# West Ham South
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{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1974}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = West Ham South
|parliament = uk
|map1 =
|map2 =
|map_entity =
|map_year =
|year = 1950
|abolished = 1974
|type = Borough
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = [Plaistow](/source/Plaistow_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) and [Silvertown](/source/Silvertown_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|next = [Newham South](/source/Newham_South)
|region = England
|county =
|year2 = 1885
|abolished2 = 1918
|type2 = Borough
|previous2 = [South Essex](/source/South_Essex)
|next2 = [Plaistow](/source/Plaistow_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) and [Silvertown](/source/Silvertown_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|elects_howmany2 = One
}}
'''West Ham South''' was a [parliamentary constituency](/source/United_Kingdom_constituencies) in the [County Borough of West Ham](/source/County_Borough_of_West_Ham), in what was then [Essex](/source/Essex) but is now [Greater London](/source/Greater_London). It returned one [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)) (MP) to the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) of the [Parliament of the United Kingdom](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom), elected by the [first-past-the-post](/source/first-past-the-post) voting system.
==Boundaries==
'''1950–1974''': The County Borough of West Ham wards of Beckton Road, Bemersyde, Canning Town and Grange, Custom House and Silvertown, Hudsons, Ordnance, Plaistow, and Tidal Basin.
== History ==
The constituency was created under the [Redistribution of Seats Act 1885](/source/Redistribution_of_Seats_Act_1885) for the [1885 general election](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election), and abolished for the [1918 general election](/source/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election).
It was re-established for the [1950 general election](/source/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election), and abolished again for the [February 1974 general election](/source/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election).
== Members of Parliament ==
=== MPs 1885–1918 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal-Labour (UK)}}" |
| [1885](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election)
| [Joseph Leicester](/source/Joseph_Leicester)
| [Lib-Lab](/source/Lib-Lab)
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [1886](/source/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election)
| [George Edward Banes](/source/George_Edward_Banes)
| [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK))
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent Labour}}" |
| [1892](/source/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election)
|rowspan=2| [Keir Hardie](/source/Keir_Hardie)
| [Independent Labour](/source/Independent_Labour)
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent Labour Party}}" |
| 1893
| [Independent Labour Party](/source/Independent_Labour_Party)
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [1895](/source/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election)
| [George Edward Banes](/source/George_Edward_Banes)
| [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK))
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [1906](/source/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election)
| [Will Thorne](/source/Will_Thorne)
| [Labour](/source/Labour_Party_(UK))
|-
|
| [1918](/source/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election)
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished''
|}
=== MPs 1950–1974 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [1950](/source/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election)
| [Elwyn Jones](/source/Elwyn_Jones%2C_Baron_Elwyn-Jones)
| [Labour](/source/Labour_Party_(UK))
|-
|
|[Feb 1974](/source/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election)
|colspan="2"| ''constituency abolished: see [Newham South](/source/Newham_South)''
|}
== Election results ==
=== Elections in the 1880s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1885](/source/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[{{cite book|last1=compiled|last2=edited by Craig|first2=F.W.S.|title=British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918|date=1977|publisher=MacMillan|location=London|isbn=0-333-17153-5|edition=1. publ.}}][Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal-Labour (UK)
|candidate = [Joseph Leicester](/source/Joseph_Leicester)
|votes = 3,527
|percentage = 58.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate =Alfred John Pound
|votes = 2,545
|percentage = 41.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 982
|percentage = 16.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,072
|percentage = 67.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 8,942
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal-Labour (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1886](/source/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Will Thorne](/source/Will_Thorne)
|votes = 11,791
|percentage = 63.1
|change = -4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Grimwood
|votes = 6,909
|percentage = 36.9
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,882
|percentage = 26.2
|change = -8.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,700
|percentage = 70.1
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -4.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[General election, December 1910](/source/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Will Thorne](/source/Will_Thorne)
|votes = 9,508
|percentage = 66.4
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Walter Colby Carthew
|votes = 4,820
|percentage = 33.6
|change = -3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,688
|percentage = 32.8
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,328
|percentage = 53.7
