# Greenwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Greenwich was a constituency in south-east London, which returned at first two, then (from 1885) one member (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It existed from 1832 to 1997. Elections used the first past the post system; when this elects more than one member, it is sometimes called plurality-at-large voting.

## History

From 1832 until 1885 it was a two-member constituency. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 associated with the Reform Act 1884, its area was reduced overall (although it gained Kidbrooke) and it was reduced to one seat. For the 1997 general election, it was merged with part of the former Woolwich constituency to form the Greenwich and Woolwich seat.
Its history is dominated by the area's strong maritime tradition. Its most prominent claim to fame was as the seat of William Ewart Gladstone between 1868 and 1880, and it also achieved prominence in the 1987 Greenwich by-election, when the SDP won a surprise victory.

## Boundaries

1832–1885: the parishes of Greenwich; Deptford St Nicholas and Deptford St Paul; and the most populous parts of Charlton and Woolwich. detailed as: "From the Point at which the Royal Arsenal Canal at Woolwich joins the Thames, along the said Canal to the southern extremity thereof; thence in a straight Line to the south-western corner of the Ordnance Storekeeper's House; thence in a straight Line, in the Direction of a Stile in the footpath from Woolwich to Plumstead Common, over Sand Hill, to the Boundary of the Parish of Woolwich; thence, southward, along the boundary of the parish of Woolwich to the point at which the same meets the Boundary of the parish of Charlton; thence westward along the Boundary of the parish of Charlton to the point at which the same turns southward near the Dovor Road; thence along the Dovor Road to the nearest point of the boundary of the parish of Greenwich; thence Westward, along the boundary of the parish of Greenwich to the point at which the same turns abruptly to the south, close by the Dovor Road, thence in a straight line, in a westerly direction, to the nearest point of the boundary of the parish of Greenwich, thence westward along the boundary of the parish of Greenwich to the point at which the same meets the boundary of the parish of Saint Paul Deptford; thence southward along the boundary of the parish of Saint Paul Deptford to the point at which the same meets the Thames; thence along the Thames to the point first described." The boundaries were thus in the schedules of the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832.
1885–1918: The parishes of Greenwich, St Nicholas Deptford, Charlton, and Kidbrooke.
1918–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Blackheath, Charlton, Eastcombe, Hornfair, Kidbrooke, Marsh, Park, Trafalgar, Vanbrugh, and West.
1983–1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Blackheath, Charlton, Ferrier, Hornfair, Kidbrooke, Rectory Field, St Alfege, Trafalgar, Vanbrugh, and West.
Between 1983 and 1997, the constituency formed the western part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1832–1885

| Election | First member | First member | First party | Second member | Second member | Second party |
| 1832 | | James Whitley Deans Dundas | Whig | | Edward George Barnard | Radical |
| 1835 | | John Angerstein | Whig | | Edward George Barnard | Radical |
| 1837 | | Matthias Wolverley Attwood | Conservative | | Edward George Barnard | Radical |
| 1841 | | James Whitley Deans Dundas | Whig | | Edward George Barnard | Radical |
| 1851 by-election | | James Whitley Deans Dundas | Whig | | David Salomons | Radical |
| 1852 by-election | | Houston Stewart | Whig | | David Salomons | Radical |
| 1852 | | Peter Rolt | Conservative | | Montague Chambers | Radical |
| Feb 1857 by-election | | Sir William Codrington | Whig | | Montague Chambers | Radical |
| Mar. 1857 | | Sir William Codrington | Whig | | John Townsend | Radical |
| Feb. 1859 by-election | | Sir William Codrington | Whig | | David Salomons | Radical |
| 1859 | | William Angerstein | Liberal | | David Salomons | Liberal |
| 1865 | | Sir Charles Tilston Bright | Liberal | | David Salomons | Liberal |
| 1868 | | William Ewart Gladstone | Liberal | | David Salomons | Liberal |
| 1873 by-election | | William Ewart Gladstone | Liberal | | Sir Thomas Boord | Conservative |
| 1880 | | Baron Henry de Worms | Conservative | | Sir Thomas Boord | Conservative |
| 1885 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### MPs since 1885

