Walthamstow West | |
Parliament: | uk |
Year: | 1918 |
Abolished: | 1974 |
Type: | Borough |
Region: | England |
County: | 1918–1965: Essex 1965–1974: Greater London |
Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the February 1974 general election, when it was combined with part of the former Walthamstow East to form the new Walthamstow constituency.
1918–1950: The Urban District of Walthamstow wards of High Street, Higham Hill, and St James Street.
1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Walthamstow wards of High Street, Higham Hill, and St James Street.
Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
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NDP | ||||
Labour | ||||
Liberal | ||||
Labour | ||||
Previously MP for Limehouse from 1922; Leader of the Labour Party 1935–55; Prime Minister 1945–51; resigned 26 December 1955 | ||||
Died 15 April 1967 | ||||
Conservative | ||||
Subsequently, MP for Walthamstow from February 1974 | ||||
Feb 1974 | constituency abolished |
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