Newham North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Newham North West
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
February 1974–1997
Number of members	one
Replaced by	West Ham
Created from	West Ham North

Newham North West was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. It returned one Member of Parliament, elected by the first past the post system.

History

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election. It was then merged with part of the constituency of Newham South to form the new constituency of West Ham.

Boundaries

The London Borough of Newham wards of Forest Gate, New Town, Park, Plashet, Stratford, Upton, and West Ham.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	Feb 1974	Arthur Lewis	Labour
	1983	Tony Banks	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Newham North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Louis Banks	15,911	61.1	+5.7
	Conservative	Michael Mark Prisk	6,740	25.9	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew John Sawdon	2,445	9.4	−8.0
	Green	Amanda Jane Sandford	587	2.3	+0.5
	Raving Loony Green Giant	Lord Toby Jug	252	1.0	N/A
	International Communist	David Andrew O'Sullivan	100	0.4	N/A
Majority			9,171	35.2	+5.2
Turnout			26,035	56.0	−3.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.6

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Newham North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Louis Banks	15,677	55.4	+8.8
	Conservative	John Christopher Wylie	7,181	25.4	+3.5
	Social Democratic	Richard Henry Redden	4,920	17.4	−1.2
	Green	Varyah Annette De Grandis-Harrison	497	1.8	N/A
Majority			8,496	30.1
Turnout			28,275	59.4	+3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.7

General Election 1983: Newham North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Louis Banks	13,042	46.6	−14.9
	Conservative	K.D. Irons	6,124	21.9	−4.6
	Social Democratic	Alex James Kellaway	5,204	18.6	+10.7
	Ind. Labour Party	Arthur Lewis	3,074	11.0	N/A
	National Front	M. Hipperson	525	1.9	−2.2
Majority			6,918	24.7
Turnout			27,969	56.2	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.2

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Newham North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur William John Lewis	18,392	61.5	−5.1
	Conservative	David Anthony Andrew Amess	7,937	26.5	+8.4
	Liberal	B. McCarthy	2,377	7.9	−7.3
	National Front	M. Maloney	1,217	4.1	N/A
Majority			10,455	34.9
Turnout			29,923	55.4	+3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.8

General Election October 1974: Newham North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur William John Lewis	18,388	66.6	+6.7
	Conservative	R. Brown	5,007	18.1	−1.9
	Liberal	A. Hetherington	4,201	15.2	−4.9
Majority			13,381	48.5
Turnout			27,596	51.6	−7.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.3

General Election February 1974: Newham North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur William John Lewis	18,898	59.9	N/A
	Liberal	D.C. Bigg	6,350	20.1	N/A
	Conservative	David Atkinson	6,301	20.0	N/A
Majority			12,548	39.8	N/A
Turnout			31,549	59.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)