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Woolwich East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. Its seat was Woolwich, now in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.

The constituency was formed for the 1918 general election, when the constituency of Woolwich was divided into Woolwich East and Woolwich West, and abolished in 1983 when it was largely replaced by a new Woolwich constituency. Between 1950 and 1974 it included North Woolwich on the north bank of the River Thames; this was then transferred to Newham South.

Throughout its 65-year existence, the constituency elected Labour MPs with the sole exception of a Conservative elected in a 1921 by-election.

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Woolwich East in the County of London 1918-50
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Woolwich East in the County of London 1950-74

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Burrage, Central, Glyndon, St Margaret's, and St Nicholas.

1950–1955: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Abbey Wood, Burrage, Central, Dockyard, Glyndon, River, St Margaret's, St Mary's, and St Nicholas.

1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich wards of Abbey Wood, Burrage, Central, Glyndon, River, St Margaret's, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Slade, and Winn's Common.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Abbey Wood, Eynsham, St Margaret's, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Slade, and Woolwich.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Will Crooks Labour
1921 by-election Robert Gee Conservative
1922 Harry Snell Labour
1931 by-election George Hicks Labour
1950 Ernest Bevin Labour
1951 by-election Christopher Mayhew Labour
1974 Liberal
Oct 1974 John Cartwright Labour
1981 SDP

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Will Crooks Unopposed
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 1920s

1921 Woolwich East by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Robert Gee 13,724 51.3 New
Labour Ramsay MacDonald 13,081 48.7 N/A
Majority 683 2.6 N/A
Turnout 34,099 78.5 N/A
Unionist gain from Labour Swing N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
General election 1922: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Snell 15,620 57.1 N/A
Unionist Robert Gee 11,714 42.9 N/A
Majority 3,906 14.2 N/A
Turnout 33,993 80.4 +1.9
Labour hold Swing
General election 1923: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Snell 15,766 61.6 +4.5
Unionist Ernest Taylor 9,389 38.4 -4.5
Majority 5,927 23.2 +9.0
Turnout 34,429 74.4 -6.0
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1924: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Snell 16,660 58.4 -3.2
Unionist D.A. Gooch 11,862 41.6 +3.2
Majority 4,798 16.8 -6.4
Turnout 34,935 81.6 +7.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1929: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Snell 20,447 63.2 +4.8
Unionist Edward Shrapnell-Smith 11,966 36.8 -4.8
Majority 8,541 26.4 +9.6
Turnout 42,808 75.6 -6.0
Labour hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1930s

1931 Woolwich East by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Hicks 16,200 56.7 -6.5
Conservative Edward Shrapnell-Smith 12,357 43.3 +6.5
Majority 3,843 13.4 -13.0
Turnout 42,886 66.6 -9.0
Labour hold Swing
General election 1931: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Hicks 16,658 50.9 -12.3
Conservative John Francis Finn 16,050 49.1 +12.3
Majority 608 1.8 -24.6
Turnout 42,857 76.3 +0.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1935: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Hicks 17,563 58.0 +7.1
Conservative John Francis Finn 12,721 42.0 -7.1
Majority 4,842 16.0 +14.2
Turnout 42,450 71.3 -5.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Hicks 18,983 70.4 +12.4
Conservative Reginald Bennett 7,237 27.0 -15.0
Independent Hugh Harold Wright 571 2.1 New
Majority 11,746 43.4 +27.4
Turnout 36,851 72.7 +1.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernest Bevin 26,604 61.59 -8.8
Conservative J.D. Campbell 14,234 32.95 +5.9
Liberal Arthur Maxwell Sage 1,504 3.48 New
Communist R. Palme Dutt 601 1.39 New
Independent F. Hancock 252 0.58 New
Majority 12,370 28.64 -15.3
Turnout 43,195 83.31 +5.6
Registered electors 51,849
Labour hold Swing -7.4
1951 Woolwich East by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mayhew 20,801 60.73 -0.86
Conservative Richard Jon Stanley Harvey 13,449 39.27 +6.32
Majority 7,352 21.46 -7.18
Turnout 34,250
Labour hold Swing -3.59
General election 1951: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mayhew 26,982 63.63 +2.04
Conservative Richard Jon Stanley Harvey 15,420 36.37 +3.42
Majority 11,562 27.26 -1.38
Turnout 42,402 82.05 -1.26
Registered electors 51,679
Labour hold Swing -0.69
General election 1955: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mayhew 23,275 64.29 +0.66
Conservative Henry C Crawford 12,929 35.71 -0.66
Majority 10,346 28.58 +1.31
Turnout 36,204 73.94 -8.11
Registered electors 48,964
Labour hold Swing +0.66
General election 1959: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mayhew 22,353 63.88 -0.41
Conservative Edgar J Porter 12,638 36.12 +0.41
Majority 9,715 27.76 -0.82
Turnout 34,991 75.49 +1.55
Registered electors 46,349
Labour hold Swing -0.41

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mayhew 22,158 68.26 +4.38
Conservative David W Clarke 10,303 31.74 -4.38
Majority 11,855 36.52 +8.76
Turnout 32,461 68.98 -6.51
Registered electors 47,061
Labour hold Swing +4.38
General election 1966: Woolwich East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mayhew 22,241 71.66 +3.40
Conservative Antony W Andrews 8,798 28.34 -3.40
Majority 13,443 43.32 +6.80
Turnout 31,039 67.02 -1.96
Registered electors 46,310
Labour hold Swing +3.40

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mayhew 19,423 65.44
Conservative John Cope 10,259 35.56
Majority 9,164 30.88
Turnout 29,682 60.66
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Mayhew 20,967 55.89 -9.55
Conservative Barry Horn Watson 8,990 23.96 -11.60
Liberal David John Woodhead 6,301 16.80 New
National Front Philip Sydney Hanman 1,066 2.84 New
Industrial Productivity for British Exports Campaign John Richard Michael Murphy 191 0.51 New
Majority 11,977 31.93 +1.05
Turnout 37,515 74.22 +13.56
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Cartwright 19,812 60.33 +4.44
Conservative Barry Horn Watson 7,387 22.50 -1.47
Liberal David John Woodhead 4,638 14.12 -2.67
National Front Malcolm Eric Leslie Skeggs 1,000 3.05 +0.20
Majority 12,425 37.83 +5.90
Turnout 32,837 64.41 -9.81
Labour hold Swing +2.96
General election 1979: Woolwich, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Cartwright 21,700 58.93 -1.40
Conservative Patrick Rock 11,240 30.53 +8.03
Liberal David John Woodhead 2,998 8.14 -5.98
National Front Ian David Steven 884 2.40 -0.65
Majority 10,460 28.40 -9.43
Turnout 36,822 70.11 +5.70
Labour hold Swing -4.72
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