Islington East in the Metropolitan area, showing boundaries used 1885-1918Islington East in the Parliamentary County of London, showing boundaries used 1918-50Islington East in the Parliamentary County of London, showing boundaries used 1950-74A map showing the wards of Islington Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916.
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place, and the following candidates had been selected by the Autumn of 1939:
^ abcYoungs, Frederic A Jr. (1979). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol.I: Southern England. London: Royal Historical Society. pp. 742–748. ISBN0-901050-67-9.
^ abcdeBritish parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
^ abF W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974)
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Islington East redirects here For the LCC constituency see Islington East London County Council constituency Islington East was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament MP to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election Islington EastFormer Borough constituencyfor the House of Commons1885 February 1974SeatsoneCreated fromFinsburyReplaced byIslington Central and Islington North Islington East in the Metropolitan area showing boundaries used 1885 1918Islington East in the Parliamentary County of London showing boundaries used 1918 50Islington East in the Parliamentary County of London showing boundaries used 1950 74A map showing the wards of Islington Metropolitan Borough as they appeared in 1916 Contents 1 Boundaries 1 1 1885 1918 1 2 1918 1974 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 3 1 Elections in the 1880s 3 2 Elections in the 1890s 3 3 Elections in the 1900s 3 4 Elections in the 1910s 3 5 Elections in the 1920s 3 6 Elections in the 1930s 3 7 Elections in the 1940s 3 8 Elections in the 1950s 3 9 Elections in the 1960s 3 10 Elections in the 1970s 4 See also 5 ReferencesBoundaries edit1885 1918 edit The seat was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 as one of four divisions of the new parliamentary borough of Islington The parliamentary borough was coterminous with the civil parish of Islington and each of the four divisions consisted of a number of parish wards used for the election of vestrymen to the incorporated vestry the local authority for the area The East Division consisted of two wards Canonbury and Highbury 1 1918 1974 edit Constituencies throughout Great Britain and Ireland were reorganised by the Representation of the People Act 1918 In London seats were realigned to the boundaries of the metropolitan boroughs that had been created in 1900 The Metropolitan Borough of Islington was divided into four constituencies with the Islington East seat consisting of three wards as they existed in 1918 Canonbury Highbury and Mildmay At the next parliamentary redistribution prior to the 1950 general election the seat was unchanged 1 The seat was last contested at the 1970 general election By the time of the next election in 1974 new constituencies had been drawn based on the London boroughs created in 1965 The London Borough of Islington was divided between three constituencies with the area of the abolished East seat mostly falling in the new Islington Central constituency 1 Members of Parliament editElection Member Party1885 Henry Bret Ince Liberal1886 Isaac Cowley Lambert Conservative1892 Sir Benjamin Cohen Conservative1906 Sir George Radford Liberal1917 by election Edward Smallwood Liberal1918 Alfred Raper Coalition Conservative1922 Austin Hudson Conservative1923 Arthur Comyns Carr Liberal1924 Robert Tasker Conservative1929 Ethel Bentham Labour1931 by election Leah Manning Labour1931 Thelma Cazalet later Cazalet Keir Conservative1945 Sir Eric Fletcher Labour1970 John Grant LabourFeb 1974 constituency abolishedElection results editElections in the 1880s edit General election 1885 Islington East 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Henry Bret Ince 3 296 50 3Conservative Isaac Lambert 3 262 49 7Majority 34 0 6Turnout 6 558 81 0Registered electors 8 092Liberal win new seat General election 1886 Islington East 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Isaac Lambert 3 732 61 5 11 8Liberal Henry Bret Ince 2 336 38 5 