NEWHAM
[Three Seats]
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1964 | 178,883 | 30.0 |
| S. Boyce
E.P. Bell
A.F.G. Edwards
D.A.S. Brooke
C.A. Rugg
B.C. Balcomb
W.C. Willis
E. Johnson
R.A. Savill
J.A. Walker | Lab
Lab
Lab
L
C
C
C
L
L
Com | 34,429
33,568
30,674
9,476
7,616
7,155
6,717
6,119
5,703
2,757
21,198 |
| 65.9
14.2
14.4
5.5
42.5 |
|
|
| 1967 | 174,865 | 25.3 |
| S. Boyce
E.P. Bell
A.F.G. Edwards
G.L. Crocker
C.A. Rugg
B.C. Balcomb
Mrs. A.B.M. Bijl-Jarvis
Mrs. R.P. McCarthy
P.T. Humphrey
J. Clements
R.A. Offley
R.A. Savill | Lab
Lab
Lab
C
C
C
L
L
L
Ind
Com
Ind L | 23,383
22,801
21,826
11,102
9,442
9,175
5,039
4,365
4,117
2,626
2,164
1,234
10,724 |
| 52.6
23.0
10.5
6.1
5.0
2.8
24.9 | -13.3
+8.6
-3.7
-0.5 |
|
| 1970 | 182,834 | 18.7 |
| S. Boyce
E.P. Bell
A.F.G. Edwards
Miss C.A. Knight
R.E. Wotherspoon
B.C. Balcomb
B.G. McCarthy
E. Wren
M. Brown
Mrs. J. Wren
J. Clements
R.A. Offley
D.E. Coxhead
M. Fior
A.L.J. Winn | Lab
Lab
Lab
C
C
C
L
L
HBR
L
Ind
Com
HBR
HBR
UM | 19,728
19,529
17,681
9,868
9,806
8,154
2,030
1,741
1,693
1,446
961
956
613
457
313
7,813 |
| 57.3
28.0
5.2
2.8
2.9
2.9
0.9
23.6 | +4.7
+5.0
-5.3
-3.2
-2.1 |
|
NEWHAM, NEWHAM NORTH EAST [68] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 66,536 | 26.1 |
| T.A. Jenkinson
R.F.C. Ower
T.J. Stroud
M. Flaherty | Lab
Ind R
C
Ind Lab | 9,183
5,110
2,828
227
4,073 |
| 52.9
29.5
16.3
1.3
23.4 |
|
|
| 1977 | 65,607 | 36.4 |
| J. Wilson
D.P.J. Sutton
M.J. Salt | Lab
C
NF | 11,840
8,992
3,026
2,848 |
| 49.6
37.7
12.7
11.9 | -3.3
+21.4 |
|
| 1981 | 64,499 | 35.8 |
| J. Wilson
C.D. Sills
D.J. Corney
R.S.F. Young
F. Aszal
K.R. Scotcher
T.S. Bennett | Lab
C
L
NF
Ind
WRP
NFCM | 14,231
4,563
2,608
850
469
198
173
9,668 |
| 61.6
19.8
11.3
3.7
2.0
0.9
0.7
41.8 | +12.0
-17.9
-9.0 |
|
| Notes:— |
| 1973: | Ower was the candidate of the 'Independent Ratepayers and Citizens Association'. |
|
| 1981: | Aszal was the candidate of 'East London Workers Against Racism'. |
|
|
NEWHAM, NEWHAM NORTH WEST [69] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 52,702 | 18.9 |
| A.F.G. Edwards
S. Swerling | Lab
C | 8,031
1,951
6,080 |
| 80.5
19.5
61.0 |
|
|
| 1977 | 54,219 | 29.6 |
| A.F.G. Edwards
D.A.A. Amess
Mrs. C.A. Armond
B.G. McCarthy | Lab
C
NF
L | 8,608
5,240
1,554
664
3,368 |
| 53.6
32.6
9.7
4.1
21.0 | -26.9
+13.1 |
|
| 1981 | 51,060 | 33.0 |
| A.F.G. Edwards
D.R. Bick
C.M. Hill
W.J. Roberts | Lab
C
L
NF | 11,724
2,530
1,845
753
9,194 |
| 69.6
15.0
10.9
4.5
54.6 | +16.0
-17.6
+6.8
-5.2 |
|
NEWHAM, NEWHAM SOUTH [70] |
| Election | Electors | T'out |
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| % | Ch.% |
|---|
| 1973 | 57,490 | 21.3 |
| E.P. Bell
J. Johnston
R.A. Offley | Lab
C
Com | 10,024
1,579
623
8,445 |
| 82.0
12.9
5.1
69.1 |
|
|
| 1977 | 55,203 | 31.3 |
| E.P. Bell
N.A.M. Thompson
Mrs. V. Roberts
R. Winfield
R.A. Offley | Lab
C
NF
L
Com | 9,450
4,229
2,600
591
410
5,221 |
| 54.7
24.5
15.0
3.4
2.4
30.2 | -27.3
+11.6
-2.7 |
|
| 1981 | 51,931 | 30.7 |
| T.A. Jenkinson
R.F. Williams
W.P. Galinis
M.B. Hipperson | Lab
C
L
NF | 11,238
1,899
1,780
1,006
9,339 |
| 70.6
11.9
11.2
6.3
58.7 | +15.9
-12.5
+7.8
-8.7 |
|
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