Camberwell North West (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950

Camberwell North West

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Camberwell North West in London 1918-50

County| County of London
1918–1950
Seats| One
Created from| Camberwell North and Dulwich
Replaced by| Peckham and Dulwich

Camberwell North West was a borough constituency located in the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell, in South London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

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The Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell wards of Addington, Lyndhurst, St Giles, Town Hall, and West.

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1918 | Thomas James McNamara | Coalition Liberal
| 1922 | National Liberal
| 1923 | Liberal
| 1924 | Edward Campbell | Unionist
| 1929 | Hyacinth Morgan | Labour
| 1931 | James Dales Cassels | Conservative
| 1935 | Oscar Guest | Conservative
| 1945 | Freda Corbet | Labour
1950 | constituency abolished

## Election results

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### Election in the 1910s

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T.J. Macnamara General election 1918: Camberwell North West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Liberal | Rt Hon. Thomas James Macnamara | 6,986 | 63.9 |
| Unionist | Walter Guy Wulf Radford  | 3,947  | 36.1  |
Majority  | 3,039  | 27.8  |
Turnout | 10,933  | 36.5  |
| Liberal win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Election in the 1920s

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T.J. Macnamara 1920 Camberwell North West by-election Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National Liberal | Rt Hon. Thomas James Macnamara | 6,618  | 44.9  | New
| Labour | Arabella Susan Lawrence | 4,733  | 32.1  | New
| Liberal | John Charles Carroll  | 3,386  | 23.0  | −40.9
Majority  | 1,885  | 12.8  | −15.0
Turnout | 14,737  | 47.9  | +11.4
| National Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Hobbis Harris General election 1922: Camberwell North West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| National Liberal | Rt Hon. Thomas James Macnamara | 8,339  | 49.6  | +4.7
| Labour | Hyacinth Bernard Morgan | 5,182  | 30.9  | −1.2
| Liberal | John Hobbis Harris | 3,270  | 19.5  | −3.5
Majority  | 3,157  | 18.7  | +5.9
Turnout | 16,791  | 63.8  | +15.9
| National Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0  |
General election 1923: Camberwell North West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Rt Hon. Thomas James Macnamara | 6,843  | 34.8  | +15.3
| Labour | Hyacinth Bernard Morgan | 6,763  | 34.4  | +3.5
| Unionist | Edward Taswell Campbell | 6,045  | 30.8  | New
Majority  | 80  | 0.4  | −18.3
Turnout | 19,651  | 61.9  | −1.9
| Liberal hold | Swing |  |
General election 1924: Camberwell North West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Edward Taswell Campbell | 9,626  | 39.8  | +9.0
| Labour | Hyacinth Bernard Morgan | 9,432  | 39.0  | +4.6
| Liberal | Rt Hon. Thomas James Macnamara | 5,138  | 21.2  | −13.6
Majority  | 194  | 0.8  | N/A
Turnout | 24,196  | 74.8  | +12.9
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
General election 1929: Camberwell North-West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Hyacinth Bernard Morgan | 12,213  | 44.2  | +5.2
| Unionist | Edward Taswell Campbell | 9,808  | 35.6  | −4.2
| Liberal | Henry Harcourt | 5,559  | 20.2  | −1.0
Majority  | 2,405  | 8.6  | N/A
Turnout | 27,580  |  |
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +4.7  |

### Election in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Camberwell North West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Dales Cassels | 17,581  | 66.9  | +31.3
| Labour | Hector Samuel James Hughes | 8,693  | 33.1  | −11.1
Majority  | 8,888  | 33.8  | N/A
Turnout | 26,274  | 63.8  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +21.3  |
General election 1935: Camberwell North West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Oscar Montague Guest | 11,744  | 48.6  | −18.3
| Labour | Hector Samuel James Hughes | 10,931  | 45.3  | +12.2
| Liberal | Henry James Edwards  | 1,462  | 6.1  | New
Majority  | 813  | 3.3  | −30.5
Turnout | 24,137  | 59.3  | −4.5
| Conservative hold | Swing | -15.2  |

### Election in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Camberwell North West  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Freda Künzlen Corbet | 12,251  | 69.6  | +24.3
| Conservative | L. Avon May  | 5,346  | 30.4  | −18.2
Majority  | 6,905  | 39.2  | N/A
Turnout | 17,597  | 65.2  | +5.9
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.2  |

## See also

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* Camberwell North (UK Parliament constituency)
* Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell

## References

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* Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)

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