Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 51°27′36″N 0°24′43″W / 51.460°N 0.412°W
Feltham and Heston | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Feltham and Heston in Greater London. | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 80,437 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements |
Feltham, Heston and Hounslow (part) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 |
Member of parliament | Seema Malhotra (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | London |
Feltham and Heston is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2011, its MP has been Seema Malhotra of the Labour Party.[n 2]
History
The current MP Seema Malhotra was first elected at the 2011 by-election after the death of the incumbent, Alan Keen, who won the seat from a Conservative, Patrick Ground. in 1992.[2][3]
Boundaries
Feltham and Heston covers the western half of the London Borough of Hounslow. Feltham occupies the southern part of the L-shape formed by the borough. Heston occupies the far north bounded by the M4 motorway. In the south of the constituency is Hanworth, with Bedfont in the far west — both are postally parts of Feltham.
The seat has electoral wards:
- Bedfont, Cranford, Feltham North, Feltham West, Hanworth, Hanworth Park, Heston Central, Heston East, Heston West and Hounslow West in the London Borough of Hounslow[n 3]
The London Borough of Hounslow's eastern half is the Brentford and Isleworth seat.
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.[4] The seat also includes the western part of the slightly larger urban centre, Hounslow.
To the northwest is London Heathrow Airport where many local constituents are employed, and small storage, distribution businesses are a feature of this half of the borough, as well as light industry and office accommodation.[5] Next to Cranford on the A4 Bath Road are most of the luxury airport hotels,[n 4] and an imposing 1998-built hotel has opened in Feltham's linear town centre.[6] The constituency includes a Young Offenders Institution and a Motorway Service Station. Across all wards car ownership is much higher than the London average, however for the small proportion of people (who work in the City), Feltham railway station, Hounslow West tube station, Hounslow Central tube station and Hatton Cross tube station provide good links from most areas to the capital.[4]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[7] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Russell Kerr | Labour | |
1983 | Patrick Ground | Conservative | |
1992 | Alan Keen | Labour Co-op | |
2011 by-election | Seema Malhotra | Labour |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Feltham and Heston[8][9] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Seema Malhotra | 25,845 | 52.3 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Nayyar | 14,382 | 29.1 | −4.9 | |
UKIP | Peter Dul | 6,209 | 12.6 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Crouch | 1,579 | 3.2 | −10.6 | |
Green | Tony Firkins | 1,390 | 2.8 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 11,463 | 23.2 | −3.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,405 | 60.0 | +0.1[10] | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
Feltham and Heston by-election, 2011 | |||||
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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[11] | |||||
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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 | Mrs. Satnam Kaur Khalsa | 6,177 | 16.6 | +2.8 | |
National Front | Graham Kemp | 975 | 2.6 | N/A | |
Green | Mrs. Elizabeth Anstis | 815 | 2.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | Leon S. Mullett | 612 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Warwick William Prachar | 41 | 0.1 | −0.4 | |
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 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 21,406 | 59.2 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Miss Hazel Elizabeth Mammatt | 8,749 | 24.2 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew S. Darley | 4,998 | 13.8 | +4.7 | |
Socialist Labour | Surinder Cheema | 651 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Independent | Warwick William Prachar | 204 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent | Asa Singh 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 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 27,836 | 59.7 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Reginald Patrick Ground | 12,563 | 26.9 | −15.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Colin D. Penning | 4,264 | 9.1 | −2.4 | |
Referendum | Rupert A. Stubbs | 1,099 | 2.4 | N/A | |
BNP | Robert Church | 682 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Natural Law | David J. Fawcett | 177 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,273 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | 46,621 | 64.9 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1992: Feltham and Heston | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour Co-op | Alan Keen | 27,660 | 46.1 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Reginald Patrick Ground | 25,665 | 42.7 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael F. Hoban | 6,700 | 11.2 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 1,995 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 60,025 | 73.9 | |||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.3 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1987: Feltham and Heston | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Reginald Patrick Ground | 27,755 | 46.5 | +3.1 | |
Labour | Charles William Victor Hinds | 22,325 | 37.4 | −2.0 | |
Social Democratic | James Daly | 9,623 | 15.1 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 5,430 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 59,703 | 73.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
General Election 1983: Feltham and Heston | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Reginald Patrick Ground | 23,724 | 43.4 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Russell Kerr | 21,576 | 39.4 | −8.9 | |
Liberal | Alex V. Alagappa | 8,706 | 15.9 | +7.4 | |
National Front | Stuart A. Glass | 696 | 1.3 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 2,148 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 54,702 | 69.8 | −4.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.5 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Feltham and Heston | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Russell Kerr | 28,675 | 48.3 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Reginald Patrick Ground | 24,570 | 41.4 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | B. Norcott | 5,051 | 8.5 | −5.6 | |
National Front | Josephine Reid | 898 | 1.5 | −2.2 | |
Workers Revolutionary | R. Lugg | 168 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,105 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 59,362 | 74.3 | +6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.1 | |||
General Election October 1974: Feltham and Heston | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Russell Kerr | 26,611 | 49.6 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | Reginald Patrick Ground | 17,464 | 32.6 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | J.A. Quinn | 7,554 | 14.1 | −4.0 | |
National Front | Josephine Reid | 1,984 | 3.7 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 9,147 | 17.1 | |||
Turnout | 53,613 | 67.9 | −9.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
General Election February 1974: Feltham and Heston | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Russell Kerr | 27,519 | 45.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Reginald Patrick Ground | 19,464 | 32.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | J.A. Quinn | 10,952 | 18.1 | N/A | |
National Front | Josephine Reid | 2,653 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,055 | 13.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 60,588 | 77.4 | N/A | ||
Labour 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.
- ↑ All but Heston and Hounslow West are in the Feltham post town
- ↑ see Heathrow
- References
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Labour announces byelection date". Press Association. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ Waugh, Paul. "Winter by-election". Politics Home. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- 1 2 2001 Census
- ↑ Open Street Map
- ↑ The Heathrow St Giles Hotel
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/general_election_2015_pp_feltham_and_heston_declaration_final.pdf 3Aug15
- ↑ compare to 2010 General Election
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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