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Leyton West was a parliamentary constituency in the Municipal Borough of Leyton – then part of Essex but now in Greater London. 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.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
Leyton West in Essex 1918–1950
The Urban District of Leyton wards of Central, Forest, Lea Bridge, and Leyton.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Leyton West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
James Cassels |
11,157 |
46.8 |
−20.6 |
|
Liberal |
Alfred Newbould |
7,021 |
29.4 |
−3.2 |
|
Labour |
Alfred Smith |
5,673 |
23.8 |
New |
Majority |
4,136 |
17.4 |
−17.4 |
Turnout |
23,851 |
69.0 |
+19.1 |
Registered electors |
34,549 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
−8.7 |
|
General election 1923: Leyton West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
James Cassels |
8,349 |
34.5 |
−12.3 |
|
Liberal |
Alfred Newbould |
8,285 |
34.3 |
+4.9 |
|
Labour |
Alfred Smith |
7,536 |
31.2 |
+7.4 |
Majority |
64 |
0.2 |
−17.2 |
Turnout |
24,170 |
68.0 |
−1.0 |
Registered electors |
35,540 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
−8.6 |
|
General election 1924: Leyton West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Unionist |
James Cassels |
13,212 |
46.7 |
+12.2 |
|
Labour |
Alfred Smith |
9,809 |
34.7 |
+3.5 |
|
Liberal |
Alfred Newbould |
5,252 |
18.6 |
−15.7 |
Majority |
3,403 |
12.0 |
+11.8 |
Turnout |
28,273 |
78.6 |
+10.6 |
Registered electors |
35,958 |
|
|
|
Unionist hold |
Swing |
+4.4 |
|
General election 1929: Leyton West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Reginald Sorensen |
14,339 |
42.1 |
+7.4 |
|
Unionist |
James Cassels |
12,186 |
35.8 |
−10.9 |
|
Liberal |
James Johnston |
7,526 |
22.1 |
+3.5 |
Majority |
2,153 |
6.3 |
N/A |
Turnout |
34,051 |
74.8 |
−3.8 |
Registered electors |
45,507 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Unionist |
Swing |
+9.2 |
|
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1935: Leyton West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Reginald Sorensen |
16,408 |
50.2 |
+13.9 |
|
Conservative |
Wilfrid Sugden |
16,280 |
49.8 |
−13.9 |
Majority |
128 |
0.4 |
N/A |
Turnout |
32,688 |
68.0 |
−7.0 |
|
Labour gain from Unionist |
Swing |
|
|
Elections in the 1940s
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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
General election 1945: Leyton West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Reginald Sorensen |
17,236 |
58.5 |
+8.3 |
|
Conservative |
Trevor Felix David Rose |
8,507 |
28.9 |
−20.9 |
|
Liberal |
Bernard Guyster |
3,708 |
12.6 |
New |
Majority |
8,729 |
29.6 |
+29.2 |
Turnout |
29,451 |
72.7 |
+4.7 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
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