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, West Ham South and Woolwich East

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.

History

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

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the southern portion of the London Borough of Newham. It included North Woolwich, which had previously been included in seats with the rest of Woolwich on the other side of the River Thames.

Proposed recreation

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which commenced in 2011, the Boundary Commission for England has proposed recreating a seat with the name "Newham South".

It would incorporate the electoral wards of Beckton, Boleyn, Canning Town North, Canning Town South, Custom House, East Ham Central, East Ham South, Plaistow South, and Royal Docks, all from the London Borough of Newham.

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	Ian Anderson	993	3.7	-2.6
Majority			7,311	27.1
Turnout			27,016	53.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.4

References

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)