Camberwell North West
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950
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Camberwell North West 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, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.
| Camberwell North West | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Camberwell North West in London 1918–50 | |
| County | County of London |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Camberwell North and Dulwich |
| Replaced by | Peckham and Dulwich |
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Addington, Lyndhurst, St Giles, Town Hall, and West.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Thomas Macnamara | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 | National Liberal | ||
| 1923 | Liberal | ||
| 1924 | Edward Campbell | Unionist | |
| 1929 | Hyacinth Morgan | Labour | |
| 1931 | James Cassels | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Oscar Guest | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Freda Corbet | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Election in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 6,986 | 63.9 | |
| Unionist | Walter Guy Wulf Radford | 3,947 | 36.1 | ||
| Majority | 3,039 | 27.8 | |||
| Turnout | 10,933 | 36.5 | |||
| National Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Election in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 6,618 | 44.9 | –19.0 | |
| Labour | Susan Lawrence | 4,733 | 32.1 | New | |
| Liberal | John Charles Carroll | 3,386 | 23.0 | New | |
| Majority | 1,885 | 12.8 | −15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 14,737 | 47.9 | +11.4 | ||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 8,339 | 49.6 | +4.7 | |
| Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 5,182 | 30.9 | –1.2 | |
| Liberal | John Harris | 3,270 | 19.5 | –3.5 | |
| Majority | 3,157 | 18.7 | +5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 16,791 | 63.8 | +15.9 | ||
| National Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 6,843 | 34.8 | +15.3 | |
| Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 6,763 | 34.4 | +3.5 | |
| Unionist | Edward Campbell | 6,045 | 30.8 | New | |
| Majority | 80 | 0.4 | −18.3 | ||
| Turnout | 19,651 | 61.9 | −1.9 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Edward Campbell | 9,626 | 39.8 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 9,432 | 39.0 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Macnamara | 5,138 | 21.2 | −13.6 | |
| Majority | 194 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 24,196 | 74.8 | +12.9 | ||
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hyacinth Morgan | 12,213 | 44.2 | +5.2 | |
| Unionist | Edward Campbell | 9,808 | 35.6 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal | Henry Harcourt | 5,559 | 20.2 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 2,405 | 8.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 27,580 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Election in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Cassels | 17,581 | 66.9 | +31.3 | |
| Labour | Hector Hughes | 8,693 | 33.1 | −11.1 | |
| Majority | 8,888 | 33.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 26,274 | 63.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +21.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Oscar Guest | 11,744 | 48.6 | −18.3 | |
| Labour | Hector Hughes | 10,931 | 45.3 | +12.2 | |
| Liberal | Henry James Edwards | 1,462 | 6.1 | New | |
| Majority | 813 | 3.3 | −30.5 | ||
| Turnout | 24,137 | 59.3 | −4.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.2 | |||
Election in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Freda Corbet | 12,251 | 69.6 | +24.3 | |
| Conservative | L. Avon May | 5,346 | 30.4 | −18.2 | |
| Majority | 6,905 | 39.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17,597 | 65.2 | +5.9 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.2 | |||
Freda Corbet's election necessitated the passing of an Act of Parliament to validate her election, as she held office as an assessor under section 6 of the National Service (Armed Forces) Act, 1939 and was therefore incapable of being elected.[1]