| Hackney Central | |
|---|---|
| Formerborough constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
| 1885–1950 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Hackney |
| Replaced by | Hackney South andStoke Newington and Hackney North |
| 1955–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Hackney South |
| Replaced by | Hackney 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.




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.
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.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | constituency recreated | ||
| 1955 | Herbert Butler | Labour | |
| 1970 | Stanley Clinton-Davis | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hunter | 2,941 | 51.7 | ||
| Liberal | John Holms | 2,748 | 48.3 | ||
| Majority | 193 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,689 | 77.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,381 | ||||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Hunter | 3,047 | 60.8 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal | Martin Hume | 1,961 | 39.2 | −9.1 | |
| Majority | 1,086 | 21.6 | +18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,008 | 67.8 | −9.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,381 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +9.1 | |||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Scoble | 3,478 | 52.1 | −8.7 | |
| Liberal | John Fyfe Stewart[2] | 3,193 | 47.9 | +8.7 | |
| Majority | 285 | 4.2 | −17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,671 | 74.5 | +6.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,951 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -8.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Scoble | 3,278 | 52.5 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal | Charles Russell | 2,966 | 47.5 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 312 | 5.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,244 | 70.7 | −3.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,835 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Augustus Allhusen | 3,747 | 62.6 | +10.1 | |
| Liberal | Israel Hart | 2,243 | 37.4 | −10.1 | |
| Majority | 1,504 | 25.2 | +20.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,990 | 68.9 | −1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,692 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +10.1 | |||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Albert Spicer | 3,998 | 54.2 | +16.8 | |
| Conservative | Augustus Allhusen | 3,382 | 45.8 | −16.8 | |
| Majority | 616 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,380 | 84.1 | +15.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,779 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | +16.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Albert Spicer | 4,429 | 53.5 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Felix Cassel | 3,853 | 46.5 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 576 | 7.0 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 8,282 | 88.6 | +4.5 | ||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -0.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Albert Spicer | 3,954 | 53.3 | −0.2 | |
| Conservative | Albert Henry Jessel | 3,464 | 46.7 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 490 | 6.6 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 7,418 | 79.4 | −9.2 | ||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -0.2 | |||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Liberal | William Woolcock | Unopposed | ||
| Liberalhold | |||||
| Cindicatescandidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal | Arthur Lever | 9,795 | 46.4 | New | |
| Liberal | Thomas Wood | 6,825 | 32.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Arthur Lynch | 4,507 | 21.3 | New | |
| Majority | 2,970 | 14.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 21,127 | 60.3 | N/A | ||
| National Liberalgain fromLiberal | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leonard Franklin | 8,569 | 38.6 | +6.3 | |
| Unionist | Daniel Thomas Keymer | 7,252 | 32.7 | New | |
| Labour | Ernest E. Hunter | 6,354 | 28.7 | +7.4 | |
| Majority | 1,317 | 5.9 | −8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 22,175 | 62.8 | +2.5 | ||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +10.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | Robert Gower | 11,414 | 42.7 | +10.0 | |
| Labour | Ernest E. Hunter | 9,684 | 36.3 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal | Leonard Franklin | 5,594 | 21.0 | −17.6 | |
| Majority | 1,730 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 26,692 | 74.2 | +11.4 | ||
| Unionistgain fromLiberal | Swing | +13.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Watkins | 12,462 | 37.3 | +1.0 | |
| Unionist | Alfred Bossom | 10,814 | 32.3 | −10.4 | |
| Liberal | Leonard Franklin | 10,186 | 30.4 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 1,648 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 33,462 | 70.0 | −4.2 | ||
| Labourgain fromUnionist | Swing | +5.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Lockwood | 16,963 | 52.1 | +19.8 | |
| Labour | Fred Watkins | 9,295 | 28.5 | −8.8 | |
| Liberal | Leonard Franklin | 6,316 | 19.4 | −11.0 | |
| Majority | 7,668 | 23.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 32,574 | 67.8 | −2.2 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | +14.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fred Watkins | 15,332 | 51.6 | +23.1 | |
| Conservative | John Lockwood | 14,375 | 48.4 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 957 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 29,707 | 60.6 | −7.2 | ||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +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;
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Hynd | 14,810 | 67.2 | +15.6 | |
| Conservative | R.R. Harris | 4,889 | 22.2 | −26.2 | |
| Liberal | Samuel Woolf Magnus | 2,348 | 10.6 | New | |
| Majority | 9,921 | 45.0 | +41.8 | ||
| Turnout | 22,047 | 65.7 | +5.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +18.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Butler | 27,012 | 61.74 | ||
| Conservative | James Allason | 15,212 | 34.77 | ||
| Communist | John R Betteridge | 1,530 | 3.50 | New | |
| Majority | 11,800 | 26.97 | |||
| Turnout | 43,754 | 66.11 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Butler | 25,407 | 61.50 | ||
| Conservative | John C T Waring | 15,905 | 38.50 | ||
| Majority | 9,502 | 23.00 | |||
| Turnout | 41,312 | 66.03 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Butler | 23,110 | 66.32 | ||
| Conservative | H Martin L Morton | 11,376 | 33.68 | ||
| Majority | 11,376 | 32.66 | |||
| Turnout | 34,844 | 57.09 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Herbert Butler | 21,466 | 63.76 | ||
| Conservative | H Martin L Morton | 7,440 | 22.10 | ||
| Liberal | Cecil V Gittins | 4,762 | 14.14 | New | |
| Majority | 14,026 | 41.66 | |||
| Turnout | 33,668 | 57.54 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stanley Clinton-Davis | 17,380 | 64.4 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Lightwood | 9,339 | 34.6 | +12.5 | |
| Independent | Aftab Qureshi | 252 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 8,041 | 29.8 | −12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 26,971 | 50.8 | −6.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 53,120 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stanley Clinton-Davis | 18,705 | 61.81 | ||
| Conservative | Kenneth Lightwood | 6,302 | 20.82 | ||
| Liberal | MG Snow | 5,256 | 17.37 | New | |
| Majority | 12,403 | 40.99 | |||
| Turnout | 30,263 | 62.70 | |||
| Registered electors | 48,270 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stanley Clinton-Davis | 17,650 | 68.89 | ||
| Conservative | Kenneth Lightwood | 4,797 | 18.72 | ||
| Liberal | MG Snow | 3,174 | 12.39 | ||
| Majority | 12,853 | 50.17 | |||
| Turnout | 25,621 | 52.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 48,524 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stanley Clinton-Davis | 16,506 | 59.0 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Bennett | 7,718 | 27.6 | ||
| Liberal | Elikkos Georghiades | 1,835 | 6.6 | ||
| National Front | Ronald May | 1,418 | 5.1 | New | |
| Communist | D Boyes | 340 | 1.2 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Mark Johnson | 136 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 8,788 | 31.4 | |||
| Turnout | 27,953 | 60.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 46,464 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||