Newham South (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency Newham South was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Newham, in east London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

The constituency shared boundaries with the Newham South electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the southern portion of the London Borough of Newham, the wards of Beckton, Bemersyde, Canning Town and Grange, Custom House and Silvertown, Hudsons, Ordnance, Plaistow, and South. It included North Woolwich, which had previously been included in seats with the rest of Woolwich on the other side of the River Thames.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	Elwyn Jones	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1974 by-election	Nigel Spearing	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

General election February 1974: Newham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elwyn Jones	Template:Replace	66.1
		Ivor Shipley	5,369	14.8
		Frank Fox	4,422	12.2
		Michael Lobb	2,511	6.9
Majority			18,583	51.3
Turnout			36,254	63.2
	win (new seat)

By-election 1974: Newham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Spearing	Template:Replace	62.6
		Ivor Shipley	1,862	12.5
		Michael Lobb	1,713	11.5
		Frank Fox	1,651	11.1
		Sydney South	332	2.2
Majority			7,459	50.1
Turnout			14,879
	hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Newham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Spearing	Template:Replace	69.3
		Ivor Shipley	3,611	11.7
		A.D.C. Gemmill	3,440	11.2
		Oliver Bayly	2,412	7.8
Majority			17,721	57.6
Turnout			30,795	53.4
	hold		Swing	+3.2

General election 1979: Newham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Spearing	Template:Replace	64.4
		Mary-Jo Elphicke	6,863	22.5
		John Ozimek	2,085	6.8
		Ian Anderson	1,899	6.2
Majority			12,773	41.9
Turnout			30,483	57.1
	hold		Swing	−8.1

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Newham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Spearing	Template:Replace	50.2
		Andrew Reilly	6,250	23.1
		Nicholas Thompson	6,212	23.0
		Ian Anderson	993	3.7
Majority			7,311	27.1
Turnout			27,016	53.6
	hold		Swing	−7.4

General election 1987: Newham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Spearing	Template:Replace	43.5
		James Farrie	10,169	34.2
		Alex Kellaway	6,607	22.2
Majority			2,766	9.3
Turnout			29,711	59.1
	hold		Swing	−8.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Newham South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Spearing	Template:Replace	46.6
		Jacqueline Foster	11,856	38.5
		Alec Kellaway	4,527	14.9
Majority			2,502	8.1
Turnout			30,786	60.2
	hold		Swing	−0.6