# Walthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency)

Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was combined with part of the former Walthamstow East to form the new Walthamstow constituency.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The Urban District of Walthamstow wards of High Street, Higham Hill, and St James Street.
1950–1974: The Borough of Walthamstow wards of High Street, Higham Hill, and St James Street.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party | Notes |
| 1918 | Charles Jesson | NDP |
| 1922 | Valentine McEntee | Labour |
| 1924 | Horace Crawfurd | Liberal |
| 1929 | Valentine McEntee | Labour |
| 1950 | Clement Attlee | Labour | Previously MP for Limehouse from 1922; Leader of the Labour Party 1935–55; Prime Minister 1945–51; resigned 26 December 1955 |
| 1956 by-election | Edward Redhead | Labour | Died 15 April 1967 |
| 1967 by-election | Fred Silvester | Conservative |
| 1970 | Eric Deakins | Labour | Subsequently, MP for Walthamstow from February 1974 |
| Feb 1974 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

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

General election 1918: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Democratic | Charles Jesson | 7,330 | 51.6 | |
| | Labour | Valentine McEntee | 4,167 | 29.3 | |
| | Liberal | Emslie Horniman | 2,707 | 19.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,163 | 22.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,204 | 47.0 | |
| | National Democratic win (new seat) | National Democratic win (new seat) | National Democratic win (new seat) | National Democratic win (new seat) | National Democratic win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valentine McEntee | 8,758 | 43.3 | +14.0 |
| | National Liberal | Charles Jesson | 6,253 | 30.9 | New |
| | Liberal | Horace Crawfurd | 5,228 | 25.8 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,505 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,239 | 63.8 | +16.8 |
| | Labour gain from National Democratic | Labour gain from National Democratic | Swing | | |
General election 1923: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valentine McEntee | 10,026 | 47.6 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Horace Crawfurd | 8,234 | 39.0 | +13.2 |
| | Unionist | Jabeez Lyne | 2,832 | 13.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,792 | 8.6 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,092 | 65.5 | +1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
General election 1924: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Horace Crawfurd | 12,991 | 50.9 | +21.9 |
| | Labour | Valentine McEntee | 12,521 | 49.1 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 1.8 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,512 | 75.5 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1929: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valentine McEntee | 16,050 | 54.0 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal | Horace Crawfurd | 9,470 | 31.9 | −18.0 |
| | Unionist | Frederick C Bramston | 4,184 | 14.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,580 | 22.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,704 | 73.3 | −2.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Valentine McEntee | 14,144 | 45.14 |
| | Conservative | Claude Herbert Grundy | 13,137 | 41.93 |
| | Liberal | Sydney Robinson | 4,053 | 12.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 3.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,334 | 72.82 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1935: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Valentine McEntee | 17,613 | 61.83 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Claude Catty | 10,874 | 38.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,739 | 23.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,487 | 64.97 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valentine McEntee | 17,460 | 65.22 | +3.39 |
| | Liberal | Lancelot Spicer | 4,760 | 17.78 | New |
| | Conservative | Leslie Charles Curran | 4,550 | 17.00 | −21.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,700 | 47.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,770 | 70.14 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clement Attlee | 21,095 | 60.46 | −4.76 |
| | Conservative | John Arthur Paul | 8,988 | 25.76 | +8.76 |
| | Liberal | Alan Whitfield Pim | 4,102 | 11.76 | −6.02 |
| | Labour Independent Group | Lester Hutchinson | 704 | 2.02 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,107 | 34.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,889 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.76 | |
General election 1951: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clement Attlee | 23,021 | 66.79 |
| | Conservative | Edward du Cann | 11,447 | 33.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,574 | 33.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,468 | 81.94 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clement Attlee | 19,327 | 65.73 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hornby | 10,077 | 34.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,250 | 31.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,404 | 72.48 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
1956 Walthamstow West by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Redhead | 13,388 | 64.68 | −1.05 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hornby | 4,184 | 20.21 | −14.06 |
| | Liberal | Oliver Smedley | 3,037 | 14.67 | New |
| | Independent | Bill Boaks | 89 | 0.43 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,204 | 44.47 | +13.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,698 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward Redhead | 15,980 | 54.95 |
| | Conservative | Harry Midgley | 7,872 | 27.07 |
| | Liberal | Oliver Smedley | 5,229 | 17.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,108 | 27.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,081 | 76.08 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Redhead | 14,405 | 56.2 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Michael Ogden | 6,780 | 26.5 | ―1.7 |
| | Liberal | Colin Hart-Leverton | 4,437 | 17.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,625 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,622 | 72.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Redhead | 14,665 | 61.2 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Silvester | 5,940 | 24.8 | |
| | Liberal | Donald W. Bramley | 3,370 | 14.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,725 | 36.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,975 | 71.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
By-election 1967: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Silvester | 6,652 | 37.1 | +12.3 |
| | Labour | Eric Deakins | 6,590 | 36.7 | ―24.5 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Wingfield | 4,105 | 22.9 | +8.8 |
| | Anti-Common Market | Oliver Smedley | 542 | 3.0 | New |
| | Independent | Robin Allen | 63 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,952 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1970s

General election 1970: Walthamstow West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Deakins | 12,472 | 54.5 | ―6.7 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Silvester | 7,870 | 34.6 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal | Ian W. Roxburgh | 2,564 | 11.2 | ―2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,602 | 20.2 | ―16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,906 | 65.14 | ―5.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |