# Bethnal Green (UK Parliament constituency)

Bethnal Green was a parliamentary constituency in the Bethnal Green area of the East End of London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.
It was then partly replaced by the new Bethnal Green and Bow constituency.

## Boundaries

This area had been part of the County of London since 1889, having previously been part of the historic county of Middlesex.
The constituency, when created in 1950, comprised the whole of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green in the County of London. In 1955 part of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was added to the seat. The wards involved were Triangle, Victoria and Wick.
In 1965 Bethnal Green became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London. Hackney was expanded to form the London Borough of Hackney.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1950 | Percy Holman | Labour Co-op |
| | 1966 | William Hilton | Labour |
| Feb 1974 | Feb 1974 | constituency abolished: see Bethnal Green and Bow | constituency abolished: see Bethnal Green and Bow |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Holman | 20,519 | 63.3 | |
| | Liberal | Percy Harris | 9,715 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative | Dorothy E. Welfare | 1,582 | 4.9 | |
| | Communist | Jeffrey J. Mildwater | 610 | 1.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,804 | 33.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,426 | 76.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 42,172 | | |
| | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) | Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Holman | 22,162 | 69.75 | +6.35 |
| | Liberal | Roy Douglas | 6,567 | 20.67 | −9.33 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Goodman | 3,046 | 9.59 | +4.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,595 | 49.08 | +15.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,775 | 75.96 | −0.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,830 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +7.84 | |
General election 1955: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Holman | 27,205 | 69.31 | −0.44 |
| | Conservative | John W Millbourne | 6,504 | 16.57 | +6.98 |
| | Liberal | Roy Douglas | 5,541 | 14.12 | −6.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,701 | 52.74 | +3.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,250 | 63.91 | −12.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 61,410 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -3.71 | |
General election 1959: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Holman | 24,228 | 63.68 | −5.63 |
| | Conservative | P Ralph Roney | 7,412 | 19.48 | +2.91 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Hart | 5,508 | 14.48 | +0.36 |
| | Socialist (GB) | Jack L Read | 899 | 2.36 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,816 | 44.20 | −8.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,047 | 66.03 | +2.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,617 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -4.27 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Percy Holman | 19,914 | 64.65 | +0.97 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Stout-Kerr | 5,593 | 18.16 | −1.32 |
| | Liberal | Tudor Gates | 5,296 | 17.19 | +2.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,321 | 46.49 | +2.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,803 | 59.34 | −6.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,906 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +1.15 | |
General election 1966: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hilton | 20,178 | 69.71 | +5.06 |
| | Conservative | Oswald S Henriques | 4,925 | 17.02 | −1.14 |
| | Liberal | Tudor Gates | 3,841 | 13.27 | −3.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,253 | 52.69 | +6.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,944 | 57.68 | −1.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,180 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bethnal Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Hilton | 15,483 | 64.24 | −5.47 |
| | Conservative | Oswald S Henriques | 5,587 | 23.18 | +6.16 |
| | Liberal | Oliver Smedley | 3,030 | 12.57 | −0.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,905 | 41.06 | −11.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,100 | 50.39 | −7.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,180 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.82 | |