Leyton East (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Leyton East
Type:Borough
Parliament:uk
Year:1918
Abolished:1950
Elects Howmany:one
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Leyton East was a parliamentary constituency in the Municipal Borough of Leyton, then part of Essex but now in Greater London.

It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

Boundaries

The Urban District of Leyton wards of Cann Hall, Grove Green, Harrow Green, Leytonstone, and Wanstead Slip.

History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918Cecil MaloneLiberal
1919British Socialist
1920Communist
1922Ernest Edward AlexanderUnionist
1923Archibald ChurchLabour
1924Ernest Edward AlexanderUnionist
1929Fenner BrockwayLabour
1931Sir Frederick MillsConservative
1945Albert BechervaiseLabour
1950constituency abolished: see Leyton

Elections

Elections in the 1940s

References