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Sir Thomas Boord | Conservative |
| 1895 | Lord Hugh Cecil | Conservative |
| 1906 | Richard Jackson | Liberal |
| Jan 1910 | Ion Hamilton Benn | Conservative |
| 1922 | George Hume | Conservative |
| 1923 | Edward Timothy Palmer | Labour |
| 1924 | Sir George Hume | Conservative |
| 1929 | Edward Timothy Palmer | Labour |
| 1931 | Sir George Hume | Conservative |
| 1945 | Joseph Reeves | Labour |
| 1959 | Richard Marsh | Labour |
| 1971 (b) | Guy Barnett | Labour |
| 1987 (b) | Rosie Barnes | SDP |
| 1988 | Rosie Barnes | SDP (1988) |
| 1990 | Rosie Barnes | Independent Social Democrat |
| 1992 | Nick Raynsford | Labour |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1830s

1832 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Whitley Deans Dundas | 1,633 | 39.6 | |
| | Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,442 | 35.0 | |
| | Whig | John Angerstein | 1,033 | 25.1 | |
| | Radical | Frederick George Hammond | 15 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,391 | 88.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,714 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 4.6 | |
| | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) | Whig win (new seat) |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 9.9 | |
| | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) | Radical win (new seat) |
1835 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Angerstein | 1,826 | 45.8 | −18.8 |
| | Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,102 | 27.6 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Matthias Wolverley Attwood | 1,063 | 26.6 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,210 | 87.8 | −0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,516 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 18.2 | +13.6 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −7.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 1.0 | −8.9 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
1837 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthias Wolverley Attwood | 1,368 | 36.8 | +10.2 |
| | Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,194 | 32.1 | +4.5 |
| | Radical | Charles Napier | 1,158 | 31.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,434 | 78.3 | −9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,107 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 5.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +2.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.0 | ±0.0 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −2.9 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

1841 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Whitley Deans Dundas | 1,747 | 37.9 | N/A |
| | Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,592 | 34.5 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | George Cockburn | 1,274 | 27.6 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,848 | 74.7 | −3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,811 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | 10.3 | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 6.9 | +5.9 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Dundas was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 13 July 1846: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Whitley Deans Dundas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
1847 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Whitley Deans Dundas | 2,409 | 46.7 | +8.8 |
| | Radical | Edward George Barnard | 1,511 | 29.3 | −5.2 |
| | Radical | David Salomons | 1,236 | 24.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,578 (est) | 49.7 (est) | −25.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,187 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,173 | 22.7 | +15.8 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +7.0 | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1850s

Barnard's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 28 June 1851: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | David Salomons | 2,165 | 62.9 | +38.9 |
| | Radical | David Williams Wire | 1,278 | 37.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 887 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,443 | 57.2 | +7.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,022 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | N/A | |
Dundas resigned after being appointed Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet, causing a by-election.
By-election, 11 February 1852: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Houston Stewart | 2,956 | 70.9 | +24.2 |
| | Radical | Montague Chambers | 1,211 | 29.1 | −24.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,745 | 41.8 | +19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,167 | 66.1 | +16.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,308 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +24.2 | |
1852 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Rolt | 2,415 | 30.6 | New |
| | Radical | Montague Chambers | 2,360 | 29.9 | +0.6 |
| | Whig | Houston Stewart | 2,026 | 25.6 | −41.1 |
| | Radical | David Salomons | 1,102 | 13.9 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,159 (est) | 81.8 (est) | +32.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,308 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +10.6 | |
Rolt resigned, causing a by-election.
By-election, 9 February 1857: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Codrington | 2,975 | 65.8 | +30.2 |
| | Radical | Arthur B. Sleigh | 1,543 | 34.2 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,432 | 31.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,518 | 57.3 | −24.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,888 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.9 | |
1857 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Codrington | 2,985 | 38.1 | +12.5 |
| | Radical | John Townsend | 2,784 | 35.5 | +21.6 |
| | Radical | Montague Chambers | 2,065 | 26.4 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 9.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,917 (est) | 49.7 (est) | −32.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,888 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.8 | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +4.6 | |
Townsend resigned after becoming a bankrupt, also leading to his suspension from the House of Commons.
By-election, 16 February 1859: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | David Salomons | 3,444 | 57.7 | −4.2 |
| | Whig | William Angerstein | 2,523 | 42.3 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | 15.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,967 | 75.1 | +25.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,942 | | |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
1859 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Salomons | 3,873 | 38.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Angerstein | 3,520 | 34.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Montague Chambers | 1,718 | 16.9 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | John Heron-Maxwell | 1,031 | 10.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,802 | 17.8 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,587 (est) | 70.3 (est) | +20.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,942 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1860s

