Hackney Central (UK Parliament constituency)

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Hackney Central
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885 (1885)–1950 (1950)
Number of members one
Replaced by Hackney South and Stoke Newington and Hackney North
Created from Hackney
1955 (1955)–1983 (1983)
Replaced by Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Hackney South and Shoreditch
Created from Hackney South

Hackney Central was a borough constituency in what was then the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, in London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Hackney Central in the Metropolitan area, showing boundaries used from 1885 to 1918.
Hackney Central in the Parliamentary County of London, showing boundaries used from 1918 to 1950.
Hackney Central in the Parliamentary County of London, showing boundaries used from 1955 to 1974.

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 from 1885, and abolished for the 1950 general election. It was recreated for the 1955 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election.

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[edit] Boundaries

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[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] MPs 1885-1950

Election Name Party
1885 Sir William Guyer Hunter Conservative
1892 Sir Andrew Richard Scoble Conservative
1900 Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen Conservative
1906 Sir Albert Spicer Liberal
1918 William James Uglow Woolcock Coalition Liberal
1922 Sir Arthur Levy Lever National Liberal
1923 Leonard Benjamin Franklin Liberal
1924 Robert Vaughan Gower Conservative
1929 Frederick Charles Watkins Labour
1931 John Cutts Lockwood Conservative
1935 Frederick Charles Watkins Labour
1945 Harry Hynd Labour
1950 constituency abolished

[edit] MPs 1955-1983

Election Name Party
1955 constituency recreated
1955 Herbert Butler Labour
1970 Clinton Davis Labour
1983 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results

[edit] Elections in the 1970s

General Election 3 May 1979:

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General Election 10 October 1974:

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General Election 28 February 1974:

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General Election 18 June 1970:

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[edit] Elections in the 1960s

General Election 31 March 1966:

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General Election 15 October 1964:

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[edit] Elections in the 1950s

General Election 8 October 1959:

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General Election 26 May 1955:

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General Election 25 October 1951:

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General Election 23 February 1950:

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[edit] Election in the 1940s

General Election 5 to 19 July 1945:

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[edit] Election in the 1930s

General Election 14 November 1935:

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General Election 27 October 1931:

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Conservative John Cutts Lockwood
Labour Frederick Charles Watkins
Liberal Leonard Benjamin Franklin
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[edit] Election in the 1920s

General Election 30 May 1929:

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Labour Frederick Charles Watkins 12462
Conservative Alfred Charles Bossom 10814
Liberal Leonard Benjamin Franklin 10186
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General Election 29 October 1924:

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General Election 6 December 1923:

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Liberal Leonard Benjamin Franklin 8,569
Conservative Sir D T Keymer 7,252
Labour E E Hunter 6,354
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General Election 15 November 1922:

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[edit] Election in the 1910s

General Election 14 December 1918:

constituency of Hackney Central
Composed of the Hackney Metropolitan District wards of Downs, Hackney, Kingsland and West Hackney (part)
Electorate 27,801, Turnout %,
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Woolcock Unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
December 1910 General Election: Hackney, Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Albert Spicer, Bt. 3,954 53.3 -0.2
Conservative Albert Henry Jessel 3,464 46.7 0.2
Majority 490
Turnout 9,343 79.4
Liberal hold Swing
January 1910 General Election: Hackney, Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Albert Spicer, Bt. 4,429 53.5 -0.7
Liberal Unionist Felix Cassel 3,853 46.5 0.7
Majority 576
Turnout 9,343 88.6
Liberal hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1900s

1906 General Election: Hackney, Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Spicer 3,998 54.2 16.8
Conservative Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen 3,382 45.8 -16.8
Majority 616
Turnout 8,779 84.1
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
1900 General Election: Hackney, Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen 3,747 62.6 10.1
Liberal Sir Israel Hart 2,243 37.4 -10.1
Majority 1,504
Turnout 8,692 68.9
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1890s

1895 General Election: Hackney, Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Andrew Richard Scoble 3,278 52.5 0.4
Liberal Charles Russell 2,966 47.5 -0.4
Majority 312
Turnout 8,835 70.7
Conservative hold Swing
1892 General Election: Hackney, Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir Andrew Richard Scoble 3,478 52.1 -8.7
Liberal J. Fyfe Stewart 3,193 47.9 8.7
Majority 285
Turnout 8,951 74.5
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Elections in the 1880s

1886 General Election: Hackney, Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir William Guyer Hunter 3,047 60.8 9.1
Liberal Major Martin Andrew Sharp Hume 1,961 39.2 -9.1
Majority 1,086
Turnout 7,381 67.8
Conservative hold Swing
1885 General Election: Hackney, Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sir William Guyer Hunter 2,941 51.7
Liberal John Holms 2,748 48.3
Majority 193
Turnout 7,381 77.1
Conservative gain from new seat Swing

[edit] References

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