11 8Majority 1 396 23 0 N ATurnout 6 608 75 0 6 0Registered electors 8 092Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 11 8Elections in the 1890s edit nbsp Benjamin CohenGeneral election 1892 Islington East 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Benjamin Cohen 3 975 53 1 8 4Liberal Percy Bunting 3 3 510 46 9 8 4Majority 465 6 2 16 8Turnout 7 485 75 8 0 8Registered electors 9 872Conservative hold Swing 8 4General election 1895 Islington East 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Benjamin Cohen 4 383 58 1 5 0Liberal McKinnon Wood 3 159 41 9 5 0Majority 1 224 16 2 10 0Turnout 7 542 74 0 1 8Registered electors 10 191Conservative hold Swing 5 0Elections in the 1900s edit nbsp Andrew TorranceGeneral election 1900 Islington East 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Benjamin Cohen 4 205 61 9 3 8Liberal Andrew Mitchell Torrance 2 586 38 1 3 8Majority 1 619 23 8 7 6Turnout 6 791 65 3 8 7Registered electors 10 395Conservative hold Swing 3 8 nbsp G H RadfordGeneral election 1906 Islington East 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Radford 4 477 54 7 16 6Conservative Benjamin Cohen 3 710 45 3 16 6Majority 767 9 4 N ATurnout 8 187 75 9 10 6Registered electors 10 786Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 16 6Elections in the 1910s edit General election January 1910 Islington East 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Radford 5 001 51 7 3 0Conservative J H T Keeves 4 671 48 3 3 0Majority 330 2 4 7 0Turnout 11 118 87 0 11 1Liberal hold SwingGeneral election December 1910 Islington East 2 Party Candidate Votes Liberal George Radford 4 503 50 7 1 0Conservative Philip Pilditch 4 378 49 3 1 0Majority 125 1 4 1 0Turnout 11 118 79 9 7 1Liberal hold SwingGeneral election 1914 15 Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914 the following candidates had been selected Liberal Edward Smallwood Unionist Philip Pilditch nbsp E Smallwood1917 Islington East by election Party Candidate Votes Liberal Edward Smallwood 2 709 57 0 6 3Independent Alfred Baker 1 532 32 2 NewNational Edmund Broughton Barnard 513 10 8 NewMajority 1 177 24 8 23 4Turnout 12 874 36 9 43 0Liberal hold SwingGeneral election 1918 Islington East 4 Party Candidate Votes C Unionist Alfred Raper 9 352 48 8 0 5Liberal Edward Smallwood 5 968 31 1 19 6Labour Arthur John Lewer 3 122 16 3 NewNational Charles Edward Copplestone 575 3 0 N AIndependent Frederick Alfred Wickhart 147 0 8 NewMajority 3 384 17 7 N ATurnout 19 164 51 7 28 2Registered electors 37 078Unionist gain from Liberal Swing 9 6C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Elections in the 1920s edit nbsp Sir G BaringGeneral election 1922 Islington East 4 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Austin Hudson 11 954 46 1 2 7Liberal Godfrey Baring 8 107 31 2 0 1Labour Ethel Bentham 5 900 22 7 6 4Majority 3 847 14 9 2 8Turnout 25 961 59 4 7 7Registered electors 43 676Unionist hold Swing 1 4 nbsp A Comyns CarrGeneral election 1923 Islington East 4 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Arthur Comyns Carr 10 670 40 1 8 9Unionist Austin Hudson 9 038 33 9 12 2Labour Ethel Bentham 6 941 26 0 3 3Majority 1 632 6 2 N ATurnout 26 649 60 0 0 6Registered electors 44 402Liberal gain from Unionist Swing 10 6General election 1924 Islington East 4 Party Candidate Votes Unionist Robert Tasker 14 174 44 5 10 6Labour Ethel Bentham 10 280 32 3 6 3Liberal Arthur Comyns Carr 7 406 23 2 16 9Majority 3 894 12 2 N ATurnout 31 860 70 8 10 8Registered electors 44 978Unionist gain from Liberal Swing 2 2 nbsp Ethel BenthamGeneral election 1929 Islington East 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ethel Bentham 15 199 38 0 5 7Unionist Robert Tasker 13 641 34 1 10 4Liberal Edgar Middleton 11 136 27 9 4 7Majority 1 558 3 9 N ATurnout 39 976 66 4 4 4Registered electors 60 202Labour gain from Unionist Swing 8 1Elections in the 1930s edit Islington East by election 19 February 1931 Party Candidate Votes Labour Leah Manning 10 591 34 7 3 3Empire Crusade Alfred Critchley 8 314 27 2 NewConservative Thelma Cazalet 7 182 23 5 10 6Liberal Horace Crawfurd 4 450 14 6 13 3Majority 2 277 7 5 3 6Turnout 30 537 50 0 16 4Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1931 Islington East 