1865 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Salomons | 4,499 | 41.6 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Charles Tilston Bright | 3,691 | 34.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | John Heron-Maxwell | 2,328 | 21.5 | +16.4 |
| | Radical Liberal | Baxter Langley | 190 | 1.8 | New |
| | Conservative | Douglas Harris | 116 | 1.1 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,363 | 12.6 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,518 (est) | 66.5 (est) | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,805 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.4 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1868 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Salomons | 6,684 | 30.2 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | 6,386 | 28.8 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Henry Parker | 4,704 | 21.2 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Stanhope | 4,372 | 19.7 | +18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,682 | 7.6 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,073 (est) | 71.0 (est) | +4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,588 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −15.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
Gladstone's appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury caused a by-election.
By-election, 21 December 1868: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

Salomons' death caused a by-election.
By-election, 4 Aug 1873: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Boord | 4,525 | 54.2 | +13.3 |
| | Radical Liberal | Baxter Langley | 2,379 | 28.5 | New |
| | Liberal | William Angerstein | 1,064 | 12.7 | −46.3 |
| | Radical Liberal | John Bennett | 324 | 3.9 | New |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Robert Coningsby | 27 | 0.3 | New |
| | Ind. Conservative | Henry Pook | 27 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,146 | 25.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,346 | 52.2 | −18.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,990 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +29.8 | |
1874 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Boord | 6,193 | 27.0 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal | William Ewart Gladstone | 5,968 | 26.0 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | John Evelyn Liardet | 5,561 | 24.2 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Baxter Langley | 5,255 | 22.9 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,489 (est) | 65.3 (est) | −5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,599 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 4.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 1.8 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

1880 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Boord | 9,243 | 26.6 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Henry de Worms | 9,240 | 26.6 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | James Ebenezer Saunders | 8,152 | 23.4 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal | William Henry Stone | 8,141 | 23.4 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,088 | 3.2 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,388 (est) | 78.5 (est) | +13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,161 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 | |
1885 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Boord | 3,317 | 52.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal | Herbert Watney | 2,961 | 47.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 5.6 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,278 | 72.7 | −5.8 (est) |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,632 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
1886 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Boord | 3,240 | 55.9 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | George Crispe Whiteley | 2,551 | 44.1 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 11.8 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,791 | 67.1 | −5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,632 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Elections in the 1890s

1892 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Boord | 4,200 | 52.0 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | George Crispe Whiteley | 3,877 | 48.0 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 4.0 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,077 | 78.8 | +11.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,256 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -3.9 | |
1895 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cecil | 4,802 | 57.4 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | George Crispe Whiteley | 3,564 | 42.6 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,238 | 14.8 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,366 | 76.8 | −2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,899 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cecil | 5,454 | 61.0 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Richard Jackson | 3,484 | 39.0 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,970 | 22.0 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,938 | 73.0 | −3.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,247 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
1906 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Jackson | 4,906 | 45.3 | +6.3 |
| | Ind. Conservative | Ion Hamilton Benn | 3,565 | 32.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cecil | 2,356 | 21.8 | −39.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,341 | 12.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,827 | 83.0 | +10.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,049 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.8 | |
* Cecil was a free-trader and Benn was a supporter of tariff reform

### Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ion Hamilton Benn | 6,284 | 55.3 | +33.5 |
| | Liberal | Richard Jackson | 5,083 | 44.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,201 | 10.6 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,153 | 86.4 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.0 | |
December 1910 general election: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ion Hamilton Benn | 5,697 | 57.9 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | John William Harris | 4146 | 42.1 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,551 | 15.8 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,153 | 74.8 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
General election 1918: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Ion Hamilton Benn | 14,576 | 69.3 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | James Bermingham | 6,471 | 30.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,105 | 38.6 | +22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,047 | 48.1 | −26.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,756 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Hume | 16,934 | 60.9 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 10,860 | 39.1 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,074 | 21.8 | −16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,794 | 60.4 | +12.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,005 | | |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | −8.4 | |
General election 1923: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 12,314 | 42.7 | +3.6 |
| | Unionist | George Hume | 10,746 | 37.2 | −23.7 |
| | Liberal | Charles Garfield Lott Du Cann | 5,806 | 20.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,568 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,866 | 61.8 | +1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,741 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +13.7 | |
General election 29 October 1924: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | George Hume | 18,473 | 51.5 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 17,409 | 48.5 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,064 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,882 | 75.2 | +13.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,716 | | |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +4.3 | |
General election 30 May 1929: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 20,328 | 46.3 | −2.2 |
| | Unionist | George Hume | 16,710 | 38.1 | −13.4 |
| | Liberal | William Primrose Campbell | 6,870 | 15.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,618 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,908 | 70.4 | −4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,342 | | |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hume | 29,278 | 65.0 | +26.9 |
| | Labour | Edward Timothy Palmer | 13,722 | 30.5 | −15.8 |
| | Communist | Kath Duncan | 2,024 | 4.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,556 | 34.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,024 | 71.0 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,385 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +21.35 | |
General election 1935: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Hume | 22,526 | 52.43 | −12.60 |
| | Labour Co-op | Joseph Reeves | 20,436 | 47.57 | +17.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,090 | 4.86 | −29.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,213 | 67.79 | −3.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,599 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -14.85 | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Reeves | 22,078 | 65.60 | +18.03 |
| | Conservative | Augustus Agar | 11,580 | 34.40 | −18.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,498 | 31.20 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,658 | 70.08 | +2.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 48,025 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.03 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Reeves | 29,379 | 57.85 | −7.75 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Gilbey | 18,255 | 35.95 | +1.55 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Maurice Dale | 3,148 | 6.20 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,124 | 21.90 | −9.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,782 | 82.73 | +12.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,132 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.65 | |
General election 1951: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Reeves | 30,326 | 60.38 | +2.53 |
| | Conservative | William H Bishop | 19,898 | 39.62 | +3.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,428 | 20.76 | −1.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,224 | 80.95 | −2.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,042 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.57 | |
General election 1955: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Reeves | 26,423 | 58.84 | −1.54 |
| | Conservative | William F Rhodes | 18,484 | 41.16 | +1.54 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,939 | 17.68 | −3.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,907 | 73.24 | −7.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,314 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.54 | |
General election 1959: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Marsh | 25,204 | 56.15 | −2.69 |
| | Conservative | J Rodney Holmes | 19,679 | 43.85 | +2.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,525 | 12.30 | −5.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,883 | 74.11 | +0.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,561 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.69 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Marsh | 22,814 | 56.18 | +0.03 |
| | Conservative | John Gummer | 12,592 | 31.01 | −12.84 |
