| Woolwich East | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for theLondon County Council | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1919 |
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Members | 2 (to 1949) 3 (from 1949) |
| Created from | Woolwich |
Woolwich East was a constituency used for elections to theLondon County Council between 1919 and the council's abolition, in 1965. The seat shared boundaries with theUK Parliament constituency of the same name.
| Year | Name | Party | Name | Party | Name | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Leslie Haden-Guest | Labour | Harry Snell | Labour | Two seats until 1949 | ||||
| 1922 | Herbert Morrison | Labour | |||||||
| 1925 | William Harold Hutchinson | Labour | |||||||
| 1928 | Henry Berry | Labour | |||||||
| 1931 | Reginald H. Pott | Labour | |||||||
| 1949 | Mabel Crout | Labour | Ethel Newman | Labour | |||||
| 1952 | John William Andrews | Labour | |||||||
| 1955 | Walter Stein | Labour | James Young | Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Leslie Haden-Guest | 7,788 | 34.1 | ||
| Labour | Harry Snell | 7,720 | 33.8 | ||
| Municipal Reform | Cyril Jacobs | 3,681 | 16.1 | ||
| Municipal Reform | R. Campbell | 3,636 | 15.9 | ||
| Majority | 4,039 | 17.7 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Morrison | 9,046 | 28.5 | −5.6 | |
| Labour | Harry Snell | 8,978 | 28.3 | −5.5 | |
| Municipal Reform | George Penny | 6,764 | 21.3 | +5.2 | |
| Municipal Reform | Austin Hudson | 6,277 | 19.8 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | R. James | 366 | 1.2 | n/a | |
| Independent | J. C. Witcher | 314 | 1.0 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,214 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Morrison | 8,792 | |||
| Labour | William Harold Hutchinson | 8,746 | |||
| Municipal Reform | May Imelda Josephine Pery | 5,109 | |||
| Municipal Reform | W. T. Cusheon | 5,086 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Morrison | 9,361 | |||
| Labour | Henry Berry | 9,288 | |||
| Municipal Reform | A. W. Goodman | 5,280 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Ethel Bright Ashford | 5,156 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Berry | 7,133 | |||
| Labour | Reginald H. Pott | 6,994 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Francis Beech | 5,247 | |||
| Municipal Reform | R. Campbell | 5,173 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Berry | 9,538 | |||
| Labour | Reginald H. Pott | 9,443 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Francis Beech | 5,024 | |||
| Municipal Reform | D. Murphy | 4,931 | |||
| Ind. Labour Party | J. Aplin | 328 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Berry | 10,684 | |||
| Labour | Reginald H. Pott | 10,372 | |||
| Municipal Reform | Reginald Bennett | 5,358 | |||
| Municipal Reform | D. B. Hudson | 5,165 | |||
| Independent | H. H. Wright | 316 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Berry | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Labour | Reginald H. Pott | unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Majority | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Berry | 16,169 | |||
| Labour | Ethel Newman | 15,369 | |||
| Labour | Mabel Crout | 15,333 | |||
| Conservative | J. Campbell | 9,294 | |||
| Conservative | M. E. Button | 8,906 | |||
| Conservative | M. C. R. Hensford | 8,832 | |||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Berry | 16,943 | |||
| Labour | Mabel Crout | 16,580 | |||
| Labour | John William Andrews | 16,122 | |||
| Conservative | M. J. Deane | 7,255 | |||
| Conservative | H. Holloway | 6,953 | |||
| Conservative | E. Williams | 6,953 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Walter Stein | 11,300 | |||
| Labour | James Young | 11,238 | |||
| Labour | John William Andrews | 11,219 | |||
| Conservative | D. Slade | 5,947 | |||
| Conservative | A. Pugh | 5,844 | |||
| Conservative | E. Tribe | 5,796 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Walter Stein | 11,023 | |||
| Labour | James Young | 10,864 | |||
| Labour | John William Andrews | 10,466 | |||
| Conservative | S. G. Turner | 3,593 | |||
| Conservative | L. H. F. Bliss | 3,201 | |||
| Conservative | D. E. Bush | 3,100 | |||
| Independent | S. Burke | 354 | |||
| Independent | D. Bradfield | 264 | |||
| Independent | P. E. Gooch | 202 | |||
| Independent | A. W. Pugh | 188 | |||
| Independent | J. Hattigan | 128 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Walter Stein | 11,834 | |||
| Labour | James Young | 11,681 | |||
| Labour | John William Andrews | 11,664 | |||
| Conservative | D. Healy | 4,953 | |||
| Conservative | B. Anthon | 4,918 | |||
| Conservative | N. Hughes-Narborough | 4,550 | |||
| Independent | H. H. Wright | 1,398 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||