| Woodford | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| County | Essex |
| 1945–1964 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Wanstead & Woodford |
| Created from | Epping |
Woodford was a parliamentary constituency in Essex which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1945 until it was renamed for the 1964 general election. The new Wanstead and Woodford constituency was subject to minor boundary changes reflecting alterations to the Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford since the last general redistribution of parliamentary seats in 1955. The pre and post 1964 seats comprised the whole municipal borough, within its 1955 and 1964 boundaries respectively.
The constituency's only Member of Parliament for its entire existence was Sir Winston Churchill of the Conservative Party. He represented the seat during his second term as Prime Minister, and continued to hold it until he retired aged 89 at the 1964 general election; it was the last seat he represented in a parliamentary career that spanned over 60 years. He was the Father of the House for the last five years of his tenure in the seat.
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| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill | Conservative | |
| 1964 | constituency abolished. See Wanstead & Woodford | ||
| Preceded by Epping |
UK Parliament constituency Loughton, Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell 1950 – 1955 |
Succeeded by Chigwell |
| UK Parliament constituency Wanstead, Woodford 1945 – 1964 |
Succeeded by Wanstead and Woodford |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Limehouse |
Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition 1945–1951 |
Succeeded by Walthamstow West |
| Preceded by Walthamstow West |
Constituency represented by the Prime Minister 1951–1955 |
Succeeded by Warwick and Leamington |
| Preceded by Gower |
Constituency represented by the Father of the House 1959–1964 |
Succeeded by Saffron Walden |