West Ham South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| West Ham South Borough constituency |
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| Created: | 1885, 1950 |
| Abolished: | 1918, 1974 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
West Ham South was a parliamentary constituency in the the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] History
The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election.
It was re-established for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | Joseph Lynn Leicester | ||
| 1886 | George Edward Banes | ||
| 1892 | Keir Hardie | Labour | |
| 1895 | George Edward Banes | ||
| 1906 | Will Thorne | Labour | |
| 1918 | constituency recreated: see Plaistow | ||
| 1950 | constituency recreated | ||
| 1950 | Frederick Elwyn Jones | Labour | |
| 1974 | constituency abolished: see Newham South | ||
[edit] Elections
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[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
