Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1950
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Limehouse was a borough constituency centred on the Limehouse district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Limehouse | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Limehouse in London 1885-1918 | |
 Limehouse in London 1918-50 | |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Tower Hamlets |
| Replaced by | Stepney |
History
The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Its most prominent MP was Labour's Clement Attlee, party leader from 1935 to 1955, and Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951.
Boundaries
In 1885 the area was administered as part of the county of Middlesex. It was located in the Tower division, in the east of the historic county. The neighbourhood of Limehouse formed a division of the parliamentary borough of Tower Hamlets. The parliamentary division was part of the East End of London.
In 1889 the Tower division of Middlesex was severed from the county, for administrative purposes. It became part of the County of London. In 1900 the lower tier of local government in London was re-modelled. Limehouse became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.
When a re-distribution of parliamentary seats took place in 1918, the constituency became a division of Stepney. It comprised the wards of Limehouse North, Limehouse South, Mile End Old Town North East, Mile End Old Town South East, and Ratcliffe.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Edward Samuel Norris | Conservative | ||
| 1892 | John Wallace | Liberal | ||
| 1895 | Harry Samuel | Conservative | ||
| 1906 | William Pearce | Liberal | ||
| 1916 | Coalition Liberal | |||
| Jan 1922 | National Liberal | |||
| 1922 | Clement Attlee | Labour | Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1942–1945) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1945–1951) Contested Walthamstow West following redistribution | |
| 1950 | Constituency abolished | |||
Election results
Election results 1885–1918
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Samuel Norris | 2,566 | 60.5 | ||
| Liberal | James George Cotton Minchin | 1,676 | 39.5 | ||
| Majority | 890 | 21.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,242 | 71.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,954 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Samuel Norris | 2,230 | 61.0 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Edward Scrutton | 1,428 | 39.0 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 802 | 22.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,658 | 61.4 | −9.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,954 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Stewart Wallace | 2,475 | 51.8 | +12.8 | |
| Conservative | Harry Samuel | 2,305 | 48.2 | −12.8 | |
| Majority | 170 | 3.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,780 | 74.0 | +12.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,456 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harry Samuel | 2,661 | 56.2 | +8.0 | |
| Lib-Lab | William Marcus Thompson[2] | 2,071 | 43.8 | −8.0 | |
| Majority | 590 | 12.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,732 | 75.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,309 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harry Samuel | 2,608 | 55.8 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal | William Pearce | 2,070 | 44.2 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 538 | 11.6 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,678 | 68.4 | −6.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,835 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Pearce | 2,981 | 59.8 | +15.6 | |
| Conservative | Harry Samuel | 2,007 | 40.2 | −15.6 | |
| Majority | 974 | 19.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,988 | 80.0 | +11.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,234 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.6 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Pearce | 2,826 | 54.1 | −5.7 | |
| Conservative | George Borwick | 2,395 | 45.9 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 431 | 8.2 | −11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,221 | 81.5 | +1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,405 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Pearce | 2,557 | 54.6 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Patrick Rose-Innes | 2,126 | 45.4 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 431 | 9.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,683 | 73.1 | −8.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,405 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Election results 1918–1950
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | National Liberal | William Pearce | 5,860 | 59.9 | |
| Labour | D. D. Sheehan | 2,470 | 25.2 | ||
| National | Charles Herbert Roswell | 1,455 | 14.9 | ||
| Majority | 3,390 | 34.7 | |||
| Turnout | 9,785 | 33.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 29.275 | ||||
| National Liberal win (new boundaries) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clement Attlee | 9,688 | 55.4 | +30.2 | |
| National Liberal | William Pearce | 7,789 | 44.6 | −15.3 | |
| Majority | 1,899 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17,477 | 57.8 | +24.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,261 | ||||
| Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | +22.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clement Attlee | 11,473 | 68.5 | +13.1 | |
| Unionist | Thomas Miller-Jones | 5,288 | 31.5 | New | |
| Majority | 6,185 | 37.0 | +26.2 | ||
| Turnout | 16,761 | 55.0 | −2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,452 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clement Attlee | 11,713 | 57.7 | −8.8 | |
| Unionist | Thomas Miller-Jones | 5,692 | 28.1 | −3.4 | |
| Liberal | Henry Bryant Marks | 2,869 | 14.2 | New | |
| Majority | 6,021 | 29.6 | −7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 20,274 | 65.6 | +10.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,927 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clement Attlee | 13,872 | 55.9 | −1.8 | |
| Unionist | Evan Morgan | 6,584 | 26.5 | −1.6 | |
| Liberal | Jasper Addis | 4,116 | 16.6 | +2.4 | |
| Communist | Wally Tapsell | 245 | 1.0 | New | |
| Majority | 7,288 | 29.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 24,817 | 64.6 | −1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,440 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clement Attlee | 11,354 | 50.5 | −5.4 | |
| Conservative | Richard Girouard | 10,803 | 48.1 | +21.6 | |
| New Party | Herbert Hodge | 307 | 1.4 | New | |
| Majority | 551 | 2.4 | −27.0 | ||
| Turnout | 22,464 | 58.1 | −6.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,682 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -13.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clement Attlee | 14,600 | 66.5 | +16.0 | |
| Conservative | Charles Busby | 7,355 | 33.5 | −14.6 | |
| Majority | 7,245 | 33.0 | +30.6 | ||
| Turnout | 21,955 | 59.3 | +1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,020 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +15.3 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clement Attlee | 8,398 | 83.8 | +17.3 | |
| Conservative | Alfred Woodard | 1,618 | 16.2 | −17.3 | |
| Majority | 6,780 | 67.6 | +34.6 | ||
| Turnout | 10,016 | 61.2 | +1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,367 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +17.3 | |||