Walthamstow (UK Parliament constituency)
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Walthamstow Borough constituency |
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Walthamstow shown within Greater London | |
Created: | 1885, 1974 |
MP: | Neil Gerrard |
Party: | Labour |
Type: | House of Commons |
County: | Greater London |
EP constituency: | London |
Walthamstow is a 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The seat has existed since 1974 when the seats of Walthamstow West and Walthamstow East were merged. It had previously existed as a single seat until the early years of the 20th century.
[edit] Member of Parliament
Year | Member | Party | |
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1885 | Constituency created | ||
1885 | Edward North Buxton | Liberal | |
1886 | William Thomas Makins | ||
1892 | Edmund Widdrington Byrne | ||
1897 | Samuel Woods | ||
1900 | David John Morgan | ||
1906 | John Simon | Liberal | |
1918 | Constituency abolished: see Walthamstow East and Walthamstow West | ||
1974 | Constituency re-created | ||
1974 | Eric Deakins | Labour | |
1987 | Hugo Summerson | Conservative | |
1992 | Neil Gerrard | Labour |
[edit] Election results
General Election 2005: Walthamstow | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Neil Gerrard | 17,323 | 50.3 | -11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Farid Ahmed | 9,330 | 27.1 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Jane Wright | 6,254 | 18.2 | +0.1 | |
UK Independence | Robert Brock | 810 | 2.4 | +1.5 | |
Socialist Alternative | Nancy Taaffe | 727 | 2.1 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 7,993 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 34,444 | 54.6 | +1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -12.2 |
General Election 2001: Walthamstow | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Neil Gerrard | 21,402 | 62.2 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Boys Smith | 6,221 | 18.1 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Dunphy | 5,024 | 14.6 | +0.9 | |
Socialist Alternative | Simon Donovan | 806 | 2.3 | N/A | |
British National | William Phillips | 389 | 1.1 | N/A | |
UK Independence | Gerda Mayer | 298 | 0.9 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Barbara Duffy | 289 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,181 | 44.1 | |||
Turnout | 34,429 | 53.5 | -9.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election 1997: Walthamstow | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Neil Gerrard | 25,287 | 63.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | J Andrew | 8,138 | 20.3 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | J Jackson | 5,491 | 13.7 | N/A | |
Referendum Party | Rev G Hargreaves | 1,139 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,149 | N/A | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,055 | 62.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
General Election 1992: Walthamstow | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Neil Gerrard | 16,251 | 45.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Hugo Summerson | 13,229 | 37.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Leighton | 5,142 | 14.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | V Wilkinson | 241 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,022 | N/A | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,863 | 72.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
General Election 1987: Walthamstow | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Hugo Summerson | 13,748 | 39.02 | N/A | |
Labour | Eric Deakins | 12,236 | 34.73 | N/A | |
Social Democrat | P L Leighton | 8,852 | 25.12 | N/A | |
Independent (politician) | Dr. Z I Malik | 396 | 1.12 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,512 | 4.29 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,232 | N/A | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
[edit] Politics and history of the constituency
Preceded by Walthamstow East |
UK Parliament constituency 1974– |
Succeeded by Present incumbent |
Preceded by Walthamstow West |
UK Parliament constituency 1974– |
Preceded by Essex South |
UK Parliament constituency 1885–1918 |
Succeeded by Walthamstow East |
UK Parliament constituency 1885–1918 |
Succeeded by Walthamstow West |