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    Woolwich East, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), John Cartwright (The Labour Party) won Woolwich East, with a majority of 10,460 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    48
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John CartwrightThe Labour Party21,70058.9%Yes
    Patrick RockConservative Party11,24030.5%No
    David John WoodheadLiberal Democrats2,9988.1%No
    Ian StevenNational Front8842.4%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 64.41%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    John CartwrightThe Labour Party19,81260.3%Yes
    Barry Horn WatsonConservative Party7,38722.5%No
    David John WoodheadThe Liberal Party4,63814.1%No
    Malcolm Eric Leslie SkeggsNational Front1,0003%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Christopher MayhewThe Labour Party20,96735.9%Yes
    John CartwrightThe Labour Party19,81234%Yes
    Barry WatsonConservative Party8,99015.4%No
    David John WoodheadLiberal Democrats6,30110.8%No
    Philip HanmanNational Front1,0661.8%No
    Malcolm Eric Leslie SkeggsNational Front1,0001.7%No
    J. MurphyIndustrial Productivity for British Exports Campaign1910.3%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Christopher MayhewThe Labour Party19,42365.4%Yes
    John CopeConservative Party10,25934.6%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Christopher MayhewThe Labour Party22,24171.7%Yes
    Antony AndrewsConservative Party8,79828.3%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Christopher MayhewThe Labour Party22,15868.3%Yes
    David ClarkeConservative Party10,30331.7%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Christopher MayhewThe Labour Party22,35363.9%Yes
    Edgar J PorterConservative Party12,63836.1%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Christopher MayhewThe Labour Party23,27564.3%Yes
    Henry CrawfordConservative Party12,92935.7%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Christopher MayhewThe Labour Party26,98263.6%Yes
    Richard Jon Stanley HarveyConservative Party15,42036.4%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest BevinThe Labour Party26,60461.6%Yes
    John Donington CampbellConservative Party14,23433%No
    Arthur Maxwell SageLiberal Democrats1,5043.5%No
    Rajani Palme DuttCommunist6011.4%No
    Frank Rivers HancockIndependent2520.6%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest George HicksThe Labour Party18,98370.9%Yes
    Reginald BennettConservative Party7,23727%No
    Hugh Harold WrightIndependent5712.1%No
    Woolwich East: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Ernest George HicksThe Labour Party17,56358%Yes
    John Francis FinnConservative Party12,72142%No

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