Newham South (UK Parliament constituency)

Newham South (UK Parliament constituency)
Newham South
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
February 1974 (February 1974)1997 (1997)
Number of members one
Replaced by East Ham and West Ham
Created from East Ham South and West Ham South

Newham South was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Newham, in east London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

History

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

Boundaries

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Elwyn Jones Labour
1974 by-election Nigel Spearing Labour
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Newham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Spearing 14,358 46.6 +3.1
Conservative Mrs. J. R. Foster 11,856 38.5 +4.3
Liberal Democrat A. J. Kellaway 4,527 14.9 -7.3
Majority 2,502 8.1
Turnout 30,786 60.2
Labour hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Newham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Spearing 12,935 43.5 -6.7
Conservative J. Farrie 10,169 34.2 +11.2
SDP–Liberal Alliance A. J. Kellaway 6,607 22.2 -0.9
Majority 2,766 9.3
Turnout 29,711 59.1
Labour hold Swing -8.0
General Election 1983: Newham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nigel Spearing 13,561 50.2 -14.3
SDP–Liberal Alliance A. A. Reilly 6,250 23.1 +16.5
Conservative N. A. M. Thompson 6,212 23.0 +0.4
National Front I. H. M. Anderson 993 3.7 -2.6
Majority 7,311 27.1
Turnout 27,016 53.6
Labour hold Swing -7.4

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