|change = -16.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +3.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1950](/source/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1950|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i21.htm|website=Political Science Resources|accessdate=13 April 2016}}]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Elwyn Jones](/source/Elwyn_Jones%2C_Baron_Elwyn-Jones)
|votes = 36,754
|percentage = 82.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mabel de la Motte
|votes = 5,422
|percentage = 12.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Geoffrey George Young
|votes = 1,686
|percentage = 3.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = W Norris
|votes = 730
|percentage = 1.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 31,332
|percentage = 70.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,592
|percentage = 77.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1951](/source/1951_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1951
|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i21.htm|website=Political Science Resources|accessdate=13 April 2016}}]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Elwyn Jones](/source/Elwyn_Jones%2C_Baron_Elwyn-Jones)
|votes = 37,195
|percentage = 84.96
|change = +2.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mabel de la Motte
|votes = 6,586
|percentage = 15.04
|change = +2.88
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,609
|percentage = 69.92
|change = -0.34
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,781
|percentage = 77.31
|change = -0.58
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -0.17
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1955](/source/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1955
|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i21.htm|website=Political Science Resources|accessdate=13 April 2016}}]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Elwyn Jones](/source/Elwyn_Jones%2C_Baron_Elwyn-Jones)
|votes = 29,451
|percentage = 83.08
|change = -1.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Elias J Emden
|votes = 5,997
|percentage = 16.92
|change = +1.88
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,454
|percentage = 66.16
|change = -2.76
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,448
|percentage = 65.81
|change = -11.50
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -1.88
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1959](/source/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1959
|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge59/i21.htm|website=Political Science Resources|accessdate=13 April 2016}}]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Elwyn Jones](/source/Elwyn_Jones%2C_Baron_Elwyn-Jones)
|votes = 28,017
|percentage = 75.26
|change = -7.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Goldman
|votes = 5,188
|percentage = 13.94
|change = -2.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Oliver French
|votes = 4,020
|percentage = 10.80
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,829
|percentage = 61.32
|change = -2.86
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,225
|percentage = 71.12
|change = +5.31
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -2.42
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1964](/source/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1964
|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i21.htm|website=Political Science Resources|accessdate=13 April 2016}}]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Elwyn Jones](/source/Elwyn_Jones%2C_Baron_Elwyn-Jones)
|votes = 23,599
|percentage = 74.45
|change = -0.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Eugene Johnson
|votes = 4,264
|percentage = 13.45
|change = +2.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [Robert Mitchell](/source/Robert_Mitchell_(water_polo))
|votes = 3,835
|percentage = 12.10
|change = -1.84
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,335
|percentage = 61.00
|change = -0.32
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,698
|percentage = 63.94
|change = -7.18
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -1.73
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1966](/source/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1966
|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i21.htm|website=Political Science Resources|accessdate=13 April 2016}}]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Elwyn Jones](/source/Elwyn_Jones%2C_Baron_Elwyn-Jones)
|votes = 22,902
|percentage = 77.17
|change = +2.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = [Robert Mitchell](/source/Robert_Mitchell_(water_polo))
|votes = 3,410
|percentage = 11.49
|change = -0.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Eugene Johnson
|votes = 3,367
|percentage = 11.34
|change = -2.11
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,492
|percentage = 65.68
|change = +4.68
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 29,679
|percentage = 61.84
|change = -2.10
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +1.67
}}
{{Election box end}}
===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin | title=[General election 1970](/source/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election): West Ham South[{{cite web|last1=Kimber|first1=Richard|title=UK General Election results 1970
|url=http://politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i20.htm|website=Political Science Resources|accessdate=13 April 2016}}]
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = [Elwyn Jones](/source/Elwyn_Jones%2C_Baron_Elwyn-Jones)
|votes = 18,899
|percentage = 77.71
|change = +0.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian C Balcomb
|votes = 5,422
|percentage = 22.29
|change = +10.80
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,477
|percentage = 55.42
|change = -10.26
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,321
|percentage = 48.84
|change = -13.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = -5.13
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also ==
* [West Ham North](/source/West_Ham_North), 1918–1950
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
*{{Rayment-hc|w|2|date=March 2012}}
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