Chingford and Woodford Green (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 51°37′01″N 0°00′11″E / 51.617°N 0.003°E
Chingford and Woodford Green | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Chingford and Woodford Green in Greater London. | |
County | Greater London |
Population | 88,149 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 64,770 (December 2010)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of parliament | Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Chingford and Wanstead & Woodford |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | London |
Chingford and Woodford Green is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1997 creation by Iain Duncan Smith of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Boundaries
1997-2010: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Chingford Green, Endlebury, Hale End and Highams Park, Hatch Lane, Larkswood, and Valley, and the London Borough of Redbridge wards of Church End and Monkhams.
2010-present: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Chingford Green, Endlebury, Hale End and Highams Park, Hatch Lane, Larkswood, and Valley, and the London Borough of Redbridge wards of Church End and Monkhams.
The existing boundaries of Chingford and Woodford Green (changed for the 2010 general election) take in a large slice of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The constituency includes Chingford in the north bordering Enfield down through Highams Park and Hatch Lane into Woodford, and also takes in a part of the London Borough of Redbridge.
History
Before 1945, both Woodford and Chingford were part of Epping for general elections, for which Winston Churchill was MP. The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former seats of Chingford and Wanstead & Woodford. Both seats previously had well-known MPs, Norman Tebbit and Winston Churchill respectively. Iain Duncan Smith had been MP for Chingford since 1992 then was elected MP for this constituency.
Political geography
Chingford and Woodford Green and its predecessors have been solid Conservative wards since the beginning of the Thatcher period in 1979. The closest contest was from Labour in the 1997 general election. The Conservatives retained the seat in 2001 with a majority little changed on a low turnout while Duncan Smith was Shadow Defence Secretary in almost complete peacetime, with an average swing to the Conservatives. But in 2005 the Conservative incumbent did better, getting twice as many votes as Labour with a swing to the party of 6.4% (over double that nationally) from Labour.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3][4] | Party | Notes | |
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1997 | Iain Duncan Smith | Conservative | MP for Chingford 1992-97 |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Chingford and Woodford Green[5][6][7][8][9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 20,999 | 47.9 | -4.8 | |
Labour | Bilal Mahmood | 12,613 | 28.8 | +6.1 | |
UKIP | Freddy Vachha | 5,644 | 12.9 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anne Crook | 2,400 | 5.5 | -11.3 | |
Green | Rebecca Tully | 1,854 | 4.2 | +2.7 | |
TUSC | Len Hockey | 241 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Class War | Lisa Mckenzie | 53 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,386 | 19.1 | -11.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,804 | 65.7 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.4 | |||
General Election 2010: Chingford and Woodford Green[10] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 22,743 | 52.8 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Cath Arakelian | 9,780 | 22.7 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Seeff | 7,242 | 16.8 | -0.9 | |
BNP | Julian Leppert | 1,288 | 3.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Nick Jones | 1,133 | 2.6 | -0.2 | |
Green | Lucy Craig | 650 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Independent | None Of The Above[n 3] | 202 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Barry White | 68 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,963 | 30.1 | |||
Turnout | 43,106 | 66.5 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Chingford and Woodford Green | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 20,555 | 53.2 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Simon Wright | 9,914 | 25.7 | −7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Beanse | 6,832 | 17.7 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Michael McGough | 1,078 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Barry White | 269 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,641 | 27.5 | |||
Turnout | 38,648 | 63.0 | +4.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | |||
General Election 2001: Chingford and Woodford Green | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 17,834 | 48.2 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Jessica Webb | 12,347 | 33.4 | –1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Beanse | 5,739 | 15.5 | 0.0 | |
BNP | Jean Griffin | 1,062 | 2.9 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 5,487 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 36,982 | 58.5 | –12.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Chingford and Woodford Green | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 21,109 | 47.5 | ||
Labour | Tommy Hutchinson | 15,395 | 34.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Seeff | 6,885 | 15.5 | ||
BNP | Alan Gould | 1,059 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 5,714 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 44,448 | 70.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes and references
- Notes
- ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ↑ Original name Adam Osen
- References
- ↑ "Chingford and Woodford Green: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Chingford and Woodford Green 1997-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 4)
- ↑ "General Election results, 7 May 2015". Walthamforest.gov.uk. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ↑ "UK Polling Report". UK Polling Report. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ↑ "Trade unionist chosen to stand at election (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)". Guardian-series.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ↑ "Abolish Ids – Vote For Lisa Mckenzie Class War In Chingford | Ian Bone". Ianbone.wordpress.com. 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ↑ "LISA MCKENZIE |CLASS WAR |Chingford and Woodford Green | - Home". Lisa4chingford.org. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ↑
- Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Chingford and Woodford Green — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Richmond, Yorks |
Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Folkestone and Hythe |
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