West Ham South (UK Parliament constituency)

West Ham South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1974
Number of members One
Replaced by Newham South
Created from Plaistow and Silvertown
1885–1918
Number of members One
Type of constituency Borough constituency
Replaced by Plaistow and Silvertown
Created from South Essex

West Ham South was a parliamentary constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now 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 voting system.

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 again for the February 1974 general election.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Joseph Lynn Leicester Lib-Lab
1886 George Edward Banes Conservative
1892 Keir Hardie Independent Labour
1895 George Edward Banes Conservative
1906 Will Thorne Labour
1918 constituency abolished: see Plaistow and Silvertown

MPs 1950–1974

ElectionMemberParty
1950 Frederick Elwyn Jones Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Newham South

See also

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