Leyton East
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950
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Leyton East was a parliamentary constituency in the Municipal Borough of Leyton, then part of Essex but now in Greater London.
| Leyton East | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1918–1950 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Walthamstow |
| Replaced by | Leyton |
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 system.
Boundaries
The Urban District of Leyton wards of Cann Hall, Grove Green, Harrow Green, Leytonstone, and Wanstead Slip.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Cecil Malone | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1919 | British Socialist | ||
| 1920 | Communist | ||
| 1922 | Ernest Alexander | Unionist | |
| 1923 | Archibald Church | Labour | |
| 1924 | Ernest Alexander | Unionist | |
| 1929 | Fenner Brockway | Labour | |
| 1931 | Sir Frederick Mills | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Albert Bechervaise | Labour | |
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see Leyton | ||
Elections
Election in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | Cecil Malone | 4,319 | 35.7 | |
| Unionist | Ernest Alexander | 4,119 | 34.0 | ||
| Labour | William Carter | 3,668 | 30.3 | ||
| Majority | 200 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 12,106 | 45.3 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| National Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Ernest Alexander | 7,866 | 38.6 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | William Carter | 6,300 | 30.9 | +0.6 | |
| National Liberal | Walter Gibbons | 4,568 | 22.4 | –13.3 | |
| Liberal | Edward Brotherton-Ratcliffe | 1,650 | 8.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,566 | 7.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,384 | 72.2 | +26.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,232 | ||||
| Unionist gain from National Liberal | Swing | +16.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Archibald Church | 7,944 | 39.5 | +8.6 | |
| Unionist | Ernest Alexander | 6,533 | 32.4 | −6.2 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Broad | 5,669 | 28.1 | +20.0 | |
| Majority | 1,411 | 7.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,146 | 69.1 | −3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 29,166 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +7.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Ernest Alexander | 10,649 | 46.4 | +14.0 | |
| Labour | Archibald Church | 9,087 | 39.7 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | R.W. Puddicombe | 3,174 | 13.9 | −14.2 | |
| Majority | 1,562 | 6.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 22,190 | 77.6 | +8.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 29,506 | ||||
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fenner Brockway | 11,111 | 42.9 | +3.2 | |
| Unionist | Ernest Alexander | 8,691 | 33.6 | −12.8 | |
| Liberal | Frank Wynne Davies | 6,096 | 23.5 | +9.6 | |
| Majority | 2,420 | 9.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 25,898 | 72.6 | −5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 35,680 | ||||
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Mills | 17,285 | 62.4 | +28.8 | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Fenner Brockway | 10,433 | 37.6 | New | |
| Majority | 6,852 | 24.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 27,718 | 75.7 | +3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Mills | 10,836 | 46.1 | −16.3 | |
| Labour | Albert Bechervaise | 10,507 | 44.7 | New | |
| Liberal | Edwin Malindine | 2,161 | 9.2 | New | |
| Majority | 329 | 1.4 | −23.4 | ||
| Turnout | 23,504 | 67.1 | −8.6 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Bechervaise | 13,048 | 65.7 | +21.0 | |
| Conservative | Bernard Braine | 6,802 | 34.3 | −11.8 | |
| Majority | 6,246 | 31.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 19,850 | 68.2 | +1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||