Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)

Feltham and Heston
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Feltham and Heston in Greater London.
County Greater London
Electorate 80,437 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Seema Malhotra (Labour)
Number of members One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency London

Feltham and Heston is a borough 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.

The current MP is Seema Malhotra of the Labour Party, first elected at the 2011 by-election.[2][3]

Contents

Boundaries

Feltham and Heston covers the western end of the London Borough of Hounslow.

Feltham lies in the towards the western half of the constituency, Heston in the north. At the south of the constituency lies Hanworth, with Bedfont in the west. Across the parliamentary and borough boundary to the south-east lies Twickenham, and there are some similarities between Hanworth and this constituency. Feltham & Heston shares the London Borough of Hounslow with the Brentford and Isleworth parliamentary constituency.

The constituency comprises ten electoral wards of the Borough of Hounslow: Bedfont, Cranford, Feltham North, Feltham West, Hanworth, Hanworth Park, Heston Central, Heston East, Heston West, and Hounslow West.

Constituency profile

Parts of the London Borough of Hounslow are lower on the socio-economic scales than those in neighbouring Brentford and Isleworth. There is higher proportion of social housing, though unemployment is low proportionally by London standards. The seat also includes parts of Hounslow itself.

To the North and West, just over the border in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is London Heathrow Airport where many local constituents are employed, while there is considerable small industry in the Heston area.

The constituency includes a Young Offenders Institution and a Motorway Service Station.

Proposed abolition

The Boundary Commission for England has proposed, as part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies in September 2011, to abolish Feltham and Heston. The three successor seats would be "Feltham and Hayes", "Southall and Heston" and "Teddington and Hanworth".[4] Proposals must be agreed by a vote in the Commons in 2013.

Members of Parliament

Election Member [5] Party
Feb 1974 Russell Kerr Labour
1983 Patrick Ground Conservative
1992 Alan Keen Labour Co-op
2011 Seema Malhotra Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

The candidature deadline was 30 November 2011.[6][7]

Feltham and Heston by-election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Seema Malhotra 12,639 54.4 +10.8
Conservative Mark Bowen 6,436 27.7 -6.3
Liberal Democrat Roger Crouch 1,364 5.9 -7.8
UKIP Andrew Charalambous 1,276 5.5 +3.5
BNP Dave Furness 540 2.3 -1.2
Green Daniel Goldsmith 426 1.8 +0.7
English Democrats Roger Cooper 322 1.4 N/A
London People Before Profit George Hallam 128 0.6 N/A
Bus-Pass Elvis Party David Bishop 93 0.4 N/A
Majority 6,203 26.7 +17.1
Rejected ballots 75
Turnout 23,299 28.8 -31.1
Labour hold Swing +8.6
General Election 2010: Feltham and Heston[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 21,174 43.6 -4.5
Conservative Mark Bowen 16,516 34.0 +5.2
Liberal Democrat Munira Wilson 6,669 13.7 -2.9
BNP John Donnelly 1,714 3.5 N/A
UKIP Jerry Shadbolt 992 2.0 +0.5
Green Elizabeth Anstis 530 1.1 -1.2
Independent Dharmendra Tripathi 505 1.0 N/A
Independent Asa Khaira 180 0.4 N/A
Independent Roger Williams 168 0.3 N/A
Workers Revolutionary Matthew Linley 78 0.2 N/A
Majority 4,658 9.6
Turnout 48,526 59.9 +12
Labour Co-op hold Swing -4.8

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 17,741 47.6 -11.6
Conservative Mark Bowen 10,921 29.3 +5.1
Liberal Democrat Satnam Kaur Khalsa 6,177 16.6 +2.8
National Front Graham Kemp 975 2.6 N/A
Green Elizabeth Anstis 815 2.2 N/A
UKIP Leon Mullett 612 1.6 N/A
Independent Warwick Prachar 41 0.1 N/A
Majority 6,820 18.3
Turnout 37,282 49.5 +0.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing -8.4
General Election 2001: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 21,406 59.2 -0.5
Conservative Liz Mammatt 8,749 24.2 -2.8
Liberal Democrat Andy Darley 4,998 13.8 +4.7
Socialist Labour Surinder Cheema 651 1.8 N/A
Independent William Prachar 204 0.6 N/A
Independent Asa Khaira 169 0.5 N/A
Majority 12,657 35.0
Turnout 36,177 49.2 -15.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 27,836 60.0
Conservative Patrick Ground 12,363 26.6
Liberal Democrat C Penning 4,264 9.2
Referendum Party R Stubbs 1,099 2.4
BNP Robert Church 682 1.5
Natural Law D Fawcett 177 0.4
Majority 15,473 33.3
Turnout 64.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General Election 1992: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Alan Keen 27,660 46.1
Conservative Patrick Ground 25,665 42.7
Liberal Democrat M F Hoban 6,700 11.2
Majority 1,995 3.3
Turnout 73.9
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Ground 27,755 46.5
Labour C Hinds 22,325 37.4
Social Democrat J Daly 9,623 15.1
Majority 5,430 9.1
Turnout 73.56
Conservative hold Swing
General Election 1983: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patrick Ground 23,724 43.4
Labour R Kerr 21,576 39.4
Liberal A Alagappa 8,706 15.9
National Front S Glass 696 1.3
Majority 2,148 3.9
Turnout 69.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Kerr 28,675 48.3
Conservative R Ground 24,570 41.4
Liberal B Norcott 5,051 8.5
National Front J M Reid 898 1.5
Workers Revolutionary R Lugg 168 0.3
Majority 4,105 6.9
Turnout 74.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election October 1974: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Kerr 26,611 49.6
Conservative R Ground 17,464 32.6
Liberal J A Quinn 7,554 14.1
National Front J M Reid 1,984 3.7
Majority 9,147 17.1
Turnout 67.9
Labour hold Swing
General Election February 1974: Feltham and Heston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Russell Kerr 27,519 45.4
Conservative R Ground 19,464 32.1
Liberal J A Quinn 10,952 18.1
National Front J M Reid 2,653 4.4
Majority 8,055 13.3
Turnout 77.4
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "Labour announces byelection date". Press Association. 24 November 2011. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jdF6mYWBM-_bLDEe-E81Iiv4k8eQ?docId=B7366301322132124A000. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  3. ^ Waugh, Paul. "Winter by-election". Politics Home. http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/40235/a_winter_by_election.html. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  4. ^ North, West and Central London Boundary Commission for England
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
  6. ^ Feltham and Heston by-election London Borough of Hounslow
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ Feltham and Heston, UKPollingReport
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