservative | Laurence Giovene | 7,729 | 34.14 | −5.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,182 | 31.72 | +11.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,640 | 64.66 | −2.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,016 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.50 | |

### Election in the 1970s

General election 1970: East Ham North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reg Prentice | 11,557 | 59.90 | −5.96 |
| | Conservative | Neil Macfarlane | 7,735 | 40.09 | +5.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,822 | 19.81 | −11.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,292 | 52.57 | −12.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,695 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.96 | |