Ilford North (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Ilford North Borough constituency |
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| Ilford North shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1945 |
| MP: | Lee Scott |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Ilford North is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom comprising the north part of the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1945 | Mabel Ridealgh | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1950 | Geoffrey Hutchinson | Conservative | |
| 1954 | Thomas Iremonger | Conservative | |
| 1974 | Millie Miller | Labour | |
| 1978 | Vivian Bendall | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Linda Perham | Labour | |
| 2005 | Lee Scott | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Ilford North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Lee Scott | 18,797 | 43.7 | +3.2 | |
| Labour | Linda Perham | 17,128 | 39.8 | -6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Gayler | 5,896 | 13.7 | +2.0 | |
| UK Independence | Andrew Cross | 902 | 2.1 | +0.2 | |
| Independent (politician) | Martin Levin | 293 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 1,653 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 43,000 | 60.8 | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.6 | |||
| General Election 2001: Ilford North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Linda Perham | 18,428 | 45.8 | -1.6 | |
| Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 16,313 | 40.5 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Stollar | 4,717 | 11.7 | +1.4 | |
| UK Independence | Martin Levin | 776 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,115 | 5.3 | -1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 40,234 | 58.4 | -14.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| General Election 1997: Ilford North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Linda Perham | 23,135 | 47.4 | +13.3 | |
| Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 19,911 | 40.8 | -13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Dean | 5,049 | 10.3 | -1.6 | |
| British National | Paul Wilson | 755 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3224 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 48850 | 72.75 | -5.15 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.25 | |||
| General Election 1992: Ilford North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 24,678 | 54.0 | -0.9 | |
| Labour | Mrs. L.R. Hilton | 15,627 | 34.1 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | R.J. Scott | 5,430 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,051 | 19.9 | -7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 45,735 | 77.9 | +5.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| General Election 1987: Ilford North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 24,110 | 54.9 | +3.6 | |
| Labour | P.F. Jeater | 12,020 | 27.4 | +2.1 | |
| Social Democrat | G. Tobbell | 7,757 | 17.7 | -5.7 | |
| Majority | 12,090 | 27.5 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,887 | 72.6 | +1.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1983: Ilford North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Vivian Bendall | 22,042 | 51.3 | ||
| Labour | M.J. Gapes | 10,841 | 25.3 | ||
| Social Democrat | I.W. Roxburgh | 10,052 | 23.4 | ||
| Majority | 11,201 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 42,935 | 71.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
