Barking (UK Parliament constituency)
Barking | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Barking in Greater London. | |
County | Greater London |
Population | 122,313 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 74,027 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Barking and Becontree |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1945 |
Member of parliament | Margaret Hodge (Labour) |
Created from | Romford |
Overlaps | |
European Parliament constituency | London |
Barking is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1994 by Margaret Hodge of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile
Barking covers the western two-thirds of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in overall terms forming a mid-south portion of east London; its economy is diverse from major retail and manufacturing to its power station, with some commuting, particularly in its growing minority of expensive neighbourhoods. Ford Dagenham has lost its assembly workforce but expanded its diesel engine production workforce. The plant is split between this and the neighbouring constituency.
Barking's side-by-side twin nature reserves have grassland and bird habitat by a bend of the River Thames and are somewhat incongruously next to a disused and operational power plant for the industrial works in the east of its modest-length riverside. A large majority of its homes are north of the largely three-lane A13 (within Greater London). The constituency has benefited from the Summer Olympics 2012 in London and its districts include a larger than average proportion of social housing and earners on low incomes.[3] The area has elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1945, usually with strong majorities. Bucking the national trend, the incumbent MP for that party, Margaret Hodge, almost doubled her majority at the 2010 general election.
Boundaries
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1945-1974: The Municipal Borough of Barking.
1974-1983: The London Borough of Barking wards of Abbey, Cambell, Gascoigne, Longbridge, and Manor.
1983-1997: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham wards of Abbey, Cambell, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Goresbrook, Longbridge, Manor, Parsloes, and Thames.
1997-2010: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham wards of Abbey, Becontree, Cambell, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Goresbrook, Longbridge, Manor, Parsloes, and Thames.
2010–present: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham wards of Abbey, Alibon, Becontree, Eastbury, Gascoigne, Goresbrook, Longbridge, Mayesbrook, Parsloes, Thames, and Valence.[4]
2010 boundary changes
Following their review of parliamentary representation the Boundary Commission for England recommended that the wards of Alibon, Parsloes and Valence be transferred from the old Dagenham constituency to Barking, and that following a review of ward boundaries a small part of River ward be transferred from Barking to help form the new Dagenham and Rainham constituency. These boundaries were first contested for the 2010 general election.
2016 boundary review
Under this review, being consulted on in 2016, Alibon and Valence Wards would transfer out to Dagenham-and-Rainham constituency, and Goodmayes and Mayfield Wards would transfer in from Ilford South constituency.[5]
British National Party challenge
The rise in support for the British National Party since the turn of the 21st century saw the party attain 17% of the vote at the 2005 general election. Party members and supporters were optimistic that the party would soon make the breakthrough into UK parliament, and party leader Nick Griffin stood in Barking for the 2010 general election. However, his performance in Barking was poor as he polled 14.8% of the vote and Margaret Hodge retained the seat with more than half of the vote.[6] During the run-up to the 2010 election, filmmaker Laura Fairrie had access to the British National Party and Labour Party campaigns and later produced a documentary The Battle for Barking, which was premiered on More 4 on 30 November 2010.[7]
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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1945 | Somerville Hastings | Labour | |
1959 | Tom Driberg | Labour | |
Feb 1974 | Jo Richardson | Labour | |
1994 by-election | Margaret Hodge | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Hodge | 24,826 | 57.7 | +3.4 | |
UKIP | Roger Gravett | 9,554 | 22.2 | +19.3 | |
Conservative | Mina Rahman[12] | 7,019 | 16.3 | −1.5 | |
Green | Tony Ford Rablen | 879 | 2.0 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Wilcock | 562 | 1.3 | −6.9 | |
TUSC | Joseph Mambuliya[13] | 183 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,272 | 35.5 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,023 | 58.2 | -3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Hodge | 24,628 | 54.3 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Marcus | 8,073 | 17.8 | +1.2 | |
BNP | Nick Griffin | 6,620 | 14.8 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dominic Carman | 3,719 | 8.2 | −2.6 | |
UKIP | Frank Maloney | 1,300 | 2.9 | −0.6 | |
Christian | George Hargreaves | 482 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Green | Jayne Forbes | 317 | 0.7 | −1.0 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Crucial Chris Dowling | 82 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Thomas Darwood | 77 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Restoration Party | Dapo Sijuwola | 45 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,555 | 36.5 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,343 | 61.4 | +13.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Hodge | 13,826 | 47.8 | −13.1 | |
Conservative | Keith Prince | 4,943 | 17.1 | −5.9 | |
BNP | Richard Barnbrook | 4,916 | 16.9 | +10.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Toby Wickenden | 3,211 | 11.1 | +1.3 | |
UKIP | Terry Jones | 803 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Green | Laurie Cleeland | 618 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Independent | Demetrious Panton | 530 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Workers Revolutionary | Mick Saxby | 59 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 8,883 | 30.7 | |||
Turnout | 28,906 | 50.1 | +4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Hodge | 15,302 | 60.9 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Mike Weatherley | 5,768 | 23.0 | +5.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anura Kumara Singhe Keppetipola | 2,450 | 9.8 | +0.3 | |
BNP | Mark C. Tolman | 1,606 | 6.4 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 9,534 | 37.9 | |||
Turnout | 25,126 | 45.5 | −16.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.2 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Hodge | 21,698 | 65.8 | +14.2 | |
Conservative | Keith Langford | 5,802 | 17.6 | −16.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Marsh | 3,128 | 9.5 | −5.0 | |
Referendum | Colin Taylor | 1,283 | 3.9 | N/A | |
BNP | Mark Tolman | 894 | 2.7 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Damien Mearns | 159 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,896 | 48.2 | |||
