Walthamstow West was a
borough constituency
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in what is now the
London Borough of Waltham Forest
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, but was until 1965 the
Walthamstow Urban District
Walthamstow ( or ) is a large town in east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London and the ancient county of Essex. Situated northeast of Charing Cross, the town borders Chingford to the north, Snaresbrook and South W ...
of
Essex
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. It returned one
Member of Parliament
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(MP) to the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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.
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.
Boundaries
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.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Election in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Election in the 1970s
References
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Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented by a sitting Prime Minister
Politics of the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Walthamstow