Upminster (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Upminster Borough constituency |
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| Upminster shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Angela Watkinson |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Upminster is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It is the easternmost constituency of the London Borough of Havering and Greater London. The constituency is oddly shaped and covers both the wealthiest and the poorest parts of the borough while being London's least ethnically diverse constituency.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency includes the Upminster suburb of Cranham. The boundary to the north extends beyond the A127 and A12 to include Harold Wood and Harold Hill. In the east the constituency is uniquely the only London constituency form a protrusion to cross the M25 motorway and include North Ockendon. To the west the boundary also forms a protrusion to include the wealthy suburban area of Emerson Park which otherwise forms part of Hornchurch.
The River Ingrebourne forms part of the constituency boundary to the west and the M25 Motorway forms much of the boundary to the east. It is expected the constituency will be reformed into a Hornchurch and Upminster constituency by the time of the 2009/2010 election.
[edit] History
The current MP is the Conservative Angela Watkinson. It was one of the few seats that Labour lost in the 2001 general election. The former Labour MP, Keith Darvill, contested the seat again in the 2005 general election, but failed to regain it.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1974 — 1983: John Loveridge, Conservative
- 1983 — 1997: Sir Nicholas Bonsor, Conservative
- 1997 — 2001: Keith Darvill, Labour
- 2001 — present: Angela Watkinson, Conservative Party
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Upminster | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Angela Watkinson | 16,820 | 48.5 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Keith Darvill | 10,778 | 31.5 | −10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Truesdale | 3,128 | 9.0 | −0.4 | |
| Residents | Ron Ower | 1,455 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| British National Party | Chris Roberts | 1,173 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| UK Independence | Alan Hindle | 701 | 2.0 | −1.2 | |
| Green | Melanie Collins | 543 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Third Way | David Durant | 78 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 17.4 | ||||
| Turnout | 63.0 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Upminster | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Angela Watkinson | 15,410 | 45.5 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Keith Darvill | 14,169 | 41.9 | -4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Truesdale | 3,183 | 9.4 | -0.1 | |
| UK Independence | Terry Murray | 1,089 | 3.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,241 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 33,851 | 59.6 | -13.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.2 | |||
| General Election 1997: Upminster | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Keith Darvill | 19,095 | 46.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sir Nicholas Bonsor | 16,315 | 39.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Pamela Peskett | 3,919 | 9.5 | ||
| Referendum Party | Terry Murray | 2,000 | 4.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,770 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 41,319 | 72.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.4 | |||
