Hackney Central was a borough constituency in what was then the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, in London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 from 1885, and abolished for the 1950 general election. It was recreated for the 1955 general election, and abolished again for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries 1885–1918: The wards of Dalston and De Beauvoir Town, and part of Hackney ward.

1918–1950: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Downs, Hackney, and Kingsland, and part of West Hackney ward.

1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Albion, Chatham, Kenninghall, Kingsland, Kingsmead, Leabridge, Pembury, Rushmore, and Town Hall.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, Downs, Kingsmead, Leabridge, Rectory, and Wick.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1950 Election Name Party 1885 Sir William Guyer Hunter Conservative 1892 Andrew Scoble Conservative 1900 Augustus Allhusen Conservative 1906 Sir Albert Spicer Liberal 1918 William Woolcock Coalition Liberal 1922 Arthur Lever National Liberal 1923 Leonard Franklin Liberal 1924 Robert Gower Conservative 1929 Fred Watkins Labour 1931 John Lockwood Conservative 1935 Fred Watkins Labour 1945 Harry Hynd Labour 1950 constituency abolished

MPs 1955–1983 Election Name Party 1955 constituency recreated 1955 Herbert Butler Labour 1970 Stanley Clinton-Davis Labour 1983 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1939–40

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Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Macmillan Press 1974) Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. . Debrett’s Illustrated Heraldic and Biographical House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886 Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901 Debrett’s House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1918