Turnout | 32,962 | 61.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +15.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Hodge | 13,704 | 72.1 | +20.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Gary White | 2,290 | 12.0 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Theresa May | 1,976 | 10.4 | −23.5 | |
National Front | Gary Needs | 551 | 2.9 | N/A | |
UKIP | Gerard Batten | 406 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Natural Law | H. R. Butensky | 90 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,414 | 42.4 | +20.5 | ||
Turnout | 19,017 | 38.3 | −31.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +22.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo Richardson | 18,224 | 51.6 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | John G. Kennedy | 11,956 | 33.9 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen W. Churchman | 5,133 | 14.5 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 6,268 | 17.7 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,313 | 70.0 | +3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo Richardson | 15,307 | 44.3 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | William Keith Sharp | 11,898 | 34.5 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | John Kent Gibb | 7,366 | 21.2 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 3,409 | 9.9 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,541 | 66.9 | +1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo Richardson | 14,415 | 42.1 | −10.7 | |
Conservative | Hugo Hawksley Fitzthomas Summerson | 10,389 | 30.4 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | J. Gibb | 8,770 | 25.6 | +14.9 | |
National Front | Ian Newport | 646 | 1.9 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 4,026 | 11.8 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 34,219 | 65.4 | −5.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.4 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo Richardson | 18,111 | 52.8 | −11.1 | |
Conservative | Marion Audrey Roe | 11,103 | 32.4 | +16.8 | |
Liberal | M.F. Taylor | 3,679 | 10.7 | −4.9 | |
National Front | Ian Newport | 1,021 | 3.0 | −1.9 | |
Independent Labour | J Barry | 400 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,008 | 20.4 | −27.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,314 | 71.1 | +3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −14.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo Richardson | 21,546 | 63.9 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Eric Forth | 5,256 | 15.6 | −3.2 | |
Liberal | M Taylor | 5,245 | 15.6 | −5.5 | |
National Front | C. Bond | 1,661 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,290 | 48.3 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 33,706 | 67.4 | -9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo Richardson | 22,846 | 60.1 | −9.3 | |
Liberal | M. Taylor | 8,012 | 21.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Eric Forth | 7,154 | 18.8 | -11.8 | |
Majority | 14,834 | 39.0 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 38,011 | 76.6 | +15.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Driberg | 21,097 | 69.4 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Pattie | 9,309 | 30.6 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 11,788 | 38.8 | −5.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,363 | 61.6 | -10.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Edward Neil Driberg | 22,994 | 66.2 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Edwin Pattie | 7,584 | 21.8 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | James T. Silvey | 4,181 | 12.0 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 15,410 | 44.3 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 48,281 | 72.0 | −1.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Edward Neil Driberg | 23,055 | 62.6 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | G.C. Waterer | 8,296 | 22.6 | −5.6 | |
Liberal | N.H. Donahue | 5,463 | 14.8 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 14,759 | 40.1 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 50,326 | 73.2 | −5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Edward Neil Driberg | 23,454 | 57.8 | -11.4 | |
Conservative | K F Dibben | 11,454 | 28.2 | -2.6 | |
Liberal | David E Evans | 5,648 | 13.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,000 | 29.6 | -8.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,654 | 78.5 | +4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Somerville Hastings | 27,129 | 69.2 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | B Massey | 12,082 | 30.8 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 15,047 | 38.4 | -4.0 | ||
Turnout | 53,314 | 73.6 | -8.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Somerville Hastings | 30,486 | 67.4 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | M T B Underhill | 11,340 | 25.1 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Norman Henry Cork | 3,387 | 7.5 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 19,146 | 42.4 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,219 | 81.9 | -1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Somerville Hastings | 30,299 | 66.3 | -4.2 | |
Conservative | K E B Glenny | 10,269 | 22.5 | +6.4 | |
Liberal | Clarence Henry Willcock | 5,109 | 11.2 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 20,030 | 43.9 | -10.5 | ||
Turnout | 54,627 | 83.6 | +10.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.3 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Somerville Hastings | 24,504 | 70.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | K E B Glenny | 5,593 | 16.1 | N/A | |
Liberal | Clarence Henry Willcock | 4,674 | 13.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 18,911 | 54.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,771 | 72.8 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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.
- References
- ↑ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ 2001 Census statistics, by Super Layer Output Area, Barking within Barking and Dagenham
- ↑ 2010 post-revision map Greater London and metropolitan areas of England
- ↑ http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/boundary_review_dagenham_s_eastbrook_ward_could_be_lost_to_romford_1_4695293
- ↑ Barking election result (BBC News online).
- ↑ "The Battle for Barking". Channel 4. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Declaration-of-results-Barking-Constituency.pdf electorate was 73,977
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000540
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ↑ http://www.tusc.org.uk/17049/19-12-2014/more-tusc-candidates-in-place-as-election-challenge-grows
- ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ Statement of Persons Nominated, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- ↑ Barking UKPolling
- ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/constit/001.htm
- ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
- ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74b/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge74a/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge70/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge59/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge55/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge51/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge50/i02.htm
- ↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge45/i01.htm
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