UK Polling History: Election of 29 October 1924 – Woolwich East
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Labour | Conservative | |
| Votes | 16,660 | 11,862 |
| Votes gained | +894 | +2,023 |
| Share of votes | 58.4% | 41.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 47.7% | 34.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | -3.2% | +3.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.9% | +5.4% |
| Total votes: | 28,522 | |
| Electorate: | 34,935 | |
| Turnout: | 81.6% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 3.2% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Woolwich 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Woolwich 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | Other | Communist | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 21,700 | 11,240 | 2,998 | 884 | |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 19,812 | 7,387 | 4,638 | 1,000 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 20,967 | 8,990 | 6,390 | 1,257 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 19,423 | 10,259 | |||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 22,241 | 8,798 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 22,158 | 10,303 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 22,353 | 12,638 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 23,275 | 12,929 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 26,982 | 15,420 | |||
| 14 June 1951 | By Election | 20,801 | 13,449 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 26,604 | 14,234 | 1,504 | 252 | 601 |
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 18,983 | 7,237 | 571 | ||
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 17,563 | 12,721 | |||
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 16,658 | 16,050 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 20,447 | 11,906 | |||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 16,660 | 11,862 | |||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 15,766 | 9,839 | |||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 15,620 | 11,714 | |||
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | Uncontested | ||||