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Leyton (UK Parliament constituency)

Leyton was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Leyton in North-East 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 system.

Leyton
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1997
Seatsone
Created fromLeyton East and Leyton West
Replaced byLeyton and Wanstead

History

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Leyton and Wanstead constituency.

Boundaries

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Leyton. Note: abolished 1965. Remained same zone in successor: London Borough of Waltham Forest.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Cann Hall, Central, Forest, Lea Bridge, Leyton, and Leytonstone.

1983–1997: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Cann Hall, Cathall, Forest, Grove Green, Lea Bridge, Leyton, and Leytonstone.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1950Reginald SorensenLabourResigned December 1964 on being raised to the peerage
1965 by-electionRonald BuxtonConservative
1966Patrick Gordon WalkerLabourPreviously MP for Smethwick 1945-1964
February 1974Bryan Magee
1982SDP
1983Harry CohenLabour
1997constituency abolished: see Leyton and Wanstead

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Leyton[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourReginald Sorensen 35,702 54.59
ConservativePeter Williams24,05236.77
LiberalCyril Oliver Appleton5,6508.64
Majority11,65017.72
Turnout65,40483.33
Registered electors78,491
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Leyton[2][3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourReginald Sorensen 37,728 57.78 +3.19
ConservativePeter Williams27,56342.22+5.45
Majority10,16515.56-2.14
Turnout65,29182.18-1.15
Registered electors79,445
Labour holdSwing-1.13
General election 1955: Leyton[4][5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourReginald Sorensen 29,747 53.40 -4.78
ConservativeRonald Buxton21,54338.67-3.55
LiberalEvan Laurence Frederick Richards4,4217.94-New
Majority8,20414.73-0.84
Turnout55,71174.34-7.84
Registered electors79,944
Labour holdSwing-0.62
General election 1959: Leyton[6][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourReginald Sorensen 28,367 53.71 +0.31
ConservativeRonald Buxton24,44846.29+7.62
Majority3,9197.42-7.31
Turnout52,81574.39+0.05
Registered electors70,996
Labour holdSwing-3.7

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Leyton[8][9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourReginald Sorensen 23,640 50.35 -3.36
ConservativeRonald Buxton15,71433.47-12.82
LiberalAlistair Mackay7,59816.18New
Majority7,92616.88+9.46
Turnout46,59270.18-4.21
Registered electors66,905
Labour holdSwing-3.36
By-election, 21 Jan 1965[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRonald Buxton 16,544 42.88 +9.41
LabourPatrick Gordon Walker16,33942.36-8.00
LiberalAlistair Mackay5,38213.95-2.23
UK & Commonwealth PartyJeremiah Lynch1570.41New
DisarmamentGeorge Delf1560.40New
Majority2050.52N/A
Turnout38,57857.70-12.48
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+8.71
General election 1966: Leyton[11][12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPatrick Gordon Walker 26,803 54.42 +4.07
ConservativeRonald Buxton18,15736.87+3.40
LiberalAlistair Mackay3,8517.82-8.36
Independent LabourWilliam Hanley4410.90New
Majority8,64617.55+0.67
Turnout49,25276.09+4.91
Registered electors64,727
Labour holdSwing+0.34

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Leyton[13][14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPatrick Gordon Walker 23,386 56.64 +2.22
ConservativeRonald Buxton17,90643.36+6.49
Majority5,48013.28-4.27
Turnout41,29261.99-14.10
Registered electors66,610
Labour holdSwing-2.14
General election February 1974: Leyton[15][16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBryan Magee 22,785 49.07 -7.57
ConservativeBarry Dare12,84827.67-15.69
LiberalTimothy Brown8,70718.75New
National FrontSherri Bothwell2,0974.52New
Majority9,93721.40+8.12
Turnout46,43772.66+10.67
Registered electors63,909
Labour holdSwing+4.06
General election October 1974: Leyton[15][17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBryan Magee 22,130 54.88 +5.82
ConservativeBarry Dare10,61726.33-1.34
LiberalRalph Scott5,40813.41-5.34
National FrontSherri Bothwell2,1685.38+0.86
Majority11,51328.55+7.15
Turnout40,32362.68-9.98
Registered electors64,328
Labour holdSwing+3.58
General election 1979: Leyton[15][18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBryan Magee 21,095 51.38 -3.50
ConservativeAnthony Cordle15,36137.41+11.08
LiberalClyde Kitson3,4258.34-5.07
National FrontPeter Pomery-Rudd1,1792.87-2.51
Majority5,73413.97-14.58
Turnout41,06069.39+6.71
Registered electors59,176
Labour holdSwing-7.29

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Leyton[19][20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHarry Cohen 16,504 43.5 −7.9
ConservativeWaldemar Neilson-Hansen11,98831.6−5.8
SDPBryan Magee9,44824.9New
Majority4,51611.9−2.1
Turnout37,94065.7-3.7
Registered electors57,770
Labour holdSwing-1.1
General election 1987: Leyton[19][21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHarry Cohen 16,536 41.21 -2.29
LiberalSimon Banks11,89529.65+4.75
ConservativeDavid Gilmartin11,69229.14-2.46
Majority4,64111.56-0.32
Turnout40,12369.58+3.91
Registered electors57,662
Labour holdSwing-3.52

Election in the 1990s

General election 1992: Leyton[19][22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHarry Cohen 20,334 52.6 +11.4
ConservativeChristine Smith8,88223.0-6.1
Liberal DemocratsJonathan Fryer8,18021.18-8.47
LiberalLouis de Pinna5611.45New
GreenKhalid Pervez4121.07New
Natural LawRichard Archer2560.66New
Majority11,45229.64+18.08
Turnout38,62567.44-2.14
Registered electors57,272
Labour holdSwing+8.79

See also

References

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