Woolwich_(UK_Parliament_constituency)

Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Woolwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–1997


Woolwich was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918 and from 1983 to 1997. It centred on Woolwich, now in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London.

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Will Crooks, Member of Parliament for Woolwich 1903–10 and 1910–18, was one of the first Labour MPs in the United Kingdom.

History

In 1918, the seat was split into Woolwich East and Woolwich West. In 1983, most of Woolwich West became Eltham while the recreated Woolwich constituency was largely based on Woolwich East. In 1997, the seat was split up along different lines, with part of it going into neighbouring Erith and Thamesmead, and part of it merging with the Greenwich seat to form the new Greenwich and Woolwich seat.

Boundaries

Woolwich in the Metropolitan Board of Works area, showing boundaries used from 1885 to 1918.

1885–1918: The parishes of Woolwich, Eltham and Plumstead.[1]

1983–1997: The London Borough of Greenwich wards of Abbey Wood, Arsenal, Burrage, Eynsham, Glyndon, Lakedale, Plumstead Common, St Mary's, St Nicholas, Shrewsbury, Slade, Thamesmead Moorings, and Woolwich Common.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

MPs 1983–1997

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Elections

Elections in the 1990s

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Elections in the 1910s

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Elections in the 1890s

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Elections in the 1880s

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References

  1. "Chap. 23. Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885". The Public General Acts of the United Kingdom passed in the forty-eighth and forty-ninth years of the reign of Queen Victoria. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1885. pp. 111–198.
  2. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  3. "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885–1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.

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