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thelma Cazalet 27 221 67 5 44 0Labour Leah Manning 13 111 32 5 2 2Majority 14 110 35 0 27 5Turnout 40 332 65 4 15 4Conservative gain from Labour Swing 23 1General election 1935 Islington East 4 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thelma Cazalet 18 248 52 5 15 0Labour Gwyn D Jones 13 810 39 8 7 3Liberal Cyril Harry Blackburn 2 670 7 7 NewMajority 4 438 12 7 22 3Turnout 34 728 57 8 7 6Conservative hold Swing 11 2General election 1939 40Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and the following candidates had been selected by the Autumn of 1939 Conservative Thelma Cazalet Labour H C Boyde 5 Liberal Cyril Blackburn 6 Elections in the 1940s edit General election 1945 Islington East 4 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric Fletcher 18 936 65 5 25 7Conservative Thelma Cazalet Keir 9 960 34 5 18 0Majority 14 110 35 0 N ATurnout 28 896 66 2 8 4Labour gain from Conservative Swing 22 4Elections in the 1950s edit General election 1950 Islington East 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric Fletcher 22 477 55 96Conservative Katherine Wilmot 14 385 35 82Liberal Thomas Herbert Coss Billson 3 301 8 22Majority 8 062 20 14Turnout 40 163 79 30Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Islington East 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric Fletcher 23 896 59 9 3 9Conservative Katherine Wilmot 16 000 40 1 4 3Majority 7 896 19 79 0 3Turnout 39 896 78 23 0 97Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Islington East 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric Fletcher 19 612 60 3 0 4Conservative Geoffrey Finsberg 12 910 39 7 0 4Majority 6 702 20 61 0 82Turnout 32 522 66 06 12 1Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1959 Islington East 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric Fletcher 17 776 57 56 2 74Conservative Kenneth C Burden 13 097 42 44 2 74Majority 4 669 15 12 5 47Turnout 30 683 63 49 2 57Labour hold SwingElections in the 1960s edit General election 1964 Islington East 8 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric Fletcher 14 192 52 48 5 08Conservative Kenneth C Burden 7 715 28 53 13 91Liberal Joel Freedman 3 081 11 39 NewNew Liberal Alan Ernest Lomas 2 053 7 59 NewMajority 6 477 23 95 8 83Turnout 27 041 57 11 6 38Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1966 Islington East 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric Fletcher 15 009 57 92 5 44Conservative John B W Holderness 7 490 28 90 0 37Liberal Joel Freedman 2 288 8 83 2 56New Liberal Alan Ernest Lomas 1 127 4 35 3 24Majority 7 519 29 02 5 07Turnout 25 914 57 06 0 95Labour hold SwingElections in the 1970s edit General election 1970 Islington East 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Grant 13 980 61 75 3 83Conservative Richard Devonald Lewis 8 660 38 25 9 35Majority 5 320 23 50 5 52Turnout 22 350 51 80 5 26Labour hold SwingSee also edit1931 Islington East by election List of parliamentary constituencies in IslingtonReferences edit a b c Youngs Frederic A Jr 1979 Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England Vol I Southern England London Royal Historical Society pp 742 748 ISBN 0 901050 67 9 a b c d e f g h British parliamentary election results 1885 1918 Craig Lee Sidney ed 1912 Bunting Percy William Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement London Smith Elder amp Co a b c d e f g h British Parliamentary Election Results 1918 1949 FWS Craig Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party 1939 The Liberal Magazine 1939 a b c d e British parliamentary election results 1950 1973 by FWS Craig a b F W S Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1950 1973 Political Reference Publications Glasgow 1973 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 1918 compiled and edited by F W S Craig Macmillan Press 1974 Debrett s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886 Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901 Debrett s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1918 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with I Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Islington East UK Parliament constituency amp oldid 1175378201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
