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5 July 1945		43,833/63,593	68.93
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	36,686	83.69
Albert Edward Cooper	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,147	16.31
Majority		29,539	67.39

23 February 1950		59,721/73,477	81.28
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	43,300	72.50
David Cook	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,565	19.37
Ivy Elizabeth Hallett Thurston	Liberal Party	3,973	6.65
George Thornley Bridges	Communist Party	883	1.48
Majority		31,735	53.14

25 October 1951		59,020/75,939	77.72
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	44,908	76.09
Norman Anthony Francis St John Stevas	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,112	23.91
Majority		30,796	52.18

26 May 1955		52,529/76,198	68.94
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	38,811	73.88
Roger Ibbotson Gray	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,718	26.12
Majority		25,093	47.77

8 October 1959		53,635/73,968	72.51
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	37,009	69.00
Felix Waley	Conservative & Unionist Party	16,626	31.00
Majority		20,383	38.00

15 October 1964		50,683/71,424	70.96
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	32,851	64.82
Giles Edward Currie	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,461	18.67
Patrick Thurlbeck Humphrey	Liberal Party	7,301	14.41
Kevin Halpin	Communist Party	1,070	2.11
Majority		23,390	46.15

31 March 1966		46,958/69,671	67.40
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	35,055	74.65
Giles Edward Currie	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,530	22.42
George Charles Wake	Communist Party	1,373	2.92
Majority		24,525	52.23

18 June 1970		44,293/74,942	59.10
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	31,335	70.74
Hugh Martin McClancy	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,976	27.04
George Charles Wake	Communist Party	982	2.22
Majority		19,359	43.71

28 February 1974		49,209/69,324	70.98
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	35,765	72.68
Hon Archibald Gavin Hamilton	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,275	24.94
George Charles Wake	Communist Party	1,169	2.38
Majority		23,490	47.74

10 October 1974		45,495/69,984	65.01
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	29,678	65.23
Hon Archibald Gavin Hamilton	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,684	16.89
George Daniel Poole	Liberal Party	7,564	16.63
George Charles Wake	Communist Party	569	1.25
Majority		21,994	48.34

3 May 1979		46,996/67,990	69.12
Herbert John Harvey Parker	Labour Party	24,707	52.57
Gary Lewis Hyams	Conservative & Unionist Party	14,600	31.07
Mark Leonard Christopher Long	Liberal Party	5,583	11.88
John Roberts	National Front	1,553	3.30
Daniel Connor	Communist Party	553	1.18
Majority		10,107	21.51

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		39,888/63,715	62.60
Bryan Charles Gould	Labour Party	15,665	39.27
Robert James MacGillivray Neill	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,668	31.76
Jackie Horne	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	10,769	27.00
Joseph Albert Pearce	National Front	645	1.62
Denis Reginald Walshe	Communist Party	141	0.35
Majority		2,997	7.51

11 June 1987		41,527/62,349	66.60
Bryan Charles Gould	Labour Party	18,454	44.44
Robert James MacGillivray Neill	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,985	38.49
John Carter	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	7,088	17.07
Majority		2,469	5.95

9 April 1992		42,145/59,645	70.66
Bryan Charles Gould	Labour Party	22,027	52.26
Don Paul Rossiter	Conservative & Unionist Party	15,294	36.29
Charles Nicholas Hilary Marquand	Liberal Democrats	4,824	11.45
Majority		6,733	15.98

16 May 1994 Resignation of Bryan Gould on appointment to a lecturing position in New Zealand. (Northstead)

9 June 1994		21,492/58,123	36.98
Judith Ann Church	Labour Party	15,474	72.00
James Patrick Johnstone Fairrie	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,130	9.91
Peter Gerard Dunphy	Liberal Democrats	1,804	8.39
John Hutchyns Tyndall	British National Party	1,511	7.03
Peter Compobassi	UK Independence Party	457	2.13
Mark Clive Leighton	Natural Law Party	116	0.54
Majority		13,344	62.09

1 May 1997		36,163/58,573	61.74
Judith Ann Church	Labour Party	23,759	65.70
James Patrick Johnstone Fairrie	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,705	18.54
Thomas Dobrashian	Liberal Democrats	2,704	7.48
Steven Kraft	Referendum Party	1,411	3.90
William Binding	British National Party	900	2.49
Richard Henry Dawson	Independent	349	0.97
Michael Brinley Hipperson	Nat Dem	183	0.51
Kathleen Ann Goble	Pro-Life Alliance	152	0.42
Majority		17,054	47.16

7 June 2001		27,580/59,340	46.48
Jonathan Cruddas	Labour Party	15,784	57.23
Michael John White	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,091	25.71
Adrian John Gee-Turner	Liberal Democrats	2,820	10.22
David J Hill	British National Party	1,378	5.00
Berlyne Hamilton	Socialist Alliance	262	0.95
Robert John Siggins	Socialist Labour	245	0.89
Majority		8,693	31.52

5 May 2005		30,841/60,141	51.28
Dr Jonathan Cruddas	Labour Party	15,446	50.08
Michael John White	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,841	25.42
B James Kempton	Liberal Democrats	3,106	10.07
Lawrence Rustem	British National Party	2,870	9.31
Gerard Joseph Batten	UK Independence Party	1,578	5.12
Majority		7,605	24.66