# Camberwell North (UK Parliament constituency)

Camberwell North was a borough constituency located in the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell, in South London. 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 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Coburg, Marlborough, North Peckham and St George's.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Year | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | Richard Strong | Liberal |
| | 1886 | John Richards Kelly | Conservative |
| | 1892 | Edward Hodson Bayley | Liberal |
| | 1895 | Philip Dalbiac | Conservative |
| | 1900 | Thomas Macnamara | Liberal |
| | 1918 | Henry Newton Knights | Unionist |
| | 1922 | Charles Ammon | Labour |
| | 1931 | Arthur Bateman | Conservative |
| | 1935 | Charles Ammon | Labour |
| | 1944 | Cecil Manning | Labour |
| 1950 | 1950 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Strong | 3,137 | 51.3 | |
| | Conservative | Wilfrid Blunt | 2,975 | 48.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,112 | 71.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,603 | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Richards Kelly | 2,717 | 51.1 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Edward Hodson Bayley | 2,352 | 44.3 | −7.0 |
| | Independent Liberal Unionist | William Pirie Duff | 246 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,315 | 61.8 | −9.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,603 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Election in the 1890s

General election 1892: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Hodson Bayley | 4,295 | 55.5 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | John Richards Kelly | 3,450 | 44.5 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 11.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,745 | 69.6 | +7.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,133 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.9 | |
General election 1895: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Dalbiac | 4,009 | 54.5 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal | Edward Hodson Bayley | 3,316 | 45.1 | −10.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | Nelson P. Palmer | 32 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 693 | 9.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,357 | 66.5 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,064 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.2 | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 4,820 | 58.0 | +12.9 |
| | Conservative | Joseph Diggle | 3,485 | 42.0 | −12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,335 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,305 | 67.0 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,397 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.7 | |
General election 1906: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 6,314 | 64.4 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Charles H Hoare | 3,497 | 35.6 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,817 | 28.8 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,811 | 78.4 | +11.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,519 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.4 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 5,593 | 55.4 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | Sydney Hoffnung Goldsmid | 4,511 | 44.6 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,082 | 10.8 | −18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,104 | 84.8 | +6.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,918 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -9.0 | |
General election December 1910: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 5,038 | 55.4 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | Sydney Hoffnung Goldsmid | 4,056 | 44.6 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 982 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,094 | 76.3 | −8.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,918 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
General Election 1914–15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
* Liberal: Thomas Macnamara
* Unionist: Walter Radford
In 1918 constituency boundaries were changed and a new seat of Camberwell North West was created. Macnamara chose to contest the new seat.
General election 1918: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | Henry Newton Knights | 6,010 | 58.0 | |
| | Liberal | George Hearn | 2,177 | 21.0 | |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 2,175 | 21.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,833 | 37.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,416 | 39.2 | |
| | Unionist gain from Liberal | Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

1922 Camberwell North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 7,854 | 53.9 | +32.9 |
| | Unionist | Richard Meller | 6,719 | 46.1 | −11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,135 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,709 | 50.8 | +11.6 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | | |
General election 1922: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 8,320 | 50.8 | +29.8 |
| | Unionist | Helen Gwynne-Vaughan | 8,066 | 49.2 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,386 | 56.7 | +5.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -13.4 | |
General election 1923: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 10,620 | 64.2 | +13.4 |
| | Unionist | Helen Gwynne-Vaughan | 5,934 | 35.8 | −13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,686 | 28.4 | +26.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,554 | 56.9 | +0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.4 | |
General election 1924: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 11,300 | 54.9 | −9.3 |
| | Unionist | Helen Gwynne-Vaughan | 7,564 | 36.7 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Victor Diederichs Duval | 1,729 | 8.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,736 | 18.2 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,593 | 69.7 | +12.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
General election 1929: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 13,051 | 57.9 | +3.0 |
| | Unionist | Leo St. Clare Grondona | 5,228 | 23.2 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal | Henry James Edwards | 4,244 | 18.8 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,823 | 34.7 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 225,23 | 63.0 | −6.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

### Election in the 1930s

General election 1931: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Bateman | 10,634 | 51.9 | +28.7 |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 9,869 | 48.1 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 765 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,503 | 58.3 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Ammon | 11,701 | 64.7 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Martin | 5,924 | 32.8 | −9.1 |
| | Independent Radical Reform | Thomas Frederick Rhodes Disher | 451 | 2.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,777 | 31.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,076 | 55.6 | −2.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
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: Charles Ammon
* Conservative: Edward Rudolph Mayer

### Election in the 1940s

1944 Camberwell North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Manning | 2,655 | 79.8 | +15.1 |
| | Independent | Thomas Frederick Rhodes Disher | 674 | 20.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,981 | 59.6 | +27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,661 | 11.2 | −44.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
General election 1945: Camberwell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cecil Manning | 7,186 | 76.6 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Edward Rudolph Mayer | 1,394 | 14.9 | −17.9 |
| | Independent National | Thomas Frederick Rhodes Disher | 794 | 8.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,792 | 61.7 | +29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,506 | 60.5 | +4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |