Ilford North (UK Parliament constituency)

Ilford North is a constituency[n 1] created in 1945 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Wes Streeting of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Ilford North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Ilford North in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate72702 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsIlford, Woodford Bridge, Barkingside
Current constituency
Created1945
Member of ParliamentWes Streeting (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromIlford

History

The seat was created for the 1945 general election, from the northern part of the former Ilford seat.

Constituency profile

Incomes and house prices are above average for the UK.[2] All districts are suburban but interspersed with many parks and a few small nature reserves and are connected to Central London by the Central line (London Underground) which forms an end loop around Hainault tube station. Most residents live in terraced or semi-detached houses with small and narrow gardens. As at the 2011 census, mid-rise apartments in modest landscaped grounds form the bulk of the type of flats in the seat as opposed to tower blocks.[3]

Political history

The seat has fluctuated since 1945 between Labour and Conservative representation in the House of Commons. The 2015 result made the seat the 8th narrowest win of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority, and in first past the post a 1.2% majority would be considered marginal.[4] The 2017 election saw an 8.5% swing to Labour, increasing their margin in the seat to 9639 votes (18.2%), the largest majority for a Labour MP in the seat's history. Labour's majority was almost halved during the 2019 general election.

Boundaries
Ilford North in Essex, 1945-50

1945–1950: The Municipal Borough of Ilford wards of Barkingside, North Hainault, Seven Kings, and South Hainault.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Ilford wards of Barkingside, Clayhall, Fairlop, North Hainault, Seven Kings, and South Hainault.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Redbridge wards of Aldborough, Barkingside, Chadwell, Fairlop, Hainault, and Seven Kings.

1983–1997: As above plus Fullwell

1997–present: Aldborough, Barkingside, Bridge, Clayhall, Fairlop, Fullwell, Hainault, and Roding.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[5] Party
1945Mabel RidealghLabour Co-operative
1950Geoffrey HutchinsonConservative
1954 by-electionTom IremongerConservative
October 1974Millie MillerLabour
1978 by-electionVivian BendallConservative
1997Linda PerhamLabour
2005Lee ScottConservative
2015Wes StreetingLabour

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Ilford North [6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wes Streeting 25323 50.5 −7.3
Conservative Howard Berlin 20105 40.1 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Johnson 2680 5.4 +3.5
Brexit Party Neil Anderson 960 1.9 New
Green David Reynolds 845 1.7 New
CPA Donald Akhigbe 201 0.4 New
Majority 5198 10.4 −7.8
Turnout 50134 68.7 −6.1
Registered electors 72963
Labour hold Swing −3.9
General election 2017: Ilford North[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wes Streeting 30589 57.8 +13.9
Conservative Lee Scott 20950 39.6 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Clare 1034 2.0 −0.4
Independent Doris Osen 368 0.7 +0.5
Majority 9639 18.2 +17.0
Turnout 52941 74.8 +9.8
Registered electors 70791
Labour hold Swing +8.5
General election 2015: Ilford North[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wes Streeting 21463 43.9 +9.6
Conservative Lee Scott 20874 42.7 −3.1
UKIP Philip Hyde 4355 8.9 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Clare 1130 2.3 −10.4
Green David Reynolds 1023 2.1 +0.9
Independent Doris Osen 87 0.2 New
Majority 589 1.2 N/A
Turnout 48932 65.0 −0.2
Registered electors 75294
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.4
General election 2010: Ilford North[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Scott 21506 45.8 +2.0
Labour Sonia Klein 16102 34.3 −5.4
Liberal Democrats Alex Berhanu 5924 12.6 −1.2
BNP Danny Warville 1545 3.3 New
UKIP Henri van der Stighelen 871 1.9 −0.3
Green Caroline Allen 572 1.2 New
CPA Robert Hampson 456 1.0 New
Majority 5404 11.5 +7.7
Turnout 46976 65.2 +4.1
Registered electors 72372
Conservative hold Swing +3.7

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Ilford North[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Scott 18781 43.7 +3.2
Labour Linda Perham 17128 39.8 −6.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Gayler 5896 13.7 +2.0
UKIP Andrew Cross 902 2.1 +0.2
Independent Martin Levin 293 0.7 New
Majority 1653 3.8 N/A
Turnout 43000 60.8 +2.4
Registered electors 70721
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.6
General election 2001: Ilford North[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Perham 18428 45.8 −1.6
Conservative Vivian Bendall 16313 40.5 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Gavin Stollar 4717 11.7 +1.4
UKIP Martin Levin 776 1.9 New
Majority 2115 5.3 −1.3
Turnout 40234 58.4 −14.3
Registered electors 68893
Labour hold Swing −0.7

