# Leyton East (UK Parliament constituency)

Leyton East was a parliamentary constituency in the Municipal Borough of Leyton, then part of Essex but now in Greater 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.

## Boundaries

The Urban District of Leyton wards of Cann Hall, Grove Green, Harrow Green, Leytonstone, and Wanstead Slip.

## History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | Cecil Malone | Liberal |
| | 1919 | Cecil Malone | British Socialist |
| | 1920 | Cecil Malone | Communist |
| | 1922 | Ernest Edward Alexander | Unionist |
| | 1923 | Archibald Church | Labour |
| | 1924 | Ernest Edward Alexander | Unionist |
| | 1929 | Fenner Brockway | Labour |
| | 1931 | Sir Frederick Mills | Conservative |
| | 1945 | Albert Bechervaise | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished: see Leyton | constituency abolished: see Leyton |

## Elections
### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Leyton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Cecil Malone | 4,319 | 35.7 | |
| | Unionist | Ernest Edward Alexander | 4,119 | 34.0 | |
| | Labour | William Carter | 3,668 | 30.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,106 | 45.3 | |
| | 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: Leyton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Ernest Edward Alexander | 7,866 | 38.6 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | William Carter | 6,300 | 30.9 | +0.6 |
| | National Liberal | Walter Gibbons | 4,568 | 22.4 | New |
| | Liberal | Edward Brotherton-Ratcliffe | 1,650 | 8.1 | −27.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,566 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,384 | 72.2 | +26.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,232 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.1 | |
General election 1923: Leyton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Archibald Church | 7,944 | 39.5 | +8.6 |
| | Unionist | Ernest Edward Alexander | 6,533 | 32.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Broad | 5,669 | 28.1 | +20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,411 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,146 | 69.1 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,166 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.4 | |
General election 1924: Leyton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Ernest Edward Alexander | 10,649 | 46.4 | +14.0 |
| | Labour | Archibald Church | 9,087 | 39.7 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | R.W. Puddicombe | 3,174 | 13.9 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,562 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,190 | 77.6 | +8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,506 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9 | |
General election 1929: Leyton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fenner Brockway | 11,111 | 42.9 | +3.2 |
| | Unionist | Ernest Edward Alexander | 8,691 | 33.6 | −12.8 |
| | Liberal | Frank Wynne Davies | 6,096 | 23.5 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,420 | 9.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,898 | 72.6 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 35,680 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.0 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Leyton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Mills | 17,285 | 62.4 | +28.8 |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Fenner Brockway | 10,433 | 37.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,852 | 24.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,718 | 75.7 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Leyton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Mills | 10,836 | 46.1 | −16.3 |
| | Labour | Albert Bechervaise | 10,507 | 44.7 | New |
| | Liberal | Edwin Malindine | 2,161 | 9.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 1.4 | −23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,504 | 67.1 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Leyton East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Bechervaise | 13,048 | 65.7 | +21.0 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Braine | 6,802 | 34.3 | −11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,246 | 31.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,850 | 68.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |