East Ham (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Ham Borough constituency
East Ham shown within Greater London
Created:	1997
MP:	Stephen Timms
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

East Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. It was formed in 1997 when Newham North East was merged with part of Newham South.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Member of Parliament 4 Election results 5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the eastern half of Newham, including East Ham, Beckton, Little Ilford and Manor Park.

[edit] History

East Ham is generally considered a safe Labour seat; Labour's Ron Leighton was MP for the old Newham North East from 1979 until his death in 1994, Stephen Timms has represented the seat since. The constituency has the largest proportion of non-white people in the UK; there is a significant Asian population, many of whom are Muslims. As a result the RESPECT Coalition targeted it for the 2005 election, hoping to benefit from opposition to the Iraq war, and taking second place.

[edit] Member of Parliament

• 1997 – present: Stephen Timms, Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: East Ham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	21,326	53.9	-19.2
	Respect	Abdul Khaliq Mian	8,171	20.7	N/A
	Conservative	Sarah Macken	5,196	13.1	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Haigh	4,296	10.9	+3.9
	Christian Peoples	David Bamber	580	1.5	N/A
Majority			13,155	33.2	-23.2
Turnout			39.569	5,037	-1.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2001: East Ham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	27,241	73.1
	Conservative	Peter Campbell	6,209	16.7
	Liberal Democrat	Bridget Fox	2,600	7.0
	Socialist Labour	Roderick Finlayson	783	2.1
	UK Independence	Johinda Pandhal	444	1.2
Majority			21,032	56.4
Turnout				52.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: East Ham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stephen Timms	25,779	64.6	N/A
	Conservative	Angela Bray	6,421	16.1	N/A
	Socialist Labour	I. Khan	2,697	6.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Mike Sole	2,599	6.5	N/A
	British National Party	C. Smith	1,258	3.2	N/A
	Referendum Party	J. McCann	845	2.1	N/A
	National Democrats	G. Hardy	290	0.7	N/A
Majority			19,358		N/A
Turnout				60.8	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

[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