| | Liberal | Michael PD Ellman | 5,205 | 12.82 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,222 | 25.17 | +13.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,611 | 71.57 | −2.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,742 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.44 | |
General election 1966: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Marsh | 24,359 | 64.86 | +8.68 |
| | Conservative | John Gummer | 13,200 | 35.14 | +4.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,159 | 29.72 | +4.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,559 | 67.70 | −3.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,477 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.41 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Marsh | 20,804 | 55.75 | −9.11 |
| | Conservative | J Stuart Thom | 13,195 | 35.36 | +0.22 |
| | Liberal | Pamela Wylan | 3,319 | 8.89 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,609 | 20.39 | −7.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,318 | 65.66 | −2.04 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.67 | |
1971 Greenwich by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Guy Barnett | 14,671 | 66.73 | +10.98 |
| | Conservative | J Stuart Thom | 6,150 | 27.97 | −7.39 |
| | Fellowship | Ronald Stephen Mallone | 792 | 3.60 | New |
| | Ind. Conservative | Reginald Simmerson | 285 | 1.30 | New |
| | Independent | David Davies | 89 | 0.40 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,521 | 38.76 | +18.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,987 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Guy Barnett | 20.164 | 51.29 |
| | Conservative | Suzette Mary Tremlett Harold | 11,294 | 28.73 |
| | Liberal | Alastair James Drysdale Wilson | 7,855 | 19.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,870 | 22.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,313 | 75.01 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Guy Barnett | 19,155 | 55.53 | +4.24 |
| | Conservative | Suzette Mary Tremlett Harold | 9,249 | 26.81 | −1.92 |
| | Liberal | Alastair James Drysdale Wilson | 5,838 | 16.92 | −3.06 |
| | Independent | David Green | 254 | 0.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,906 | 28.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,496 | 65.29 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.08 | |
General election 1979: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Guy Barnett | 18,975 | 52.1 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | Narindar Singh Saroop | 12,133 | 33.3 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | Graham Howard Knight | 3,870 | 10.6 | −6.3 |
| | National Front | Helena Mary Steven | 951 | 2.6 | New |
| | Fellowship | Ronald Stephen Mallone | 460 | 1.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,842 | 18.8 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,389 | 70.6 | +5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
1979 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Labour | 19,201 | 52.4 |
| | Conservative | 12,172 | 33.2 |
| | Liberal | 3,893 | 10.6 |
| | Others | 1,385 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 36,651 | |
| Electorate | Electorate | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Guy Barnett | 13,361 | 38.2 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Rolfe | 12,150 | 34.8 | +1.6 |
| | SDP | Timothy Ford | 8,783 | 25.1 | +14.5 |
| | BNP | Ian Dell | 259 | 0.7 | New |
| | Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 242 | 0.7 | −0.6 |
| | Communist | F. Hook | 149 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,211 | 3.4 | −15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,194 | 67.7 | −2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,586 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | –7.9 | |
By-election 1987: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP | Rosie Barnes | 18,287 | 53.0 | +27.9 |
| | Labour | Deirdre Wood | 11,676 | 33.8 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | John Antcliffe | 3,852 | 11.2 | −23.6 |
| | Green | Graham Bell | 264 | 0.8 | New |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | Malcolm Hardee | 124 | 0.3 | New |
| | BNP | Ian Dell | 116 | 0.3 | −0.4 |
| | National Front | Joe Pearce | 103 | 0.3 | New |
| | Revolutionary Communist | Kate Marshall | 91 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,611 | 19.2 | +15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,513 | 68.2 | −4.5 |
| | SDP gain from Labour | SDP gain from Labour | Swing | +16.2 | |
General election 1987: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SDP | Rosie Barnes | 15,149 | 40.6 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Deirdre Wood | 13,008 | 34.9 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | John Antcliffe | 8,695 | 23.3 | −11.5 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Thomas | 346 | 0.9 | New |
| | Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 59 | 0.2 | −0.5 |
| | Communist | Patricia Clinton | 58 | 0.2 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,141 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,315 | 73.4 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,830 | | |
| | SDP gain from Labour | SDP gain from Labour | Swing | +9.4 | |
* swings relative to 1983 election, not 1987 by-election

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Greenwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Raynsford | 14,630 | 41.0 | +6.1 |
| | Ind. Social Democrat | Rosie Barnes | 13,273 | 37.2 | –3.4 |
| | Conservative | Alison McNair | 6,960 | 19.5 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Robert H.J. McCracken | 483 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| | Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 147 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Hardee | 103 | 0.3 | New |
| | Natural Law | John D. Small | 70 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,357 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,666 | 74.6 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 47,789 | | |
| | Labour gain from SDP | Labour gain from SDP | Swing | +4.8 | |
* The swing for Rosie Barnes is relative to her performance in the 1987 general election.