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Hackney Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955–1983

Hackney Central
Formerborough constituency
for theHouse of Commons
18851950
Seatsone
Created fromHackney
Replaced byHackney South andStoke Newington and Hackney North
19551983
Seatsone
Created fromHackney South
Replaced byHackney North and Stoke Newington andHackney South and Shoreditch

Hackney Central was aborough constituency in what was then theMetropolitan Borough of Hackney, inLondon. It returned oneMember of Parliament (MP) to theHouse of Commons of theParliament of the United Kingdom.

Hackney Central in the Metropolitan area, boundaries 1885–1918
Hackney Central in the County of London, boundaries 1918–1950
Hackney Central in the County of London, boundaries 1955–1974
A map showing the wards of Hackney Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.

The constituency was created under theRedistribution of Seats Act, 1885 from1885, and abolished for the1950 general election. It was recreated for the1955 general election, and abolished again for the1983 general election.

Boundaries

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1885–1918: The wards of Dalston and De Beauvoir Town, and part of Hackney ward.

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Downs, Hackney, and Kingsland, and part of West Hackney ward.

1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Albion, Chatham, Kenninghall, Kingsland, Kingsmead, Leabridge, Pembury, Rushmore, and Town Hall.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, Downs, Kingsmead, Leabridge, Rectory, and Wick.

Members of Parliament

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MPs 1885–1950

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ElectionNameParty
1885Sir William Guyer HunterConservative
1892Andrew ScobleConservative
1900Augustus AllhusenConservative
1906Sir Albert SpicerLiberal
1918William WoolcockCoalition Liberal
1922Arthur LeverNational Liberal
1923Leonard FranklinLiberal
1924Robert GowerConservative
1929Fred WatkinsLabour
1931John LockwoodConservative
1935Fred WatkinsLabour
1945Harry HyndLabour
1950constituency abolished

MPs 1955–1983

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ElectionNameParty
1955constituency recreated
1955Herbert ButlerLabour
1970Stanley Clinton-DavisLabour
1983constituency abolished

Election results

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Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1885: Hackney Central[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeWilliam Hunter2,94151.7
LiberalJohn Holms2,74848.3
Majority1933.4
Turnout5,68977.1
Registered electors7,381
Conservativewin (new seat)
General election 1886: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Hunter3,04760.8+9.1
LiberalMartin Hume1,96139.2−9.1
Majority1,08621.6+18.2
Turnout5,00867.8−9.3
Registered electors7,381
ConservativeholdSwing+9.1

Elections in the 1890s

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Andrew Scoble
General election 1892: Hackney Central[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Scoble3,47852.1−8.7
LiberalJohn Fyfe Stewart[2]3,19347.9+8.7
Majority2854.2−17.4
Turnout6,67174.5+6.7
Registered electors8,951
ConservativeholdSwing-8.7
General election 1895: Hackney Central[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAndrew Scoble3,27852.5+0.4
LiberalCharles Russell2,96647.5−0.4
Majority3125.0+0.8
Turnout6,24470.7−3.8
Registered electors8,835
ConservativeholdSwing+0.4

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1900: Hackney Central[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAugustus Allhusen3,74762.6+10.1
LiberalIsrael Hart2,24337.4−10.1
Majority1,50425.2+20.2
Turnout5,99068.9−1.8
Registered electors8,692
ConservativeholdSwing+10.1
Albert Spicer
General election 1906: Hackney Central[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAlbert Spicer3,99854.2+16.8
ConservativeAugustus Allhusen3,38245.8−16.8
Majority6168.4N/A
Turnout7,38084.1+15.2
Registered electors8,779
Liberalgain fromConservativeSwing+16.8

Elections in the 1910s

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General election January 1910: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAlbert Spicer4,42953.5−0.7
Liberal UnionistFelix Cassel3,85346.5+0.7
Majority5767.0−1.4
Turnout8,28288.6+4.5
LiberalholdSwing-0.7
General election December 1910: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalAlbert Spicer3,95453.3−0.2
ConservativeAlbert Henry Jessel3,46446.7+0.2
Majority4906.6−0.4
Turnout7,41879.4−9.2
LiberalholdSwing-0.2
W. Woolcock
General election 1918: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CLiberalWilliam WoolcockUnopposed
Liberalhold
Cindicatescandidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