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Ilford North[18][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Linda Perham 23135 47.4 +13.3
Conservative Vivian Bendall 19911 40.8 −13.2
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean 5049 10.3 −1.6
BNP Paul Wilson 755 1.5 New
Majority 3224 6.6 N/A
Turnout 48850 72.7 −5.2
Registered electors 67151
Labour gain from Conservative Swing −17.3
General election 1992: Ilford North[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivian Bendall 24678 54.0 −0.9
Labour Lesley Hilton 15627 34.1 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 5430 11.9 −5.8
Majority 9051 19.9 −7.6
Turnout 45735 77.9 +5.3
Registered electors 58670
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Ilford North[21][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivian Bendall 24110 54.9 +3.6
Labour Paul Jeater 12020 27.4 +2.1
SDP Graham Tobbell 7757 17.7 −5.7
Majority 12090 27.5 +1.5
Turnout 43887 72.6 +1.3
Registered electors 60433
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Ilford North[22][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivian Bendall 22042 51.3 0.0
Labour Mike Gapes 10841 25.3 −10.0
SDP Ian Roxburgh 10052 23.4 +14.3
Majority 11201 26.0 +12.0
Turnout 42935 71.3 −7.7
Registered electors 60248
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Ilford North[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivian Bendall 26381 51.33 +10.45
Labour Tessa Jowell 19186 37.33 −5.15
Liberal John Freeman 4568 8.89 −7.75
National Front John Hughes 804 1.56 N/A
Ind. Conservative Tom Iremonger 452 0.88 N/A
Majority 7195 14.0 N/A
Turnout 51391 79.0 −4.54
Registered electors 65052
Conservative hold Swing
1978 Ilford North by-election[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vivian Bendall 22548 50.31 +9.43
Labour Tessa Jowell 17051 38.04 –4.44
Liberal John Freeman 2248 5.02 –11.62
National Front John Hughes 2126 4.74 New
Conservative Independent Democrat Tom Iremonger 671 1.50 New
East London People's Front Carole Rowe 89 0.20 New
New Britain Alfred Burr 48 0.11 New
Democratic Monarchist, Public Safety, White Resident Bill Boaks 38 0.08 New
Majority 5497 12.3 N/A
Turnout 44819 69.1 −5.36
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election October 1974: Ilford North[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Millie Miller 20621 42.48 +4.48
Conservative Tom Iremonger 19843 40.88 +2.32
Liberal Gareth Wilson 8080 16.64 −6.80
Majority 778 1.60 N/A
Turnout 48544 74.46 −5.15
Registered electors 65195
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election February 1974: Ilford North[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Iremonger 19843 38.56 −13.91
Labour Millie Miller 19558 38.00 +1.79
Liberal Gareth Wilson 12063 23.44 +12.12
Majority 285 0.56 −15.71
Turnout 51464 79.61 +11.01
Registered electors 64649
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1970: Ilford North[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Iremonger 25142 52.47 +6.0
Labour Co-op Christopher Sewell 17352 36.21 −3.71
Liberal Gareth Wilson 5425 11.32 −2.29
Majority 7790 16.26 +9.71
Turnout 47919 68.60 −8.13
Registered electors 69852
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Ilford North[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Iremonger 23736 46.47 −0.45
Labour John Punshon 20392 39.92 +7.67
Liberal Jack A. Harris 6953 13.61 −7.21
Majority 3344 6.55 −8.12
Turnout 51081 76.73 −0.18
Registered electors 66569
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1964: Ilford North[29][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Iremonger 24096 46.92 −8.44
Labour John Anthony Punshon 16563 32.25 +2.41
Liberal David Kincaid Mills 10692 20.82 +6.02
Majority 7533 14.67 −10.85
Turnout 51351 76.91 −2.67
Registered electors 66769
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Ilford North[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Iremonger 29609 55.36 −0.25
Labour C.F.H. Green 15962 29.84 −5.46
Liberal David Kincaid Mills 7915 14.80 +5.71
Majority 13647 25.52 +5.21
Turnout 53486 79.58 +2.98
Registered electors 67208
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Ilford North[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Iremonger 28749 55.61 +0.10
Labour Reginald Groves 18248 35.30 −2.74
Liberal Paul Rose 4702 9.09 +2.64
Majority 10501 20.31 +2.84
Turnout 51699 76.60 −8.18
Registered electors 67496
Conservative hold Swing
1954 Ilford North by-election[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Iremonger 18354 59.76 +4.25
Labour Thomas W Richardson 9927 32.32 −5.72
Liberal George E Thornton 2430 7.91 +1.46
Majority 8427 27.44 +9.97
Turnout 30711 45.40 −39.38
Registered electors 67689
Conservative hold Swing 5.00
General election 1951: Ilford North[34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Hutchinson 31905 55.51 +3.28
Labour Co-op Mabel Ridealgh 21865 38.04 +0.75
Liberal Henry Eric Pollard 3709 6.45 −4.03
Majority 10040 17.47 +2.53
Turnout 57479 84.78 −1.17
Registered electors 67796
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1950: Ilford North[36][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Hutchinson 29950 52.23 +15.82
Labour Co-op Mabel Ridealgh 21385 37.29 −5.54
Liberal S. W. Alexander 6009 10.48 −10.28
Majority 8565 14.94 N/A
Turnout 57334 85.95 +14.43
Registered electors 66720
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Ilford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Mabel Ridealgh 18833 42.83
Conservative Geoffrey Hutchinson 16013 36.41
Liberal Juliet Rhys-Williams 9128 20.76
Majority 2820 6.42
Turnout 43974 71.52
Registered electors 61486
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

See also

Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. 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.

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