Dagenham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dagenham Borough constituency |
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| Dagenham shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1945 |
| MP: | Jon Cruddas |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Dagenham is a borough 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
Dagenham covers the area of Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England have created a new constituency of Dagenham and Rainham.
[edit] History
Dagenham has been Labour since World War II and was considered a safe seat. But recenty demographic changes and a fear that foreigners are jumping the queue has led to a decline in Labour support. The BNP is very active in this area and it's support has been steadily rising. Dagenham was until very recently a homogenous white working class area. But, all unofficial reports suggest that this has declined due to immigration. The number of Africans has radically increased. Many being given money to move out of Hackney, Newham and Waltham Forest. Locals are angered at what they see as the indigenous white working class being pushed aside. It is home to a declining skilled manual industry such as the Ford Motor Company works, which downscaled production in 2001.
The Nationalist British National Party has enjoyed electoral success due to widespread concerns over mass immigration, achieving nearly 10% of the vote in the 2005 General Election and in the 2006 local elections returned 12 councillors to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1945 | John Parker | Labour | |
| 1983 | Bryan Gould | Labour | |
| 1994 | Judith Church | Labour | |
| 2001 | Jon Cruddas | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Dagenham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jon Cruddas | 15,446 | 50.1 | -7.1 | |
| Conservative | Michael White | 7,841 | 25.4 | -0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | James Kempton | 3,106 | 10.1 | -0.1 | |
| British National Party | Lawrence Rustem | 2,870 | 9.3 | +4.3 | |
| UK Independence | Gerard Batten | 1,578 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,605 | 24.7 | |||
| Turnout | 51.3 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: Dagenham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jon Cruddas | 15,784 | 57.2 | -8.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael White | 7,091 | 25.7 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Adrian Gee-Turner | 2,820 | 10. | +2.7 | |
| British National Party | David Hill | 1,378 | 5.0 | +2.5 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Bill Hamilton | 262 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Robert Siggins | 245 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,693 | 31.5 | |||
| Turnout | 27,580 | 46.5 | -15.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Dagenham by-election, 1994 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Judith Church | 15,474 | 72.0 | +19.74 | |
| Conservative | James Fairrie | 2,130 | 9.91 | -26.38 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Dunphy | 1,804 | 8.39 | -3.06 | |
| British National Party | John Tyndall | 1,511 | 7.03 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Peter Compobassi | 457 | 2.13 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Mark Leighton | 116 | 0.54 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 21,492 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 1992 General Election:Dagenham | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bryan Gould | 22,027 | 52.26 | ||
| Conservative | D Rossiter | 15,294 | 36.29 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | CNH Marquand | 4,824 | 11.45 | ||
| Majority | 6,733 | 15.98 | |||
| Turnout | 42,145 | 70.66 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
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