Romford (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Romford Borough constituency |
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| Romford shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Andrew Rosindell |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Romford is a parliamentary 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
The constituency covers Romford, Gidea Park and Collier Row in the London Borough of Havering, East London. Although the constituency includes the middle class Romford Garden Suburb area, large housing estates also form part of the constituency and the electorate are mostly working class Conservatives.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London the Boundary Commission for England has made modifications and alterations to all existing constituencies. The electoral wards used to create the Romford constituency to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election are:
- Brooklands, Havering Park, Hylands, Mawneys, Pettits, Romford Town, and Squirrel’s Heath.
[edit] History
Although Romford has been highly marginal through much of the 20th century, its boundaries have changed, and it has largely been a Conservative seat in recent years; although taken by Labour in the 1997 landslide, it was one of the few Tory gains in 2001.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | John Westlake | ||
| 1886 | James Theobald | ||
| 1894 | Alfred Money Wigram | ||
| 1897 | Louis Sinclair | ||
| 1906 | John Bethell | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Albert Edward Martin | Coalition Liberal | |
| 1922 | National Liberal | ||
| 1923 | Charles Rhys | Conservative | |
| 1929 | H. T. Muggeridge | Labour | |
| 1931 | W. G. Hutchison | Conservative | |
| 1935 | John Parker | Labour | |
| 1945 | Thomas Macpherson | Labour | |
| 1950 | John Lockwood | Conservative | |
| 1955 | Ron Ledger | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1970 | Dick Leonard | Labour | |
| 1974 | Michael Neubert | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Eileen Gordon | Labour | |
| 2001 | Andrew Rosindell | Conservative | |
[edit] Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Rachel Voller | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Rosindell | ||||
| General Election 2005: Romford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Rosindell | 21,560 | 59.1 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Margaret Mullane | 9,971 | 27.3 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Geoff Seeff | 3,066 | 8.4 | +0.4 | |
| British National Party | John McCaffrey | 1,088 | 3.0 | +1.8 | |
| UK Independence | Terry Murray | 797 | 2.2 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 11,589 | 31.8 | |||
| Turnout | 36,482 | 62.3 | +2.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Romford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Rosindell | 18,931 | 53.0 | +11.4 | |
| Labour | Eileen Gordon | 12,954 | 36.3 | -6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Nigel Meyer | 2,869 | 8.0 | +0.1 | |
| UK Independence | Stephen Ward | 533 | 1.5 | ||
| British National Party | Frank McAllister | 414 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 5,977 | 16.7 | |||
| Turnout | 35,701 | 59.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
[edit] Boundary changes
| Preceded by Essex South |
UK Parliament constituency Barking 1885 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Barking |
| UK Parliament constituency Dagenham 1885 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Dagenham |
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| UK Parliament constituency Hornchurch, Upminster 1885 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Hornchurch |
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| UK Parliament constituency Romford 1885 – present |
Succeeded by Presently within boundary |
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| UK Parliament constituency Brentwood 1950 – 1955 |
Succeeded by Brentwood and Ongar |
