Chingford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Chingford
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
CountyGreater London
February 1974–1997
Number of membersOne
Replaced byChingford & Woodford Green, Walthamstow
Created fromEpping and Walthamstow East

Chingford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Chingford in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.

History[]

The constituency existed from February 1974 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. It was held by the Conservative Party throughout this period. Both of its former Members of Parliament are well known, being Norman Tebbit and Iain Duncan Smith.

Boundaries[]

1974–1983: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Chapel End, Chingford Central, Chingford North West, Chingford South, and Hale End.

1983–1997: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Chapel End, Chingford Green, Endlebury, Hale End, Hatch Lane, Larkswood, and Valley.

The seat was created out of the old Epping and Walthamstow East constituencies, and no part of it was ever in the post-1965 administrative county of Essex. It was replaced in 1997 by the new Chingford and Woodford Green constituency.

Members of Parliament[]

Election Member Party
Feb 1974 Norman Tebbit Conservative
1992 Iain Duncan Smith Conservative
1997 constituency abolished: see Chingford and Woodford Green & Walthamstow

Elections[]

Elections in the 1970s[]

General election February 1974: Chingford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Tebbit 19,921 43.1
Labour M.A. Gerrard 14,238 30.8
Liberal D.A. Nicholson 12,060 26.1
Majority 5,683 12.3
Turnout 46,219 81.8
Conservative win (new seat)
General election October 1974: Chingford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Tebbit 19,022 45.5 +2.4
Labour Paul F. Tinnion 14,377 34.4 +3.6
Liberal D.A. Nicholson 8,438 20.2 −5.9
Majority 4,645 11.1 -1.2
Turnout 41,837 73.4 −8.4
Conservative hold Swing −0.6
General election 1979: Chingford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Tebbit 24,640 56.1 +10.6
Labour Neil Gerrard 12,257 27.9 −6.5
Liberal D.A. Nicholson 5,225 11.9 −8.3
National Front D. South 1,157 2.6 New
Ecology Stephen Lambert 649 1.5 New
Majority 12,383 28.2 +17.1
Turnout 43,928 78.4 +5.0
Conservative hold Swing +8.6

Elections in the 1980s[]

General election 1983: Chingford[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Tebbit 22,541 55.1 −1.0
Liberal Richard Hoskins 10,127 24.8 +12.9
Labour W.D. Shepherd 7,239 17.7 −10.2
Ecology John Morgan 479 1.2 −0.3
National Front Brent A. Cheetham 380 0.9 −1.7
Independent J.C. Neighbour 104 0.2 New
Independent S.J.A. Barklem 34 0.1 New
Majority 12,414 30.3 +2.1
Turnout 40,904 72.7 −5.7
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1987: Chingford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Norman Tebbit 27,110 62.2 +7.1
Liberal John Williams 9,155 21.0 −3.8
Labour Margaret Cosin 6,650 15.3 −2.4
Green (UK) Elizabeth Newton 634 1.5 +0.3
Majority 17,955 41.2 +10.9
Turnout 43,549 76.7 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing +5.5

Elections in the 1990s[]

General election 1992: Chingford[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Iain Duncan Smith 25,730 59.2 −3.0
Labour Peter J. Dawe 10,792 24.8 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Simon G. Banks 5,705 13.1 −7.9
Liberal David W. Green 602 1.4 New
Green John M. Baguley 575 1.3 −0.2
Independent Christine M. Johns 41 0.1 New
Majority 14,938 34.4 −6.8
Turnout 43,445 78.3 +1.6
Conservative hold Swing −6.3

References[]

  1. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
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Coordinates: 51°38′N 0°00′E / 51.63°N 0.00°E / 51.63; 0.00

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