| Woolwich West | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| County | Greater London |
| 1918–1983 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Eltham |
| Created from | Woolwich |
Woolwich West was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It was based around Eltham, now in the London Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.
The constituency was formed for the 1918 general election, when the constituency of Woolwich was divided into Woolwich West and Woolwich East, and abolished in 1983. Although the boundaries changed, Woolwich West in effect became the new Eltham constituency.
Contents |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Sir Kingsley Wood | Conservative | |
| 1943 by-election | Francis Beech | Conservative | |
| 1945 | Henry Berry | Labour | |
| 1950 | William Steward | Conservative | |
| 1959 | Colin Turner | Conservative | |
| 1964 | Bill Hamling | Labour | |
| 1975 by-election | Peter Bottomley | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
| Woolwich West by-election, 1975 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Peter Bottomley | 17,280 | |||
| Labour | Joseph Stanyer | 14,898 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs Sheilagh Hobday | 1,884 | |||
| National Front | Mrs Ruth Robinson | 856 | N/A | ||
| Fellowship | Ronald Mallone | 218 | N/A | ||
| English National | Frank Hansford-Miller | 140 | N/A | ||
| C'tive, Anti-Common Market | Reginald Simmerson | 104 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Peter Bishop | 41 | N/A | ||
| Majority | 2,382 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Spen Valley |
Constituency represented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer 1940–1943 |
Succeeded by Combined Scottish Universities |