Barking (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Barking Borough constituency |
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| Barking shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1945 |
| MP: | Margaret Hodge |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Barking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1945, usually with strong majorities.
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[edit] Boundaries
The seat covers the areas of Barking and Becontree in east London.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London the Boundary Commission for England has made modifications and alterations to all existing constituencies. The electoral wards used to create the Barking constituency to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election are:
- Abbey, Alibon, Becontree, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Goresbrook, Longbridge, Mayesbrook, Parsloes, Thames, and Valence.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1945 | Somerville Hastings | Labour | |
| 1959 | Tom Driberg | Labour | |
| 1974 | Jo Richardson | Labour | |
| 1994 | Margaret Hodge | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Barking | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Margaret Hodge | 13,826 | 47.5 | -13.4 | |
| Conservative | Keith Prince | 4,943 | 17.0 | -6.0 | |
| British National | Richard Barnbrook | 4,916 | 16.9 | +10.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Toby Wickenden | 3,411 | 11.7 | +1.9 | |
| UK Independence | Terry Jones | 803 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Green | Laurie Cleeland | 618 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | Demetrious Panton | 530 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary | Mick Saxby | 59 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 8,883 | 30.5 | |||
| Turnout | 29,106 | 50.5 | +5.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Barking | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Margaret Hodge | 15,302 | 60.9 | -4.9 | |
| Conservative | Mike Weatherley | 5,768 | 23.0 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anura Keppetipola | 2,450 | 9.8 | +0.3 | |
| British National | Mark Tolman | 1,606 | 6.4 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 9,534 | 37.9 | |||
| Turnout | 25,126 | 45.5 | -16.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