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A. Lever
General election 1922: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National LiberalArthur Lever9,79546.4New
LiberalThomas Wood6,82532.3N/A
LabourArthur Lynch4,50721.3New
Majority2,97014.1N/A
Turnout21,12760.3N/A
National Liberalgain fromLiberalSwingN/A
General election 1923: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalLeonard Franklin8,56938.6+6.3
UnionistDaniel Thomas Keymer7,25232.7New
LabourErnest E. Hunter6,35428.7+7.4
Majority1,3175.9−8.2
Turnout22,17562.8+2.5
LiberalholdSwing+10.0
General election 1924: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UnionistRobert Gower11,41442.7+10.0
LabourErnest E. Hunter9,68436.3+7.6
LiberalLeonard Franklin5,59421.0−17.6
Majority1,7306.4N/A
Turnout26,69274.2+11.4
Unionistgain fromLiberalSwing+13.8
General election 1929: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourFred Watkins12,46237.3+1.0
UnionistAlfred Bossom10,81432.3−10.4
LiberalLeonard Franklin10,18630.4+9.4
Majority1,6485.0N/A
Turnout33,46270.0−4.2
Labourgain fromUnionistSwing+5.7

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Lockwood16,96352.1+19.8
LabourFred Watkins9,29528.5−8.8
LiberalLeonard Franklin6,31619.4−11.0
Majority7,66823.6N/A
Turnout32,57467.8−2.2
Conservativegain fromLabourSwing+14.3
General election 1935: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourFred Watkins15,33251.6+23.1
ConservativeJohn Lockwood14,37548.4−3.7
Majority9573.2N/A
Turnout29,70760.6−7.2
Labourgain fromConservativeSwing+13.4

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHarry Hynd14,81067.2+15.6
ConservativeR.R. Harris4,88922.2−26.2
LiberalSamuel Woolf Magnus2,34810.6New
Majority9,92145.0+41.8
Turnout22,04765.7+5.1
LabourholdSwing+18.9

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1955: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHerbert Butler27,01261.74
ConservativeJames Allason15,21234.77
CommunistJohn R Betteridge1,5303.50New
Majority11,80026.97
Turnout43,75466.11
LabourholdSwing
General election 1959: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHerbert Butler25,40761.50
ConservativeJohn C T Waring15,90538.50
Majority9,50223.00
Turnout41,31266.03
LabourholdSwing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHerbert Butler23,11066.32
ConservativeH Martin L Morton11,37633.68
Majority11,37632.66
Turnout34,84457.09
LabourholdSwing
General election 1966: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHerbert Butler21,46663.76
ConservativeH Martin L Morton7,44022.10
LiberalCecil V Gittins4,76214.14New
Majority14,02641.66
Turnout33,66857.54
LabourholdSwing+4.5

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourStanley Clinton-Davis17,38064.4+0.6
ConservativeKenneth Lightwood9,33934.6+12.5
IndependentAftab Qureshi2520.9New
Majority8,04129.8−12.1
Turnout26,97150.8−6.7
Registered electors53,120
LabourholdSwing
General election February 1974: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourStanley Clinton-Davis18,70561.81
ConservativeKenneth Lightwood6,30220.82
LiberalMG Snow5,25617.37New
Majority12,40340.99
Turnout30,26362.70
Registered electors48,270
LabourholdSwing
General election October 1974: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourStanley Clinton-Davis17,65068.89
ConservativeKenneth Lightwood4,79718.72
LiberalMG Snow3,17412.39
Majority12,85350.17
Turnout25,62152.80
Registered electors48,524
LabourholdSwing
General election 1979: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourStanley Clinton-Davis16,50659.0
ConservativeNicholas Bennett7,71827.6
LiberalElikkos Georghiades1,8356.6
National FrontRonald May1,4185.1New
CommunistD Boyes3401.2New
Workers RevolutionaryMark Johnson1360.5New
Majority8,78831.4
Turnout27,95360.2
Registered electors46,464
LabourholdSwing

References

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  1. ^abcdeCraig, FWS, ed. (1974).British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press.ISBN 9781349022984.
  2. ^Kennedy, Thomas Cummins (2001).British Quakerism, 1860-1920: The transformation of a religious community.Oxford:Oxford University Press. p. 144.ISBN 9780198270355.
  3. ^The Law Journal - Volume 86 (1938)
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