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East Ham South

Every general election in East Ham South since 1918 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 5,236.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won13,63861.9%
Conservative8,40238.1%
Valid votes22,040
Majority5,23623.8%

Lab hold Turnout 55.1% of 39,964 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970Labour, 1918: 26.9%Labour, 1922: 48.2%Labour, 1923: 49.2%Labour, 1924: 51.9%Labour, 1929: 54.3%Labour, 1931: 46.2%Labour, 1935: 59.3%Labour, 1945: 74.0%Labour, 1950: 62.1%Labour, 1951: 64.9%Labour, 1955: 64.1%Labour, 1959: 61.5%Labour, 1964: 66.0%Labour, 1966: 69.9%Labour, 1970: 61.9%Conservative, 1918: 30.3%Conservative, 1923: 13.0%Conservative, 1929: 25.4%Conservative, 1931: 53.8%Conservative, 1935: 40.7%Conservative, 1945: 26.0%Conservative, 1950: 29.6%Conservative, 1951: 35.1%Conservative, 1955: 35.9%Conservative, 1959: 38.5%Conservative, 1964: 34.0%Conservative, 1966: 30.1%Conservative, 1970: 38.1%Liberal, 1922: 30.0%Liberal, 1923: 37.8%Liberal, 1924: 48.1%Liberal, 1929: 20.3%Liberal, 1950: 6.5%Coalition Labour, 1918: 42.7%National Liberal, 1922: 21.9%
Vote share in East Ham South at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lab Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon5,23623.855.1%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,00339.965.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,27232.067.9%Lab hold
1959LabCon6,80823.074.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon8,69928.173.1%
1951LabCon10,89129.882.5%Lab hold
1950LabCon12,04632.584.5%
1945LabCon12,43448.069.9%
1935LabCon5,95618.766.6%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab2,5637.570.3%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon10,10229.073.8%Lab hold
1924LabLib9883.875.9%Lab hold
1923LabLib2,63011.368.5%Lab hold
1922LabLib3,99918.266.3%Lab gain from Co Lab
1918Co LabCon2,31112.457.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won East Ham South?

Labour won East Ham South at the 1970 general election with a majority of 5,236.

Which parties have won East Ham South?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Conservative 1, Coalition Labour 1.

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