Chingford and Woodford Green (UK Parliament constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chingford and Woodford Green Borough constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green shown within Greater London
Created:	1997
MP:	Iain Duncan Smith
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Chingford and Woodford Green 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.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Political geography 4 Members of Parliament 5 Election results 5.1 Result of 2005 5.2 Result of 2001 5.3 Result of 1997 6 Sources 7 See also

[edit] Boundaries

Please help improve this section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.

[edit] History

This seat was formed from parts of Chingford and Wanstead and Woodford before the 1997 general election. Both seats previously had well-known MPs, namely Norman Tebbit and Winston Churchill respectively. Iain Duncan Smith had been MP for Chingford since 1992 and continued as MP for this constituency. Churchill had served from 1945 to 1964 as MP for the Woodford part of the new constituency; from 1924 to 1945, both Woodford and Chingford were in the Epping county constituency, for which Churchill was also MP.

[edit] Political geography

Chingford and Woodford Green and its predecessors have been solid Conservative since the beginning of the Thatcher period. The Conservative victory over the Labour in the constituency was less than might have been expected from the notional 1992 result relative to results nationally in the 1997 General Election. The Conservatives retained the seat in 2001 with a majority little changed on a low turnout despite Duncan-Smith being the Shadow Secretary for Defence at the election, with a below average swing to the Conservatives. But in 2005 the Tories did better, getting twice as many votes as Labour with a swing to the Conservatives of 6.4% (over double that of the national swing) in the constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1997 – present: Iain Duncan Smith, Conservative (formerly MP for Chingford (UK Parliament constituency) from 1992-97)

[edit] Election results

[edit] Result of 2005

General Election 2005: Chingford and Woodford Green
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
	UK Independence	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

[edit] Result of 2001

General Election 2001: Chingford and Woodford Green
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
	British National Party	Jean Griffin	1,062	2.9	+0.5
Majority			5,487	14.8
Turnout			36,982	58.5	-12.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] Result of 1997

General Election 1997: Chingford and Woodford Green
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
	British National Party	Alan Gould	1,059	2.4
Majority			5,714	12.9
Turnout			44,448	70.7

[edit] Sources

• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

v • d • e Constituencies in Greater London by holding party Labour Barking · Battersea · Brent North · Brent South · Brentford and Isleworth · Camberwell and Peckham · Croydon North · Dagenham · Dulwich and West Norwood · Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush · Ealing North · Ealing Southall · East Ham · Edmonton · Eltham · Enfield North · Erith and Thamesmead · Feltham and Heston · Finchley and Golders Green · Greenwich and Woolwich · Hackney North and Stoke Newington · Hackney South and Shoreditch · Hampstead and Highgate · Harrow East · Harrow West · Hayes and Harlington · Hendon · Holborn and St. Pancras · Ilford South · Islington North · Islington South and Finsbury · Lewisham Deptford · Lewisham East · Lewisham West · Leyton and Wanstead · Mitcham and Morden · Poplar and Canning Town · Regent's Park and Kensington North · Streatham · Tooting · Tottenham · Vauxhall · Walthamstow · West Ham Conservative Beckenham · Bexleyheath and Crayford · Bromley and Chislehurst · Chingford and Woodford Green · Chipping Barnet · Cities of London and Westminster · Croydon Central · Croydon South · Enfield Southgate · Hammersmith and Fulham · Hornchurch · Ilford North · Kensington and Chelsea · Orpington · Putney · Romford · Ruislip-Northwood · Upminster · Uxbridge · Wimbledon Liberal Democrat Brent East · Carshalton and Wallington · Hornsey and Wood Green · Kingston and Surbiton · Richmond Park · North Southwark and Bermondsey · Sutton and Cheam · Twickenham Respect Bethnal Green and Bow Independent Conservative Old Bexley and Sidcup London European constituency Conservatives 3 · Labour 3 · Liberal Democrats 1 · UKIP 1 · Green 1